Philly Radio: WIP Announces Wing Bowl 24

SportsRadio 94WIP’s Wing Bowl, which has become one of the most famous annual radio events in the world, returns to the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, February 5th at 6 a.m.

Tickets for the 24th annual competitive chicken wing eating event are $10 and go on sale Tuesday, December 8 at 9 a.m. online at WingBowl24.com/Tickets and ComcastTIX.com, by calling 1-800-298-4200 or in person at Wells Fargo Center.  Wing Bowl 24 is proudly presented by Steven Singer Jewelers and SugarHouse Casino.  Partial proceeds from WIP’s Wing Bowl 24 will benefit the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Survivor’s Fund.

WIP’s Wing Bowl 24 will be broadcast live on WIP 94.1 FM.  The contest will also be streamed live over the Internet at CBSPhilly.com as well as through the Radio.com app for a variety of mobile devices.

WIP Morning Show co-host Al Morganti, who co-founded Wing Bowl 23 years ago with host Angelo Cataldi said, “In a year where everything has seemed to go wrong with sports in Philadelphia, it never goes wrong at Wing Bowl! We win every year so if you’re disappointed with Philadelphia’s sports teams, you won’t be disappointed with this year’s ‘Game of Bones’ – Wing Bowl 24. We’re back to our roots this year. What a Wing Bowl. Don’t miss it.”

“Game of Bones” is the theme for Wing Bowl 24.  Wing Bowl is always a competition of eating. Eaters this year will compete for amazing prizes including cash, a car and a motorcycle. Eaters in Wing Bowl 24 will also have an opportunity to earn a ‘Game of Bones,’ bonus, a new and unique twist this year. The first overall contestant to win the competition and successfully eat 500 total wings will win an additional $2,000 from Steven Singer Jewelers. The first local resident to win the competition and successfully eat 400 total wings will win $2,000 from Steven Singer Jewelers. And the first college student to win the competition and successfully eat 200 total wings will win $1,000 from Steven Singer Jewelers. Money that is not awarded will be donated to the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Survivors Fund.