• Extreme chicken consumption earns a prize at Wing Bowl 2012

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    Contestant "Stevil Kanevil" is struck with a bamboo cane as he enters the arena for "Wingbowl 2012", the annual chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday.

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    Craig "Hot Pockets" Injajin from Abington, Pa., eats chicken wings during SportsRadio WIP's Wing Bowl 2012 eating contest on Friday. The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl.

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    Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi from Japan celebrates after winning "Wingbowl 20," by consuming a record 337 chicken wings in the 30-minute contest period.

    If you're still hungry for more, see last year's event in PhotoBlog.

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  • Extreme eaters devour mince pies in England

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    Greg West struggles after eating too many mince pies during the Wookey Hole Big Eat competition on Nov. 22, in Wells, England.

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    Richard Doyle, left, eats a mince pie during the Wookey Hole Big Eat competition on Nov. 22, in Wells, England. The competition was won by Mike Doggerel, who along with fellow joint winner Lee Palmer, ate 19 mince pies in ten minutes. The annual competition sees handpicked competitors, eating professionals and members of the public, attempting to eat as many mince pies as possible in the space of 10 minutes for a prize of 1000GBP and the chance to compete in one of the biggest speed eating events of the year in the United States.

    By John Makely, NBC News

    This top image caught my eye as I was searching through our stream of wire images this morning. Anticipating a feast on Thursday I hope to avoid the same kind of situation that Greg West find himself in : too much food in too short a time.

  • Philadelphia Wing Bowl: This is your brain on chicken wings and beer

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    Audience members view contestants during the opening ceremonies at Wing Bowl in Philadelphia, on Friday, Feb. 4.

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    David "The Wild Turkey" Barger parades during the opening ceremonies of the Wing Bowl in Philadelphia on Friday.

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    Doug "Obi Wing" Petock eats chicken wings during the Wing Bowl in Philadelphia on Friday.

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    Jon "Super" Squibb, right, and Bill "El Wingador" Simmons embrace after Squibb was declared the winner of the Wing Bowl in Philadelphia on Friday. Squibb ate 255 chicken wings in the allotted time to win the 19th annual Wing Bowl eating contest, beating out five-time champ Simmons by a single wing.

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

    It's no surprise that Americans are facing an obesity epidemic when around 20,000 people gather to glamorize and celebrate binge eating.

    A New Jersey accountant takes home the top prize at the 2011 Wing Bowl, held in Philadelphia, Pa. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports.