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*SOLD OUT* See you next year!

Blow the dust off your secret recipe and start telling all your friends to come out and support the first annual YPN Chili Cook Off benefitting Naperville Community Television NCTV17. Prizes will be given for the top two contestants in both the judges pick category & crowd favorite.  This event is open to the community so please help spread the word to all your friends to come out and support their favorite cook!

Below you will find several items including contest rules. (Please note these rules look harder than they really are.) 

Corporate Level Cook

Includes an exclusive 6-ft. table to showcase your chili and decorate as you wish with company branded material and collateral to handout to guests 

General Cook 

Includes a shared table with another cook to showcase your chili 

Chili Cook Off Rules: 

• Ingredients must be pre-cooked prior to the commencement of the official cook-off. Meat may be treated, pre-cut or ground, but must be cooked. Each contestant is solely responsible to make sure that no ingredient is undercooked and/or that there is no risk of food born illness.
• The cooking period must occur within 24 hours of event. Chili must be brought and kept in crock pot or other warming container that will be placed for entry by 4:45pm. Contestants should bring an extension cord with them in case that is needed.
• Each contestant must cook a gallon (four quarts) of chili (one regular crock pot).
• Contestants are responsible to submit a contestant entry form. The contestant must prepare chili using their own selected recipe and ingredients. Contestants may bring things to garnish their chili.
• Contestants are limited to 2 people (total) to their booth due to space limitations. 
• Each contestant will be assigned a contestant’s number by the Chief Scorekeeper and given five (5) sampling cups to fill and submit to the judges. Each contestant verifies that the number on the bottom of their cup is the same as their assigned contestant number. Each contestant is responsible for delivering their sample cups, which must be filled to the cup’s lower rim, to the judging area at the official time for judging.
  • First, Runner Up place judges pick
  • Blind judged on aroma, eye appeal, taste, and overall satisfaction
  • First place, Runner Up popular vote
  • Each event patron will be given three tickets to vote on the chili they like most. They can spread out their votes for their favorite tasting chili or they can award them all to one contestant. The contestant with the most tickets wins.