By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-30 18:56:41 | Updated at 2025-01-31 00:14:59
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The nation's favorite chicken wing deal is returning for another year, but it all depends on the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Wild Wings, the largest sports bar chain in the US, is reprising its annual offer of free chicken wings if the Super Bowl goes into overtime.
The sports bar, which operates around 1,300 restaurants, has made the offer for seven years in a row.
The chain had to make good on their pledge last year as the nail-biting final between the San Francisco 49'ers and the Kansas City Chiefs headed into tense overtime.
If the match overruns once again, Americans will be able to claim six free wings, either bone-in or boneless, between 2pm and 5pm on Monday, February 24.
The wings must be ordered in-person for dine-in or takeout but will not be available for phone orders or delivery.
'Are we crazy for bringing our overtime deal back after last year's turnout? Maybe!' Buffalo Wild Wings chief marketing officer Tristan Meline said.
'After giving away over 2.5 million wings last year, we know it's a bold move to bring it back.'
Buffalo Wild Wings is offering free chicken wings if the Super Bowl goes into overtime
'For us at B-Dubs, it's all about the thrill of the game, and we're pumped to give all football - and wing - fans another chance at scoring big, no matter who they cheer for,' he added.
Super Bowl Sunday, which this year falls on February 9, is the biggest day for wing sales every year.
Around 1.45 billion wings are eaten on the sport celebration each year, according to the National Chicken Council.
This year the Kansas City Chiefs will once again return to the sports final, battling the Philadelphia Eagles for the coveted trophy.
Buffalo Wild Wings are known for their generous offers.
Last summer, for example, it offered 10 free wings with purchases of $15 or more to celebrate a film release.
In May, the chain announced an all-you-can-eat wings deal - while also appearing to poke fun at Red Lobster's bankruptcy.
It posted a photo on social media announcing the deal, with the caption: 'Pls don't bankrupt us'.
The seafood chain offered a similar $20 endless shrimp promotion, which bosses at the time blamed for its mounting losses.
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In October last year, the chain released a football-themed Pick 6 for $19.99 meal deal, which offers two entrées, two sides, and two fountain drinks.
And in December it introduced a separate combo meal in honor of University of Colorado Buffaloes cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter winning the Heisman trophy.
The deal included 15 boneless wings, five tenders, a large order of fries and five dips for $19.99.
Buffalo Wild Wings ran in to controversy in November when one of its restaurants may have exposed its customers to Hepatitis A.
Customers who ate at the Monterey Park restaurant between November 13 and November 22 were urgently asked to get a Hepatitis A vaccine if they were not already immunized, as they may have been exposed.
An employee of the restaurant was infected with the disease, which attacks the liver.
A spokesperson for the chain confirmed that the restaurant later received a clean bill of health from health officials and was reopened.
