David Bernhardt, left, and Baird Kleinsmith battle it out in the 17th round in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoo’s Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
David Bernhardt, left, and Baird Kleinsmith battle it out in the 17th round in the Snowdown Hot Wing Eating Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, put on by Cuckoo’s Chicken House at the Animas City Theatre. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride