Boobs and Tubes at the Wing Bowl (NSFW)
Wing Bowl XX was held at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, a stadium that seats 20,000.
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We were greeted by taunts of "U-S-A! U-S-A!"
Breasts were a recurring Jumbotron motif. These ones belong to a stripper from Delilah's.
More strippers. The clubs sent them in fleets.
Swinishness was encouraged.
After a third-place finish, five-time Wing Bowl winner El Wingador announced his retirement.
Chillita was the only female contestant. She finished fourth.
The eaters worked up sweats.
After the event, local strip clubs do brisk business.
Kobayashi's Wingettes were a college student and an artist. They ended up with Team Kobi through ties to Kobayashi sponsor Tony Luke's, a restaurant famous for cheesesteaks.
Background: Kobayashi. Foreground: Wings.
Dozens of staffers, emcees, Wingettes, and managers milled around the eating stage. Kobi's manager/translator/girlfriend Maggie James is in the bottom left corner, with red lipstick.
Several contestants wore snore strips to optimize breathing while their mouths were otherwise occupied.
Effective ad placement at the Wing Bowl.
Kobayashi and Super Squibb in action.
Gawker writer in action.
To the victor goes the rubber-chicken-festooned crown.
Confetti everywhere.
Girl-on-girl action was frequent. No guy-on-guy action witnessed.
"Make it move," these women said, sprawled across the mechanical bull after its operator had left.
A pair of possibly chilly Philadelphia sports fans parade parade by the entourage of an eater called Freak of Nature.
