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2014 Nathan’s Pocono qualifier
update June 8The Pocono Record has a gallery
update The Times Tribune has a blog entry & gallery
update Marcos Owens won the men’s contest with 28. Juliet Lee appears to have won the women’s
Official results | Part 2
1) Marcos Owens 28
2) Brian Dudzinski 22
3) Micah Collins 21
4) “Wild” Bill Myers 15 updated
5) Eric Livingston 14
6) Andrew Kossuth 9
7T) Chuck Bush 8
7T) Jimmy Coponi 8
9) Scott Long
1W) Juliet Lee 27.5
2w) Andrea Giramonte 4.25
3W) Sarah Garwood 3
The Times Tribune has a contest preview. Bob Shoudt says he will not be able to come due to work issues.
Nathan's Famous will be the primary sponsor for the #43 car at this weekend's race at Pocono, PA.
NJ.com has an article about the team cheesesteak record that the New York Mets keep track of when they play series in Philadelphia. On April 30 this year, the team ate 103 sandwiches to set a new single day team record.
MCall.com has the field for next weekend's Nathan's qualifier at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. Bob Shoudt and Juliet Lee will be the favorites. Marcos Owens, Meredith Boxberger (probably inaccurate), Bill Myers and Eric Livingston are also listed.
The Solow Festival in Philadelphia will hold a cheesesteak competitive-eating performance art piece titled Cheesesteaks Cheesesteaks Cheesesteaks Cheesesteaks Cheesesteaks Cheesesteaks on June 24 and 25.
McFaddens in Philadelphia will hold a hot dog eating contest on Friday awarding $250.
Mas Mexicali Cantina in West Chester, PA will hold a Taco Bowl eating contest on May 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Mulligan's in Scranton, PA will hold a pepper eating contest on May 3 awarding $200.
The Pocono Record has a preview of the June 7 Nathan's qualifier a Pocono Raceway focusing on Larell Marie Mele.
Taste of Philly in Selinsgrove, PA will award $100 to the first person that can finish its 24 inch "RUManenough" hoagie in under 30 minutes.
Wishbone in Philadephia will hold a hot wing eating contest on April 10 awarding a $500 gift card.
Arooga's in downtown Harrisburg, PA will hold a Ghost Face Killa Wing Eating Contest on March 29 awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, the first active professional athelete to compete in the Wing Bowl, signed a seven year contract extension today.
Jim's Steaks announces that Bob Shoudt ate 20 cheesesteaks in an hour to retake the house record after Pat Bertoletti ate 17 sandwiches before the Wing Bowl. update Feb 25 PhillyMag has an article.
The Hickory Kitchen in Doylestown, PA will hold a wing eating contest on February 27 awarding $225 ($100 to the winner).
Philly Sports Jabronis have an article an article about Dave Brunelli with information about his amateur boxing career.
The 14 pound Whale bagel challenge at Spread Bageltry in Philadelphia will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
Dave Brunelli won the first place prize of Flyers suite tickets at the Sandwich Bowl held at Paesano's in Philadelphia Sunday.
Paesano's in Philadelphia will hold a Sandwich Bowl eating contest Sunday awarding suite tickets for the Flyers.
Molly Schuyler eats record 363 wings in Wing Bowl 22
update Feb 11 Rake & Herald have a statement from the contest organizers standing by the results
update Feb 5
- Articles: Angelo Cataldi column | Time.com | Trentonian on college winner Daily Penn article | Daily Penn pro-WB column | Daily Penn anti-WB column | Philly.com column claiming the Wing Bowl needs to be licensed as a strip club
- Galleries: Gallery of promotional products
- WIP videos: Final minute | Molly Schuyler | Pat Bertoletti | Jon Squibb
- Other videos: Google Glass video recorded by Jason Kelce | PhillyMag video of spectator fight |Â AOL on | Philly Social
- Blog entries: Yahoo Daily Buzz | Strange Music on sponsorship of Molly Schuyler
update Feb 1
- Articles: Daily Local on “Moe Train” | Reading Eagle on entourage winner Wingatron | Daily Mail UK | Metro.co.uk | News.com.au | Philly.com critical column
- Galleries: NJ.com | PennLive.com | NBC Philadephia | PhillyMag | 700 Level
- Videos: Huffington Post | Ruptly TV | 6 ABC | CBSPhilly | Ukraine Train Courier Times video | Video of spectator fights
- Blog entries: Rake & Herald | Yahoo Shutdown Corner | Bleacher Report | Sportsgrid | Joonbug | UProxx | GQ.com | Des Moines Register on Molly’s weekend events in Iowa
Wing Bowl official final top 6
363 Molly Schuyler, new record
356 Pat Bertoletti, breaks Kobayashi previous record
304 Jamie McDonald
252 Jon Squibb, local winner
210 Dave “US Male” Goldstein
208 Uncle Rico
update 1:35 pm Both Pat Bertoletti and Jamie McDonald have issues with Molly Schuyler’s victory
Articles: ESPN | Philly.com | CBSLocal | NJ.com
Galleries: CBSLocal | Philly.com | Courier Post | MCall
Videos: MyFoxPhilly
9:54 Joey Chestnut is not impressed with MLE’s just-released new wing techniques
Joseph McDonald says Bertoletti was robbed
Philly.com has an article about Wing Bowl 22 odds claiming that Pat Bertoletti ate 17 sandwiches in 35 minutes at Jim's Steaks to qualify. (His stunt was eating scrapple and cream cheese). This would smash the official record of 13 sandwiches set by Bob Shoudt in 2007. Lynda Kuerth claimed to have eaten 15 sandwiches in the 1970s.
Jan 29 Wing Bowl 22 links
- Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce ate 5 wings in 51 seconds to qualify for Wing Bowl 22. PhiladelphiaEagles.com has a slideshow of his training session at the team practice facility.
- CBSLocal.com has an article about Jon Squibb, whose goal is 300 wings. (Blog entry about Squibb’s training secrets)
- Courier Times article about Dimitry “Ukraine Train” Shchupak
- Courier Post article about female fans of Wing Bowl
- The weigh-in will be tomorrow at 5pm at Chickie’s & Pete’s in South Philadelphia.
- Philly.com article about the two Vegan Wing Bowls on Saturday
- Philebrity calls for “slob-shaming” Wing Bowl participants
Philly.com has an article about the health effects of competing in Wing Bowl focusing on defending champion Jamie McDonald.
John "Oink Oink" Bradley won today's in-studio Wing Off to receive a spot in Wing Bowl 22.
The King's Men is holding and Anti Wing Bowl Outreach and is calling for a boycott on the event's sponsors.
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