Hutchison inmates place order for 942 large pizzas

? Two Pizza Huts in Hutchinson knew they’d be busy on Super Bowl Sunday, but not this busy: They’re splitting a to-go order for more than 900 large pizzas and 9,600 chicken wings.

The order, which will cost more than $11,000, is part of a fundraiser for the Hutchinson Correctional Center’s planned Spiritual Life Center. The prison will be getting 942 large, hand-tossed pizzas at $8 apiece and will charge inmates $11, with about $3,000 going toward the center.

The order also includes 9,630 wings — boneless to minimize the security risk.

The Hutchinson News reported that only inmates with good behavioral records got the chance to order pizza and chicken wings for Sunday.

“My first reaction was I didn’t believe them,” said Allen Plumley, general manager of one of the restaurants. “Super Bowl Sunday is one of our busiest days to begin with, but the biggest rush is right before the game or at halftime.”

Last year, one of the Pizza Huts sold 495 large pizzas on Super Bowl Sunday, while the other sold 425. With the prison order, each will cook 471 pizzas before they even open.