Wing Bowl 17 amateur only – tix on sale Dec 15
Peter Mucha of Philly.com reports that Angelo Cataldi announced on his radio show this morning that the 2009 Wing Bowl will not allow “professional” and / or non-local competitive eaters:
Spurred by the 25,000 fans who attended last year, “this year we have decided to do something dramatic about Wing Bowl,” Cataldi said to cohost Al Morganti, “This year, Al, we are going back to the roots of Wing Bowl.”
“We got rid of all the pros that came in from out of town,” said Morganti, who came up with Wing Bowl so frustrated Eagles fans could have some fun during Super Bowl week. “We decided to make it all Philadelphia and go neighborhood.”
The residency area for locals is not defined in the article.
Tickets will go on sale at ComcastTix.com at 10 am December 15.
The grand prize will be a 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman and the members of the top entourage will receive a vacation prize.
Philadelphia Magazine ranks the inaugural Wing Bowl in 1993 at #97 in its list of the top 100 Philadelphia moments.
update (From Sean Gordon comment) 610WIP.com has a page about Wing Bowl 17 with the official rules. There will be 8 Wing Off qualifiers in the Philadelphia area. Even though Wing Bowl 17 is billed as “going back to the neighborhoods”, the only residency restriction in the rules is that entrants must live in the United States:
The contest is open to all WIP listeners who are 21 years of age or older and reside in the United States. Employees of WIP, its corporate parents, affiliated entities, its affiliated advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promotional partners, other radio stations in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and the members of their immediate families are ineligible to participate or win.
Wing Bowl 17 is an amateur eating event with no professional eaters. Any member of professional eating organizations, including but not limited to IFOCE & AICE, are also not eligible to participate in the contest.
It will be interesting to see if former professional eating organization members will be allowed to compete.
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Bartholomew Pratt said
December 1, 2008 @ 8:15 am
I urge everyone to stay home from the WB don’t waste any of your time watching this farse
anonymous said
December 1, 2008 @ 10:11 am
I would have urged everyone to stay home when the pros were allowed to compete. It was always a farce. Can you picture that pout of disgust on Chestnuts face right now
Mega Munch said
December 1, 2008 @ 10:26 am
Great prize. Because nothing says “Wing Bowl” like a Mini Cooper.
nic "theincredible bulk" fry said
December 1, 2008 @ 10:51 am
people should take turns kicking Angelo Cataldi in the nuts….
Spoiler said
December 1, 2008 @ 11:27 am
Espn will bring the pros and a real grand prize.
Sean Gordon said (Registered June 5, 2008)
December 1, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
More info at http://www.610wip.com/pages/3356187.php including the official rules which specifically list IFOCE and AICE… http://imgsrv.610wip.com/image/wip/UserFiles/File/Wing_Bowl_17_Rules_Final_Draft_112608.doc
Not Impressive said
December 1, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
watch for the totals to be 100 less, at best
nope said
December 1, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
The totals will magically be huge. I promise.
Sweet Jill Stoler said (Registered October 15, 2008)
December 1, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! What the heck are they doing not allowing the pros? Why? WHY??!!
Anonymous said
December 1, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
Wing bowl must not be too much of a farce. Look at all these comments.
Anonymous said
December 1, 2008 @ 9:24 pm
Not allowing the pros is like fans paying to see a scab baseball team.
anonymous said
December 2, 2008 @ 1:32 am
IFOCE members ranked 26-50 are not considered pro eaters so they should feel free to do wingbowl . The fans are not paying to watch you eat chicken wings . They are paying for the prostitute hookers disguised as wingettes
Anonymous said
December 2, 2008 @ 8:58 am
a. Any member of professional eating organizations, including but not limited to IFOCE & AICE, are also not eligible to participate in the contest.
Brad got kicked out of IFOCE so he is no longer a member of any professional eating organization. He’ll enjoy his mini cooper.
Rhonda Evans said
December 2, 2008 @ 9:18 am
How can any eater be considered a pro unless that’s their primary source of income? Hence, Koby is the only professional eater in the world I know of, and even that’s questionable.