Steakbellie has uploaded the first post in a planned series about his Wing Bowl 15 experience. A picture of his float (above) is included.

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philly.com has an article with a quote from Joey Chestnut about Bill “El Wingador” Simmons’ return:

“I hope he improves. I would hate to embarrass him in his hometown,” Chestnut told us Friday about Simmons. Chestnut set a Wing Bowl record Friday of 182 wings, besting the contest’s previous record, 173, which he also set.

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A member of Crazy Legs Conti’s Wing Bowl entourage wrote a livejournal entry about her night and morning.

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Philly.com reports that former Phillies reliever Mitch William’s car suffered the same fate as the Phillies 9th inning lead in game 6 of the 1993 World Series:

Waiting on a friend, he pulled his ’06 Chrysler 300 into a parking spot. Soon, “I smelled something kind of burning in my car,” Williams says. “I got out, finally, and saw smoke. I was trying to get the hood open, and I couldn’t get it open, and I looked underneath.”

Someone had left a barbecue grill smoldering in the lot, and it ignited the car’s engine.

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Brian Seiken commentary
Smarty Bones’ blog
Philly sportsline gallery

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NorthJersey.com has an article about Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin which focuses on his suspension and reinstatement.

“We felt that the video that he did for ‘Opie & Anthony’ was somewhat outrageous,” Shea said. “But I think that, given the overwhelming support that he has among fans, there was a sense that we reacted too quickly and too strongly.

“There was a rush to judgment,” Shea said. “And we reversed it.”

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Videos by PhlipPhlop6

Contest start
Tim Janus’ introduction

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Wing Bowl 15 DVDs are available for sale at wingbowlvideo.com for $12. Proceeds from DVD sales will go to the Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. DVDs will be shipped around March 1.

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CBS3 video & article
NBC10 blog entry & galleries (picture above is from NBC10)
610wip.com has podcasts of the entire broadcast
philly.com videos
Philly.com gallery
Daily News gallery
podcast of WHYY interview with Jason Fagone
SportsIllustrated.com article
Radar misidentifies Obi Wing as Joey Chestnut
Steakbellie’s blog entry
Angelo Cataldi’s gallery

updated Feb 3
philly.com Dan Gross article
PhillyNews.blog (Says Joey Chestnut resembles Jeff Garcia)
Courier Post article mainly about “Liberty” Belh, who chipped a tooth

update Feb 3 #2
megamunch blog entry & gallery
Dan’s flickr gallery

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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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chron.com reports that the 2007 IFOCE tamale eating contest has been scheduled for May 5 at the Berryhill Baja Grill in Houston.

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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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Michael Poppy, a columnist for the University of Wisconsin newspaper, debates another columnist about what is the greatest sport:

Furthermore, Takeru Kobayashi has become the sport’s superstar. “The Tsunami” has taken competitive eating by storm, setting the competitive eating record for hot dogs and Krystals (hamburgers). He also is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion for the past six consecutive years. And you can’t tell me Kobayashi isn’t an athlete — have you seen the guns on that guy?

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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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The prelimiaries for the Rice & Bean Pot Burrito Eating contest are taking place at the four Boston area “Beanpot” colleges this week:

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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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cantonrep.com has a brief preview of the AICE chili contest to be held February 17. One of the eaters expected to attend is “Pete Broken.”

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

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95.1 FM WAYV is sponsoring a wing contest on Saturday for women from southern New Jersey:

The radio station’s website describes how to qualify:

Mike & Diane’s 3rd Annual Super Duper Wing Fling is bigger and better than ever! This year’s live event takes place Saturday February 3rd at 1pm in Trump Marina’s Atrium – right where everyone can see! The local South Jersey woman who eats the most Hooters buffalo wings in 15 minutes wins a brand new big screen HDTV! Wanna be a contestant? Listen to the Mike & Diane morning show for opportunities to qualify every hour 6am-9am! You can also head to Hooters @ Trump Marina for more chances to win!

Dawn wrote a myspace blog entry about her preparation for the contest.

Last year’s winner, Lisa MacNeir, ate 33 wings in 15 minutes.

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chron.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut after he won the french fry eating contest at Bikini’s Bar & Grill:

He’s making a lot of money in prize winnings, appearance fees and frequent-flier miles. But he’s not getting rich, he says. He’s in it for the glory and good times.

“I live in San Jose, and it’s expensive. I’m paying for school. Plus, I like to party a lot. So the money goes pretty fast.”

The University Star also has an article about the contest.

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A wing eating contest will be held at Merkle’s Bar and Grill. Qualifiers will be held on Thursdays in February and the final will take place on March 1. The $20 entrance fee is due by 8pm today.

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