George Robinson Memorial
Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Check in for the CASI-sanctioned cook-off is at 8:00am behind the outdoor stage and West Side Building and Fair Office. Chili is to be turned in at 1:00pm with judging to follow. There will be two contest divisions, CASI-sanctioned and local. Prizes will be awarded in each, and the entry fee is $20.00.
The George Robinson Memorial Chili Cook-Off will be the "Kick-Off" to the fair.
George Robinson Memorial Chili Cook-Off RULES
A. CHILI COOKED ON SITE: All chili must be cooked from scratch on site the day of the cookoff. All chili must be prepared in the open (no cooking in motor homes, etc.).
1. CHILI COOKED FROM SCRATCH. "Scratch" is defined as starting with raw meat. No marinating is allowed. Commercial chili powder is permissible, but complete commercial chili mixes ("just add meat" mixes that contain premeasured spices) are NOT permitted.
2. NO FILLERS IN CHILI- Beans, macaroni, rice, hominy, or other similar ingredients are not permitted.
3. SANITATION- Cooks are to prepare and cook chili in as sanitary a manner as possible.
a. INSPECTION OF COOKING CONDITIONS- Cooking conditions are subject to inspection by the head judge or his/her designee and CASI Referee. (Failure to comply is subject to disqualification.)
b. COOKS MAY HAVE TO TASTE THEIR CHILI - At the discretion of the head judge or CASI Referee, chili cooks may be required to remove the lids from their chili cups and taste their chili before turning in for judging. (If a contestant refuses, his or her chili will be disqualified.)
B. ONE CHILI PER COOK–Each head cook is responsible for preparing one pot of chili that he or she intends to be judged and turning in one judging cup from that pot. No more than one judging sample can be taken from any one pot.
C. COOKS MUST SIGN NUMBER SLIPS– Chili cooks must sign their secret ticket slips in ink with their first and last names at the time cups are issued. A cook will not be eligible to win (place in the top 10), if their secret ticket is unsigned when presented. NOTE: Cooks must present their signed ticket to win.
D. PROTECT THE JUDGING CUP - Once judging cups have been issued, each head cook is responsible for his or her judging cup. Cooks must not remove or tamper with the ticket on the outside of the cups. Any marked or altered cup must be replaced prior to turn-in or it will be disqualified. (See page 2 Sections A4 and 5 for cup replacement.)
E. FILLING CUPS - Cups will be filled 3/4 full or to the level designated at the cook’s meeting.
F. CHILI TURN-IN - Chili will be turned in at the place and time designated at the cooks’ meeting or as otherwise designated by the head judge. Turn in 1:00pm
G. PYROTECHNICS - No chili contestant may discharge firearms or use any pyrotechnics or explosives at a chili cookoff. Contestants discharging firearms and/or using explosives or other pyrotechnics will be disqualified from the chili cookoff.
H. PENALTIES - Failure to comply with CASI rules will result in disqualification of an individual cook for the cookoff. Decisions of the official(s) are final in the case of disqualification, the CASI official monitoring the cookoff will immediately notify the head cook and give a reason for disqualification. In the event disqualification of a cup of chili occurs after judging started, it is not necessary that the cook be located or given an explanation for the disqualification.
SHOWMANSHIP RULES
A. SHOWMANSHIP ENTRIES: To be judged, contestant must declare their intention to compete in show at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of showmanship. This may be done when signing for the chili judging cup.
1. SHOW TEAMS ALSO MUST ENTER CHILI - Showmanship teams must have a minimum of one cook entered in the chili competition in order to qualify for showmanship points.
2. ONE NAME PER SHOW TEAM - Showmanship teams must enter all Cookoff in a chili year under one name and with one mailing address in order to avoid confusion in the recording of showmanship points. Team names may change at the beginning of the chili year.
B. PERFORMANCE OF SHOWMANSHIP - Hired professional performers will not be allowed in showmanship competition.
1. PERFORMANCE - Showmanship teams must be limited to their activity so not to interfere with the other contestants. Traveling (moving around the cooking area) is allowed, and traveling show teams will be judged while traveling.
2. SHOW STANDARDS - Nudity and lewdness are banned from showmanship. Intentional use by any contestant will result in disqualification of that team.
3. NO INTERFERENCE WITH SHOW - There will be no outside entertainment or interference (e.g., bands, performances, etc.) with showmanship during the showmanship period.
4. AMPLIFICATION - Decisions on volume and interference with adjacent show teams are at the discretion of the head show judge, head judge, and/or CASI official monitoring the cookoff. Failure to comply with an official’s request to reduce volume or refrain from otherwise interfering with another show team will result in the disqualification of that team.
5. PYROTECHNICS - No showmanship contestant may discharge firearms or use any pyrotechnics or explosives at a chili cookoff. Contestants discharging firearms and/or using explosives or other pyrotechnics will be disqualified from the chili cookoff.
6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Show teams will not distribute alcoholic beverages to the general public. If a show team does not comply with this provision, it will be disqualified from the showmanship competition.
C. PENALTIES - Failure to comply with CASI rules is subject to disqualification of the individual show team for that cookoff. In the case of disqualification, the CASI official monitoring the cookoff, head judge, or head showmanship judge immediately must notify the show team captain and give a reason for the disqualification. Decisions of the official(s) are final.
2010 Chili Cook-off Results:
1st Place: Tenna McDowra, Paris
2nd Place: Bo Prewett, Little Rock, Ark.
3rd Place: Harvey West, Telephone, Tx.
4th Place: Gary Davis, Paris
5th Place: Brian MacConough, Garland, Tx.
6th Place: Johnnie Henrey, Paris
7th Place: Alisa Carlson, Dallas, Tx
8th Place: Gerry Pressley, Paris
9th Place: Dian Gose, Paris
10th Place: Mike Pressley, Paris
Teams:
1st Place: Wildchild Chili
2nd Place: Chiliing Paris Style
3rd Place: George's Chili Angles