610 WIP Wing Bowl Photo Gallery
Wing Bowl is an annual eating contest founded by Philadelphia talk-radio hosts Al Morganti and Angelo Cataldi as a celebration of gluttony in 1993. About 150 people attended Wing Bowl I to see a competition between two contestants. The event pits competitive eaters in a buffalo-style chicken wing eating contest. The Wing Bowl is traditionally held on the Friday preceding the Super Bowl. The event, which began as a radio promotion, has grown to encompass television, the Internet, and a contest for women who are termed "the Wingettes." It is currently held at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center, where it is broadcast live on WIP (AM). Wing Bowl now draws crowds of 20,000 or more.
