'U.S. Male' survive Wing Bowl's 1st round

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Friday, February 1, 2008

BILL DUHART
Staff Writer

PHILADELPHIA -- Two South Jersey contestants have made it past the first round of this year's Wing Bowl.

Five-time champion Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, of Woodbury Heights, at 107 wings during the 14-minute round while Dave "U.S. Male" Goldstein, of Voorhees, consumed 81.

Audubon resident Elliott "Wing Tut" Maruffi-Cowley, however, was eliminated.

The leader after the first round was defending champion Joey Chestnut, who downed 124 wings.

The remaining contestants now move on to the second round, which also lasts 14 minutes.

The event ends with a 2-minute eat-off.

In its 16th year, The Wing Bowl lurched into gear early this morning here at the Wachovia Center, a campy tribute to gluttony and light-hearted debauchery.

A capacity crowd of close to 20,000 watched a seemingly endless procession of scantily clad women parade into the area with their favorite power eater.

The goal? To eat mounds of barbecue chicken wings until no one can eat more.