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1Buldak Hot Chicken FlavorSamyang · GlobalTop video · 153M views 2Singildong Maun Jjamppong신길동 매운짬뽕Seoul, KoreaTop video · 6.6M views 3Howlin' Plus PlusHowlin' Ray's · Los AngelesTop video · 5.7M views 4Phaal CurryBrick Lane Curry House · New YorkTop video · 5.6M views 52xBULDAKBuldak 2x SpicySamyang · GlobalTop video · 5.2M views 6Dijinda Donkatsu디진다 돈까스Onjeong Donkatsu · SeoulTop video · 4.0M views 7420CAFEFire In Your Hole WingsMunchies 420 Cafe · SarasotaTop video · 2.3M views 8Yeopgi Tteokbokki · Maeun-mat엽기떡볶이 매운맛Yeopgi Tteokbokki · SeoulTop video · 1.7M views 9RPRLV 7/7Reaper TendersDave's Hot Chicken · ChainTop video · 1.7M views 10Four Horsemen BurgerChunky's Burgers · San AntonioTop video · 1.6M views

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Dijinda Donkatsu2 sub-5 finishes in a decadeBest time · 3:31 Phaal CurryThe 5-minute recordFastest finish · 5:00 Four Horsemen BurgerUnder 10% finish30,000+ challengers Singildong Maun JjamppongThe faint legendHouse legend · ~80 fainters

1Buldak Hot Chicken FlavorSamyang · Global153M viewsTop challenge video 2Singildong Maun JjamppongSingildong, Seoul · Korea6.6M viewsLegend: ~80 fainters 3Howlin' Plus PlusHowlin' Ray's · Los Angeles, USA5.7M viewsWaiver tier 4Phaal CurryBrick Lane Curry House · New York, USA5.6M viewsHouse record · 5:00 fastest 52xBuldak 2x SpicySamyang · Global5.2M viewsTop challenge video 6Dijinda DonkatsuOnjeong Donkatsu · Seoul, Korea4.0M viewsHouse record · best 3:31 7420Fire In Your Hole WingsMunchies 420 Cafe · Sarasota, USA2.3M viewsClosed 2025 · legend stands 8Yeopgi Tteokbokki · Maeun-matDongdaemun Yeopgi Tteokbokki · Korea1.7M viewsTop of a 6-level chain scale 9RPRReaper TendersDave's Hot Chicken · Chain, USA1.7M viewsLevel 7 of 7 · waiver 10Four Horsemen BurgerChunky's Burgers · San Antonio, USA1.6M viewsHouse figure · under 10% finish 119.4KTeumsae Ramyeon BbalgyetteokPaldo · Myeongdong, Seoul · Korea1.2M viewsMaker-published 9,413 SHU 12K!Kismot KillerKismot · Edinburgh, Scotland9 spoonfulsWinning total, 2011 · 2 hospitalized 13500KTriple Atomic WingsQuaker Steak & Lube · Chain, USA808K viewsChain-published 500,000 SHU 14BLZBlazin' ChallengeBuffalo Wild Wings · Chain, USA718K viewsChain-published 350,000 SHU 15鬼Karashibi Miso Ramen · Oni-mashiKikanbou · Tokyo, Japan714K viewsTop of dual 5-step scale 16北極Hokkyoku RamenMouko Tanmen Nakamoto · Tokyo, Japan567K viewsHeat 9 · official chain scale 17ATMAtomic WingsWingstop · Chain, USA297K viewsTop flavor · SHU not published 18STCUShut the Cluck Up!!!Hattie B's · Nashville, USA42K viewsTop of 6 levels · ghost pepper 19HELLCurry HellRupali · Newcastle, England30K viewsFree if finished · since 1987 20XXXXXX Hot ChickenPrince's Hot Chicken · Nashville, USAThe originalHot chicken since the 1930s 21Lv5Mie Setan Level 5Kober Mie Setan · Surabaya, Indonesia60 chiliesPer bowl · chain's top level 22400°400 Degrees — and Beyond400 Degrees · Nashville, USA400° scaleOff-menu tiers above it

Opening order is the public verdict: the reach of each dish's challenge videos plus the records the houses themselves publish — finish rates, fastest times, hospital legends. Heat figures appear only as reference specs on item pages, where a maker publishes them. Once people arrive, participation takes the ranking over.

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