Traditional Red World's Championship Results

1ST – GEORGIA WELLER - WORLD CHAMPION

2ND – DICK SWENBERGER
3RD – MIKE STEWART
4TH – JOY DAHLBERG
5TH – JIM STODDARD

FINAL TABLE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

• Geneva Holman


• Nancy Swenberger


• Brian Warmuth


• Armando Sanchez


• Mike Hulka


• Jim Weller


• Jim Stoddard


• Mike Stewart


• Charlie Ward


• Bob Kyle


• Dave Lorenz


• Dick Swenberger


• Ron Judson


• Lauren Staley


• Bill Donovan


• Diane Lentz


• Joy Dahlberg


• Jim Beaver


• Maud Swick


• Sheila Beller


• John Jepson


• Ron Boisseranc


• Richard LaFrance


• Al Henry


• Peter Skwiers


• Doug Roy


• Steve Tomasek


• Rhone Carr


• Sonny Allen


• Christian Parker


• Julie Netser


• Dione Cooley


• Georgia Weller


• Kit Hoff


• Paul Whitney

Best Booth

One of the great traditions at chili cookoffs is to pick a theme and decorate your booth and wear a costume. The ICS cooks love to have fun and the judges picked these cooks in the Showmanship and Best Booth contests:

SHOWMANSHIP:

1ST – NICOLL LAW FIRM
2ND – MIKE & ERIC STEWART
3RD – DOUG ROY

BEST BOOTH:

1ST – MIKE STEWART
2ND – NICOLL LAW FIRM
3RD – MERRY MUSEL

Sunday - People's Choice

The votes are in and the People have spoken; today's winners in the People's Choice contest:

1ST – DEBBIE TURNER
2ND – MATTHEW TAPPING
3RD – SHANA PENDER

Fun Contests

In great ICS tradition, each World's Championship has some fun contests that allow the chili cooks and the cookoff attendees to show their wild side. Here are the winners of this years contests:

Miss Chili Pepper
Devin Trevena – Las Vegas, NV

Mr. Hot Sauce
Ethan Marcus – 11 years old

Shoot-N-Holler
Jim Stoddard

Sunday's Schedule of Events

We have had a spectacular event so far and it gets even better today! Today we will crown the new Traditional Red World's Chili Champion and present them with a check for $25,000! We will also have a lot of fun contest where anyone in the crowd can participate: Miss Chili Pepper, Mister Hot Sauce, and Shoot-N-Holler. Today's events run from 11:00 to around 5:00 so come out and join us for some fun in the sun at the Tropicana on the Las Vegas strip!

9:00 - TRADITIONAL RED Chili Cooks Meeting At The Judging Tent
10:30 - Opening Ceremony – National Anthem
11:00 - TRADITIONAL RED Chili Cooks - Start Your Fires - Music Begins
12:30 - Best Booth Decoration And Showmanship Judging Begins
1:00 - People’s Choice Chili Sampling Begins (NO SAMPLING BEFORE 1:00)
1:15 - TRADITIONAL RED Chili Judges Meeting At The Judging Tent
1:30 - Best Booth And Showmanship Judges Turn In Your Ballots To Scorekeepers
2:00 - TRADITIONAL RED Chili Cooks Turn In Cups For Judging - Judging Begins -
2:00 - Miss Chili Pepper Contest At The Stage
3:00 - Mister Hot Sauce Contest At The Stage
3:45 - Shoot-N-Holler Contest At The Stage (Winner By Spectator Applause)
4:30 - Announce Miss Chili Pepper, Mister Hot Sauce, Best Booth and Showmanship Winners At Stage
5:00 (approximate) - Announce TRADITIONAL RED Chili Winners