Wing Bowl

Wing Bowl was an annual eating contest founded in 1993 by Philadelphia talk-radio hosts Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. The contest was first broadcast on WIP.

About 150 people attended Wing Bowl I (held in a hotel) in 1993 to see a competition between two contestants. The event pitted competitive eaters in a Buffalo wing eating contest. The Wing Bowl was traditionally held on the Friday before the Super Bowl. The event, which began as a radio promotion, grew to encompass television, the Internet, and a contest for women who were termed "the Wingettes."

From 2000 to 2018, the event was held at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, where they did live broadcasts on 94-WIP-FM. There were no television deals to broadcast the event live; however, a replay was usually shown on CW 57, Comcast SportsNet, or one of the other local stations within the following week. The Wing Bowl drew crowds of over 20,000.

The final Wing Bowlin Philadelphia, Wing Bowl XXVI was held on February 2, 2018, and the winner was Molly Schuyler, who devoured a record 501 wings in a half hour.

Return of Wing Bowl

After a hiatus following Wing Bowl XXVI in 2018, the event is set to return on February 7, 2026, hosted for the first time in Las Vegas at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Reviving its legacy as a raucous and competitive eating spectacle, the event promises to blend the original Philly spirit with new Vegas energy. Officially titled Wing Bowl Las Vegas, the 2026 edition will feature 20 competitors battling for the crown in front of a live audience on Super Bowl Saturday weekend.