THISYEAR IS THE 21st ANNUAL BULL SHOALS-LAKEVIEW ROTARY CLUB
SPONSORED HILLBILLY CHILI COOK-OFF!
THE COOK-OFF WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 AT THE BULL SHOALS-WHITE RIVER STATE PARK, HIGHWAY 178, LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS.
WE WILL HAVE A JUDGED HOMESTYLE CHILI($25 ENTRY FEE), A PEOPLE’S CHOICE CHILI($25 ENTRY FEE)AND A JUDGED SALSA COMPETITION($10 ENTRY FEE). ENTRY FEES AND APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED IN AND RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COOK-OFF EVENT.
JUDGED HOMESTYLE CHILI ($25 ENTRY FEE) CONTESTANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ONE GALLON OF CHILI FOR JUDGING AND, IF YOU DESIRE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MAKE MORE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SAMPLE. YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED .25 FOR EACH TASTER TICKET YOU RECEIVE FOR GIVING SAMPLES.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE CHILI ($25 ENTRY FEE)COOKS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A MINIMUM OF 4 GALLONS OF CHILI. LAST YEAR MANY COOKS RAN OUT OF CHILI TO SAMPLE AND THIS YEAR WE EXPECT AN EVEN LARGER CROWD, SO WE RECOMMEND BRINGING AS MUCH CHILI AS YOU CAN — THE MORE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CHILI YOU BRING, THE MORE MONEY YOU CAN MAKE. YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED .25 FOR EACH TASTER TICKET YOU RECEIVE FOR GIVING SAMPLES.
JUDGED SALSA ($10 ENTRY FEE) CONTESTANTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR BOOTH IN THE COOKS TENT. SALSA CAN BE PREPARED ON SITE OR BROUGHT TO THE EVENT. ONE PINT OF SALSA IS REQUIRED FOR JUDGING. IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU PREPARE MORE SALSA TO GIVE OUT SAMPLES AND YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED .25 FOR EACH TASTER TICKET YOU RECEIVE.
EQUIPMENT: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY ALL COOKING SUPPLIES: NO ELECTRICITY IS PROVIDED.
SET-UP TIMES:FRIDAY OCT 14, 2016 - 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY OCT 15, 2016 - 7 a.m. UNTIL 9:30 a.m.
JUDGED HOMESTYLE CHILI COOKS MEETING IS AT 10 a.m. on SATURDAY. COOKS NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING AT 10 AM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.
COOKS LIGHT STOVES AT 11 a.m. ----- JUDGING IS AT 2 p.m.
PEOPLES CHOICE BALLOTS WILL BE COLLECTED AT YOUR BOOTH AT 2:30 p.m. BY THE HILLBILLY CHILI COOK-OFF CHAIRMAN.
TASTER TICKETS WILL BE COLLECTED BY 3 PM BY THE EVENT CHAIRMAN. REIMBURSEMENTS WILL BE MAILED AFTER THE EVENT TO EACH PARTICIPATING CONTESTANT WHO GAVE SAMPLES,
ALL WINNING CONTESTANTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT 3 p.m.
PRIZE MONEY for JUDGED HOMESTYLE CHILI:
FIRST PLACE - $500
SECOND PLACE - $250
THIRD PLACE - $100
PRIZE MONEY FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE;
FIRST PLACE - $200
SECOND PLACE - $150
THIRD PLACE - $100
PRIZE MONEY FOR BEST JUDGED SALSA - $75
PRIZE MONEY FOR BEST VENDOR BOOTH AND COOKS BOOTH - $75 EACH
YOU MAY ENTER ONE CONTEST OR ALL OF THE CONTESTS – FEES FOR EACH COMPETITION WILL APPLY.
JOIN US FOR A FUN DAY! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!