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Kenso Kevin defeated Farmer Bob in overtime in tonight's final Wing Off at PJ Whelihan's in Downington, PA to claim the prize of a spot in Wing Bowl 26.

January 24, 2018 at 12:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (1)

Nadia White qualified for Wing Bowl 26 by eating 41 wings in tonight's wing off At P J Whelihan's in Sewell, NJ. She is the first female to qualify for Wing Bowl 26 (Molly Schuyler received a bye).

January 18, 2018 at 10:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Nadia White, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (3)

Dave Brunelli ate 50 wings in last night's Wing Off at P J Whelihan's in Maple Shade, NJ to win a spot in Wing Bowl 26. Adult entertainer Nadia White was runner up with 35 wings, which might be a women's record for a Wing Bowl qualifier.

January 12, 2018 at 7:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Contest Results, Dave Brunelli, Nadia White, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (7)

Qualifiers for Wing Bowl 26 will take place at P J Whelihan's locations in Maple Shade, NJ on January 11, Sewell, NJ on January 18 and Downington, PA on January 23. Winners will receive $100 and a spot in Wing Bowl 26.

January 5, 2018 at 7:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Wing Bowl twitter announced that Wing Bowl 26 has sold out.   

December 22, 2017 at 11:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (8)

The website for the Wing Bowl has been moved to http://wingbowl.radio.com/ and updated with information about Wing Bowl 26. The rules say that 4 people from outside the Philadelphia market area will be allowed to qualify via a stunt on streaming video and that all previous champions will get a bye. Three Wing Off qualifiers will be held at P. J. Whelihan's (dates have yet to be determined). The entrants list has also been updated with the current Wing Bowl 26 roster. Tickets officially went on sale today and Ric Flair will return as the celebrity guest.

December 14, 2017 at 11:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Websites, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (8)

Dan "Killer" Kennedy ate 12 cheesesteak pretzels in 8:15 this morning to qualify for Wing Bowl 26.

December 13, 2017 at 8:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dan Kennedy, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (3)

A pre-sale for Wing Bowl tickets is now available (promo code: "WINGS"). The price has increased to $12.50. The official sale date is December 14.

December 7, 2017 at 11:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (6)

Philadelphia.cbslocal.com reports that Wing Bowl co-founder Angelo Cataldi has extended his contract with radio station WIP.

December 6, 2017 at 10:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (3)

John "Oink Oink" Bradley won a wing off at the WIP studio this morning to become the first person to qualify for Wing Bowl 26. A song about "Oink Oink" produced for his episode of The Practitioners is also available.

November 29, 2017 at 9:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Music, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (2)

WIP officially announced that Wing Bowl 26 will take place on Friday February 2, 2018. A division for first responders has been added. Tickets will go on sale starting December 14.

November 27, 2017 at 8:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (9)

The Wing Bowl 26 logo has been added to the top of the Wing Bowl home page, http://wingbowl.cbslocal.com/. No other changes appear to have been made to the website.

November 24, 2017 at 11:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Wing Bowl 26 | Permalink * Comments (1)

Metro.us has an article about Breandan "Skin & Bones" Lyman, who finished 5th in the 2016 Wing Bowl, competing in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon. With a time of 2:36 in last year's marathon, he is probably the fastest competitive eater/runner.

November 13, 2017 at 8:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (5)

Philadelphia Weekly has an interview with Molly Schuyler about how Philadelphia treats her.

February 8, 2017 at 1:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (2)

Bob Shoudt wins Wing Bowl 25

February 3, 2017 at 6:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Wing Bowl 25

9:12 The official top 5
1 Bob Shoudt 409
2 Dave Brunelli, Legends winner
3 US Male
4 Oink Oink
5 Moe Train

5 finalists
5 241 moe
4 251 oink oink
3 292 us male
2 365 brunelli
1 380 bob

oink
us male
dave brunelli
shoudt 409

8:49 The second half is over. Skin & Bones reversed

8:42 The time for the steak challenge was about 3:16, beating the record

8:41 I think this is the top 10

9T Gentleman Jerry
9T Oink Oink
8 Moe Train
7 Love Handles
6 Skin & Bones
5 Ukraine Train
4 sloth
3 Bob Shoudt
2 Dave Brunelli
1 US Male

8:25 Molly Schuyler will attempt the Steak and Main challenge

8:24 Meat Sack won the procession contest with his “Wentz Wagon”

8:09 The first round has ended, Coolio will do the halftime show

8:05 Eggman has been ejected, then proposes to his girlfriend

7:55 The official contest has started

7:49 Molly Schuyler has won the faceoff 95 wings to 91

7:31 The 5 minute contest is over

7:26 The contest between Molly Schuyler and El Wingador has started

7:03 Molly Schuyler has entered on a “Mad Max” theme float. She has an unnamed female competitive eater in her entourage

The official contest roster and odds (Interestingly, Bob Shoudt is not classified as a “legend”)

Philly.com WingBowl liveblog

Phillyvoice.com preview says it is unlikely that Wing Bowl 25 will not be the final one.

Courier Post interview with Bill “El Wingador” Simmons

Competitor articles: Al “Luv Handles” Marnoch | Micahel “Bucks County Gobbler” Warren

PennLive article about cooking the wings

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PhillyVoice has an article about "Arson" Arnie Adkins, who qualified for Wing Bowl 25, but will not compete after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm for which he will undergo surgery next month. "Arson" Arnie started his Wing Bowl career in Wing Bowl 3.

January 27, 2017 at 7:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments (1)

NJ.com has a review of "Snow on the Barb Wire", the recently published autobiography by Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. The five time Wing Bowl champion will give a talk about his book in the Philly Author Series on February 9.

January 16, 2017 at 7:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Books, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (5)

Steak & Main announces that Molly Schuyler will receive $1000 if she breaks her record of 3:22 for the Steak & Main steak challenge during Wing Bowl 25.

January 12, 2017 at 12:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Steak Eating Challenges, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments (1)

PhillyVoice has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and his new memoir, Snow on the Barb Wire. According to the article, he uses the book to "settle some scores with old Wing Bowl opponents".

December 23, 2016 at 7:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Books, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (4)

Steak and Main announces that Molly Schuyler will attempt their steak challenge at Wing Bowl 25. She currently holds the record for that challenge at 3:22 and her overall best time for a 70+ oz steak is 2:44 at Sayler's in Portland.

December 16, 2016 at 8:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Steak Eating Challenges, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments (15)

Molly Schuyler vs. El Wingador in Wing Bowl 25

December 13, 2016 at 9:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Molly Schuyler, Wing Bowl 25

A one on one matchup between Molly Schuyler and Bill “El Wingador” Simmons was announced this morning for Wing Bowl 25 in Philadelphia on February 3. Ric Flair and Coolio will be the guests. Tickets go on sale at WingBowl25.com at 9am Eastern.

Bill Simmons and Molly Schuyler have accounted for 7 of the victories in the 24 Wing Bowls. Their winning totals:

2016 Feb 5 1st 429 Molly Schuyler Wing Bowl 24 – national
2014 Jan 31 1st 363 Molly Schuyler Wing Bowl 22 – national
2005 Feb 4 1st 162 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons Wing Bowl 13
2003 Jan 24 1st 154 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons Wing Bowl 11
2002 Jan 25 1st 143 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons Wing Bowl 10
2001 Jan 26 1st 137 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons Wing Bowl 9
1999 Jan 29 1st 113 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons Wing Bowl 7

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Tickets for Wing Bowl 25 will go on sale on December 13 at 9am on comcasttix.com. Rules have yet to be posted online, but the prizes indicate there will be a "Legends" category awarding a Harley and no prizes restricted to locals. There will be 3 Wing Offs in January.

December 2, 2016 at 11:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments (14)

5 time WIP Wing Bowl champion Bill "El Wingador" Simmons has published a book titled Snow on the Barb Wire about the path that led to his incarceration for narcotics distribution and his quest for redemption. He has also started a website at elwingador.com and a twitter at @elwingador. (via comment)

December 1, 2016 at 3:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Books, Websites, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (14)

Chickie's & Pete's will hold a qualifier awarding a spot in the 2017 Wing Bowl tomorrow morning. The food will be crab fries.

November 29, 2016 at 10:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments

I do not have all the details at this point, but it appears that Wing Bowl 25 will have a format change that will lock out Molly Schuyler from defending her title.

November 28, 2016 at 10:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Wing Bowl 25 | Permalink * Comments (24)

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