Munch Madness: Domino's vs. Pizza Hut with Claudia O'Doherty

"Munch Madness: Domino's vs. Pizza Hut with Claudia O'Doherty" is Episode 143 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Munch Madness: Domino's vs. Pizza Hut with Claudia O'Doherty" was released on March 1, 2018.

## Synopsis

Actress and comedian Claudia O'Doherty (*Love*, *Trainwreck*) returns to the pod for the first matchup of the month-long **Munch Madness 2018: The Tournament Of Chompions: The Slice is Right**, as pizza chain juggernauts Domino's and Pizza Hut square off. Plus, a Mountain Dew edition of Drank or Stank.

## Nick's intro

1958: the Carney brothers open a pizzeria in the shadow of their alma mater, Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

1960: the Monaghan brothers open their pizzeria next to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Over the years, this trailblazing duo of Midwest brothers would separately grow their brands into dual and dueling Italian-American food-service empires that comprise the largest pizza chains in the nation and the world, respectively.

Now, after decades of saucy combat that included development of an innovative 30-minutes-or-less delivery guarantee, the birth and death of the pizza parlor, a claymation mascot who would drive an unhinged TV viewer into a lethal encounter with police, and a commercial starring a future President of the United States, these titans of industry finally face off in a sudden-death matchup to see whose cheesy pie is the choice of the upper crust!

Which chain will reign supreme in this battle of war and pizza?

This week on *Doughboys*: the first matchup of the quarterfinals round of **Munch Madness 2018: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right: Juggernaut Region** - Domino's vs. Pizza Hut!

*Let's a-go!*

## Munch Madness 2018 Rules

1. Pizza only. Sides stay on the sidelines, drinks stay in the Gatorade jugs on the sidelines.
2. Level playing field, all things equally matched.
3. From each chain, sample one cheese pizza on default crust and one wildcard pizza.
4. The ratings are out of 10 college basketball scholarships, and they rate: overall, appearance, cheese, sauce, crust, toppings, X factor. (They don't rate appearance in the end.)
5. The winning pizza is sent to the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, to feed the engineers who are straightening it out. The losing pizza goes under The Eiffel Tower, because they don't like pizza there.

## The Slice Is Right: Juggernaut Region 🍕

The Juggernaut Region is a matchup of the two biggest pizza chains, Domino's and Pizza Hut.

Prior to **The Slice Is Righ**t, The Doughboys had reviewed Domino's back in episode 10, with Nick giving it 3 forks and Mitch 4. They looked at Pizza Hut in episode 32, with Nick rating it 2.5 forks and Mitch 3. Also, both Domino's and Pizza Hut competed against each other in the Doughlympics.

Today's order:

* Pizza Hut: 1/2 cheese, 1/2 pepperoni (hand-tossed regular crust)
* Pizza Hut: sausage pizza with fresh tomato (cheese-stuffed crust)
* Domino's: 1/2 cheese, 1/2 sausage (hand-tossed regular crust)
* Domino's: pepperoni with fresh tomato (thin crust)

Domino's wins and advances to the next round!

## Drank or Stank

In Drank or Stank, The Doughboys have a drink and rate it either 'Drank' or 'Stank.'

For this episode, they try the Mountain Dew Ice Lemon Lime Soda, because of its then-recent Super Bowl commercial.

 Mike Mitchell
 Claudia O'Doherty

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* 64. Doughlympics: Pizza Division
* DD24. The First Domino
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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Domino's 1/2 Cheese, 1/2 SausageDomino's Pepperoni with Fresh TomatoPizza Hut Sausage with Fresh TomatoPizza Hut 1/2 Cheese, 1/2 Pepperoni