SUNDAY - November 18, 2007

FLORIDA STATE – CHILIBLAST 2007

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Once again, Carolyn and Doug Roy managed put on yet another superb cookoff.

Almost 50 cooks, from nine states, competed Saturday November 10^th at beautiful Coachman Park in Clearwater, on the waters of Clearwater Harbor. This, on a postcard-perfect, "Chamber of Commerce", Carolyn and Doug ordered weather day on the West Coast of Florida.

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Not even cooks having to be at the site relatively early (7:30 AM), in order to avoid surrounding street closings caused by the start of the "Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 Triathlon", could put the slightest damper on the cookoff. This traffic problem had passed by "crowd time", and the crowd certainly came to enjoy the chili and festivities.

Now for the results:

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Best Booth/Showmanship

2^nd Place Chili in Paradise – Michael Whitehouse

1^st Place Pirates Cove Chili – Joel and Randy Gilchrist

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Salsa (21 Cooks)

3^rd Place Reyna Martin

2^nd Place Bonnie Tomasek

1^st Place Robert Simpson – Will represent Florida at the 2008 WCCC

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Verde (21 Cooks)

3^rd Place Ron Dahlgren

2^nd Place Bob Hall

1^st Place Bonnie Tomasek – Will represent Florida at the 2008 WCCC

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Red (44 Cooks)

Finals Table

Bonnie Tomasek, Jim Stoddard, Doug Smith, Doug Essing, Bob Hall, Ronnie Eavenson, Dave Sinclair, Ray Fredrick, Rhone Carr, Michael Whitehouse, Don Sprouse

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5^th Place Dave Sinclair

4^th Place Michael Whitehouse

3^rd Place Jim Stoddard

2^nd Place Bonnie Tomasek

1^st Place Bob Hall – Will represent Florida at the 2008 WCCC

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If you didn't notice, Bonnie Tomasek was "on fire" – two 2^nd Places and one 1^st Place. CONGRATULATIONS TO BONNIE, AS WELL AS ALL THE WINNERS!

All in all, an absolutely great cookoff in every respect…and some great Champions to represent Chiliblast at the 2008 WCCC. In closing, the biggest possible attaboy to Carolyn and Doug; this for all their efforts to insure it is such a superb event.

Sergei Kowalchik

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