First Place Team – Sanderson Farms: pictured left to right: Steven Bonesia, Brian Schmoekel, Peter Boehme and Drew Cole.
The Chili Cook Off was one for the record books!
The weather was perfect, the competition was fierce and a good time was had by all.
In the end, the Sanderson Farms team and their chicken-based chili was the best decided by the panel of judges. They went home with traveling Chili trophy and $500.
The second-place team and winner of $300 was State Farm and third place and $100 went to Pirates of the Chilibean.
The Chili-Cooking Pepper Bellies from the Magnolia Wireless team won the People’s Choice award.
The team from Sleepy Sam’s Mattress Club won the Spirit Award for its elaborate decor.
Raffle results: Bill Loving won the mattress set from Sleepy Sam’s and Jason Cook won a Big Green Egg grill.
This year’s Best Booth Display Award for the booth that displayed the most overall spirit went to Sleepy Sam’s.
Thank you to the following sponsors!
5-Alarm Sponsor
Blazing Sponsor
Hot Sponsors
Laurel Machine and Foundry Co.
Michael J. Axton, CLU, ChFC
Kyle Robertson, PLLC, Attorney at Law
Spicy Sponsor
Gholson, Burson, Entrekin & Orr, PA
This event is also sponsored in part by: The Laurel Leader-Call, Sleepy Sam’s, Scruggs Photography, Studio 5 fifty, Mandy and Carl Buchanan and Adcock Pool, Spa and Billiards
