610 WIP Wing Bowl 15 Photo Gallery
Wing Bowl 15 is known as "Philadelphia Against The World". Tickets sold out on the first day of sales. Wing Bowl 15 was presented by Philadelphia Park Casino. Also, Pat Croce was this year's Wing Bowl Commissioner. Pat took the helm after the tragic loss of WIP's dear friend Eric Gregg.
The wings in this bowl were smaller and much warmer than past Wing Bowls, having the commentators predict that the competitors were very capable of getting past the 200-wing mark. At the end of the first round, a record 112 wings were eaten by Gentleman Jerry (for Philadelphia), having a 21-wing lead, the first double digit lead at halftime in Wing Bowl history.
The five finalists for the final two minutes were:
1. 182 wings - Joey Chestnut (World)
2. 170 wings - Patrick Bertoletti (World)
3. 169 wings - Sonja Thomas (World)
4. 167 wings - Gentleman Jerry (Philly)
5. 138 wings - US Male (Philly).
After going into the second round in ninth place, Chestnut came back and took the lead in round two by eight wings. He also won the crown for the second year in a row, finishing with a record 182 wings. Finishing in fourth place, Gentleman Jerry was the top Philadelphia finisher with 167 wings.
After the announcement of champion, Hall of Famer "El Wingador" announced his out-of-retirement comeback to take his crown back from Chestnut in next year's Wing Bowl.
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Date: 10/08/2006 Views: 165
