RE: [CH] news item: Man dies after chicken wing-eating contest
Jeff Porter (Jeff.Porter@mindspring.com)
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 21:49:33 -0400
OK, had to share this one with the group....I went to the grand daddy of the
chicken wing eating contests.....The Wing Bowl in Philadelphia this year.
Its an annual event in its 12th year sponsored by a local radio station.
They hold it at the Wachovia Center where the Sixers and Flyers play. And
believe it or not, its free - free admission, free parking, free fun. They
open the doors at 5:30am and its over by 9am. Imagine 24,000 people (99%
male) all drinking and carrying on that early. The few females that do show
up are either part of the event itself (they have wingettes that assist the
competitors like at a boxing match) or get a little crazy at the
encouragement of the raging testorone (think girls gone wild). It was alot
of fun that I will surely not miss out on in the future. The winner was a
100 pound woman who out ate men that weighed 4 times her! She ate 167
wings. I've included a few links for those interested to check out. Be
sure to see the slideshow in the first link.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/special_packages/wingbow/
http://www.610wip.com/viewentry.asp?ID=289203&PT=Contests%20and%20Events
By the way, I've started plants from seed this year....Red Habenero, Limon,
Aji Purple, Medusa, Biker Billy....all are going well. Planning a raised
bed garden too.
-JP-
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Subject: Re: [CH] news item: Man dies after chicken wing-eating contest
Thanks for sharing that link! We were just talking about these kinds of
contests at work the other day. Mostly the amazement around the little guy
winning all the hotdog ones.
A little disappointing though, the death wasn't caused by ruptured stomach
or anything. "Stand by me" had the blueberry pie puke-fest. Monty Python's
"Meaning of Life" had the exploding stomach.
Dustin
--working on Hot Sauce #133, "Endorphin Rush"
> Hi folks,
>
> here's a news item that may serve as a warning to recent queries about
> "competitive eating
> contests" .
>
> Man dies after chicken wing-eating contest
> http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/23/canada/wings040323
>
> regards
> peter g
>
>
>