It was billed as a "virgin" Wing Bowl, but the contest was between two professional food eaters from start to finish. Distancing themselves from the field were the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating) 3rd-ranked contender, 22-year old Joey Chestnut of San Jose, CA; and the 6th-ranked, 61-year old Richard "The Locust" LeFevre of Henderson, NV - who appeared wearing a Donovan McNabb #5 jersey.
As could easily have been predicted, Philly fans quickly anointed "The Locust" their favorite - showing him with cheers whenever he appeared on the Wachovia Center JumboTron. On the contrary Chestnut was the object of their scorn as he took an early and sizeable lead over the entire pack of eaters.
In the end Chestnut won the Wing Bowl by eating a record-setting 173 chicken wings. He won the title and a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. LeFevre finished a respectable second having consumed 156 wings - not bad for a skinny 130-pound man who usually eats health food. Read more...
- Kenneth Ronan aka "The Wingmaster" and His Wingettes
- Jennifer Burmeister, Miss Wing Bowl
- Jennifer Burmeister, Miss Wing Bowl
- Eddie Cowgill aka "King Koagie" and Rich Lefevre aka "The Locust"
- Various Contestants and Wingettes
- WIP's Rhea Hughes, Bill Newman aka "Wing Bill" and Eric Livingston aka "MacWing"
- Various Contestants and Wingettes
- Timothy Kusich aka "Dr. Slob" and his Wingettes
- Two Attractive Wingettes
- Elliott Maruffi-Cowley aka "Wing Tutt", Kenneth Ronan aka "The Wingmaster"
- "MacWing", "King Koagie" and "The Locust" and their Wingettes
- Timothy Kusich aka "Dr Slob" and Jason Hoch aka "Wing Commander"
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