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Love Burns | Valentine's Day | Hot Sauce Challenge

  • Down the Hatch & Breakwall Shave Ice Co. 658 Front Street Lahaina, HI, 96761 (map)

WE’RE TURNING UP THE HEAT THIS VALENTINE’S DAY WITH THE 3RD ANNUAL “LOVE BURNS” LAVA LAVA SHRIMP CHALLENGE!

Lava Lava Shrimp Challenge, where you eat the heat as the Scoville rises. Our Hot Sauce Eating Competition will be hosted by the one and only David Fincher. Tuesday, February 14th, 2023, starting at 9pm. Arrive early to enter to compete. Can you handle the heat?

Lava Lava Shrimp Hot Sauce Challenge:

RULES:

- All contestants will also be required to fill out a liability waiver before the event.

- All participants will be given TEN individual fried shrimp, each tossed in a different sauce of increasing Scoville Heat Units (SHU) or "heat". Each "tier" of shrimp will use the same sauce batch for SHU consistency across all contestants. *All SHU levels are approximate.

- Contestants will proceed to each tier altogether at the same time. Shrimp will only be eaten when the moderator indicates that it is time to proceed to the next tier. A THREE MINUTE break will occur between each shrimp tier.

- All shrimp must be eaten with chopsticks or a fork (provided) to minimize the risk of spicy cross-contamination to the face/eyes of contestants.

- All contestants will be provided with ONE moist towel at the beginning of the contest.

- Contestants are under no obligation to finish the challenge. They are welcome to bow out at any time. Similarly, any contestant may be removed from the contest at any time at the discretion of management and/or the moderator.

- Each contestant will be provided with a glass of ice water at the beginning of the contest. They are encouraged to try to keep it to only one glass of water for the duration of the contest, but more water will be available if requested for safety reasons. Milk will also be available during the contest by request.

- Butterscotch candies, antacid, and pepto bismol will also be available by request, however. use of any of the above disqualifies the contestant from continuing the contest.

- Receptacles will also be available should the need arise to vomit.

- Each contestant may have ONE quick bathroom break during the contest. Additional bathroom breaks will be disqualifying.

SAUCES AND S.H.U. TIERS: TO BE ANNOUNCED

THE PAYOFF a TROPHY so you never forget! :)

Contestants who fail to complete the challenge will receive nothing but shame and ridicule.

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