The new poll asks who you think will win Wing Bowl 15.

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Philly.com has an article about the Wing Bowl competitors ranked in the top 10 which says that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons says that there is a 1 in 5 chance that he will compete in Wing Bowl 15.

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nj.com has a profile of Michael “Liberty” Belh, who will compete in Wing Bowl 15. Belh played on the Rutgers football team. According to the roster on his myspace blog, Belh is the second lightest non-IFOCE entrant at 240 pounds.

The article also says that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons is being pressured to enter Wing Bowl 15.

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The Wing Bowl “outsiders” page at 610wip.com lists Wing Bowl 14 runner-up Rich LeFevre as the recipient of the final IFOCE Wing Bowl 15 slot.

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Steakbellie’s blogging will be limited the next 9 days as he focuses on more pressing matters.

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610WIP.com reports that “Damaging” Doug won the Wing Off in the WIP studio by eating 44 wings in 5 minutes.

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The new poll asks who you think should receive the final IFOCE spot in Wing Bowl 15. Unlisted eaters will be added to the poll if a request is made.

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Michael “Liberty” Belh reports in his myspace blog that he competed in last night’s Wing Off at the Trappe Tavern to practice for the in studio Wing Off next week, but wound up winning with a record 68 wings in 10 minutes.

updated The Pottstown Mercury has an article about Belh’s win

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Hank “The Tank” Goldey has a message to Wing Bowl 15 spectators in the Wing Bowl myspace page:

i want everybody who attends this years wingbowl, to make all the professional eaters{i.f.o.c.e.} feel very uncomfortable.. they are destroying our party. this is our house{we must protect our house}

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competitiveeatingnews.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 champion Joey Chestnut has received the penultimate IFOCE Wing Bowl slot and joins Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti and Chip Simpson as non-Philly entrants. One more slot remains for out of towners.

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The Mercury has a preview of tomorrow night’s Wing Off qualifier that will be held at the Trappe Tavern in Trappe, PA.

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A section about Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins mentioning their video makes up a sizeable portion of this week’s philly.com Wing Bowl column. Wing Kong claims to have developed a new wing eating technique he will unveil at the contest. The column also says the Rib Ranch will provide wings for Wing Bowl 15.

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Steakbellie and Wing Kong have created a “Rocky” parody displaying their preparations for Wing Bowl 15 and uploaded it to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Zvo1-nNSE

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PhillyBurbs.com has an article about Wednesday night’s Wing Off won by “Barnyard” Joe DiRoma. The article says DiRoma acquired his nickname because he eats like an animal. 610wip.com called the winner “Boneyard Joe”. There were 40 eaters competing in 5 heats.

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There are now 3 weeks to Wing Bowl 15. Philly.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 veterans “Black Death” & “Dr. Slob” successfully completed their stunts and will compete in Wing Bowl 15. “Boneyard” Joe won last night’s Wing Off with 63 wings in 10 minutes. “Liberty Belh” has a blog entry about his failed double cheeseburger stunt, but he received a slot in the in studio Wing Off on January 24.

DelawareOnline.com has an article about the Wing Bowl with two wing-eating techniques which ignores the fact that Delaware residents are not eligible to compete in the Wing Bowl.

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Steakbellie has a blog entry about preparations for his Wing Bowl 15 entourage. He is interested in adding a second bagpiper, preferably one who will work solely for glory and not a paycheck.

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phillyburbs.com has an article about Michael “Curly von Burly” Sarian’s qualification for the Wing Bowl by eating a homemade 3.5 pound cheesesteak in 4:19.

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Philly.com’s weekly Wing Bowl column is out today, but there is not much new information in it. The columnist does say that Bob Shoudt did not return his phone calls.

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Shirts and hats with the Wing Bowl 15 logo can be purchased at wingbowl610.com Only paypal is accepted (no credit cards)

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Angelo Cataldi answers some commonly asked questions about Wing Bowl 15 in his blog.

Q. Why do you allow professional eaters into Wing Bowl?

A. There’s really no choice. This is an open eating competition, with the best prizes in the history of competitive eating. I guess we could discourage the pros if we didn’t offer a free car to the winner, but that might not even work anymore. Winning Wing Bowl is a big deal in itself these days. It gets national coverage. It draws 20,000-plus spectators every year. Since WIP is a radio station, we are governed by the FCC, which requires very specific rules for all contests. Excluding the pros is pretty close to impossible. We thought we got around it last year with the Virgin Wing Bowl, but two pros who had never gotten in before jumped at the chance.

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I thought that the philly.com Wing Bowl videos page was not being updated because qualification attempts went on hiatus for the holidays, but qualifying stunts have apparently continued. Philly.com Wing Bowl notes says that “Obi Wing” recently qualified for the Wing Bowl. Obi Wing’s video cannot be found on philly.com, but it can be seen on youtube: Part 1, Part 2.

In other Wing Bowl news, “Dr. Martin Luther Wing” will try to qualify for the Wing Bowl tomorrow by eating chitlins. “Dr. Wing’s” manager is Wing Bowl 14 entrant Adam “Hungry Hungry Hebrew” Taxin says “Black history will be made this month of February.”

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Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston’s 6th place finish in Wing Bowl 14 made The News of Delaware County’s list of 2006 headlines.

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philly.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 champion Joey Chestnut has yet to receive one of the five slots in Wing Bowl 15 for IFOCE out of towners. If invited, Joey Chestnut hopes he has the same Wingette he had last year.

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DelcoTimes.com reports that Frank “DeFraud” Farrell won the Glen Macnow Wing Bowl qualifier at Slack’s Hoagie Shack by eating 20 2 inch pieces of buffalo cheesesteak in 15 minutes. Farrell showed up at the restaurant and requested entrance to the contest, which was granted.

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Steakbellie has a long post in which he describes his hopes and fears about competing in Wing Bowl 15.

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