Jon “Super” Squibb wins Wing Bowl 17
update #2Philly.com has video – CBS3 has a slideshow and an interview with boxer Bernard Hopkins and El Wingador along with some soundless footage
Google Trends currently has “Wing Bowl 2009” as #10 in the list of hot trends and “Angelo Cataldi” and “610 WIP” are also in the top 20.
update CourierPostOnline.com has the official top 5:
Jon “Super” Squibb – 203 wings – his facebook page
Not Rich 180
Hank the Tank 153
Da Disposal 153
Cadillac Corrigan 132
Other 5 semi-finalists (results are from end of first round)
Officer Beast 90
Frank de Fraud 87
Stormin Norman 83
Obi Wing 83 (disqualified for vomiting in the second round)
Gluteus Maximus 79
The live blog of the radio feed follows after the jump:
Here is a link to listen to WIP 610 online Philly.com is also doing a live blog
9:38 Coverage from the Wachovia center has now finished
9:37 The Eating Machine only wore a sock in his entrance procession
9:34 Arson Arnie & Gentleman Jerry are interviewed. Jerry describes his award winning float in which he converted a golf cart to a Zamboni. Jerry was dressed as Kate Smith, famous for singing God Bless America Jerry says he has not changed his mind about retiring
9:28 Final 3 Wingettes: #3 Skyler – #2 Elena – #1 Charlie
9:17 Cataldi is promoting Squibb vs. Chestnut in Wing Bowl 18
9:15 Philly.com has Squibb’s total as 203 wings. Only Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti & El Wingador have broken 200 wings, all in last year’s Wing Bowl
9:09 Squibb is interviewed on the radio and he says he will face off against Joey Chestnut in 2010
9:07 Now the radio feed announces Super Squibb is victorious
9:06 Philly.com has announced Super Squibb as the winner
9:05 The final round has begun on the radio – it is now over on philly.com
9:02 Final five being announced on philly.com
5 Cadillac Corrigan 129
4 Da Disposal 131
3 Hank the Tank 145
2 Not Rich 173
1 Squibb 195 wings
8:58 Stormin Norman was almost DQed
8:57 Now the 2nd half is over on the radio and a commercial break
8:56 The second round is over on philly.com
8:55 Rhea Hughes says that Not Rich is in 2nd place
8:54 Hank the Tank has thrown in the towel due to Squibb’s dominance
8:53 A Wingette has also thrown up
8:52 Frank de Fraud is now also DQed
8:51 Super Squibb is reportedly in the lead. The WIP guys says they hope they don’t lose him to professional eating
8:50 Back from commercial. Obi Wing has had a reversal and been DQed
8:48 at the midway point of the 2nd round on philly.com
8:46 Now another commerical
8:43 The second round has started
8:42 Damaging Doug and Gentleman Jerry did not make the finals
8:37 The semifinalists: Gluteus Maximus 79, Obi Wing 83 Stormin Norman 83, da Disposal 84, Cadillac Corrigan 84 Frank de Fraud 87, Officer Beast 90, Not Rich 100, Hank the Tank 100 wings, Super Squib 103
8:36 Back from commercial Gentleman Jerry has won the best entourage about his tribute to the Spectrum
8:32 They are only counting plates if all the wings on it are eaten
8:30 NittanyDelphia also has a live blog
8:27 Back from commercial
8:22 The first round is finished on the radio feed
8:21 Obi Wing is in trouble
8:20 The first round is over on the Philly.com liveblog
8:18 Hank the Tank is on his fifth plate, but Rhea Hughes questions his cleaning
8:17 Cadillac Corrigan and the Bambino are also looking strong
8:15 Midway through the first half on the radio feed. Hank the Tank is looking good but he is drinking soda
8:12 Sloth’s vomiting in Wing Bowl 9 is shown on the video screen
8:11 Gluteus Waximus is said to be the early leader. Eating Machine & PapaGiorgio are also doing well
8:08 The contest has started on the radio now
8:06 The contest has started on the philly.com live blog
8:03 Now the national anthem
8:01 The procession of eaters has finished and the World Series trophy is now being displayed
7:50 If the Wing Bowl field would like to get revenge on the Phoenix metropolitan area for the NFC Championship game, several competitors are eligible for the free food offer from the Heart Attack Grill.
7:48 Damaging Doug enters. This is his 10th Wing Bowl.
7:45 The philly.com live blog appears to be about a minute to two ahead of the online radio feed.
7:27 Angelo Cataldi says Tollman Joe faces health risks for competing, hopefully he will avoid the fate of Chili Dawg Cachola
7:22 Boxer Bernard Hopkins is interviewed
7:10 Steakbellie, Pat Bertoletti, Badlands Booker Crazy Legs Conti are in Rick the Manager’s entourage.
7:04 The Wing Bowl procession is about to finish. Gentleman Jerry’s float theme was the a tribute to the Spectrum and he dressed as Kate Smith
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Rhonda Evans said
January 30, 2009 @ 8:25 am
Rhea Hughes comes across (at least to me) as a classic bitch. I’m not saying that’s bad. That’s just the way she is; she’s good at it.
Rhonda Evans said
January 30, 2009 @ 8:52 am
Watch out for Frank de Fraud and Officer Beast!
anonymous said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:06 am
OJ nobody cares ok? Why are you knocking yourself out with this bullshit
Wing Bowl 2009 said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:16 am
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Rhonda Evans said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:21 am
I care. Speak for yourself.
Rhonda Evans said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:25 am
Given the totals the last two years, it appears that either the judging is less strict (in getting credit for eating wings) or the wings are faster.
anonymous said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Rhonda you are not a real person just a creation of someone imagination so buzz off
sham said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:59 am
WB continues to be a sham. How can an eater like G Jerry not make it to the second round. Weigh the wings please, and call it an actual eating contest.
Anonymous said
January 30, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Rhonda, nobody cares ok? Why are you knocking yourself out with this bullshit? Why don’t you and OJ just IM each other and spare the rest of us.
Rhonda Evans said
January 30, 2009 @ 10:38 am
For “A”nonymous: You can be spared by refraining from visiting/reading/posting on this thread—-just as you can change the channel on the tube if you don’t like the program. It is what it is.
For “a”nonymous: If you believe that, why are you responding? Get a life. Go wear a Krystal!
Both of you have one thing in common. You’re both suffering from role diffusion. If you need help in coming up with names, just ask. I’ve a few very appropriate ones in mind.
Anonymous said
January 30, 2009 @ 10:53 am
Yes. I want a name please.
What is it? What will it be?
anonymous said
January 30, 2009 @ 11:53 am
anony your name is i have a life Rhondas name is get a life
On another note... said
January 30, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
Calling Rick the manager – wha’ happen????
Wing Bowler said
January 30, 2009 @ 6:22 pm
Rick the Manager gave his best effort and is to be commended for it. He is A MANAGER and for one day lived his dream of being Rick the Eater. His entourge of pros seemed to have a good time too but where was Chestnut. A no-show perhaps? No surprise there.
As for the BS of big numbers this time, some eaters got the opportunity to speak with a few of the judges before the event. They admitted that there were some problems with how the counting went last year and did not like the fact that so many new judges were brought in by Pat Croce. Too many people trying to do the job was a recipe for disaster.
The wings were also kept hot close to the starting time of the event, instead of being laid out hours before for display only to become rock hard.
Squibb did a great job and looks to be a legit contender. He will get crushed next years, but he is still good. Damaging Doug did get screwed. They announced early that he was through his 4th plate, he was cleaning very well and was getting full credit for wings eaten, HOWEVER he still does not make the first cut when the lowest number was 79. Go figure. Doug does suck as well but he did put up a good number.
Wing Bowl will always have questions because the judging blows.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
January 30, 2009 @ 7:25 pm
Also in the Rick the Manager Entourage: Humble Bob, Wing Kong and ‘Wolfson’. Rick ate 69 in a very good debut! Bertoletti and I got onstage during round 2 and ate some of the wings to find out they were STILL warm! The chef from PJ Whelihans did a great job preparing the food and keeping it hot and was looking for Pat’s professional critiuqe (as a chef and eater).
The warm wings helped with the higher totals (as well as some home grown loose judging) It also helped more guys eat to the DQ Point. Had Joey/Pat had this combination of warm wings and loose judging I cant even imagine what the totals might be.
Squib seemed to legitimately beat everyone however. The kid did a good job and seemed to be enjoying the benefits at the afterparties!
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
January 30, 2009 @ 8:56 pm
ALSO: USMALE!!!!
US MALE said
January 30, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
I agree with Steakbellie. Rick looked like a natural up there. We were all behind him. If the wings are exactly the same next year, numbers will be the highest ever.
The Exiled Entourage would not have been possible without Rick and we are grateful for the opportunity he gave us to get together for a fun 16 hour party.
Now if Angelo can only learn the difference between Pat Bertoletti and Jeff “the Natural” Olson. Once again he saw Jeff and his mohawk, referred to him as Phil Bertoletti at first and then proceeded to talk to him as if he were talking to Pat.
Jeff "The natural" Bertoletti said
January 31, 2009 @ 12:51 am
Yes i confirmed i will be back at next years wing bowl me and al cataldi and angelo morganti discussed all of this over some nice warms wings. angelo and al really take care of the good eaters and know them on a first name basis, everytime i see them i have a different first name.
anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 1:33 am
ok the fake wingbowl is over can we move on to something else
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 7:04 am
It’s great to see the great Humble Bob in Rick’s entourage. With a little guidance from th Humble one, Rick can really blossom into a great wing eater.
? said
January 31, 2009 @ 9:56 am
Was there any “pre-chewing” to go along with your “loose-judging”?
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Hey man. No one knows who Bertoletti is. He’s neither the best eater, best male eater, nor best female eater. What do you expect man?
RICK THE MANAGER said (Registered January 31, 2009)
January 31, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
This is my first post ever on EatFeats. I want to thank Pat Bertoletti (I know who he is), Humble Bob, Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Wing Kong, Steakbellie, and U.S. Male for taking time out of their busy schedules to come from many parts of the country to show their support in being in my entourage. These guys helped coach and train me for my CE debut. I have said all along in this road to Wing Bowl, “I am not an eater, I am a manager!” These guys had faith in me and backed me. Although most everyone thinks the Wing Bowl is a scam, or unfair, it is what it is. What it is, is the largest 1 day radio event in the world. There is also some eating going on there. This is Philadelphia’s Marti Gras. I have been to great eating contests all over the country. The Wing Bowl is a great event (not necessarily a great eating event). The hoop-la surrounding this is like nothing else anyone has ever seen (unless you’ve been in attendance). I am not defending Wing Bowl, it is however, the only “eating event” I have eaten in. In fact, it may be the only indoor eating event that anyone, including the pros have eaten at with approx 25,000 people in attendance. But I am getting off track. The pros in my entourage are the most approachable and humble people I know. I am proud to call them my friends. Proud enough to bring them into my community, introduce them to my family and friends, and hang out together for 16 straight hours in one of the biggest parties anyone can ever experience. Once again, I want to say THANK YOU to the above mentioned pros for making my first Wing Bowl as an eater my best CE experience to date. A special thank you to Badlands Booker for writing and performing my theme song “Rick The Manager” that can be heard at http://www.RickTheManager.com
I want to also thank the Hungry Sisters and EatFeats for the exposure I’ve received.
RICK “THE MANAGER” RUSSO
Eat each meal like it’s your last!
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Let the hate begin?
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Begin? It is old hat.
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
Don’t worry Rick. Humble and Crazy never made it past the first round either, so you’re right on track.
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Congratualatiuns Rick you followed humble bob’s advice to the letter. You were done in round 1. way to go.
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 11:07 pm
enjoi the comraderie rick. Even though you can’t eat worth a damn, your two faced buddies will still act like they love you.
RICK THE MANAGER said (Registered January 31, 2009)
January 31, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
There’s no hate in my comment, just lots of LOVE baby!
Anonymous said
January 31, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
there will soon be lots of learning baby. Watch your back baby.
beautifulbrian said
January 31, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
There will always be hate due to the sick demented morons that post under anonymous and make dispicable demeaning remarks about others. I try not to insult others unless they insult me first. The remarks made about Rhonda Evans are not very nice. You could have hurt his or her feelings and not even know it . If you stop and think she might be a real person. Let us all rejoice for we have a brand new wingbowl champ