"MMX: Person Region: Wendy's vs Jersey Mike's with Lauren Lapkus and Arden Myrin" is Episode 485 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "MMX: Person Region: Wendy's vs Jersey Mike's with Lauren Lapkus and Arden Myrin" was released on March 6, 2025.
"Tomorrow… with Lauren Lapkus & Arden Myrin" - @doughboys.bsky.social
Synopsis[]
Lauren Lapkus (@laurenlapkus, Threedom) and Arden Myrin (@ardenmyrin, Will You Accept This Rose) join the 'boys to talk horny movies, favorite flavors, and chicken before tackling the Person Region as we kick off Munch Madness X: The Tournament of Tournament of Chompions of Chompions.
Nick's intro[]
Chicken Fight
2017: NFL players kneeled during the national anthem, President Donald Trump tweets “Covfefe,” and a Columbus-founded burgery known for its ginger mascot and square patties is crowned as top fast-food bird purveyor in Munch Madness: Chicken Fight.
Hero's Journey: Sub-Optimal
2022: Russia invades Ukraine, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated with a homemade gun, and a Point Pleasant chain founded as Mike's Giant Submarine Shop is designated as best sandwich in Munch Madness: Hero’s Journey: Sub-Optimal.
Now, here in 2025, nothing really noteworthy is happening in the news, but all nine of the previous Munch Madness victors square off in a winner take-out all battle of the buns! Who will emerge as the Chompion of Chompions and be awarded the most prestigious trophy in chain-restaurant podcasting: the Dave Thomas Cup?
Which chain’s fare will be sent to the first life form to emerge from the oceans to persuade them to return underwater and create a Merpeople utopia?
This week on Doughboys… we begin the Quarter Pounder Finals of Munch Madness Ten: MMX: The Tournament of Tournament of Chompions of Chompions, with the Chain Named for an Individual Other than the CEO Region aka the Person Region: 2017 Chompion Wendy’s vs. 2022 Chompion Jersey Mike’s.
Ring the bell!
*dong*
MMX Rules 📜[]
Commissioner Susser joins the show to announce the rules for this year's Munch Madness.
The rules are:
- There are no rules.
- There actually are some rules.
- Everyone is here! Every winner of every Tournament of Chompions will be represented.
- You gotta dance with the one that brought you: if a restaurant has multiple categories of food on its menu, only the category it qualified for, is eligible.
- One On Fun: every match-up is one on one, with each guest getting to pick one item from the competing chains. You cannot consider bites from other people's meals.
- Sauce is at a Loss: you can use sauce, but you cannot evaluate sauce in your review. (Roger Rabbit: No talk of the dip.)
- The Dais is Denied: Amelia, Emma, and Casey cannot be considered on the Tournament.
- Tie Goes to the Runner: if there is a tie, the guests can do a footrace around the Headgum studio to decide the winner. (Or they can let the Dais decide, which is the one time rule 7 can be broken.)
- Hate has no Plate Here: Chick-fil-A is officially banned from the Tournament. (It didn't qualify.)
- I'll Have What He's Having: The Commissioner reserves the right to have one of the Doughboys' exact meal.
MMX: Person Region[]
Nick, Arden, Wendy's
Wendy's won the Chicken Fight in 2017, via its Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Jersey Mike's won the 2022 Hero's Journey: Sub Optimal tournament for best sub. As Nick noted, both chains are in the Golden Plate Club (though Wendy's breakfast menu is not).
To clarify, this match-up is a competition between the chicken from Wendy's and any sandwich from Jersey Mike's.
| guest / host | Wendy order | Jersey Mike's order |
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| Nick Wiger | Spicy Chicken Sandwich |
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| Mike Mitchell | Spicy Chicken Sandwich | #44 Buffalo Chicken Cheese Steak |
| Lauren Lapkus |
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| Arden Myrin |
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Amelia got some Spicy Chicken Nuggets.
MMX: Person Region Results[]
There is no scoring for this year's Tournament; instead, they countdown and declare their winner.
| guest / host | winner |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Wendy's |
| Mike Mitchell | Wendy's |
| Lauren Lapkus | Wendy's |
| Arden Myrin | Jersey Moik's |
Wendy's chicken defeats Jersey Mike's sandwiches!
Wendy's is given to an organism who crawled out of the water to start evolution, but is so good that it returns to the sea, and advances to the next round!
Emma would've voted for Jersey Mike's, and Amelia would've picked Wendy's. (Albeit, votes from the Dais do not count.)
Roast Spoonman[]
Austin Butler
| “ | Sauceton Butler | ” |
–Dan from England | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: How about this? Hear me out here. Do you think this would be helpful if you went to a movie theater and on the poster, there was a "Mitch Horny Level Approved" thumbs-up with me on it? So you know if you're going into the movie, 'this is a good horny movie.' Nick: A big thumbs-up for Trolls World Tour. |
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–Mitch Horny Level | ||
| “ | Nick: Let's talk sandwiches. Lauren: OK. |
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–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Jelly is a goo. | ” |
–Lauren Lapkus | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | If you could have a birthday cake in the shape of one food, what it would be? | ” |
–Shane | ||
| guest / host | food-shape for their birthday cake |
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| Nick Wiger | Mitch's head on a turkey body |
| Mike Mitchell |
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| Lauren Lapkus | sushi platter |
| Arden Myrin | pizza in an open box |
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
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| onions with Arden Myrin | in Mitch's drop (by Jonathan in San Francisco) |
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Arden's plugs |
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Lauren's plugs |
Related Episodes[]
| MMX episodes | Wendy's episodes | Jersey Mike's episodes |
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| Lauren Lapkus episodes | Arden Myrin episodes |
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