Gawker.com competitive eating content
Last week Gawker Media sold its websites: Gawker.com (gossip), Deadspin.com (sports), Jezebel.com (women), Kotaku.com (video games), etc. to Univision after declaring bankrputcy following the loss of an invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by WWE legend Hulk Hogan for posting a sex tape without his permission. While the bulk of Gawker Media’s competitive eating content was posted on Deadspin, which will remain in operation, there were a few competitive eating articles on Gawker.com, which will shut down today (the fate of the Gawker archives are not clear):
- 2012 Report on Wing Bowl 20 by wingette for victor Takeru Kobayashi
- 2014 Post about Molly Schuyler breaking Sayler’s 72 ounce steak record
- 2014 post about Molly Schuyler breaking Big Texan 72 oz steak record
- 2015 Account of ordering unlimited mozzarella sticks at TGIF’s
Wing Bowl 20 links Part 2
- 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
Wing Bowl 20 links
- 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.
Limerick.Patch.com has an article about Rick "The Manager" Russo serving as Stephanie Torres' manager. Russo had an Angry Birds themed float and Notorious Bob Shoudt was a member of his entourage. Shoudt will appear on a segment on 6ABC tonight about Philadelphia area competitive eaters.
Takeru Kobayashi breaks Wing Bowl record by 82 wings
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
Wing Bowl 20 links
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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Limerick.Patch.com reports that Wing Bowl competitor Rick Russo was named Mr. Patch of 2011. The article reports Russo is also Stephanie Torres' manager, which is contradicted by a commenter who says Brian Subich is serving in that capacity. (via emails)
The Atlantic has a good article about Takeru Kobayashi facing off against Bill "El Wingador" Simmons in Wing Bowl 20. The article incorrectly says it will be their first meeting; they both competed in the Glutton Bowl and the 2004 Nathan's finals.
Odds for Friday's contest have been posted on the Wing Bowl website. The four favorites: Jon "Super" Squibb 2-1, Takeru Kobayashi 2-1, Stephanie "Chilita" Torres 3-1, Bill "El Wingador" Simmons 4-1
Philly.com Wing Bowl 20 coverage
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.
CBS Philly has a preview of the Wing Bowl focusing on Takeru Kobayashi, Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and Jon Squibb describing the three "in tremendous physical shape, like highly tuned athletes". The falsehood that Kobayashi has never competed in a wing eating contest is repeated.
@WingBowl20, the official Wing Bowl twitter for WIP, retweeted the following: "#America>Japan. #KobayashiSucks" update Jan 27 The retweeting appears to have been undone.(original post) update Jan 27 #2 WIP has emails that it believes the Wing Bowl twitter was hacked and says that it "will be excited to have Takeru Kobayashi participating in Wing Bowl 20 and we have the utmost respect for him"
Philly.com has an article about Takeru Kobayashi participating in Wing Bowl 20 in which Joey Chestnut asks if he will be a wingette.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein had the following to say about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons on WIP this morning: "He’s a dinosaur. He needs to retire and stay retired, and not embarrass himself anymore."
WIP announces that several hundred additional Wing Bowl tickets are now available for purchase at comcasttix.com/wingbowl
MCall.com has an article about Stacy "Eatorama" McCarthy, who is hoping to eat a record breaking 268 wings at Wing Bowl 20.
Spirit Newspapers has an article about "Damaging" Doug Canavin's attempt to qualify for the Wing Bowl for the eleventh time which states that there was a Wing Off qualifier at The Nut Hut last night.
The Wing Bowl website has a video of Stephanie Torres' sausage eating qualification stunt.
The Wing Bowl roster has been updated with competitors who have qualified for the 2012 contest. Rick "The Manager" predicts that Stephanie "Chilita" Torres will beat Dave "US Male" Goldstein.
Downington Dish reports that "Quazy" won the final Wing Off qualifier for Wing Bowl 20 held tonight. update Downington Dish has a contest report.
The Wing Bowl website has a gallery of Stephanie "Chilita" Torres' successful sausage eating qualification stunt this morning. (I think this is the first successful qualification stunt by a woman since Melissa "White Widow" Perzin competed in Wing Bowl 14; Sonya Thomas received byes.) Bill "El Wingador" Simmons also announced he will compete in wing Bowl 20, which has been announced as a sell out. (via Joe LaRue email).
WTF Magazine has posted a request for "some wild Sexy girls" to be members of Rick "The Manager" Russo's Wing Bowl 20 entourage. Women are also requested to be part of an eating qualification stunt tomorrow.
A Wing Off for Wing Bowl 20 will be held tonight at Slack's Hoagie Shack in Springfield, PA.
Delaware Park in Wilmington, DE will hold a Wing Off for Wing Bowl 20 on December 29.
Takeru Kobayashi has been officially announced as a competitor in Wing Bowl 20.
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