Jeff Jones and Rick Santiago both walk away with the title of Wing-Off champion.
It was chemicals vs. pharmaceuticals, "The Hurricane" vs. "#1 Winger" in that most Delaware Valley of competitions—the chicken-wing showdown. But in the end, Johnson Matthey's two branches ended up splitting the wishbone for wing-eating champion. Johnson Matthey Catalyst, Chemicals and Refining and Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials came together Feb. 21 for a local version of the wing bowl at RiverWinds Restaurant. The eaters raced to finish 15 wings first. In the divisionals, Jones took first at Johnson Matthey Pharmaceuticals, followed by Chris Davis and Joe Zagrocki. Losing to Bob Wheeler last year, Jones came into Thursday's Wing-Off as a divisional leader for the second year in a row. After gobbling down 15 chicken wings in …
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With a wing competition of their own, Johnson Matthey Catalyst, Chemicals and Refining crowns new victor in Wing Bowl XII.
Wing fever is in the air as Wing Bowl 21 kicks off Friday morning. While many gather to watch the throwdown of throwdowns at the Wells Fargo Center, the employees of Johnson Matthey Catalyst, Chemicals and Refining in West Deptford have already crowned their wing eating champion. Bill Cardone finished in first place after downing 15 wings in just one minute, 45 seconds. Unlike the Wing Bowl held in Philadelphia, the employees at Johnson Matthey do not compete for the most wings eaten; rather they compete for the fastest time to gobble down 15 wings. “It’s a great spirit that exists,” says general manager Gerard Compagnoni, who has been present for every wing bowl since the annual tradition began twelve years ago. “It says a lot about our …
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