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A fact from Tournament of Kings appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 November 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Tournament of Kings made its host the United States' biggest buyer of Cornish game hens in 2018?

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 01:59, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Tournament of Kings was the United States's biggest buyer of Cornish game hens in 2018? Source: Radke, Brock (2018-09-27). "Excalibur's action-packed Tournament of Kings is one of a kind". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
The article notes: "And then there’s the food: Excalibur has been the No. 1 purchaser of Cornish game hens in the United States for years thanks to the traditional Tournament of Kings feast. Since June 1990, approximately 6.7 million little chickens have been served."
- ALT1: ... that Tournament of Kings was the third-longest running show on the Las Vegas Strip in 2018? Source: Katsilometes, John (2018-08-21). "Former 'Rock of Ages' star joins 'Tournament of Kings'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  The article notes: "The show changed to “Tournament of Kings” in 1999, still with live jousting from actors mounted on horses, and serves dinners of the above-mentioned fowl. Among Strip production shows still running, only “Legends in Concert” (1983) and “Crazy Girls” (1987) predate “ToK.”"
- ALT2: ... that Tournament of Kings was the only Las Vegas show to have horses in 2010? Source: Weatherford, Mike (2010-07-01). "Lance Burton and 'Tournament of Kings'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  The article notes:
  
  The article notes: "So goes the “Tournament of Kings” tankard-clanking song, which also sums up the general level of complexity as well as long-held public opinion of the Excalibur’s knightly horse show. ... Remember, too, it’s the only Vegas show with horses and the rare one with dinner; 20 years of trying to figure out how to get to the white meat on a Cornish hen without utensils."
- ALT3: ... that in Tournament of Kings, performers fall off their horses upon being speared? Source: Padgett, Sonya (2011-10-16). "There's no horseplay for knights in 'Tournament of Kings'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  The article notes: "Falling from the horse, which the knights do after they have been "speared" by an opponent’s lance during a joust, is probably the most physically demanding."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jennifer Mills News

Created by Cunard (talk). Self-nominated at 10:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tournament of Kings; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New enough, long enough, no obvious issues with the article. QPQ done. ALT0 checks out and is, in my view, an excellent hook: I have amended to United States's to fit MOS:POSSESSIVE. No obvious issues with the article to preclude promotion - nice work. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 17:27, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]