You may not be able to tell by looking at me, but I’ve never won a chicken dinner in my life.
So I am always curious when I hear that glorious, catchy phrase:
“Winner, winner. Chicken dinner.”
Where did it come from? Who started all of this by saying such a thing?
We all know the meaning. “Winner, winner. Chicken dinner” is a phrase used to celebrate victory. Anytime someone hits a bullseye, throws a Yahtzee, or wins the bet of a football game — someone, somewhere, calls out that phrase. It could be used to celebrate smaller, unexpected wins or bigger successes. It just doesn’t matter. It is Universal.
But how did this phrase start? As it turns out, there are no clear records as to where this came from.
The phrase may have originated from gamblers in Las Vegas back around the Great Depression or around those parts. That is when a chicken dinner used to cost $1.79 at most casinos. It includes a three-piece fried chicken entree along with a potato and a vegetable. And, this was about the same amount as a standard bet, which was $2. So, if you won a bet, you won the equivalent of a Vegas chicken dinner.
So there it is.
Be a winner.
And have yourself a nice chicken dinner.
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“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou
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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
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“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett
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