Chili cook-off at GHEC 10-30-2009

THE SECOND ANNUAL AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION CHILI COOK OFF - TAMALE CHALLENGE AND MEATBALL TASTING PULLED IN A LARGE CROWD, THURSDAY NIGHT DESPITE THE BAD WEATHER. THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO COME OUT TO THE GREENVILLE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER AND SAMPLE CHILI, TAMALES AND MEATBALLS. THEN THE PUBLIC HAD A CHANCE TO SELECT THEIR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS, AS WELL AS A PANEL OF JUDGES. THE BIG WINNERS IN THE CHILI VOTING WAS, E AND J CUSTOM COOKING, OF LAKE VILLAGE, WHO WON FIRST IN BOTH THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AND JUDGES VOTING. WINNING SECOND PLACE IN BOTH THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AND JUDGES' VOTING WAS JO'S PERSONAL TOUCH AND CATERING. W-A-B-G TOOK THIRD PLACE IN CHILI, IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING WHILE THE SALVATION ARMY WON THIRD IN THE JUDGES VOTING. FOR MEATBALLS, W-A-B-G TOOK FIRST PLACE WHILE KATIE JACKSON OF GREENVILLE WON FIRST PLACE IN TAMALES.