07-29-2007, 06:56 AM
I learned a lesson about winning yesterday at the chili contest. I had may positive compliments regarding my peoples choice entry and our vastly decorated tent. We had Grillpup, Billdog, Grillrojo, Grillwino and Mellow dog all working hard to try and win one of the prizes. There was a best decorated tent prize, salsa prize people's choice award and 1st 2nd and 3rd place prizes for best chili verde and best Red Chili.
I had a couple concerns about the event.
1st there was a screw up in the salsa contest with the labels on the bottom of the container so in the end the actual winner wasn't the one that submitted the winning chili.
2nd, we were promised a 50 dollar coupon to use at the diner which we didn't receive. Instead we got some trinkets from one of the sponsors of the event.
3rd, All of the winners were folks who had spent thousands of dollars on equipment, posters and travel the country doing nothing but entering these contests and the same folks win all the time. Perhaps they have the best chili or perhaps the judges recognizes the taste and says Oh, I like this because it's so familiar to them that they associate it with their favorite chili. However, is it the best chili? Can't tell ya that one.
4rd. Well, the Peoples Choice Chili is going to be a favorite person contest more then a best chili, for example if 100 of my friends show up, they'll most likely vote for me rather then someone else.
5th the winner of best decorated tent didn’t eve decorate their Tent! Plus they weren’t even in the Chili Contest! Someone shot me right there!
We got there at about 7am and left at 5, it was a long day. Not as hot as it could be. I met a lot of new friends and have about 50 or so new email names from folks who want to be in a show, see a show or just want to stay updated via my news letter the Howler. Plus we all had fun meeting folks, listening to the music and we drank a lot of beer.
ABC News showed up and walked around the grounds and of the 20 folks entered in the Red Chili Contest, 15 in the Chili Verde Contest and 10 in the salsa contest. ABC News picked only 1 of all these "Winners" to interview and broadcasted the interview on every one of their news casts all day Saturday starting at 5:00pm That's about 5 times. That one person, that sole representative of the Internal Chili Societies Chili Cook Off to benefit the Injured Marine Fund of San Diego, was none other (are ya tingling) Good ole Grilldog.
In my opinion, of everyone at the Chili Cook off, there was only 1 Winner, the one that truly believes, Food, Fun and Friends will win out every Time and that is Good Ole Grilldog and his Grillpack of friends... Thanks ABC News and my Entire Grillpack of Friends :-)
I had a couple concerns about the event.
1st there was a screw up in the salsa contest with the labels on the bottom of the container so in the end the actual winner wasn't the one that submitted the winning chili.
2nd, we were promised a 50 dollar coupon to use at the diner which we didn't receive. Instead we got some trinkets from one of the sponsors of the event.
3rd, All of the winners were folks who had spent thousands of dollars on equipment, posters and travel the country doing nothing but entering these contests and the same folks win all the time. Perhaps they have the best chili or perhaps the judges recognizes the taste and says Oh, I like this because it's so familiar to them that they associate it with their favorite chili. However, is it the best chili? Can't tell ya that one.
4rd. Well, the Peoples Choice Chili is going to be a favorite person contest more then a best chili, for example if 100 of my friends show up, they'll most likely vote for me rather then someone else.
5th the winner of best decorated tent didn’t eve decorate their Tent! Plus they weren’t even in the Chili Contest! Someone shot me right there!
We got there at about 7am and left at 5, it was a long day. Not as hot as it could be. I met a lot of new friends and have about 50 or so new email names from folks who want to be in a show, see a show or just want to stay updated via my news letter the Howler. Plus we all had fun meeting folks, listening to the music and we drank a lot of beer.
ABC News showed up and walked around the grounds and of the 20 folks entered in the Red Chili Contest, 15 in the Chili Verde Contest and 10 in the salsa contest. ABC News picked only 1 of all these "Winners" to interview and broadcasted the interview on every one of their news casts all day Saturday starting at 5:00pm That's about 5 times. That one person, that sole representative of the Internal Chili Societies Chili Cook Off to benefit the Injured Marine Fund of San Diego, was none other (are ya tingling) Good ole Grilldog.
In my opinion, of everyone at the Chili Cook off, there was only 1 Winner, the one that truly believes, Food, Fun and Friends will win out every Time and that is Good Ole Grilldog and his Grillpack of friends... Thanks ABC News and my Entire Grillpack of Friends :-)
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