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Kobayashi set a new Wing Bowl record by eating 337 wings on Friday. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Staff Photographer)

Dan Gross: On Friday, 20,000 people filled the Wells Fargo Center for the circus. Not the Ringling Bros.', but the annual celebration of gluttony and half-naked women known as Wing Bowl.

Wing Bowl is truly Philly

Ed Rendell: Super Bowl vs. Wing Bowl - which is better? Which do I prefer? That's easy to answer . . . Wing Bowl!

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Kobayashi crowned Wing Bowl champ: Takeru Kobayashi set a new record, eating 337 wings to take first place in 94 WIP's Wing Bowl XX.
Kobayashi: I could eat a hundred more: It’s almost impossible to imagine what it must feel like to have a belly full of 337 wings (“It feels really heavy,” Kobayashi says) but to imagine another 100 on top of that is truly unfathomable.
Kobayashi shatters Wing Bowl record: It wasn't a total cakewalk for Takeru Kobayashi, but in the end, he set a new Wing Bowl record, eating 337 wings at the Wells Fargo Center Friday morning.
Kobayashi dominating Wing Bowl XX after two rounds: After two rounds in the Wing Bowl, Kobayashi has destroyed the old records, leading reigning champion Super Squibb by over 60 wings.
Behind the scenes with Kobayashi: I expected Takeru Kobayashi, the co-favorite to win WIP Wing Bowl to be in a meditative, zen-like state before competing. I envisioned him focused on the task at hand. In reality, that couldn't be further from the truth.
Live Chat: SportsRadio 94 WIP Wing Bowl 20: Follow live updates from SportsRadio 94 WIP's Wing Bowl 20.
Kobayashi wants to win over Philly: Takeru Kobayashi has reached a unique level of stardom. You may not recognize him at first. You may not even recognize his name. But you know who he is.
Wingador's 'charm' returns: Dan Gross: We are proud to report that we were able to reunite Bill "El Wingador" Simmons with his "Good-Luck Wingette" for Friday's Sportsradio 94WIP Wing Bowl 20 at the Wells Fargo Center.
How to eat wings like ‘El Wingador’: Bill Simmons, the five-time Wing Bowl champion they call “El Wingador,” is serious about what he does for a living these days. He's also serious about how he does it.
Who's Who at Wing Bowl XX: Will Super Squibb win his fourth straight Wing Bowl? Will there be a new champion to crown? Here’s a look at the field of 26 eaters for Wing Bowl 20.
Wing Bowl odds: Who's the favorite?: Twenty-six eaters have their sights set on being the 20th annual SportsRadio 94 WIP Wing Bowl champion. Some have a better chance than others, and Al Morganti released the odds Wednesday morning.
El Wingador's last stand?: What El Wingador does is eat chicken wings. Swiftly, thoroughly, tirelessly. He has won the Wing Bowl five times. Five! And now, at 50, he is determined to win it again when the wing-eating, beer-drinking, boob-jiggling festival erupts at the Wells Fargo Center shortly after dawn on Feb. 3. Last year, in a heartbreaking, jaw-aching defeat, he ate 254 wings - and lost.
Wing Bowl as medical, evolutionary marvel: Planet of the Apes: Anyone doubting our evolutionary tie to other apes should check out that Philly food festival known as Wing Bowl. It has some striking parallels to behavior outlined in a scientific journal article on chimpanzee hunting behavior.
Wing Bowl hosts excited for Kobayashi's participation: “It’s almost surreal to me that he is part of our stupid wing eating contest,” said Sportsradio 94 WIP’s Angelo Cataldi about Japanese eating machine Takeru Kobayashi’s participation in Wing Bowl XX Feb. 3 at Wells Fargo Center.
Jenna Jameson signs on as Wing Bowl Wingette: Dan Gross: Jenna Jameson makes her Wingette debut at WIP's Wing Bowl 20 on Feb. 3 at the Wells Fargo Center.