Even though Crazy Legs Conti did not compete in Wing Bowl 15, he had a busy itenerary according to this livejournal entry.

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Philly.com reports that Joey Chestnut won the Wing Bowl with a record 182 wings. El Wingador announced that he intends to be back for Wing Bowl 16. The reported results:

1. Joey Chestnut 182 wings
2. Patrick Bertoletti 170 wings
3. Sonya Thomas 169 wings
4. Gentleman Jerry, 167 wings
5. U.S. Male, 138

Other top 10 finishers (amount at end of first round listed)
Dr. Winglove, 73
Curley von Burley, 77
Bulldog, 78
Damaging Doug, 81
Beast from the Northeast, 91

update radloffs.net had a much better live blog than philly.com. Steakbellie’s float was a giant can of “Whoopass” beer and Humble Bob’s float was of Joey chestnut roasting over a fake fire.

update #2 philebrity.com also did a live blog from the Wachovia Center

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A live blog has been set up at philly.com which claims that Damaging Doug has the early lead.

The AttyTood blog by a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News wrote an anti-Wing Bowl entry which has recevied 49 comments:

The comedian Martin Mull once said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. True, but dancing about architecture would be more entertaining than PEOPLE EATING ON THE RADIO!

updatecbs3 has an article and video segment previewing Wing Bowl 15

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Philly.com has an article about how the Wing Bowl and competitive eating in general has had difficulty landing national corporate sponsorships.

So, for Wing Bowl, Rayfield courts local advertisers and waits for the other guys to realize what they’re missing. This year WIP came close to signing a national TV deal, he said, and next year he hopes to do more than come close.

“As the person responsible for the event, I like to think I get a little smarter every year,” he said. “Each year it gets bigger, the publicity spreads wider. We’ll keep figuring out better ways to monetize it. But you sort of go where the fish are.”

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Steakbellie has written a post about the conclusion of his preparations for Wing Bowl 15. He is more confident about winning the prize for best float than winning the eating contest.

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The weekly philly.com Wing Bowl column says that Joey Chestnut has available tickets and is taking applications for his entourage.

Chestnut, 23, who set a record last year with 173 wings, is coming in from San Jose, Calif., for the sold-out circus at Wachovia Center and needs a few people “to be part of Team Chestnut.” E-mail your name, contact info and why you deserve a slot on his entourage to VallejoJoey@aol.com.

The online Wing Bowl video game has been updated at http://pdn.philly.com/2007/wing/nwingbowl.html

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Wing Bowl 15 odds have been posted at philly.com. The top 10 favorites are:

Patrick Bertoletti, Chicago, IL, 190 lbs., 2-1 odds
Joey Chestnut, San Jose, CA, 230, 3-1
Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, Alexandria, VA, 105, 3-1
Dave “Dr. Winglove” Inderbitzin, Conshohocken, 175, 4-1
“Humble” Bob Shoudt, Royersford, 265, 5-1
Rich “The Locust” LeFevre, Henderson, NV, 132, 5-1
Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston, Drexel Hill, 230, 7-1
ChipBurger Simpson, Gainesville, FL, 200, 7-1
“Damaging” Doug Canavin, Philadelphia, 345, 9-1
Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, Drexel Hill, 265, 10-1

It is hard to believe that Dr. Winglove is a bigger favorite than Rich LeFevre (who beat Dr. Winglove handily in Wing Bowl 14) and Bob Shoudt.

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The new poll asks who you think will win Wing Bowl 15.

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from timesherald.com

Chick’s Tavern, Bridgeport, PA

Josh Cifelli, 266 mussels
Megan “Irish Lassie” Moreland, 253 mussels
Mark Zimmer 250
Frank Dillworth 250

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Philly.com has an article about the Wing Bowl competitors ranked in the top 10 which says that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons says that there is a 1 in 5 chance that he will compete in Wing Bowl 15.

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The Wing Bowl “outsiders” page at 610wip.com lists Wing Bowl 14 runner-up Rich LeFevre as the recipient of the final IFOCE Wing Bowl 15 slot.

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Steakbellie’s blogging will be limited the next 9 days as he focuses on more pressing matters.

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610WIP.com reports that “Damaging” Doug won the Wing Off in the WIP studio by eating 44 wings in 5 minutes.

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The weekly Wing Bowl column at Philly.com reports that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons’ restaurant has opened and is doing enough business for El Wingador to quit his truck driving job to focus on the restaurant and his wing sauce. The column also says that Hank “The Tank” Goldey admits to stealing the Wing Bowl throne from El Wingador.

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The Blinq blog at philly.com reports that a trivia contest has been scheduled for the same weekend at the Wing Bowl. The organizer of that contest describes his objectives:

“This is about more than making Quizzo sexy,” he writes by e-mail. “It’s about making Philadelphia sexy.” The 215 unsexiness, he offers, is “a stereotype perpetuated by the Neanderthal eating contest that takes place every year. Trashy has had it too good in this town for too long. On February 3rd, sexy fights back.

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The new poll asks who you think should receive the final IFOCE spot in Wing Bowl 15. Unlisted eaters will be added to the poll if a request is made.

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Michael “Liberty” Belh reports in his myspace blog that he competed in last night’s Wing Off at the Trappe Tavern to practice for the in studio Wing Off next week, but wound up winning with a record 68 wings in 10 minutes.

updated The Pottstown Mercury has an article about Belh’s win

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Hank “The Tank” Goldey has a message to Wing Bowl 15 spectators in the Wing Bowl myspace page:

i want everybody who attends this years wingbowl, to make all the professional eaters{i.f.o.c.e.} feel very uncomfortable.. they are destroying our party. this is our house{we must protect our house}

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competitiveeatingnews.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 champion Joey Chestnut has received the penultimate IFOCE Wing Bowl slot and joins Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti and Chip Simpson as non-Philly entrants. One more slot remains for out of towners.

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The Mercury has a preview of tomorrow night’s Wing Off qualifier that will be held at the Trappe Tavern in Trappe, PA.

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A section about Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins mentioning their video makes up a sizeable portion of this week’s philly.com Wing Bowl column. Wing Kong claims to have developed a new wing eating technique he will unveil at the contest. The column also says the Rib Ranch will provide wings for Wing Bowl 15.

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Steakbellie and Wing Kong have created a “Rocky” parody displaying their preparations for Wing Bowl 15 and uploaded it to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Zvo1-nNSE

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PhillyBurbs.com has an article about Wednesday night’s Wing Off won by “Barnyard” Joe DiRoma. The article says DiRoma acquired his nickname because he eats like an animal. 610wip.com called the winner “Boneyard Joe”. There were 40 eaters competing in 5 heats.

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There are now 3 weeks to Wing Bowl 15. Philly.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 veterans “Black Death” & “Dr. Slob” successfully completed their stunts and will compete in Wing Bowl 15. “Boneyard” Joe won last night’s Wing Off with 63 wings in 10 minutes. “Liberty Belh” has a blog entry about his failed double cheeseburger stunt, but he received a slot in the in studio Wing Off on January 24.

DelawareOnline.com has an article about the Wing Bowl with two wing-eating techniques which ignores the fact that Delaware residents are not eligible to compete in the Wing Bowl.

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Steakbellie has a blog entry about preparations for his Wing Bowl 15 entourage. He is interested in adding a second bagpiper, preferably one who will work solely for glory and not a paycheck.

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