Upcoming Pennsylvania eating contests
| 2012 Mar 4 | Pizza Eating Contest | Shorty's Italian Smokehouse | Johnstown, PA |
| 5 lb. burger | 5 Pound Burger | Nobles 51 | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 12 ultra hot wings | Wings of Fire | Just Sports | Jamison, PA | wings rated at 11 million Scoville units |
| 2 lb. burger | The "Sciullo Staties" Monster | 6 Pack Grill | Butler, PA | includes 2 lb. fries |
MyFoxPhilly has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons retirement announcement on WIP earlier today. Simmons also said he thought Takeru Kobayashi would beat Joey Chestnut in a wing eating contest due to superior technique.
Moria Miller won the Vegan Wing Bowl at the Abbaye in Philadelphia Saturday. (gallery)
Wing Bowl 20 links
- updated Gawker has a report written by Maureen O’Connor, who served as Kobayashi’s Wingette.
- NBC’s Off the Bench has a report written by Josiah Schlatter, who was a member of Kobayashi’s entourage. He claims that Sonya Thomas’ final Wing Bowl was in 2004. (She also competed in the 2005 & 2007 Wing Bowls)
- In a Philly.com column former Philadelphia mayor / Pennsylvania governor describes his role in moving the Wing Bowl to the 76er / Flyers arena
- Philly.com oral history of the Wing Bowl with quotes from Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas, who says she will never do the Wing Bowl again
- The Wall Street Journal’s Japan blog calls Kobayashi the comeback kid
- Sports Illustrated’s calls Dave “US Male” Goldstein’s float the most offensive
- The Mainichi Daily News has an English article
- NJ.com report on the New Jersey competitors in which Bill “El Wingador” Simmons announces his retirement.
- PhillyChitChat.com has a blog entry with a lot of pictures
- 94WIP Video recap from WIP in which Angelo Cataldi says it might be the last Wing Bowl
- 94WIP video of Kobayashi, Squibb & Wingador eating
- 94WIP post-contest video of Kobayashi & El Wingador
- Crossing Broad’s video of Kobayashi backstage
- Videos of Wing Bowl 20 weigh-in
The new poll asks what you think is the most signficant factors in the increased totals for Wing Bowl 20.
The Duquesne student paper has an article about Amanda Corturillo winning a giant banana split eating contest held as the first Student vs. Food Challenge. It does not appear she finished the dessert according to a gallery of the contest.
Limerick.Patch.com has an article about Rick "The Manager" Russo serving as Stephanie Torres' manager. Russo had an Angry Birds themed float and Notorious Bob Shoudt was a member of his entourage. Shoudt will appear on a segment on 6ABC tonight about Philadelphia area competitive eaters.
Wing Bowl 20 links
update some Wing Bowl 20 polls have been set up in the sidebar
Official Wing Bowl 20: Home Page | Facebook | Twitter
Eaters: Roster | Videos | Galleries | Philly.com mini-profiles
Advice for spectators, tickets are required to park in the parking lots
Competitors sorted by odds (*) means first time competitor:
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Barnaby's in Ridley, PA will hold a wing eating contest on Thursday awarding $250.
Philly.com Wing Bowl 20 coverage
Philly.com’s Wing Bowl page has been updated with information about Wing Bowl 20:
- List of competitor mini-profiles which claims Dave “US Male” Goldstein is ranked #19 in the MLE top 50
- Blog entry about Dr. Metz’ medical examination of Tim Janus which confuses Ed “Cookie” Jarvis with Janus (via Rhonda Evans comment)
- Video of training session with Bill “El Wingador” Simmons update interview with Simmons.
- Contest awarding Eagles helmet and jersey autographed by Asante Samuel to person guessing Wing Bowl winner & number of wings eaten.
CBS Philly has a preview of the Wing Bowl focusing on Takeru Kobayashi, Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and Jon Squibb describing the three "in tremendous physical shape, like highly tuned athletes". The falsehood that Kobayashi has never competed in a wing eating contest is repeated.
Lebanon Daily News reports that Dave Brunelli won a bologna sandwich eating contest yesterday with a total of 11.5 sandwiches in 5 minutes.
Sweeney's Pub in Marcus Hook, PA will hold a women-only Wing Bowl tomorrow.
Bill "El Wingador" Simmons was the first person to complete the "American Voyage" 4 sandwich challenge at America's Pie in West Chester, PA.
KC's Alley in Fort Washington, PA will hold a Wing Bowl on February 3 awarding front row 76er tickets.
MCall.com has an article about Stacy "Eatorama" McCarthy, who is hoping to eat a record breaking 268 wings at Wing Bowl 20.
Youtube has a video of Stephanie Torres eating the challenge burger at Woodside Bar & Grill in Johnstown, PA in 8:55. 40 minutes earlier, she ate the restaurant's spicy burger challenge.
The Lebanon (PA) Bologna Fest will hold a bologna sandwich eating contest on January awarding $400 ($250 to the winner).
Spirit Newspapers has an article about "Damaging" Doug Canavin's attempt to qualify for the Wing Bowl for the eleventh time which states that there was a Wing Off qualifier at The Nut Hut last night.
The Wing Bowl website has a video of Stephanie Torres' sausage eating qualification stunt.
The Wing Bowl roster has been updated with competitors who have qualified for the 2012 contest. Rick "The Manager" predicts that Stephanie "Chilita" Torres will beat Dave "US Male" Goldstein.
CSNPhilly.com has an interview with former 76ers general manager Pat Williams which mentions a promotion he held in which Little Arlene out ate a team of males in a half time eating contest. (more on Little Arlene, from 1986)
Downington Dish reports that "Quazy" won the final Wing Off qualifier for Wing Bowl 20 held tonight. update Downington Dish has a contest report.
The Wing Bowl website has a gallery of Stephanie "Chilita" Torres' successful sausage eating qualification stunt this morning. (I think this is the first successful qualification stunt by a woman since Melissa "White Widow" Perzin competed in Wing Bowl 14; Sonya Thomas received byes.) Bill "El Wingador" Simmons also announced he will compete in wing Bowl 20, which has been announced as a sell out. (via Joe LaRue email).
A Wing Off for Wing Bowl 20 will be held tonight at Slack's Hoagie Shack in Springfield, PA.
The Evening Sun reports that Noe Aguilar, an 18 year old high school football player, won a 2012 Chevy Sonic after eating a 24 inch pizza in 14:52 to win an eating contest held yesterday at Mamma's Pizzeria and Ristorante in Biglerville, PA.
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