National Buffalo Wing Festival
Award History · Buffalo, NY · Since 2002
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Competed in 15 festivals · 2005–2026

Total Awards
37
1st
21
2nd
8
3rd
8
Special*
1

*Special awards (Festival Favorite, Wing King, etc.) are non-judged and are not included in the Total Awards count.

Awards / Fest
2.47
see leaders →
1sts / Fest
1.40
see leaders →
Categories Placed
8
judged categories →
Best Year
2026
4 awards
Best Streak
3×
Traditional X-Hot · 2008–2010
Top Category
Traditional Hot
12 awards

Awards Over Time

2005: 2 awards (2×1st) '05 2006: 1 award (1×2nd) '06 2007: 3 awards (1×1st, 2×2nd) '07 2008: 3 awards (2×1st, 1×3rd) '08 2009: 3 awards (2×1st, 1×2nd) '09 2010: 2 awards (1×1st, 1×2nd) '10 2011: 2 awards (2×1st) '11 2012: 3 awards (1×1st, 1×2nd, 1×3rd) '12 2013: 2 awards (2×1st) '13 2014: 1 award (1×2nd) '14 2015: 2 awards (1×1st, 1×3rd) '15 2018: 3 awards (2×1st, 1×3rd) '18 2023: 3 awards (1×1st, 1×2nd, 1×3rd) '23 2025: 3 awards (1×1st, 2×3rd) '25 2026: 4 awards (3×1st, 1×3rd) '26
1st place 2nd place No awards 3rd place

Awards by Category

Category 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Traditional Hot 9 2 1 12
Traditional Medium 5 3 5 13
Traditional X-Hot 4 1 1 6
Craft Wings 1 — 1 2
Sweet Heat 1 — — 1
BBQ 1 — — 1
Creative BBQ — 1 — 1
Traditional BBQ — 1 — 1
Special Awards
Festival Favorite non-judged 1

Awards by Year

2026
2025
2023
2018
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

Festival Appearances

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2023 2025 2026