Molly Schuyler Downs Record 501 Wings To Win Wing Bowl [VIDEO]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Competitive eater Molly Schuyler gnawed her way through a record 501 chicken wings in 30 minutes to win her third Wing Bowl in Philadelphia.
Wing Bowl is usually Philadelphia's substitute for the Eagles going to the Super Bowl.
But Friday's competition was an unusual two-fer. It was also a rally for the Eagles on the eve of their third Super Bowl appearance.
Molly Schuyler sets new world record by eating 501 wings in 30 minutes to win #WingBowl 26 ‼️ pic.twitter.com/hYSov0hvkJ
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) February 2, 2018
WORLD RECORD 501 wings! Molly Schuyler wins #WingBowl https://t.co/Wwi6NqynN7 pic.twitter.com/jeW9KxkzQE
— CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) February 2, 2018
.@RicFlairNatrBoy proclaims Philly as the best sports town and picks the #Eagles. #WingBowl ???????? pic.twitter.com/KQJrpzmQfI
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) February 2, 2018
And the #WingBowl winner is
— CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) February 2, 2018
Molly Schuyler with a new WORLD record of 501 wings! https://t.co/Wwi6NqynN7 pic.twitter.com/7dvIdKkxLu
Wing Bowl 26 drew nearly 20,000 people to the Wells Fargo Center to watch Schuyler top the old wing-eating record of 444, set in 2015.
The event was started in the 1990s by local sports radio hosts and is usually staged two days before the Super Bowl. It's turned into a huge, boozy spectacle with a parade of flamboyant contestants and a competition for women called "Wingettes."
On Sunday, the Eagles play the New England Patriots.
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