MONDAY - April 14, 2008

Central Ohio Chili Festival

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Another Cookoff successfully enters the ICS annals and three more happy cooks head to the 2008 Worlds Chili Championships wherever that may be. But the Cookoff at the Beulah Park Race brought home nothing but winners Saturday. The weather wasn't too awful this year but we didn't care because we were inside cooking and looking out at the beautiful race track and watching those handsome thoroughbreds run at Beulah. Inside we were watching on TV at Keeneland, Turfway, San Anita, and other tracks via simulcast. With all of the yelling and screaming I heard there must have been a lot of winning going on. BTW the Friday night party at Rooster's was also a winner. I think a record number of chicken wings and beer was consumed. The winners of the Central Ohio Chili Festival are as follows.

People's Choice – Todd Vankirk – OH

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Salsa – 14 Entries

3^rd Place Sherrie Sutton – IN

2^nd Place Butch Sutton – IN

1^st Place Joey Armstrong – OH (First time cook)

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Chili Verde – 15 Entries

3^rd Place Pete Skwires – MI

2^nd Place Debbie Williams – OH

1^st Place Diane Lentz – KY (Hattrick for Diane)

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Red Chili – 29 Entries

5^th Place Gary Ray – MI

4^th Place Richard Chauvin – Canada

3^rd Place Troy Uahinui – OH

2^nd Place Jeremy Sheets – OH (First time cook)

1^st Place Jeff Netser – IN

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Biggest winner of all is Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio the Charity, and all of the public who had a chance to sample all of the great chili available at the cookoff. Well as for this Cookoff we can close the books. As for Kit and I we are back on the Chili trail. Hope to see you all real soon.

Chief Judge Chuck Hoff – Chief Scorekeeper Kit Hoff

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Sin City District

ICS Sanctioned – Pahrump, NV

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ENTRY FEES WAIVED FOR RED CHILI AND SALSA

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For all you adventurous cooks, here is a chili cookoff at the world famous Chicken Ranch Brothel in Pahrump, NV on May 3^rd, 2008. Red chili and salsa will be the two contests being offered. NOTE, ENTRY FEES FOR RED CHILI AND SALSA WILL BE WAIVED, 1 GALLON PEOPLES CHOICE IS STILL REQUIRED. Cooks meeting will be at 8:30am with red chili starting at 10am, red chili judging at 2pm. Peoples choice chili to be served at 1pm. Norm Gaul and Bobbie Gaul will be the Head Judge and Head Scorekeeper.

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1^st Place red chili: $300, 2^nd Place: $200, 3^rd Place: $100 (+ trophy for all places)

1^st Place Salsa: $100 + trophy, 2^nd Place: $50, 3^rd Place: $25

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Contestants with RV's will be allowed to park at the Chicken Ranch after 5pm on Friday evening (May 2, 2008) and cooks are invited to attend the Friday night cocktail party at the Chicken Ranch, outside by the pool.

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