SUNDAY - June 25, 2006

Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-off - Jim Harlan

Results for 2006

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Red

Lauren Staley First Place $2000

Kit Hoff Second Place $600

Bill Donovan Third Place $300

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Chili Verde

Kevin Simmons First Place $700

Brian Warmuth Second Place $250

Ron Smith Tie for third place

Debbie Williams Tie for third place

Jim Neeves Tie for third place

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Salsa

Heidi Hoover First Place $100

Tonya Simmons Second Place $50

Rose Warmuth Third Place

Finals table red

Tom Hoover, Kit Hoff, Mel Fletcher, Bill Donovan, Gail Donovan, David Mallory, Jim Kerrigan, Lauren Staley, Rose Warmuth and Jerry Workman.

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Overall, we had 50 cooks. We had 43 red, 18 green and 19 salsa entries.

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Bryce Canyon District, UT - Donnie Gordon

The cookoff at Bryce Canyon is always great! Just the drive up is awe inspiring and it's followed by a Festival with food, band, dancing & fiddles. Not a bad way to spend a weekend in God's Country.

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Chief Judge: Gordon Smith Scorekeepers & Wranglers: Donnie Gordon, Mary Hager & Marti Marek (sound like the old Vegas Kiwanis Cookoffs?) Winners were:

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Salsa (7 entries)

3rd Place - Vicki Bartlett (Vegas)

2nd Place - David Roberts (Tropic UT)

1st Place - Bob Wiseman (Vegas)

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Verde (9 entries)

3rd Place - Bob Wiseman

2nd Place - Mark Haught (now from Pahrump)

1st Place - Gary Nelson (Pioche NV)

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Red (7 entries)

3rd Place - Bob Wiseman

2nd Place - Paul Whitney (Flagstaff AZ)

1st Place - Jeff Ray (Salt Lake City UT)

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You'll notice that Bob Wiseman did well. His only complaint is that he keeps being beat by people who also using his powders!

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Southern California Regional - Karen Ray

Temperatures in the 80s and humidity in the 80s in Orange County made for a somewhat uncomfortable day. It was saved a little by a slight breeze that stirred the air around. Southern California Regional Chili Cookoff is the ending point for an event called "Ride the Coast". Several hundred motorcyclists ride a set course which takes four hours or so. They are escorted on their ride by uniformed motorcycle officers. It is chilling to watch and hear them arrive at the cookoff, where they are given lunch and sample the People's Choice chili furnished by the chili contestants. The event benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana.

Many of the Southern California cookoffs have had difficulty attracting contestants this spring and summer. Many of Southern California's diehard cooks have qualified early this year for the World's Championship. This cookoff was no exception, having a disappointing turnout in the numbers of entrants for the various contests, particularly given the excellent prize money available to be won.

Mike and Kathy Stewart ably officiated as Chief Judge and Chief Scorekeeper. They were assisted by Bill and Karen Ray, who themselves have officiated at this event. Good support from already-qualified cooks plus a couple of new judges made for an excellent judging panel.

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The winners were:

Best Booth, $100: Allene Macklin, celebrating her 60th birthday today!

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Salsa:

3rd, Ellen Dyer

2nd, $50: Tom Clarke

1st, $100: Bob Dyer, which gives him a Hat Trick

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Chili Verde:

3rd, Brian Wolfe

2nd, $300: Sachiko Brecke

1st, $650: Allene Macklin, making her a very happy birthday girl

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People's Choice Chili:

I personally have never seen this happen before. When all the tickets were counted and verified, there was a tie! Since there was no valid way to break the tie, the prize money was split between the two tied contestants. Don Hammes and Allene Macklin each received $125 for their efforts.

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Traditional Red Chili:

5th, Susie Baumberger

4th, Dave Thomas

3rd, $250: Sheila Beller

2nd, $500: Don Hammes

1st, $1,000: Jim Rasey, his first time to go to the World in seven years of competition!

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