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Former Pennsylvania governor has a column for Philly.com praising Wing Bowl 17-19 champion Jon Squibb which calls him the "last best hope" of Philadelphia sports. (via email)
WIP announces that all tickets available for Wing Bowl 21 have been sold.
Wing Bowl 21 tickets are now on sale and can be purchased using the following link.
Wing Bowl 21 tickets will go on sale for $10 on ComcastTix.com on Tuesday, December 11 at 9 am Eastern. (direct link for purchase)
"Snack" Jack Diamond qualified for Wing Bowl 21 today by eating 16 bunless hot dogs in 2 minutes. Stacy "Eatorama" McCarthy and "Iceman" qualified on Thursday. Alexis failed her stunt of eating 100 tater tots in 3 minutes this morning, but received an invitation to the in-studio Wing Off.
Dave Brunelli & Dave Goldstein tie in first Wing Bowl 21 Wing Off
Philly.com reports that Dave “Tiger Wings & Things” Brunelli and Dave “US Male” Goldstein tied in this morning Wing Off held at PJ Whelihan’s in Cherry Hill, NJ and will both receive a spot in Wing Bowl 21 on February 1. Tickets will go on sale on December 11 for $10.
Wing Bowl 21 will have a two tier system. In the first tier, three time champion Jon Squibb will face off against winners of five qualifiers to be held around the country. Other Philadelphia area residents will compete in the second tier to win a Nissan Pathfinder. The person with the overall highest total will win $20,000.
Wing Bowl 21 rules released – first Wing Off Wednesday
The official announcement for Wing Bowl 21 will take place Monday, but contest rules have already been posted containing information on how to qualify for the finals in Philadelphia on Feburary 1, 2013:
- The majority of finalists will qualify by successfully completing an in-studio stunt. (Stunt submission form)
- Five first round Wing Offs will be held at Philadelphia area PJ Whelihan’s. The first Wing Off will take place November 28 in Cherry Hill, NJ. The winners of the first round Wing Offs will then compete in a second round Wing Off to win a spot in the finals. An in-studio Wing-Off will also be held between two people who almost finished their stunt.
- CBS Radio stations in Washington, DC “The Fan”, New York City (WFAN 660), Boston “The Sports Hub”, Chicago “The Score” and Dallas “The Fan” will hold qualifiers sending the winner to the finals. The regional winners will receive $200 and travel expenses.
- Former champions Takeru Kobayashi, Jon Squibb, Joey Chestnut, Bill “El Wingador” Simmons will receive byes and not have to qualify. (It is likely that 100% of those invitations will not be accepted.)
- There are no restrictions on “professionals” or non-locals.
- The overall winner will receive $20000 and a Wing Bowl Champion Ring and gold medal. The top competitor fro the Philadelphia area will win a Chevy Camaro.
The twitter for the WIP Morning show announces that information about Wing Bowl 21 will be revealed on Monday, November 26.
The Draught Horse in Philadelphia will hold a wing eating contest Thursday awarding 76ers tickets.
The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will announce its biggest ticket giveaway at 2 pm today. This might be the official announcement for the 2013 Wing Bowl. update The 2013 WIP Wing Bowl was not announced, but a Wing Bowl will take place tomorrow at Kildare's in West Chester, PA
The Philly Soft Pretzel Factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA will hold a pretzel dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
Will Millender has the top 5 in today's fried mushroom eating contest in Kennett Square, PA: 1) Jamie McDonald 5.5 lb in 8 minutes 2) Dave Brunelli 4.75 lb 3) Eric Dahl 4.5 lb 4) Mike Longo 5) Will Millender. update weights have been added. update Sept 9 Mike Longo has a video.
A package including four floor passes to Wing Bowl 21 on February 1, 2013 sold yesterday on the Eagles RadioThon charity auction, apparently for $750.
Critical Past has images from a news reel about a meal that Tony Laurentis ate in Philadelphia in 1935 that included four pounds of spaghetti, 12 chickens, 2 sirloins and a gallon each of beer and wine. He gained 20 pounds from the meal. (Google News archive article).
Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com announces that four floor passes to Wing Bowl 21 on February 1, 2013 will be offered in the Eagles Radiothon on September 5 and 6.
Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com has a video of a torrential reversal of fortune by "Sloth" in Wing Bowl 9, which Angelo Cataldi calls his favorite Wing Bowl momemt.
The top 3 from the watermelon eating contest at the City Tap House in Philadelphia: 1) 1st Dave “Tiger Wings and Things†Brunelli 2) Nick “Papagorgio†Kehler 3) John “Oink Oink†Bradley (via email)
The City Tap House in Philadelphia will hold a watermelon eating contest on Friday awarding Phillies tickets and other prizes.
A press release lists Eric Dahl, Joe Menchetti, Jamie McDonald and Dave Brunelli are listed as expected entrants in the fried mushroom eating contest to be held in Kennet Square, PA (The contest will take place on September 8, which is not mentioned in the release.)
Philly.com has an interview with Bill "El Wingador" Simmons after he was released from jail following payment of $100,000 in bail.
El Wingador court appearance Friday
update Jun 22 NJ.com reports that Bill Simmons’ bail was not reduced from $100,000. His sentence is estimated at 10-20 years if found guilty.
NJ.com reports that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons will have a court appearance tomorrow to seek a lowering of his $100,000 bail which has yet to be paid and that public defender Richard O’Brien will serve as his attorney. Patch.com has quotes from Angelo Cataldi saying he would be willing to act as a character witness if the case is tried. Philly.com has an article with quotes from Rick “The Manager” Russo and Jon Squibb. More “El Wingador” links:
- Bill “El Wingador” Simmons facebook fan page
- America’s Biggest Eater, Bill Simmons’ reality TV project facebook page
- Jason Fagone’s 2004 profile for Philly Magazine which would lead to Horsemen of the Esophagus
- A Sports Illustrated article about plans for a Wing Bowl movie based on Bill “El Wingador” Simmons. (The producer of the project, Mike Tollin, shares Los Angeles Clippers season tickets with Bill “Sportsguy” Simmons)
- Errol Morris mini-documentary, hosted on NYTimes.com
- “Furious” Pete video about “El Wingador” calls him a “fraud”
Philly.com reports that the Travel Channel program Food Paradise will record attempts at the sandwich challenge at Jake's Sandwich Board in Philadelphia on Friday (via Danny Ozark)
Totally Driven TV has a report on Takeru Kobayashi's appearance at Harrah's Philadelphia today where he broke two record: he broke his previous cheesesteak record of 24 seconds by 0.4s and a new Harrah's Food Challenge record (1:52) consisting of a cannoli from Varallo, a 10†Margherita pizza from Caffe Napoli and macaroni & cheese from BarleyQue. (video) update May 13 DelCo Times has a report from the event and timed Kobayashi's cheesesteak attempt at 24.7 seconds.
Philebrity reports that Takeru Kobayashi will be at the renaming ceremony for Harrah's Philadelphia (formerly Harrah's Chester) on Friday and will attempt to break his cheesesteak record. Tony Luke will also create a 20 foot long cheesesteak for the occasion.
Philly.com has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons plans after retiring from competitive eating. He hopes to open a chain of El Wingador Challenge Grills. The restaurants would hold weekly eating challenges that would culminate in an annual chain-wide eat-off.
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