On Saturday, February 4th, a dozen of some of the best restaurants in Central New York waged saucy wing warfare at the Hart's Hill Inn in Whitesboro. So who came away victorious?!

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The event was sponsored by the Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation and was an enormous success, having sold all 200 tickets. The $30 ticket included a sampling of all 12 wings, a slice of pizza, and one free beer or soda. All the proceeds went towards helping cancer patients in need in Oneida and surrounding counties.

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Guests in attendants also had opportunities to win several raffle baskets and participate in a 50/50. The 50/50 raised $700, and the winner chose to donate their winnings back to the Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation.

JUDGE'S CHOICE

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There were first, second and third place awards based on the panel of special guest celebrity judges. Those judges included Senator Joseph A. Griffo, WKTV's Kristen Copeland, Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol, The Empire Plate's Bill Vinci, and me, Will Phillips from WOUR!

MOST UNIQUE WING (JUDGE'S CHOICE):

1st PLACE: Pizza Boys (Blueberry Pancake Wings)
2nd PLACE: Ray Brothers
3rd PLACE: Lukin's

BEST WING (JUDGE'S CHOICE):

1st PLACE: Ray Brothers
2nd PLACE: Lukin's
3rd PLACE: Knuckleheads

Will Phillips

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

The results from the paid crowd of 200 were as follows:

MOST UNIQUE WING (PEOPLE'S CHOICE):

1st PLACE: Pizza Boys (Blueberry Pancake Wings)
2nd PLACE: Celtic Harp
3rd PLACE: Pizzeria Italia

BEST WING (PEOPLE'S CHOICE):

1st PLACE: Ray Brothers
2nd PLACE: Knuckleheads
3rd PLACE: Utica BBQ

Rob Maciol via Facebook

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Knuckleheads
FAITHFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS (for participating in every Wing War): Killabrew, Hot Off the Brick, Pizza Boys
COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARDS: Tony's of Commercial Drive, Fratellos, Lukins, Piggy Pats

Congratulations to all the winners and a HUGE THANKS to everyone who helped put on such an incredible event!

Check out the full list of restaurants that participated in 2023 CNY Wing Wars below:

12 Restaurants Battling for Wing Supremacy in 2023's CNY Wing Wars

It's bound to be the most delicious war of 2023!

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We took to social media and asked local food experts in the 315 Menus Group, along with other local food review Facebook groups. These restaurants were mentioned the most. If you have any we should consider expanding this list with, feel free to text us on our station app.

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