Wing Bowl 17 odds & roster released
610WIP.com has updated its Wing Bowl 17 page with the full list of competitors along with their odds. Damaging Doug is the favorite at 2-1 and Doug “Obi Wing” Petock is the long shot at ∞-1 odds. Damaging Doug is also the heaviest competitor with a listed weight of 504 pounds. Larry “Blow Me” Norris is the lightest at 160 lbs.
Dan Gross’ Wing Bowl column mentions the odds and catches up with Joey Chestnut’s former wingette, Tiffany Heller, who will sit out Wing Bowl 17. She says that she was secretly rooting for the underdog while she was assisting Joey Chestnut.
Gross also reports that Gentleman Jerry (listed odds: 3-1) says that this will be his final eating contest. The column says that Coughlan’s margin of defeat to Joey Chestnut in Wing Bowl 16 was 15 wings, which was the difference in Wing Bowl 15. The margin of defeat in last year’s Wing Bowl was over 100 wings
Tailgating information is provided at the end of the column:
The Wachovia Center has announced that parking lots open at 4 a.m. Friday and that tickets will be checked at the parking gates. Those without Wing Bowl tix will be turned away. FDR Park, across Broad Street from the sports complex, will be closed to tailgating, as will surrounding lots.
All patrons will be searched for contraband, and no outside food or beverages are permitted inside the Wachovia Center. Comcast-Spectacor has also asked that no fires be set in the parking lot.
The DelcoTimes has an article about “Gentleman Jerry” Coughlan and the PhillyBurbs blog has an entry about Nick “Chicken Caesar” Ventresca
Nittanydelphia has a preview of the Wing Bowl
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Oddsmaker Supreme said
January 28, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
I am appalled at the odds for Rick the Manager. 100-1, this is an absolute mistake on the part of Alfonse Morganti. He does not know who ihe is messing with!
I said
January 28, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
i guess maybe with this rick yahoo that the big odds match his big ego. maybe because he’s a compelling personality they let him in because his stunt sucked ass.
Rhonda Evans said
January 28, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
I bet their favorite, Damaging Doug, doesn’t finish in the top three.
Anonymous said
January 28, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
You are correct Rhonda. Big mouth Doug will not even be close near the end and hopefully will drift off into retirement. Let’s go Gentleman Jerry.
Hey I, ever finish grammer school?
I said
January 28, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
did you ever finish GRAMMAR school?!? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….
Mike said
February 1, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
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