Friday, January 30, 2004

PHILADELPHIA -- WE DON'T WIN ANYTHING AT HOME: Congratulations to South Korea native Sonya Thomas, the "Black Widow", for defeating five-time champion "El Wingador" Bill Simmons to capture the Wing Bowl XII crown before a crowd of 20,000+ drunk Philadelphians.

Ms. Thomas, all of 99 pounds (and the only woman in the competition), downed 167 wings in 34 minutes (two 15-minute halves, then a two-minute finale, then two minutes of overtime during which she downed 13 more wings) to take the title. In the Inquirer profile of her from earlier this week, you can learn tidbits such as this:
Thomas, who is unmarried, got a job managing a Burger King at Andrews Air Force Base in nearby Maryland. At the end of a shift, she would eat three large orders of fries, a chicken Whopper, and 20 chicken tenders, then wash it down with two 32-ounce soft drinks. Thomas recently quit the job to be a full-time eater.

"I have great stomach capacity," Thomas says. "I can take in and hold 14 pounds of food in 12 minutes."

Video and photos of the event are available via this link.

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