It was actually 5.17 pounds of chicken wings and by a 105 pound women.  Sonya Thomas, or “black widow” as she is known on the competitive eating circuit, downed 173 wings in only 12 minutes.  This happened during the National Buffalo wing festival in Buffalo, NY on Saturday night.  The best part about it is that she was competing with all other men that were much larger than her, most overweight and she beat them all.  Ms. Thomas ranks number 5 by the International federation of competitive eating.  This is just crazy how such a little person could handle that much food.  This is pretty much what I thought too, until I looked in to the lifestyle of competitive eaters.  Most of them that are really good are in extremely good shape.  Now you ask me, how can someone that eats 5 pounds of chicken in 12 minutes be healthy?  Well, it is simple.  Most competitive eaters do not just eat all the time and not exercise like many Americans do everyday.  They train just like it is a sport, as many people believe it is, and work very hard perfecting their chewing technique to maximize efficiency.  I figured I would share with you this crazy feat that was taken on by a very small woman!