Speedeat.com mentions that the next Wing Bowl will be closed to all previous competitors and have a $5 admission charge. 610 WIP’s Wing Bowl page makes this information official. Tickets will go on sale starting Sunday. The starting time will remain 6am the Friday before the Super Bowl. All admission fees are allocated to charity, but if the net result of the restrictions is a victory for Joey Chestnut or Rich LeFevre, they might want to use some of those funds for additional security.

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(From beautifulbrian.com) In a very generous gesture, Pat Philbin has placed the trophy he won at the Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier along with his competitor’s pass for the Coney Island contest on ebay with 100% of the proceeds going to the Red Cross for Katrina relief. The current bid is $108.51 which is a doubling of the bid from two days ago. Bidding ends September 22.

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competitiveeaters.com has some pictures of the premier of Swallow Your Pride, but no commentary about the film besides the fact that it was well received.

Humble Bob has removed his review of that motion picture after just one day.

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In FAQ #29 on her home page, Sonya claims that the Wing Bowl was an event she “thoroughly enjoys” participating in and that the fun she has at a contest is proportional to the crowd size. This would be understandable if every member in a large crowd was on tolerable behavior but at the 2005 Wing Bowl they most certainly were not:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/050205
http://www.mrfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?s=45493eaf14c63f8167536cf01cead604&t=111080&page=1&pp=15

It is possible she was focused enough to tune out verbal insults from the crowd, but it seems that thrown objects would be impossible to ignore.

It would be interesting to see how the Wing Bowl crowd would treat South Jersey girl Kate Stelnick if she ever participates in it.

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