SUNDAY - September 9, 2007

Phoned in results

MAINE STATE

Salsa

2^nd Ghon Eckley

1^st Jim Miller

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Chili Verde

2^nd Todd Gady

1^st Rich Omerza

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ICS Red

2^nd Ghon Eckley

1^st Skip Cooley

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Mentone Regional - September 22nd

The last Southern California cookoff to advance to the 2007 World's Championship will be the Mentone Regional on Saturday, September 22nd. The cookoff is held at Greenspot Farms in (where else) Mentone. After the first sanctioned cookoff the setup of the contestants was changed. The chili contestants are placed right up front, mostly on level asphalt, and getting in and out is not an issue.

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All three contests will be held. The first place prize money for traditional red chili has been increased. The winner will now receive $1,000.00!! People's Choice chili is an optional contest. You do not have to bring People's Choice chili unless you want to compete for the $200.00 prize for the most popular chili as voted by the spectators. The entry fee here is a little different. If you cook traditional red chili only or chili verde only, the entry fee is $35.00. If you cook both, the entry fee is still only $35.00. You can also enter the salsa contest, and the entry fee is still only $35.00. If you enter only the salsa contest, the entry fee is $15.00. What a bargain!

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There are lots of activities all day and a good sixties band "The Yardogs". The trophies at this cookoff are spectacular---all are ceramic statuettes, and each one is a collector's item! There is a lot of money to be won. Besides $1,350.00 for traditional red chili, $200.00 for chili verde, $100.00 for salsa and $200.00 for people's choice chili, there are also money prizes for best booth, best showmanship, best costume, Miss Chili Pepper and Mr. Hot Sauce. There is also a hotly contended horseshoe tournament with money prizes for first and second places.

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Chief Judge is Mike Austin. Chief Scorekeeper is Karen Ray. Ormly Gumfudgin is a good friend of the cookoff chairman, Jim Lotito, and always attends this event. If you plan to cook, please fax your entry form to Jim Lotito at (909) 389-7167, or enter online. If you are able to help with the judgin at Mentone, please email Mike Austin at ughlee@verizon.net or call him at (909) 883-3596. Come on out and join us for a day in the country.

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