Memorial Fall Fest Chili Cook-Off! 

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Chili team ready to serve at 11:30, tasting opens, Judges get samples at 12:30. Tasting ends at 1:30. Announce Winners at 2:30.

 

THE RULES

• Due to space limitations, chili must be cooked prior to start of Fall Fest and brought to event ready to serve and eat. 

• It should be cooked from the raw basic ingredients such as raw meat and individual spices (no premixed spice packets to just add meat). 

• There can be only one chili submission per chili team.

• The team must sign up online at: SIGNUP GENIUS LINK

• Each chili team needs to provide 2 gallons of chili – 10 oz saved for judging and the remainder to be given in tasting cups to attendees. 

• The sample submitted for judging will be chosen from the same samples provided to attendees. 5 Judge samples (2 oz. portions) needs to be provided from each chili team. 

• Chili will be submitted at the place and time designated by the judges - no late submissions will be allowed.

• There will be 2 honors awarded: 

  • Crowd Winner”People’s Choice Award – the team that gets the most votes from attendee tasting. 

    • Winner will receive recognition on social media, PTO website for a year, publication in school newsletter, and a custom apron. 

  • 1st Place – the team awarded best chili by the 5 judges based on the following criteria:

    • Chili will be judged on a 50 point scale, with 5 categories, each category being worth 10 points each. 

      • Color

      • Aroma

      • Consistency

      • Taste

      • Intensity of flavor

    • Judging will be anonymous to prevent any bias.

    • Winner will receive recognition on social media, PTO website for a year, publication in school newsletter, a custom apron, and their team name added to the new Memorial Chili Cook-Off Trophy! ​