Backstage with Cadillac Corrigan in Wing Bowl 17

On Thursday January 29th the Wing Bowl Madness begun. I left school around 12:15pm to pick up the Wing Bowl contestant, Brian "Cadillac" Corrigan. After picking him up we headed down to Chickies and Pete's for his official weigh in. All 27 contestants came out to be weighed in. Cadillac weighed in a few cents under 300 lbs.

After Chickies and Pete's all fans of Cadillac Corrigan and Below Me (The other eater sponsored by Paddy Whacks) were invited back to the Paddy Whacks on Roosevelt Boulevard and Welsh Rd. to hang out have some wings and drinks and get ready for the next day’s event.


Early Friday morning is when we were told to be at the Wachovia Center. Cadillac had to be there at 3am while the rest of the entourage had to be there by 4am. As we waited we dressed up our golf cart to somewhat make it look like a Cadillac. We also got beads ready to throw into the stands.






While waiting backstage I had a chance to meet with Rick the Manager's entourage which was made up of professional eaters including Eric "Bandlands" Booker and Joey Chestnut. Unfortunately while talking to Badlands Booker I found out Chestnut was still passed out in the Hotel. It was cool talking to Badlands and learning how they train for competitions and things like that. Hopefully he can win the Nathans Hot Dog Eating contest on the 4th of July this year.


When it was our turn to head out onto the floor I started going nuts. 20,000 + people screaming their heads off; Women flashing their boobs left and right; Great Atmosphere. We took our lap around the floor then Brian headed for the stage.








When the first round began Cadillac was devouring his wings. At one point he was tied for 1st. I, along with the rest of the entourage was down in the middle of the floor watching him go at it. The 14 minute session felt like forever, how he kept that pace up I have no idea. At the end of the 1st round Cadillac came in with a very impressive 86 wings. Good for 6th place and a spot in the 2nd round. The top 10 eaters made it into the 2nd round. Another 14 minute session began after about a 10 minute break. Cadillac started off good but looked to struggle at points during the second 14 minute round.

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After 2 rounds Cadillac Corrigan Came in with an impressive 129 wings. Good for 5th place. If you ask Cadillac how he feels on 5th place he'll tell you a little disappointed. I know that the followers of Cadillac are not disappointed. 5th place in his 1st year in Wing Bowl is impressive. Look for Cadillac next year as he tries to rise to the top of Wing Bowl.



Heres a picture of Cadillac Corrigan and his entourage with WIp's Al Morganti:

From Left to Right: Pat, Myself, Kevin, Brian, Jon, Mike, Al, Trevor, Drew
Missing from photo: Brians Uncle, Dad and Grandpop





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5th Place and 153 Wings

According to Fran Doyle, our boy Brian "Cadillac" Corrigan finished in 5th place with a total of 153 wings, which was exactly 50 off of Super Squibb. 

Hey, 5th place is better than nothing. Good job Cadillac!

Super Squibb Wins Wing Bowl 17

Cadillac Corrigan came up a little short in Wing Bowl 17 as Super Squibb came up victorious. 

Still, give props to our boy Cadillac for competing like he did at such a young age.

"Eat Fast–Eat Angry"

Wing Bowl Update

After the first round, Cadillac Corrigan advanced to the second round, finishing 6th out of 10th. Get em Cadillac! 

"EAT FAST–EAT ANGRY!"

Time To Gear Up The Cadillac: "Eat Fast—Eat Angry"

For those who don't know, "South Broad Street" has somewhat of a connection to one of the Wing Bowl 17 contestants. 

As Fran mentioned a couple of weeks ago or so, Brian "Cadillac" Corrigan is taking part in Friday's Wing Bowl. 

Fran, Michael, Drew, Tim, znoell117, JGola, Nick and myself all went to high school with Cadillac at Abington Senior High School.

Most of us were in the grade above him. JGola was the only one who was not, as he graduated with Cadillac in the 2008. 

Anyway, in Wing Off number two, Cadillac faced off against over 30 contestants at Paddy Whack's Irish Sports Bar and left field victorious by eating 56 wings in 10 minutes.

And from what I hear, at 18 years old, Cadillac is the youngest Wing Bowl contestant in the contest's history.

I personally will not be able to make the big event Friday morning, but all of us here at "South Broad Street" are definitely on the Cadillac Band Wagon. 

Our Birds couldn't get it done, but hopefully we can have something to smile about going into this weekend's Super Bowl. 

Like I said, time to gear up the Cadillac.

"Eat Fast—Eat Angry"

These photos, except for the last one, can be found on the photo section of 610wip.com. The other one can be found on Cadillac's facebook event group.

Wing Bowl 17

When you think of Philadelphia Sports you think of the Sixers, Flyers, Eagles and Phillies. Also included in the category, Philadelphia Sports, you have the Soul, Phantoms, Kixx, Wings and all the colleges that surround the city. Yet every year thousands of Philadelphians come out in the early hours of the morning to drink and watch grown men eat hundreds of wings. This great event is Wing Bowl.

This year we have a local participant in Wing Bowl 17. His name is Brian “Cadillac" Corrigan. Cadillac ate 56 wings in 10 mins at Paddy Whacks Pub on South St. on Wednesday night. Corrigan resides in Rockledge, Pa. When January 30th rolls around Corrigan, along with 49 others, will be competing for the city crown of wing eating. We here at South Broad Street wish Brian luck on his way to the top.

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