PHOTO GALLERY: Major League Eating competitors consume boneless Buffalo wings

June 23, 2012 | 8:46 p.m. CDT

Competitors in the Major League Eating Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest scarfed down nearly 100 pounds of boneless chicken Saturday before a winner was declared.

Major League Eating competitors tear into boneless Buffalo wings Saturday at the Major League Eater Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville. The hotel had 90 pounds of wings waiting for the competitors to eat. | Robert Swain

Major League Eating competitors scarf down boneless Buffalo wings Saturday at the Major League Eating Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville. There were 10 competitors at this year's wings eating contest. Each plate the competitors consumed was 2,500 calories. | Robert Swain

Greg Degeneffe*, left, and Jamie McDonald, both Major League Eating competitors, eat boneless buffalo wings. “I knew I was not going to beat Pat,” said McDonald of the contest champion. “But, I was happy to get second.” | Robert Swain

Liam McDonald, Jamie McDonald's nephew, and his mother, Neesi McDonald, cheer for him during Major League Eating Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest. | Robert Swain

Kaci Mulvaney, one of three judges at the Major League Eating Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest, looks over the amount of wings consumed by competitors Saturday afternoon. | Robert Swain

Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti celebrates his victory Saturday at the Major League Eating Boneless Buffalo Wings Eating Contest at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel. Bertoletti has been the champion for two years and ate 6.75 pounds of boneless Buffalo wings this year. | Robert Swain