It’s not just a wing-eating contest, it’s also a way of life.

The Wing Bowl is a fantastic/horrifying annual Philadelphia tradition.

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In its 23rd year, it's a chicken wing-eating contest that features an array of local contestants going up against national competitive eating talent.

Meet LUV HANDLES. He only made it through the first round and missed the second round by one wing. QUELLE DISASTRE!

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This is Santa Dog and his entourage.

Santa Dog only technically ate ten hot dogs to make it into the wing bowl, which like, NBD. But the Wing Bowl organizers were impressed by the veracity of his overall crew and let him compete anyway.

These guys threw hot dogs at the crowd as they made their way around the stadium before the actual eating contest. The crowd then threw the hot dogs back at them. It did not end well.

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And this is El Clownador.

He, sadly, did not make it very far in the competition but he was clearly very terrifying.

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