By Tonya Martin a ParticipantSixteen teams battled it out at the Greenwood Shrine Club for the 15th Annual Chili Cook-off.
The day was perfect for chili – overcast & 50 degrees and the air was filled with amazing smells all around. There were quite a few unique chili’s in the crowd with sausages, game and most of all secrets!
As the GWD team came around and collected the 24 oz containers of test chili to take to the judges, the “Tasters” began making their rounds. With 16 samples, no one would go home hungry for sure. By the time I was at #8, I was down to taking 1-2 bites.
Back in the judging area, the tasting and passing of each chili (with a swig of a cold beverage and a saltine palate cleanser) was in full swing looking at aroma, consistency, color, taste and aftertaste. About an hour later, a winner would go home with the GOLDEN SPOON and the loser would take home the GOLDEN PLUNGER.
My chili, sadly, fell somewhere in the middle. All the prepping, tasting, spicing was not enough to win “the spoon”, BUT I did win the day. I was enjoying something I love (cooking) with friends by my side. You can ask for more than that!
1st and Tasters Choice
Chris Wade and Jason Crawford
2nd Jeremy Davis, Chris Griffin, Johnny Hanna
3rd Travis Costello and Michelle
4th Richie Williams
5th Denny and Dena Hendrix
6th Director staff
7th 3-way TIE Juanita Smart, Double R Cooking Crew- The Rushton’s and Rush’s, Trina Hughes
8th Katelyn Smart
9th Chris Crumpton, J-Bo Jennings
10th Caroline Nave and Jason Brooks
11th Kathy Knight
12th Tonya Martin
13th Tipsy Jalapeños Angie and Patrick Moore
14th Paul Skelton
15th Spice Girls Lisa Tharpe, and Stacey Jennings
16th Parrot Heads Sharon and Rene
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