Six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ Takeru Kobayashi has won the Wing Bowl XX competition claiming a cash prize of 20,000 dollars.
Six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ Takeru Kobayashi has won the Wing Bowl XX competition claiming a cash prize of 20,000 dollars.
Kobayashi conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating whopping 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000. The Japanese man, who was competing at Wing Bowl for the first time, demolished the earlier record of 255 set last year by Jonathan 'Super' Squibb.
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The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the competition comprised of two 14-minute rounds, followed by a 2-minute round of sprint eating.
"I could probably eat another 100 wings or so. Not really fast, I'd have to take my time. But if you brought me 100 more I could eat them," CBS News quoted him as boasting through an interpreter. Meanwhile Squibb, who tried to retain his fourth consecutive Wing Bowl crown, finished a distant second with 271 wings.
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