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Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Fri Feb 3, 2012 10:29 AM EST
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<p>Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi reacts after being crowned the winner of SportsRadio WIP’s Wing Bowl 2012 eating contest Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Philadelphia. Kobayashi won by eating 337 chicken wings. The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p>

Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi reacts after being crowned the winner of SportsRadio WIP’s Wing Bowl 2012 eating contest Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Philadelphia. Kobayashi won by eating 337 chicken wings. The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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PHILADELPHIA — Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.

The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Wells Fargo Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. It was the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ's first time competing at Wing Bowl, though he consumed a cheesesteak in 24 seconds as part of an eating exhibition last year.

Squibb had been trying to win his fourth consecutive Wing Bowl crown, but the Berlin, N.J., man finished a distant second with 271 wings.

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Jimmy the Goon

That's a lot of freakin wings. I guess I better get to cooking if he is coming over for the Superbowl!

  • 2 votes
Reply#1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 10:56 AM EST
iz gots a ?

Forget the cooking...just get a bunch of chickens, put them in the back yard, and tell people to help themselves. Let the hilarity ensue.

  • 1 vote
#1.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:09 AM EST
T. Fargo

I make about 4lbs (one freezer bag) of wings at a time. My wife eats about 5 and I eat the rest. I know what THAT does to my system, but 300+ wings? His urine is going to smell like chicken and Pete's Red Hot for 3 days! Not to mention blowing up the small room wherever he is staying. Any one got some matches?

    #1.2 - Mon Feb 6, 2012 6:53 AM EST
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    MrFrost

    Been a while since I had some good hot wings... But last time I did, the next morning was a bit uncomfortable. This a brave man, a true competitor.

    • 1 vote
    Reply#2 - Sat Feb 4, 2012 7:33 PM EST
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