If you missed our earlier blog post, we caught up with defending Wing Bowl champ Super Squibb to get some final thoughts on his preparation for Friday's event. We also had Q&As with a couple other contestants.
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Here are three more Q&As with Wing Bowl contestants, starting with The Wild Turkey:
Q: How do you prepare for a competition like Wing Bowl?
The Wild Turkey: Mentally, I just go in it with a care-free attitude. And physically, I’ve looked online to see what other people have done before. I’ve been trying to stretch my stomach. I eat a lot of lettuce. I started with four heads of lettuce in one sitting and now I’m up to about nine heads.
Q: Where is your favorite place to get wings?
The Wild Turkey: Landmark Americana in Glassboro, NJ.
Q: What is the worst food you have ever eaten?
The Wild Turkey: Brussel sprouts.
Q: If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
The Wild Turkey: Lasagna.
Q: If you could pick any woman in the world to be your wingette, who would it be?
The Wild Turkey: I'm going to go with an obvious choice, Megan Fox.
Next up was the Oink Oink:
Q: How do you prepare for a competition like Wing Bowl?
Oink Oink: There are a couple a tricks of the trade I’ve read about like eating lettuce and drinking a lot of water. I’ve been doing that. I’m trying to keep my head on and when it’s game time, it’s game time.
Q: Where is your favorite place to get wings?
Oink Oink: Buckets on Old York Road.
Q: What is the worst food you have ever eaten?
Oink Oink: I’ve been eating a lot of cabbage and lettuce to help expand my stomach, and raw cabbage is disgusting.
Q: If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Oink Oink: Chink's Steaks.
Q: If you could pick any woman in the world to be your wingette, who would it be?
Oink Oink: Megan Fox.
And finally, The Heavy Weight:
Q: How do you prepare for a competition like Wing Bowl?
The Heavy Weight: I’ve been doing a lot of time trials with actual wings. I’ve been eating a head or two of lettuce a day, and drinking a lot of water.
Q: Where is your favorite place to get wings?
The Heavy Weight: Buffalo Wild Wings.
Q: What is the worst food you have ever eaten?
The Heavy Weight: Seafood. I hate it. Anything that I don’t like the smell of, I can’t eat. I’ve tried it a million and I just can’t do it.
Q: If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
The Heavy Weight: Eggplant parm.
Q: If you could pick any woman in the world to be your wingette, who would it be?
The Heavy Weight: Megan Fox.
For a list of all the contestants, including odds provided by WIP's Al Morganti, click here.