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Kobayashi eats 337 chicken wings, smashing record at annual US gorge-fest

A Wingette holds another plate of wings as John Harker from Woodbury N J eats chicken wings during SportsRadio WIP s Wing Bowl 2012 eating contest Friday Feb 3 2012 in Philadelphia The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl AP Photo Alex Brandon
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

PHILADELPHIA - Japanese competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi ate a record 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX in the U.S.

He demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.

The Friday morning contest in Philadelphia drew thousands to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize.

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