Are they hot wings??? Eating 10 wings in an hour makes me feel about to pop.

They buffalo wings with a special sauce that has more grease to make them slide easier. I completely forgot the wing bowl was today until I saw it on the news while I was getting ready for work this morning. It's funny how big this competition has gotten in the past several years. Kind of like Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day.

what does snotting a wing mean???

lol Joey Chestnut, hometown hero of San Jose, CA! He got his start at a taqueria over here called Iguanas; he ate their special burritozilla (5 pound burrito!) in about 4 minutes.

Why is it the skinnier men and women always win these things? Amazing!

Whoo! San Jose native here, proud (and jealous he gets away with eating like that!)

Good lord...

Oh my..our men..good grief

It is technically illegal to "scarf and barf" in the world of competitive eating, but a lot of players do it. Also most players don't normally eat this way. I had a friend do an eating contest once, she could put away food like no other. I think it's just gross to watch these though! Too much food!

GROSS.

i went to wingbowl like three years ago when i was in college. it was completely insane and something i would NEVER do again. that same week i went to groundhog's day in punxatawny...so i feel like it was worth the experience

the real wing festival is held in buffalo over labor day weekend, check it out

http://www.buffalowing.com/

Wow, I don't think I've ever been able to eat more than 8 wings or so in one sitting!

I had no idea this was national news. I thought this was just a local Philly thing.

I have friends that go to this every year. I haven't made it yet, though.

my hiney hurts just thinking about all those wings...

this is crazy!