On June 6 at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel, Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America will premier, with 30 sandwiches from around the country facing off March Madness-style, with a winner crowned by the host at season’s end. The crab cake sandwich from Faidley Seafood is representing Baltimore while Texas is showing off the sliced beef brisket sandwich from the Salt Lick in Driftwood. Al’s Italian Beef sandwich will speak for Chicago while the roast pork sandwich from DiNic’s will make Philadelphia proud. And Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, will be repped by a chicken club sandwich from the W Hotel room service menu.

In a conference call this afternoon, all three D.C. reporters (myself included) had the same question for Adam Richman: How on earth did that happen? Richman was quite frank, explaining that he didn’t spend that much time in D.C. for this project—he happened to be in town for the Armed Services Foundation, on whose board he serves. He was staying at the W Hotel and admits, “I ordered [the club] every day,” it was that good (it comes with avocado and a fried egg, something dear to his heart, so to speak—plus he’s always had a soft spot for the club). When he later submitted suggestions for the competition, the producers kept the club—at which point he discovered it is only available to hotel guests. But Richman said this does add a “secret sandwich” aura to it.