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Dave "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli announces he won last night's Wing Off at P J Whelihan's in Washington Township, NJ with a total of 45 wings in 10 minutes.
PJ Whelihan's in Turnersville, NJ will hold a Wing Off qualifier for Wing Bowl 20 on December 15. The only other Wing Off on the calendar takes place at PJ Whelihan's in Downington, PA on January 5.
The Wing Bowl 20 website announces that Nick "Papagorgio" Kehler will compete in the finals after winning this morning's Wing Off at PJ Whelihan’s in Cherry Hill, NJ after defeating Al the Alligator, Snack Jack and Bam Bam Wingalow in overtime. (gallery) The finals on February 3, 2012 will award a Chevy Camaro to the top local and $20,000 to the overall winner.
Wing Bowl 20 announced, first Wing Off Monday
WingBowl.CBSLocal.com has been updated with information about the 20th edition of the contest. The first Wing-Off qualifier awarding a spot in the finals on February 3, 2012 will take place Monday, morning, November 28 at PJ Whelihan’s in Cherry Hill, NJ (via Nick Kehler). A facebook page has been started at http://www.facebook.com/wipwingbowl
PhillyBurbs reports that an eating contest will be held at the Wing Fling in Edgewater Park, NJ on Saturday. The first prize is $100 and the runner up will receive $50.
The Gloucester County Times has an article about a hoagie eating contest for charity that Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and wrestler King Kong Bundy competed in at Orchard Valley Middle School.
MyBCTNow reports that "Kenso" Kevin Richmond won last night's Wing Off at PJ Whelihan's in Cherry Hill, NJ. OnTheBandwagon has a gallery.
BeautifulBrian.com has some pictures of Dave "US Male" Goldstein finishing the sandwich challenge at the Kibitz Room in Cherry Hill, NJ in 28 minutes and 37 seconds. Dave Goldstein has also posted pictures to the restaurant's facebook page.
Courier Post Online has a gallery of last night's Wing-Off held at Skeeter's Pub in Blenheim, NJ won by David "Tiger Wings & Things" Brunelli. MyFoxPhilly reports that tickets are still available for Wing Bowl 19.
More information about the Wing Bowl 19 Wing-Off qualifers has been listed on WingBowl19.com The first Wing-Off will take place at Sketters Pub in Blenheim, NJ on January 4.
NJ.com has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons' return to the Wing Bowl which claims that professional eaters are boycotting the event due to an internal dispute.
Jack's Bar and Grille in Sewell, NJ is holding a weekly wing eating contest during halftime of Monday Night Football games. The winners of the weekly contests will have a chance to compete for $500 and a Super Bowl Party.
(Via Philadelphia City Paper) "Gluttonous Maximus" is a new youtube series about big Philadelphia area meals. Their first video is about the five pound burrito at the Tortilla Press in Collingswood, New Jersey.
Philly2Philly.com has a report on Thursday's Wing Off at P. J. Whelihan's in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Five "Wing Off" qualifiers are listed on 610WIP's Wing Bowl 18 page. The first "Wing Off" is January 7 at PJ Whelihan's in Haddonfield, NJ.
Styrovor has a flickr gallery of her completion of a five pound burrito challenge at the Tortilla Press.
A blog entry and video about the five pound burrito offered by the Tortilla Press in Collingswood, NJ are available.
Styrovor completes five pound burrito
Chef Mark Smith of the Tortilla Press in Collingswood, NJ has posted the following twitter update: “I can’t believe she ate the whole thing [a five pound burrito] …..my twitter friend @styrovor“
Video w/o results from Maple Shade Wing Off
The Eating Machine has posted two short clips recorded at last night’s Wing Off at PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade, New Jersey, but it does not include any contest footage or results. The Eating Machine apparently did not compete in the qualifier as he had already qualified for Wing Bowl 17 by eating 30 ounces of mayonnaise in 1:30. This is a better rate per minute that the official IFOCE mayonnaise record of 4 32 ounce bowls of mayonnaise in 8 minutes held by Oleg Zhornitskiy
Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off schedule announced
A list of 7 “Wing Off” qualifiers is available on 610WIP’s Wing Bowl 17 page. Winners of the Wing-Offs will receive a slot in the Wing Bowl. The first qualifier will take place tomorrow at PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade, New Jersey. The second Wing Off will take place at Paddywhack’s in Philadelphia on January 9. There will be 6 Wing Offs between January 9 and January 22. The Wing Offs will be co-hosted by former Eagle Hugh Douglas, so wearing a Terrell Owens jersey to the contest is probably not advisable. 😉
update Here is a list of the Wing Offs:
| 2008 Dec 18 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | PJ Whelihan’s | Maple Shade, NJ | |
| 2009 Jan 7 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | Paddywhacks | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2009 Jan 10 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | Slack’s Hoagie Shack | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2009 Jan 14 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | PJ Whelihan’s | Sewell, NJ | |
| 2009 Jan 15 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | Barnaby’s Aston | Media, PA | |
| 2009 Jan 20 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | McStew’s Irish Sports Pub | Levittown, PA | |
| 2009 Jan 22 | Wing Bowl 17 Wing Off | Trappe Tavern | Trappe, PA |
A link to the live chat page for the chat session hosted by Adam Richman of Man vs. Food is available on the Travel Channel website. The chat will begin at 11 pm eastern and run until midnight. There will also be a chat for viewers only starting at 9 pm.
Link Buffet: July 10, 2008
- Preview of the Chinook Winds rib contest. Rich LeFevre and Erik Denmark are listed as expected entrants.
- Steakbellie on the Camden qualifier
- Megamunch finalizes plans for the UEPa meeting. The 120 ounce steak is free if finished.
- Quotes and podcast of George Shea at the Nathan’s finals.
- According to CNN, Heinz’ sales are up 16.5% and profits are up 30.9% over the past two years. Nelson Peltz got Heinz to co-sponsor Nathan’s.
- 11 “Pushing Daisies” themed pie eating contests at the Orange County Fair from July 11 to August 2
2008 Camden qualifier results from Megamunch
Camden qualifier results from megamunch comment
Badlands Booker – 27.5
Buffalo Jim Reeves – 22
Steakbellie – 20.25
Yasir Salem – 19
Wing Kong – 18
Sean Gordon – 18
Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein – 18
update The IFOCE.com report is out now
update #2 CourierPostOnline.com has a report on the contest listing the duration as 12 minutes.
update #3 Megamunch has a blog entry and gallery from the contest
NJ.com has a preview of the contest focusing on Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein.
Philly.com: Badlands Booker to compete in Camden qualifier
Philly.com has an article about the Camden, NJ and West Chester, PA Nathan’s qualifiers with the following information about the field:
Expect other big-name, gut-throat gorgers to be in West Chester and Camden. Eric “Badlands” Booker, who has recorded hip-hop albums about his eating exploits, will exit retirement to take on the likes of Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, both of Drexel Hill, as well as Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin, who has qualified for three straight July Fourth finals.
PhillyBurbs blogs reports that Booker will compete in the Camden qualifier (which is not clear in the philly.com article)
Wing Bowl qualifiers, Jan 12-17
3 Wing Bowl qualifiers have been scheduled for the upcoming week (See 610wip.com and their Wing Bowl page)
Jan 12 Slack`s Hoagie Shack in Sewell, NJ Glen Macnow`s Slack`s Eat Off, Godfather Hoagies and Wild Thing Chicken Cheesesteaks contest
Jan 14 P. J. Whelihan’s Cherry Hill, NJ, Wing Off
Jan 17 Just Sports Bar & Grill Warminster, PA, Wing Off
In other news of contests next week, the Brooklyn vegan wing contest filled its 10 slots in half an hour.
Wing Bowl 16 Q & A
Angelo Cataldi answers some questions about Wing Bowl 16 in his blog. There will be 6 Wing Off qualifiers, with the first being held on Dec. 12 at P.J. Whelihan’s in Cherry Hill, N.J. Cataldi reports that negotiations between WIP and the IFOCE to allow Joey Chestnut to defend his title are still in progress. but they expect to reach an agreement.
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