Mr. Fagone , a writer for Philadelphia magazine , covered Wing Bowl and then plunged headlong into the competitive-eating subculture , attending 27 contests and spending a lot of quality time with '' gurgitators '' like David Coondog O'Karma -LRB- known as Coondog -RRB- , '' tag-team bratwurst champion of Canton , Ohio , '' the tiramisu champion Tim Janus -LRB- Eater X -RRB- and Bill Simmons -LRB- El Wingador -RRB- , a 322-pound New Jersey truck driver and five-time Wing Bowl champion .