Healthy
Futures Pulaski County walked away with the Best of Show Award at
the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce 13th Annual Polar
Meltdown Chili Cook-Off held Saturday, January 25th.
The 2020 Polar Meltdown Chili Cook-Off judges were Noel Quail with
JCKs Down Home Cookn, John Randles with Route 66 Taco
Company, and Waynesville High School student Blake Lesh.
Awards were given for the following categories:
Participation Trophies:
Phelps Health Healing Hands Phelps Health Waynesville
Medical Plaza
Showmanship Award:
1st Place- "Jailhouse Chili" Columbia College
2nd Place- "The Spice Girls & Boys" City of Waynesville
3rd Place- "The Frog Hill Gang" Healthy Futures Pulaski
County
Peoples Choice Award:
1st Place- "BSC Paddles" BSC Outdoors with $441
2nd Place- "The Frog Hill Gang" Healthy Futures Pulaski
County with $123.50
3rd Place- "The Spice Girls & Boys" City of Waynesville
with $98.91
Judges' Choice Champion Chili:
1st Place- "The Frog Hill Gang" Healthy Futures Pulaski
County
2nd Place- "The Spice Girls & Boys" City of Waynesville
3rd Place- "Yvonne 4 Us" Yvonne Reeves Chong
Best of Show Award:
"The Frog Hill Gang" Healthy Futures Pulaski County
The Peoples Choice Award is awarded to the team that raises
the most donations during the event. Event attendees voted for their
favorite chili by making cash donations at the team booths. These
funds are specifically designated for the Chambers Right Choice
Scholarship. With the money donated to the People's Choice voting,
this year the Chamber will be able to award four - $250 scholarships!
The total donations received were $1,000. The Showmanship and Judges
Choice Champion Chili is decided by the judges and the Best of Show
is a combination from the Showmanship and Judges Choice Champion
Chili categories. By winning the Best of Show Award, Healthy Futures
Pulaski County earned a free entry into next years event.
The Chamber would like to thank the community for their support
as well as all the teams, and volunteers for making this event a
success. A special thank you to our sponsors: