World's Hottest Chip Challenge featuring Emily Oberg and Nadeska Alexis | Hot Ones

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This is a hot chip. It legit hurts.

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Hey, what's going on everybody?

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It's Sean Evans, host of First We Feast Hot Ones.

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And for the past week, I've just been getting non-stop tweets about this Paqui One Chip Challenge. It's a chip.

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It's made with the world's hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper, and it is all over the place. It's on the internet. I see it on TV.

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Shout out to Al Roker for just sitting there like a G, just turning his straw in his milk like it's no big deal while Billy Bush's face caves in on itself.

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Anyway, what we're going to do is the Paqui One Chip Challenge.

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You knew it was only a matter of time before Hot Ones took its swing.

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And because I have a freakish tolerance, I've brought along two of my best friends in the office along for the ride.

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The boss lady, Nadeska Alexis, is here.

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My dear friend, Emily Oberman.

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So, let's go into this unboxing. Woah.

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You've got a lot going on.

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These are sweatbands literally for my hair. What? Sweatbands? Should we wear them now?

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Should we wear these or is that be kind of buzz fetish? Yeah.

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I think you An ice cream scooper. Oh, some Tums. And some Tums.

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The honey, I don't understand.

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Honey, because it'll be It's a good uh it's good for your mouth when your mouth's on fire.

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And we have Pepto-Bismol. So, a lot working here.

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This seems excessive, Sean. What do we have to do? Here is the Paqui chip.

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It's made with a Carolina Reaper.

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And there's only one in each package. This is so intense.

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So, are you eating the entire chip?

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This like looks dangerous. It's so like Okay.

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Smelling it, I know it's going to be very hot, though. So So, wait. Yeah. What Go ahead, Nadeska. Buy some time. going into my mouth?

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Are we taking like half the chip right now?

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You got to finish this chip. But not in one bite.

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It's the one chip challenge, not the half chip challenge.

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You're going to eat it all at once?

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Yeah, I'm just going to throw this thing in and go for it. Maybe two bites. Cheers. Cheers. It's not bad.

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So, I know I'm the Hot Ones guy, but I'm supposed to put up a very hard front on this. This is a hot chip. This is a VERY HOT CHIP. WAIT. E. YEAH.

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WHAT'S GOING through your At first, it's mild.

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It creeps up on you, and it's getting stronger by the minute.

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And because it's a chip, it's kind of like in your teeth and kind of like in Like I feel like this is going to take a while. I'm over it. Milk? Okay. What is this good for? so bad.

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I think I smoked too much weed, and it like hits the spot where the like the weed smoke hits me.

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So, it stings, but other than that, it's like All right.

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So, it's really not that bad. Wait, are you serious? I'm dying. It's okay.

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To recap, Nadeska, who's probably most nervous going in, Hey, don't call me nervous.

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but like had the most reservations going in, took the most persuading. Yeah. Cool. No big deal. We're fine.

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Hot, but Emily, talked a little hot sauce trash beforehand. Oh my god, it hurts. It legit hurts. I feel warmer.

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I was really cold all day in the office, so I might even take my jacket off now. Oh my god, I can't.

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I have a little more book. You don't need this. I'll take it. Or that. Or that.

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What the [ __ ] So, here's what I'll say about the Paqui chip.

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As advertised, if you really want to smoke your face out with one bite, this is the way to do it. Still on my tongue. Still on my throat.

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A pretty tough chip to endure.

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And this is from a guy who's had two Carolina Reapers.

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Who takes that extra dab of Blair's Mega Death Sauce with Liquid Rage. Shout out to Paqui. Can correct. The coffin is fitting.

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A very hot chip, am I righty?

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Sean, [ __ ] you and your hot sauce show.