Kobayashi eats 337 Wings, wins Wing Bowl 20

Kobayashi during competition

       






VIDEO WING BOWL 20

Japan’s Takeru Kobayashi proved he is still the champion. He ate 337 Wings in 30 minutes and won Wing Bowl 20 and $20,000 in prize money. The Japanese champion easily beat last year’s record of 255 wings by Jonathan “Super” Squibb.

This was the first time Kobayashi competed in the Wing Bowl. He trained for this event by eating 200 wings a day. After the competition, this is what Kobayashi had to say through a translator:

"I could probably eat another 100 wings or so. Not really fast, I'd have to take my time. But if you brought me 100 more, I could eat them."

Kobayashi, the winner

Kobayashi is 33 years old, weighs 128 pounds and is six time “Mustard Belt” winner of Nathan's hot dog eating championship. Kobayashi has built a reputation as the world’s premiere competitive glutton and is often a favorite to win such eating events. His fellow competitors have complimented him with phrases such as

“the Babe Ruth of eaters” or
“the Gandhi of eaters.”

Wing Bowl was started in Philadelphia as a promotion by local sports radio station WIP in 1993. The concept was created as a fill-in for Eagles fans who were left disappointed by the team's inability to reach the Super Bowl. The annual event takes place the Friday before the NFL title game.