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The Hot Seat

Can you handle the heat while trying to answer questions?
The Hot Seat

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Group Size:
10-500+
Time:
1 hr
Format: Virtual & Hybrid Events

Event Details

How it Works

Welcome to the Hot Seat!

Its basic premise involves guests being interviewed by the host over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings. It can be played individually or in teams, and the competition style varies as well!

Format

The format involves the host and guests eating ten chicken wings (or an alternative if the guest is vegetarian/vegan), each prepared with a progressively hotter hot sauce.

The first sauce presented is relatively mild such as Sriracha, which has a rating of 2,200 Scoville units. The guests are encouraged to put a minuscule extra amount of The Last Dab on the final wing; they are told this is not required, but most guests opt to do so even when already struggling with the heat of the previous wings.

After each wing, the host asks the guest an interview question. As the wings get hotter, the guest typically begins to display the effects of eating the spicier wings and the interview becomes less focused on the guest and more so on the struggle to finish the wings. The guests are also provided glasses of water and milk to counteract the effect of the wings.

The standard event is everyone eating ten wings each, but in some events, only five wings are given to each guest. Guests who successfully finish all ten wings are allowed to promote their upcoming projects.

The questions can vary from trivia to truth or dare to many more.

Select kits are available.

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Ideal For:

Celebrating a Milestone
Having Some Fun
Learning Something New and Increasing Knowledge
Getting to know each other well and meaningfully
Getting to know each other & networking
Improving cooperation with each other
New Hires & Onboarding

Includes:

Expert Host
Gifts and Kits
Diet & Allergies
BYO Ingredients

Customizations Available:

BYO Ingredients
BYO Ingredients
Shorter/Longer Sessions
Shorter/Longer Sessions
Your Video Platform
Your Video Platform

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