Sonya wins DC Verizon wings in rout
(From IFOCE.com) Sonya Thomas showed absolutely no effects from a two month contest hiatus at the DC (Bethesda, MD) Verizon Voicewing Buffalo Wing qualifier. Her total of 5.75 pounds beat runner up Tim Janus’ amount by a pound and 3 quarters. “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz came in third. Sonya’s result is over a pound better than nemesis Joey Chestnut’s tally in Seattle from the start of October. Chip Simpson, who made his debut last week winning the Birmingham Krystal qualifier, competed along with “Crazy Legs” Conti, Don “Moses” Lerman, “Beautiful” Brian Seiken and Allan Goldstein. The top 5 finishers are eligible to compete in the finals to be held in Boston.
WTop radio has an article about the contest along with 4 pictures.
Added 11/1 12:59 am The DC Examiner has a contest writeup. The Examiner also did an interview with Sonya earlier in October.
Updated 10/31 9:25 AM “Beautiful” Brian Seiken, who competed, has a contest writeup on his website with near-complete results, pictures, and a reason why Sonya Thomas still has to worry about thrown food items despite being banned from the Wing Bowl.
Results from that article:
1. Sonya Thomas, 5.75 lb
2. Tim “Eater X” Janus, 4.0 lb
3. “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz, 3.85 lb
4T. “Big” Brian Subich, 3.2 lb
4T. Chip Simpson, 3.2 lb
6. “Crazy Legs” Conti, 2.9 lb.
7T. “Beautiful” Brian Seiken, 2lb.
7T. Alan Goldsten, 2lb.
Pat (from Moonachie) Philbin missed due to car problems, Don “Moses” Lerman struggled due to lack of a chair.
The top five finishers advance to the finals in Boston. Crazy Legs (who has adopted Tim Janus’ face painting) will also make the finals due to Kevin Lipsitz missing the finals due to a previous engagement.
Fixed 11/01 12:20 am made correction that Pat Philbin missed due to car trouble and not Brian Subich (Thanks Brian Subich)
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Bubba Yarbrough said
October 30, 2005 @ 7:57 am
Congratulations Sonya on your victory!! congratulation to the other contestants also, it sounds like everyone did a great job.
Sonya said
October 30, 2005 @ 9:50 am
Thank you Bubba. Everyone did a super job — great numbers! Up and onwards from here. All the best! Sonya.
WTOP said
October 30, 2005 @ 10:44 am
Top 5 Finishers Advance in Maryland
1. Sonya Thomas
2. Tim Janus
3. Kevin Lipsitz
4. Brian Subich
5. Chip Simpson
beautifulbrian said
October 30, 2005 @ 12:05 pm
Great contest lots of fun. The best part is the IFOCE mates they make it all worthwhile. Big comeback for Krazy Kevin. Even though i smashed him over the head with a pickle it made him try even harder and he took his frustrations out on the wings. The key is cleaning the wings. Doesnt matter how many you eat because if they are not cleaned properly the meat poundage will add up in your disfavor when they are weighed. Chip Simpson is a game young man with lots of intensity. Pleasure meeting him. Some problems with the weighing procedure. It appeared that the top three got special treatment while everyone else had to weigh on their own. Ive seen this before so nothing surprises me. In Buffalo it was done rather efficiently but whose to say luck strikes twice. I ate 2lbs im not bitching. the wings were good. i neglected to clean them properly which i will do next time around . i just couldnt eat anymore . Sonya marvelous as always.
Pat From Moonachie said
October 30, 2005 @ 4:23 pm
Congratulation Sonya on her win, and all the other eaters who actually made it to Bethesda, my van apparently tried to “Pole Vault” over the Potomic by dropping my drive-shaft on the Delaware Memorial Bridge, changing my priorities for the day!
I really wanted to go, I needed the wing experience and it looked like fun! (aside from the “Pickle” violence! ;p ).
Rich LeFevre said
October 30, 2005 @ 5:53 pm
Another great job Sonya! You make the rest of us better by setting such a high standard. See you in Boston!
Sonya said
October 30, 2005 @ 7:38 pm
Pat … I’m sorry about your bad luck.May you kick butt in WB 14. I hope you are able to traverse the Delaware Memorial Bridge in a new car next February.
Rich … thanks for your very kind words. You set quite a standard yourself!
The Erbivore said
October 30, 2005 @ 9:58 pm
As the lowest qualifying eater of the 3 events, all I have to say is…….Good luck to all and see you in Boston!
Hall said
October 31, 2005 @ 8:24 pm
Congrats to Sonya on the win! Great job to everyone! That looks like it must have been a fun contest with so many showing up.
beautifulbrian said
November 1, 2005 @ 3:16 pm
Hey fans Jarvis wins grapes 8+lbs Bobby Bacala from sopranos was there ate a few grapes then stopped at least more than the frig. Prob got a nice appearance fee. Jarvis fell thru the stage backwards toward the end of the contest . everyone thought he had a heart attack. Badlands got second loses by five grapes with eater x getting third. I ate 4lbs not an easy contest. check out my site later on tonight for some great pics and stories
beautifulbrian.com
donmoseslerman said
November 1, 2005 @ 3:45 pm
congradulations, EDYOU WENT THREW THOSES GRAPES LIKE GRANT WENT THREW RICHMOND, , GREAT JOB ..DON MOSES LERMAN
donmoseslerman said
November 4, 2005 @ 5:13 am
kevin, congradulations on your 3rd place victory, i always tell everyone that when it come to wings , kevin is very good..DON”MOSES” LERMAN