Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
chron.com
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.
The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.
Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. It was the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ's first time competing at Wing Bowl, though he consumed a cheesesteak in 24 seconds as part of an eating exhibition last year.
Squibb had been trying to win his fourth consecutive Wing Bowl crown, but the Berlin, N.J., man finished a distant second with 271 wings.
Leave it to the Super Bowl for obscuring a great event like Wing Bowl 20. I'm glad to see Kobayashi is back to getting it done like a champ. He Squibb kicked the competition and now he'll have his sites set on taking Joey Chestnut down at the Hot Dog Eating Contest in July. So take heart Asian Americans. Even if Jeremy Lin fails to keep up his amazing story going you may a story of redemption to watch this summer.
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