2007 World's Championship Chili Verde

The Final's Table was packed with some awesome chili! The judges scores were counted up and a new World Champion was crowned:

1st - WORLD CHAMPION - Kimberly Mallory, Ohio $3,000
2nd- Dave Lorenz, NJ $700
3rd - James Heywood $300
4th - Charlie Ward
5th - TIE Christian Parker and Rhone Carr

James Heywood 3rd, Dave Lorenz 2nd, Kimberly Mallory WORLD CHAMPION,

Carol Hancock ICS CEO, David Hipskind ICS Chief Judge

James Heywood 3rd, Dave Lorenz 2nd, Kimberly Mallory WORLD CHAMPION

Chili Verde - Finals Table

• Mary Ann Smith
• James Richards
• Sherrie Sutton
• Lynn Pruett
• Harry C. Robinson
• Scott Barrett
• Mary Nicoll
• James Heywood
• Judith Omerza
• Nancy Swenberger
• Raymond Bogart
• Charlie Ward
• Larry Weltikol
• George Swick
• Scott Navaroli
• Jerry Simmons
• Wes Carlson
• Lloyd Wier
• David Schulman
• Dave Lorenz
• Barbara Herrin
• Christian Parker
• Kay Rook
• Diane Gatshet
• Rhone Carr
• Kimberly Mallory
• Larry Lentz
• Diane Lentz
• Chuck Hoff
• Jim Parker

Congratulations to all the cooks!

2007 World's Championship Salsa

Lots of great cooks and lots of great salsas! Here are this years winners:

1st - WORLD CHAMPION - Barbara Ward $1,000
2nd - Bonnie Tomasek $500
3rd - Chris Nicoll $300

Chris Nicoll 3rd, Barbara Ward 1st, Bonnie Tomasek 2nd

Finals Table

• Sherrie Sutton
• Lori Walter
• George Swick
• Diane Lentz
• Bonnie Tomasek
• Chuck Hoff
• Scott Navaroli
• Chris Nicoll
• Kim Swierczek
• Mary Nicoll
• Scott Barrett
• John Jepson
• Dione Cooley
• Skip Cooley
• Jodi Wiseman
• John Ammerman
• Mike Kropp
• Mary Alice Kropp
• Carolyn Roy
• Marian Donato
• Susie Decker
• Butch Sutton
• Christian Parker
• Barbara Ward
• Jackie Golterman

Salsa cooks at turn-in

People's Choice - Saturday

It was a great day, the weather was beautiful and the people of Omaha came out to enjoy of a day of family fun and taste some great chili! Everyone grabbed a sample kit and strolled around to talk to the cooks and taste some chili. Ballots were stationed around the cookoff area and the votes were tallied. Omaha selected the following winners:

1st - Jerry Simmons $300
2nd - Jim Beaver $200
3rd - Leroy Watson $100

Thanks to all the chili cooks and thanks to Omaha for coming out to help judge some chili!