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PhillyBurbs reports that tickets for Wing Bowl 18 can be purchased at ComcastTix.com starting Tuesday at 9 am.
In other Wing Bowl news, Adam “The Hungry Hungry Hebrew” qualified for Wing Bowl 18 by eating 30 latkes in 10 minutes.
update A page about Wing Bowl 18 tickets is available on 610WIP.com. Tickets can be purchased by phone or at the Wachovia Center box office in addition to ComcastTix.com
Rick “The Manager” Russo has emailed that Wing Bowl 18 was officially announced on 610 WIP AM this morning. The contest will take place on February 5, 2010 and will be for amateurs only like Wing Bowl 17.
update Jan 12 This thread is now closed to additional comments. If the dispute between Rick & his critic must proceed, it should continue via email.
The Eagles Insider blog on Philly.com has an entry about Angelo Cataldi mentioning Wing Bowl 18:
By this time of the year, staffers would have met to start planning the annual Wing Bowl. That has not happened, though my sources assure me that Wing Bowl will go on Feb. 5, 2010.
In response to a Philly.com column, Wing Bowl co-founder Angelo Cataldi has posted a blog entry about the status of his contract extension negotiations with 610-WIP:
But I’ve got to be honest here – because I have always tried to be honest with the listeners who have given me this great career and terrific life. I am not optimistic that I will be at the station beyond the end of 2009. CBS has really not budged from its original offer, and I have no reason to believe they will now. There is simply no scenario in which I would agree to that offer.
Cataldi’s contract expires at the end of the year.
RadioInk reports that the $4,000 fine 610 WIP received for FCC violations has been cancelled, but the station will still pay that amount to the federal government:
The new consent decree ends the investigation and cancels the forfeiture. Instead, CBS Radio will make a voluntary contribution to the Treasury and create a compliance plan within 30 days that will include a memo to all WIP programming staff that explains FCC contest rules and station procedures.
Radio Ink reports that the FCC upheld the $4,000 fine it levied against 610 WIP in 2007 for not following its listed rules when Arnie Chapman was prevented from competing in the 2005 Wing Bowl.
update Radio-Online also has a post which claims that the Wing Bowl’s rival organization was “AISE”.
The full version of the 2005 Wing Bowl documentary Swallow Your Pride can be viewed on sling.com for free. The previous version was missing the last 20 minutes.
(From indiewire) The first 66 minutes of the 2005 Wing Bowl documentary, Swallow Your Pride, can be viewed for free at http://beta.sling.com/video/show/121148/58/Swallow-Your-Pride The video is billed as the full version of the movie even though the last 20 minutes are missing.
Dan Gross’ column on philly.com mentions George Shea’s appearance on 610 WIP last week and says that the proposed contest in which 4 IFOCE members would face off against 4 Philly-area eaters would take place in Wing Bowl 18 next year if it occurs.
Angelo Cataldi’s most recent blog entry reports that the return of IFOCE eaters to the Wing Bowl in 2010 is not a certainty:
The big question now is whether to open the event back up to the professional eaters next year. I may not have to make that decision since my contract runs out before the next Wing Bowl, but my inclination right now is to keep them out. The pros contribute very little to the actual event. They rarely bother to prepare a procession, they have little or no personality, and they detract from the original intent of Wing Bowl, which is to turn an average Joe into Rocky Balboa for a day. Any input from the listeners and Wing Bowl patrons is welcome here.
The PhillyDeal$ blog reports that philly.com received 4.1 million online readers on the day of Wing Bowl 17, more than twice the normal amount. The only other event to produce more traffic to the website was the Phillies recent World Series victory.
Pictures in galleries may not be safe for work:
(From Brian Dwyer comment) The Wing Bowl 13 documentary Swallow Your Pride is for sale on amazon.com at a price of $19.99. Angelo Cataldi, Al Morganti and Bill Simmons are listed as the stars.
A list of DelawareOnline’s 8 most intriguing people of 2008 details the thwarting of Jeff “The Natural” Olson’s plans to compete in Wing Bowl 17:
At this year’s WIP Wingbowl, Jeff planned on qualifying with his stunt of eating three pounds of cottage cheese in three minutes. WIP rejected the stunt, however, saying it was a drinking stunt and not an eating stunt. (I’m not sure how the people at WIP consume their cottage cheese, but I certainly consider that a food.)
Apparently WIP had no such problems with the brand of cottage cheese Jon Squibb used, as he qualified by eating 6 pounds in 3 minutes after failing at his initial attempt
Other Wing Bowl links
NBCPhiladelphia credits the small size of the wings with the high total and has some additional Wing Bowl content
Yahoo has 2 videos and 15 photos, including a picture of Frank DeFraud’s disqualification
update #2Philly.com has video – CBS3 has a slideshow and an interview with boxer Bernard Hopkins and El Wingador along with some soundless footage
Google Trends currently has “Wing Bowl 2009” as #10 in the list of hot trends and “Angelo Cataldi” and “610 WIP” are also in the top 20.
update CourierPostOnline.com has the official top 5:
Jon “Super” Squibb – 203 wings – his facebook page
Not Rich 180
Hank the Tank 153
Da Disposal 153
Cadillac Corrigan 132
Other 5 semi-finalists (results are from end of first round)
Officer Beast 90
Frank de Fraud 87
Stormin Norman 83
Obi Wing 83 (disqualified for vomiting in the second round)
Gluteus Maximus 79
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A list of the Wing Bowl 17 field along with their performances in previous Wing Bowls from the eatfeats database is available after the jump:
Loading ...| 2026 Feb 12 | Tampa, FL | Fried Oreo Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 12 | Sacramento, CA | Pie Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 13 | Lansing, MI | Paczki Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 13 | Hilo, HI | Poi Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 13 | Tampa, FL | Ribbon Fries Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 14 | Brookings, OR | Chocolate Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 14 | Tampa, FL | Funnel Cake Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 14 | Mars Hill, NC | Hot Dog Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 14 | Missoula, MT | Hot Dog Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Feb 14 | Brasher Falls, NY | Hot Wing Eating Contest |
| 2026 Feb 12 Tampa, FL
Fried Oreo Eating Contest |
| 2026 Feb 12 Sacramento, CA
Pie Eating Contest |
| 2026 Feb 11 Tampa, FL
Corn on the Cob Eating Contest |
| 2026 Feb 11 Pueblo, CO
Miss Debbie Cake Eating Contest |
| 2026 Feb 10 Tampa, FL
Pizza Eating Contest |
| $5,000.00 | "JJ Da Lion" |
| $500.00 | "Track the Bear" |
| $250.00 | "Lifting Weights Cleaning Plates" |
| $100.00 | "Double Wide" |
| $50.00 | "Santa Clause" |
| $100.00 | "plonksmash" |
| $300.00 | "The Village Inn" |
| $100.00 | Jayden "FitnessCheatMeals" |
| $500.00 | Jean Christophe |
| $3,000.00 | Wayne "wayneywonder" Algenio |