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Once yearly Buffalo Wing eating competition

Wing Bowl was an annual eating contest founded in 1993 by Philadelphia talk radio hosts Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. The contest was first broadcast on WIP. About 150 people attended Wing Bowl I (held in a hotel) in 1993 to see a competition between two contestants. The event pitted competitive eaters in a Buffalo wing eating contest. The Wing Bowl was traditionally held on the Friday before the Super Bowl. The event, which began as a radio promotion, grew to encompass television, the Internet, and a contest for women who were termed "the Wingettes." From 2000 to 2018, the event was held at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, where they did live broadcasts on 94 WIP FM. There were no television deals to broadcast the event live; however, a replay was usually shown on CW 57, Comcast SportsNet, or one of the other local stations within the following week. The Wing Bowl drew crowds of over 20,000. The final Wing Bowl, Wing Bowl XXVI was held on February 2, 2018, and the winner was Molly Schuyler, who devoured a record 501 wings in a half hour.

Wing Bowl was the brainchild of WIP radio host Al Morganti, who came up with the idea when it became apparent the Philadelphia Eagles were not going to make the Super Bowl anytime soon. It is also suggested that Morganti was fed up with the Buffalo Bills going to the Super Bowl and not winning. The first Wing Bowl was held in the lobby of the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Center City. Carmen Cordero walked away with the inaugural title, receiving a hibachi as his prize. Since then, media coverage has grown to the point where every one of the major Philadelphia television stations has covered the event. The ABC 6, CBS Channel 3 and Fox 29 affiliates all aired live reports from the event during their morning news. Features on the event have appeared in the Courier Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News as well as a host of newspapers in the surrounding counties. The event has been featured on ESPN and the syndicated television shows Real TV and The Montel Williams Show. Segments on Wing Bowl have appeared on TV newscasts in cities throughout the country. Several Wing Bowl contestants, including "El Wingador," competed in Fox's "Glutton Bowl" in the spring of 2002. The 2007 Wing Bowl was carried on Comcast Cable's On Demand channel. Then Mayor of Philadelphia and future Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell attended Wing Bowls II, III, IV and VI, where he presented the winner with a "Liberty Bell" trophy. Other celebrities who have appeared include retired heavyweight boxer Randall "Tex" Cobb, former 76ers President Pat Croce, former Phillies manager Larry Bowa, U. S. Senator Arlen Specter, and others. Major league umpire Eric Gregg served as the "Commissioner" of Wing Bowl from its second year until his death from a stroke on 5 June 2006. From December 2006 to 2013, Pat Croce was the second commissioner. Jon Dorenbos served as the last commissioner from 2014, and served the final 5 editions.

WIP announced on October 30, 2018, that event was being canceled after 26 years because the time for doing so felt right after the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. According to WIP program director Spike Eskin, "When Wing Bowl started a large part of it was the lead up to the Super Bowl never involved the Eagles. We just wanted to get to the promised land."

WingBowl Date Venue Winner Wings Runner up Wings I January 1, 1993 Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel Carmen "The Beast From the East" Cordero 100 II January 28, 1994 The Main Event Kevin "Heavy Keavy" O'Donnell 127 III January 1, 1995 Club Egypt 133 IV January 26, 1996Electric Factory Glen "Fluffmaster" Garrison 155 V January 24, 1997 Eric "Gentleman E" Behl 120 VI January 30, 1998 Spectrum Mark "Big Rig" Vogeding 164 VII January 29, 1999 Bill "El Wingador" Simmons 113 VIII January 28, 2000 Wells Fargo Center "Tollman Joe" Paul 90 IX January 26, 2001 Bill "El Wingador" Simmons 137 X February 1, 2002 135 XI January 24, 2003 154 Rich "The Gavone" Sica 129 XII January 30, 2004 Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas 167 Ed "Cookie" Jarvis 153 XIII February 4, 2005 Bill "El Wingador" Simmons 162 Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas 161 XIV February 3, 2006 Joey Chestnut 173 Rich "The Locust" LeFevre 151 XV February 2, 2007 182Patrick Bertoletti 170 XVI February 1, 2008 241 227 XVII January 30, 2009Jonathan "Super" Squibb 203"Not Rich" 180 XVIII February 5, 2010 238 145 XIX February 4, 2011 255 Bill "El Wingador" Simmons 254 XX February 3, 2012 Takeru Kobayashi 337Jonathan "Super" Squibb271 XXI February 1, 2013 Jamie "The Bear" McDonald 287 282 XXII January 31, 2014 Molly Schuyler 363 Patrick Bertoletti 356 XXIII January 30, 2015 Patrick Bertoletti 444 Molly Schuyler 440 XXIV February 5, 2016 Molly Schuyler 429 Patrick Bertoletti 409XXVFebruary 3, 2017Bob "Notorious B. O. B." Shoudt409David T. "Wings & Things" Brunelli386XXVIFebruary 2, 2018Molly Schuyler501396

Wing Bowl 15 is known as "Philadelphia Against The World". Tickets sold out on the first day of sales. Wing Bowl 15 was presented by Philadelphia Park Casino. Pat Croce was this year's Wing Bowl Commissioner. Pat took the helm after the tragic loss of WIP's dear friend Eric Gregg.

Going into Wing Bowl 16 WIP Host, Angelo Cataldi, billed it as the greatest Wing Bowl ever. With El Wingador coming out of retirement to square off against the number one eater in the world, Joey Chestnut. Wing Bowl 16 also featured a change in chicken wing providers, which contributed to the shattering of the elusive 200 wing mark.

Unlike the past years in which professional eaters were allowed to participate, Wing Bowl 17 on January 30, 2009, at the Wachovia Center, was an all Amateur eater event, promoting eaters from the local neighborhoods in and around the Philadelphia area. There are 25 eaters in Wing Bowl 17, with Wing Bowl 8 Champion "Tollman Joe" participating. This marks the first occasion that Wing Bowl creator Al Morganti gave a special dispensation that Tollman Joe did not have to perform an eating stunt to be in the Wing Bowl field, since he has been the only amateur to beat Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. Jonathan "Super" Squibb of Winslow Twp., NJ, took the Wing Bowl 17 title of Wing Bowl Champion by eating 203 wings.

Wing Bowl 18 took place on February 5, 2010. Jonathan Squibb finished with a total of 238 wings to win his second Wing Bowl in a row. Squibb finished 93 wings ahead of the second place finisher and won a Ford F 150 truck and a championship ring as prizes.

Jonathan Squibb won for the third consecutive year by 255 eating wings to win Wing Bowl 19. Squibb's total broke the record of 241 wings set by Joey Chestnut at Wing Bowl 16 (2008) and was one wing more than second place finisher Bill "El Wingador" Simmons was able to eat. Squibb won $20,000 in cash and 2011 Dodge Ram truck.

Takeru Kobayashi set a new competition record by eating 337 wings to win Wing Bowl 20. Kobayashi's total was 82 wings more than the previous competition record set by Jonathan Squibb. Squibb also broke his own record, but finished in second with 271 wings. Kobayashi won $20,000 in cash and a championship ring as prizes.

Wing Bowl 21 was won by James McDonald who ate a total of 287 wings. McDonald finished five wings ahead of three time champion Jonathan Squibb to win $20,000 in cash and a $7,500 championship diamond ring.

Molly Schuyler won Wing Bowl 22 by eating a total of 363 wings. Schuyler's total broke the previous record of 337 set at Wing Bowl 20 by Takeru Kobayashi. Patrick Bertoletti finished second with 356 wings. Schuyler received the $22,000 top prize for her win.

The winner of Wing Bowl 23 was Patrick Bertoletti. Bertoletti ate 444 wings to set a new Wing Bowl record and finished four wings ahead of defending champion Molly Schuyler. Bertoletti received a Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle, $10,000 in cash, and a one of a kind commemorative ring for winning.

Molly Schuyler won Wing Bowl 24 with a total of 429 wings to finish 21 wings ahead of second place finisher Patrick Bertoletti. Schuyler won a 2016 Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle, $10,000 in cash, and a custom made Wing Bowl 24 championship ring as prizes.

Bob "Notorious B. O. B." Shoudt won Wing Bowl 25 with a count of 409 wings to finish ahead of David T. "Wings & Things" Brunelli by 23 wings. Celebrity guests included actor/rapper, Coolio and former pro wrestler, Ric Flair. Shoudt won $10,000 in cash, a Hyundai Santa Fe, a ring and a medal as prizes. In total the $50,000 worth of prizes was the largest amount ever won in an open, qualifying, eating contest.

Molly Schuyler broke her own record and devoured an event record 501 wings to win the title. She received $5,000, a 2018 Hyundai Sonata, a ring and medal. "Wings & Things" was 2nd, 105 behind her.