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Wing Bowl is an annual event founded by Philadelphia talk-radio hosts Al Morganti and Angelo Cataldi as a celebration of gluttony in 1993. About 150 people attended Wing Bowl I to see a competition between two contestants.
The event pits competitive eaters in a buffalo-style chicken wing eating contest. The Wing Bowl is traditionally held on the Friday preceding the Super Bowl.
The event, which began as a radio promotion, has grown to encompass television, the Internet, and a contest for women who are termed the Wingettes. The Wing Bowl now routinely draws crowds of 20,000 or more.
| Wing Bowl XVI’s Results | |
| 241 wings | Joey Chestnut |
| 227 wings | Patrick Bertoletti |
| 205 wings | El Wingador |
| 143 wings | US Male |
| Previous Champions | |
| XVI | Joey Chestnut |
| XV | Joey Chestnut |
| XIV | Joey Chestnut |
| XIII | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons |
| XII | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| XI | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons |
| X | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons |
| IX | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons |
| VIII | “Tollman Joe” Paul |
| VII | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons |
| VI | Mark “Big Rig” Vogeding |
| V | Eric “Gentleman E” Biehl |
| IV | Glen “Fluffmaster” Garrison |
| III | Kevin “Heavy Keavy” O’Donnell |
| II | Kevin “Heavy Keavy” O’Donnell |
| I | Carmen Cordero |
More Wing Bowls
Wing Bowl 2006
Wing Bowl 2008