NewsFebruary 5, 2006
California man downs 173 chicken wings to set record
PHILADELPHIA -- A 22-year-old man ate 173 chicken wings in 30 minutes, setting a record at the annual Wing Bowl. Joey Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., bested a field of 27 eaters Friday to take the title and top prize, a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The 14th annual Wing Bowl was open only to competitors who had never before participated in the event. That meant 100-pound Sonya Thomas, who set the previous record of 167 wings in 2004, was excluded...
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PHILADELPHIA -- A 22-year-old man ate 173 chicken wings in 30 minutes, setting a record at the annual Wing Bowl.
Joey Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., bested a field of 27 eaters Friday to take the title and top prize, a 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara.
The 14th annual Wing Bowl was open only to competitors who had never before participated in the event. That meant 100-pound Sonya Thomas, who set the previous record of 167 wings in 2004, was excluded.
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Thomas, who is known as the "Black Widow" on the competitive circuit, won the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship earlier last week. Chestnut, a project engineer for a construction company, took second place.
He qualified for the Wing Bowl by downing a gallon of milk in 41 seconds.
The event was sponsored by sports-talk station WIP-AM.
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