A live blog has been set up at philly.com which claims that Damaging Doug has the early lead.

The AttyTood blog by a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News wrote an anti-Wing Bowl entry which has recevied 49 comments:

The comedian Martin Mull once said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. True, but dancing about architecture would be more entertaining than PEOPLE EATING ON THE RADIO!

updatecbs3 has an article and video segment previewing Wing Bowl 15

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Here are some of the top eaters that are not members of any the fantasy competitive eating teams linked to their record

Eric Broe
Shaun Kesler
Nathan Kunce
Brian Miller
Mike Nafziger

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Think You Can Compete Challenge #3 – Three McDonald’s Value Menu Items

Controlled Labs 3 minute Oreo eating contest

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Philly.com has an article about how the Wing Bowl and competitive eating in general has had difficulty landing national corporate sponsorships.

So, for Wing Bowl, Rayfield courts local advertisers and waits for the other guys to realize what they’re missing. This year WIP came close to signing a national TV deal, he said, and next year he hopes to do more than come close.

“As the person responsible for the event, I like to think I get a little smarter every year,” he said. “Each year it gets bigger, the publicity spreads wider. We’ll keep figuring out better ways to monetize it. But you sort of go where the fish are.”

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TimesHerald.com has an interview with Bob Shoudt that describes the origin of his nickname:.

The other unique point about Shoudt is his nickname – Humble Bob. Cataldi coined that moniker two years ago when he noticed Shoudt was always so modest about his eating exploits.

“Most Wing Bowl eaters tell you right upfront how many wings they ate,” Shoudt said. “It’s not something I brag about.”

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chron.com reports that the 2007 IFOCE tamale eating contest has been scheduled for May 5 at the Berryhill Baja Grill in Houston.

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Steakbellie has written a post about the conclusion of his preparations for Wing Bowl 15. He is more confident about winning the prize for best float than winning the eating contest.

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