Wing Bowl Mania: "Super Squibb" is King

It's glutinous. It's gratuitous. It's the wing bowl! And today, it once again takes center stage at the sold-out Wachovia center.

In past years, professional eaters dominated the wing bowl. But this year, the event is just for local, amateur contestants. Whoever eats the most chicken wings in a given time is the champ.

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WINNER:  John Squibb, "Super Squibb", with 203 wings!

 Squibb, 23, of Berlin, N.J., said he would return next year to take on three-time Wing Bowl champion Joey Chestnut. 

Professional eaters will be competing again next year.

Heading into the competition Squibb was a virtual unknown. But, he was unfazed -- rightly so -- taking down the competition.

Squibb won a mini Cooper, a $7,500 diamond ring and a crown of mini chickens.

"I had ideas of grandeur heading into it... but I never expected this," said Squibb about his win.

In second, Richard "Not Rich" Razzi ate 180 wings.

Razzi, who is homeless, is unsure if he will be returning to the competition in 2010 because he is "getting old now."

On finishing second: "It sucks to lose," he said.

Third place was a tie for Henry “Hank the Tank” Goldey of Philadelphia, PA, and Don “Da Disposal” James of Woolwich, NJ with 153 wings.

 

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UPDATE: Round 2

• 8:46 a.m. Obi wing pukes, rips off his shirt, then climbs under the table
• 8:51 a.m. Frank De Fraud spews
• Officer Beast upchucked at the very end of Round 2

Going on to the Finals:

5th: Cadillac Carrigan, 129 wings (Click here to follow his road to Wing Bowl)

4th:  Da Disposal, 141 wings

3rd: Hank the Tank, 145 wings

2nd: Not Rich, 173 wings

1st:  Super Squibb, 195 wings  

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UPDATE: Round 1

 

• Frank the Tank is washing down his wings with orange soda--interesting technique
• Damaging Doug was first to complain about having too many drumsticks on his plate
• Plates are what count here--not the wings themselves. If contestants don't finish the wings on the plate, the wings don't count.
• Controversy Alert: Some competitors are trying to eat just the wing or the drumstick It has been ruled they must eat whatever is on the plate.  
• Best entourage enterance goes to Gentleman Jerry
• Obi wing peed himslef and still made it to the 2nd round eating 83 wings

  The Top 5 Contestants after Round 1:

       5. Frank De Fraud ate 86 wings

       4. Officer Beast ate 90 wings

       3. Not Rich ate 98 wings

       2. Hank the Tank ate 100 wings

       1. Super Squibb ate 103 wings

   

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  And the contestants are:

   Nicholas Ventresca -- Chicken Caesar
  Mike Berger --The Eating Machine
  Larry Norris -- Below Me
  Steveen Mangini  -- The Gavone
  Arnold Atkins  A.K.A Arson Arnie
  Doug Canavin -- Damaging Doug
  John Squibb -- Super Squibb
  John Tiska -- Stormin Norman
  Douglas Petock -- Obi Wing
  Richard Souders -- Cheesecake Beefcake
  David Spector -- The Acidic Jew
  Nicholas Kehler -- Nick Papagorgio
  Nicholas Beam -- Pot Pie The Sailor
  James Waxman -- Gluteus Waximus
  Brian Carrigan -- Cadillac Carrigan
  Joseph Paul -- Tollman Joe
  Rick Russo -- Rick the Manager
  Mike Casciano -- The Caveman
  Walled Youseff -- Baby Walley
  Frank Farrell -- Frank De Fraud
  Jerry Coughlan -- Gentleman Jerry
  Dan Trainor -- Dan the Prop
  Daniel Carpino -- The Big Bambino
  Richard Waertz -- Officer Beast
  Don James -- Da Disposal
  Henry Goldey -- Hank the Tank
  Richard Razzi -- Not Rich

   

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