update Jun 22 NJ.com reports that Bill Simmons’ bail was not reduced from $100,000. His sentence is estimated at 10-20 years if found guilty.

NJ.com reports that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons will have a court appearance tomorrow to seek a lowering of his $100,000 bail which has yet to be paid and that public defender Richard O’Brien will serve as his attorney. Patch.com has quotes from Angelo Cataldi saying he would be willing to act as a character witness if the case is tried. Philly.com has an article with quotes from Rick “The Manager” Russo and Jon Squibb. More “El Wingador” links:

• Bill “El Wingador” Simmons facebook fan page
• America’s Biggest Eater, Bill Simmons’ reality TV project facebook page
  
• Jason Fagone’s 2004 profile for Philly Magazine which would lead to Horsemen of the Esophagus
• A Sports Illustrated article about plans for a Wing Bowl movie based on Bill “El Wingador” Simmons. (The producer of the project, Mike Tollin, shares Los Angeles Clippers season tickets with Bill “Sportsguy” Simmons)
• Errol Morris mini-documentary, hosted on NYTimes.com
• “Furious” Pete video about “El Wingador” calls him a “fraud”

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• SBNation report by a member of Kobayashi’s entourage
• SportsandFood.com contest report
• Kobayashi in People Magazine
• WIP videos
• Philly.com Behind the Scenes video
• Video of interview by Arthur Kade
• AroundPhilly.com video
• Patch.com interviews Martin “The Rooster” Russo

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• 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.

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8:55 Final amounts announced
1) Kobayashi 337 wings 82 more than previous record
2) Jon Squibb 271 wings
3) El Wingador 250 wings
4) Stephanie “Chilita” Torres 238 wings, smashes Sonya Thomas’ women’s record of 169
5) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 226 wings

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A list of long articles & videos about previous Wing Bowls follows:

• Documentary about “Chili Dawg” competing in the 2002 Wing Bowl
• New York Times preview of the 2003 Wing Bowl focusing on Bill “Wingador” Simmons and Donna Villec
• Jason Fagone’s Philly Mag article about the 2005 Wing Bowl that would lead to Horsemen of the Esophagus
• Swallow Your Pride, a documentary about six competitors in the 2005 Wing Bowl
• Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston’s account of competing in the 2007 Wing Bowl: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
• Diary of Crazy Legs Conti being an entourage member of Rick “The Manager” Russo in the 2010 Wing Bowl

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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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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.

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