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Wow! It’s that time again, cut up your peppers, brown your meat, turn on your cookers and MAKE SOME CHILI!  2010 promises to be another great St. George Island Charity Chili Cookoff with a record 70 cooks whipping up their secret recipes.  Bring your family and join in the fun next to the St. George Island Lighthouse Park.

8:00 AM St. George Island Chili Cookoff Red Pepper 5K Run

8:30 AM Booth Set‑up (Booth construction & area setup will be allowed from 12 noon Friday to

10 AM Saturday)

9:30 AM Cooks meeting. International Chili Society [ICS) rules will be in effect. Copies will be

provided upon request.

9:30 AM Crock Pot Chili Must Be On Site, Minimum One Gallon­

Anything Goes (Prepare at Home)

$5.00 Entry Fee Required. I.C.S. rules do not apply. Chili to be sold.

All proceeds going to St. George Island Charity Cookoff. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd

places.

10:00 AM Preparation time ‑ chopping, slicing, marinating, but NO COOKING, NO STOVES OR

FIRES LIT!

Remember International Chili Society (ICS) Rules in effect No beans, pasta etc. Chili

prepared on site from scratch; no prepackaged chili mixes; meat may be cut, sliced or

ground in advance, but not treated or cooked except during competition. Stoves

officially lit at 11:00 AM; judging at 2:00. Samples delivered to judging area promptly‑at

2:01 p.m. No Exceptions.

This is a fund‑raising event* and you may prepare more than four quarts which will be

sold at your booth for $1.00. (We provide cups and spoons.) All proceeds will go to the S.G.I. Charity Chili Cookoff. A special prize will be awarded to the team raising the most money.

10-11:00 Crock Pot Chili Judging

11:00 AM Fire‑up the stoves ‑ the three hour cooking period starts.

11:00 AM Judges meeting ‑ ALL EVENTS ‑ meet at Judges tent.

11,00 AM Auction Starts

11:15 AM Crock Pot Chili Awards presented at the Crock Pot Booth. All participants should

be present

11:30‑12:15 Booth/Showmanship Judging

12:15‑12:45 Miss Chili Pepper Judging .

12:45 - 1:15 Mister Hot Sauce Judging

2:00 Cooking Stops, Stoves off, Fires out. DELIVER Samples to Judging Area.

Judging Starts.

3:30 PM Awards ‑ Will be presented in the Chili judging area.