Terlingua

The four day celebration begins each year on Wednesday before the big weekend, and culminates on Saturday with the Terlingua International Chili Championship©. It's a Texas tradition of epic proportion - complete with an annual proclamation from the Governor declaring "Chili Appreciation Society International Day" in Texas!

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the celebration, the unique vendors, the rugged terrain surrounding the ranch, and ...of course ...the Chili! The grounds officially open on the Wednesday before the first Saturday in November, and the gate admission, per person, for the entire event is $25.00. The gate admission for the first Saturday in November only, is $10.00 per person. The first Saturday in November is the actual day of the TICC International Chili Championship Cookoff. The nightly stage entertainment starts on Thursday night and continues through Saturday night.

In order to compete in the championship you must have qualified and received an invitation. This requires cooks to earn points by placing in CASI sanctioned Chili Cookoffs. A cook earns 4 points for first place, 3 points for second, 2 points for third, and a point for fourth through tenth place. The total number of points required for qualification ranges from 6 points to 12 points and depends on the cook's state of residence. More details about competing may be obtained from a CASI director or from any of the Pod Great Peppers.

CASI's 2006 Terlingua International Chili Championship Winners

Top Ten Chili Winners
Winner - Debbie Ashman, Bastrop TX
2nd -Connie Collier, Snyder TX
3rd - Barbara Taylor, Johnson City TX
4th - Susan Dean, Johnson City TX
5th - Amy Patton, Odessa TX
6th - Steve Nadeau, Boerne TX
7th - Maxine Reed. Houston TX
8th - Phyllis Patton, Odessa TX
9th - Ed Green, Victoria TX
10th - Pat Langley, Garland TX

Cooks who made the Final Table But did not end up finishing in the Top Ten.
11th - Kelly Killingbeck, Euless TX
12th - Clint Wooster, Wichita Falls TX
13th - Jan Young, Bullard TX
14th - Robbie Swart, Kennesaw GA
15th - Meredith Martin, Frisco TX
16th - Robin Miller, Madison NC
17th - Jean Lundy, Statesville NC
18th - Virgil Johnson, Ottumwa IA
19th - Sally Lee, San Antonio TX
20th - Bill Dees, Bulverde TX

Showmanship - Division I (Large Show Teams)
1st - Whatever Floats Your Boat - Bruce Young, Bullard TX
2nd - Lease Crue - Douglas Gibson, Lulling TX
3rd - Ain't No Chili Show - Bill Lester, Garland TX

Showmanship - Division II (Small Show Teams)
1st - Black Garter - Eve DuMond, El Paso TX
2nd - South Side Foggy Mountain - Jimmy Johnson, Grand Prairie TX
3rd - Stark's Dark - Paul Mulkey, Hobbs NM
4th - King James & The Misfits - Jim Stateczny, Comfort TX
5th - These Colors Don't Run - Jerry Dickerson, Shawnee OK

Showmanship - Division III (One Person Show Teams)
1st - Moss Man Music - Stephen Brown, Garland TX
2nd - Chilipodcast.com - Steve Heaser, Dallas TX
3rd - Tejas Medicine Man - Donn Shands, Sugar Land TX

Cooks & Showteams Qualified for CASI's 2008 Terlingua International Chili Championship

Chili Cooks Qualified
001 Debbie Ashman, Bastrop TX
002 Connie Collier, Snyder TX
003 Barbara Taylor, Johnson City TX
004 Susan Dean, Johnson City TX
005 Amy Patton, Odessa TX
006 Steve Nadeau, Boerne TX
007 Maxine Reed. Houston TX
008 Phyllis Patton, Odessa TX
009 Ed Green, Victoria TX
010 Pat Langley, Garland TX
011 Phebe Cude, Breckenridge TX
012 Dick Rogers, La Luz NM
013 Sesario S. Ramos, Clovis NM
014 Ann Hanson, Las Cruces NM
015 Virgil Johnson, Las Vegas NV
016 Kenneth Swart, Kennesaw GA
017 Kitty Dolan, Brooksville FL
018 Charles E. (Chuck) Dolan, Brooksville FL
019 Kyle Pietila, Kissimmee FL
020 Steve Ashman, Bastrop TX
021 Janita Hinds, Del Rio TX
022 Dee Hay, Pasadena TX
023 Karen Thomas, Alto NM
024 Alex Tanalski, Petaluma CA
025 Jose Herrera, San Francisco CA
026 Ron Freeman, Stockton CA
027 Ken Rodd, Manchaca TX
028 George "Rocky" Rockwell, Rochester NY
029 LaRena "Rena" Jones, Horn Lake MS
030 Katie Seadler, Spring Hill TN
031 Kristina (Kristi) Knight, Lebanon TN
032 Lisa Knight, Lebanon TN
033 Richard Knight, Lebanon TN
034 Preston Shaw, Parsons TN
035 Thomas "Scott" Kennedy, White Bluff TN
036 Peggy J. Kirk-Velasquez, Kansas City KS
037 Roylene Johnson, Ottumwa IA
038 Kelly Killingbeck, Euless TX
039 Barry Karnei, Weesatche TX
040 Alan Dean, Johnson City TX
041 Lisa Rider, Richardson TX
042 Robbie Swart, Kennesaw GA
043 Tim Collier, Snyder TX
044 Nadine Karnei, Weesatche TX
045 Christine (Chris Johnson, Harrisburg PA
046 Dana Plocheck, Houston TX
047 Stephanie Brockman, Irving TX
048 Kary Fieseler, Irving TX
049 Clyde C Rogers, San Antonio TX
050 Larry "Doc" Kinnison, Marble Falls TX
051 Jim Trietsch, Waco TX
052 Melodie Smith, San Antonio TX
053 Susie Shaw, Parsons TN
054 Everett Crawford, Broken Arrow OK
055 Shirley Sexton, Dallas TX
056 Jenny Windsor, Baltimore MD
057 Jack Windsor, Baltimore MD
058 Rosa Gonzales, Corsicana TX
059 George E French III, Minden LA
060 Donna Conrad, Crawford TX
061 Cliff Miller, San Angelo TX
062 Mary Hernandez, El Paso TX
063 Shirley Smith, Wichita Falls TX
064 Mike Parker, Trinidad CO
065 LaMont Fisher, Amarillo TX
066 Joyce Jowers, San Antonio TX
067 Jennifer Lee, San Antonio TX
068 Billy Bob Weatherly, Canyon Lake TX
069 Duane Thornton, Keithville LA
070 Steve Doss, Shreveport LA
071 Larry Burruss, San Marcos TX
072 Barbara Fox, Houston TX
073 Annell Causey, Seguin TX
074 Linda Nickle, North Little Rock AR
075 Debbie Blanks, Little Rock AR
076 Scott Chudy, North Little Rock AR
077 Preston Nickle, North Little Rock AR
078 Bo Prewitt, North Little Rock AR
079 Don Greenlee, Springdale AR
080 Stuart Frye, Little Rock AR
081 Donna Jones, Roland AR
082 Debby Cagle, Bigelow AR
083 Patti Watkins, Fort Smith AR
084 Bret Centers, Lisle IL
085 Elizabeth "Bettye" Kemp, Couch MO
086 Carrie Kinnison, Marble Falls TX
087 Marion "Bud" Barrick, Organ NM
088 Jody Arnold, Kyle TX
089 Laura L. Coad, San Angelo TX
090 Don Causey, Seguin TX
091 Mike Rider, Richardson TX
092 Lynn Hejtmancik, Buda TX
093 Rick Thomas, Alto NM
094 Karen Bonner, Horn Lake MS
095 Rodney A. Jones, Horn Lake MS
096 Janice Miller, San Angelo TX
097 Sylvia Riordan, Wichita Falls TX
098 R. Bruce Stewart, Hurst TX
099 Kelly Brignon, Waxahachie TX
100 Morris Moss, Garland TX
101 Bonnie Loxterman, Rowlett TX
102 Mack Walker, Arlington TX
103 David Manske, Arlington TX
104 Ken Bennett, Slidell LA
105 Lee Estabrook, Minden LA
106 Bill Martin, Shreveport LA
107 Toni Bowman, Rowlett TX
108 Ralph Hay, Pasadena TX
109 Roland Regeon, Phoenix AZ
110 Bobby Elliott, El Paso TX
111 John Iaquinta, Severna Park MD
112 Guy W Bates, Midland TX
113 Larry George, Livingston TX
114 Douglas "Bucky" Seelig, Fredericksburg TX
115 Phil Barnes, Houston TX
116 Dianna Hoy, Cuero TX
117 Kimberly A. (Kim) Dunn, Sierra Vista AZ
118 Nancy Egger Klug, Gold Canyon AZ
119 Debbie Wasik, Kingman AZ
120 Jeffrey Goekler, Phoenix AZ
121 Eric Rudisill, Quartzsite AZ
122 David J."MadJack" Garner, Mesa AZ
123 Jerry R. Hunt, Shreveport LA
124 David Lake, Jacksonville TX
125 Gary Brignon, Waxahachie TX
126 Mark Sanders, Ennis TX
127 Johnnie L. Sullivan, Ennis TX
128 Kathy Martin, Huntley IL
129 Coby Davis, Garland TX
130 Keith Patton, Odessa TX
131 Nancy Hewlett, Murphy TX
132 Paul Seastrunk, Garland TX
133 Sherry J. Maus, San Angelo TX
134 Chris Gissendanner, West Monroe LA
135 Gary Holmes, Springdale AR
136 Don Hoy, Cuero TX
137 Brad Ballenger, De Leon TX
138 Angie Duke, Valley Mills TX
139 Vern Gilpin, Katy TX
140 Phil Greenlees, Houston TX
141 Ed Nesbitt, Houston TX
142 George K Jowers III, San Antonio TX
143 Charmaine Rogers, San Antonio TX
144 Debbie LaLanne, Pipe Creek TX
145 Carson Smith, Tucson AZ
146 Helen Neuharth, Casa Grande AZ
147 Myrl Coultas, Tucson AZ
148 Tammie Wooster, Wichita Falls TX
149 Tanna M. Jones, Horn Lake MS
150 Bruce Smith, Little Rock AR
151 Sue Yates, San Angelo TX
152 Doyle Smith, San Antonio TX
153 Kevin Wooster, Wichita Falls TX
154 Douglas Johnson, Harrisburg PA
155 Bradley "Lew" Wheeling, Reading PA
156 Garnier Albus, Amarillo TX
157 Renee F. Moore, Gulf Shores AL
158 Colin Bamber, Walker LA
159 Cindy Stewart, Gulf Shores AL
160 Steven C Lindgren, Orange Beach AL
161 Loretta Lindgren, Orange Beach AL
162 Doris Greenlees, Houston TX

Show Teams Qualified
001 Whatever Floats Your Boat - Bruce Young, Bullard TX
002 Black Garter - Eve DuMond, El Paso TX
003 Moss Man Music - Stephen Brown, Garland TX
004 Stark's Dark, Hobbs NM - Mulkey, Paul
005 Owl Gizzard Chili, Las Vegas NV - Johnson, Virgil
006 Spitfire Chili, San Antonio TX - Smith, Doyle
007 Cloverleaf #1, San Antonio TX - Cielencki, Janet
008 Silli Chili, Alto NM - Thomas, Karen
009 Miss Kitty's Fire Gal Chili, Brooksville FL - Dolan, Kitty
010 Mad Hatters, The, Tyler TX - Hewlett, Gil
011 Gosto's Chicago Chili, Downers Grove IL - Gastaldello, John
012 Road Warriors Roadkill Chili, Terrell TX - Wampler, Larry
013 Code Red Chili, Lodi CA - Shirley, Bob
014 Money Girls, The, San Antonio TX - Gillen, Mary Ellen
015 Miss Kitty's Arcade Games, San Angelo TX - Yates, Sue
016 Death By Chili, Columbia TN - Essany, Emily
017 Backwoods Brew, Columbia TN - Anderson, Stacey
018 Four Men In Heat, Shawnee KS - Lamons, Scott
019 Spicy All Over, Livingston TX - Weber, Susan "Suzy"
020 Dream Catcher, Irving TX - Friedel, Teena "T.J."
021 Tall Girl Frog, Rockdale TX - Caffey, Betty Sue
022 Colorado Connection, San Angelo TX - Miller, Janice
023 Stinkfoot, Waco TX - Trietsch, Jim
024 Pig Stop Chili, Houston TX - Dozier, Sharon
025 Hell-If-I-Know, Martindale TX - Reinke, Bert "Bubba"
026 Hell's Fury, Dallas TX - Sexton, Shirley
027 Wink's Surprise, Crawford TX - Stimson, Dianne
028 Divine Bovine, Brooksville FL - Dolan, Charles E. (Chuck)
029 Tall Boy, Rockdale TX - Caffey, John
030 Spine Tingling Chili, Marble Falls TX - Kinnison, Carrie
031 Hot Muffler Chili, Austin TX - Woodson, Gunter
032 Biker Babe Chili, San Antonio TX - Smith, Melodie
033 Shady Lady, Wylie TX - McElyea, Brenda
034 Native Texas Chili, Kaufman TX - Gowins, James
035 Dr. Dave's VooDoo Stew, Hallsville TX - Trice, David (Dave)
036 Chili Coyote, Hobbs NM - Dickey, Glenn
037 Los Tres Pendejos, Sierra Vista AZ - Berry, Ben
038 Precious, Hobbs NM - Hulme, Kathy
039 Chiloha, Amarillo TX - Montgomery, Mark
040 One-Legged Flamingo, Seguin TX - Harwell, Sue
041 Hawg Pen Chili, Seguin TX - Watson, Sandy
042 Terlingua Twelve Pack, San Marcos TX - Higgins, Doug
043 Cowboy Chili, Bigelow AR - Cagle, Bob
044 Sooner Chili, Greenwood AR - Anderson, David
045 Parrot Head Chili, Greenwood AR - Gray, Debbie
046 Chili Willi, Terrell TX - Williams, Eric
047 Ayi Mijo, Seabrook TX - Mayorga, Michael A
048 Jim Zone, Hernando MS - Wilkinson, Jim
049 Kings Hot Chili, Como MS - Murry, James
050 Dr. Ray, Waxahachie TX - Calhoun, Ray
051 Ska Tatanka, Spring TX - Sommer, Mark
052 Dungeon Stew, Heflin LA - Gildon, Maris
053 Trailblazer Cooking Team, Hurst TX - Moon, Beth
054 River Rat Chili, Round Rock TX - Copeland, Keith
055 Exposure Chili, El Paso TX - Stoppiro, Don
056 Colet Zoo, Victoria TX - Lowery, Robert
057 Schoolhouse Chili, Little Rock AR - Frye, Stuart
058 Aunt Donna's Chili, Crawford TX - Conrad, Donna
059 Fall From Grace Chili, Kyle TX - Talavera, Kelly
060 Quartzsite Clowns The, Quartzsite AZ - Sheehan, Dee
061 Last Place Chili, Mesa AZ - Garner, David J."MadJack"
062 Construction Zone Chili, Tyler TX - Nipp, Arlon
063 Ain't No Chili Show, Garland TX - Lester, Bill
064 Lone Star Chili, Forney TX - Gowins, Jacob
065 South Side Foggy Mountain, Grand Prairie TX - Johnson, Jim
066 Bringin' MaMa, Rowlett TX - Loxterman, Bonnie
067 Pepper-up, San Angelo TX - Maus, Sherry J.
068 Buzzard Bar, The, George West TX - Allen, Brent
069 Gypsy King & Queen of Pal, Casa Grande AZ - Jackson-Granada, Carolyn
070 Mutant Chili II, Wichita Falls TX - Riordan, Sylvia
071 BJ's Cathouse Chili, Shawnee OK - Spears, Bettie
072 Saguaro Cactus Chili #2, Couch MO - Kunkle, George
073 Tia Loca's Cooking Team, Sonora TX - Thorp, Steve
074 C & R Ranch Too, Canyon Lake TX - McKinzie, Cindy
075 Asheep At The Wheel, El Paso TX - Straughan, Carol
076 Texas Wrangler Chili, El Paso TX - Von Gentz, Donna
077 Scarlett Chili, Martindale TX - Reinke, Karen
078 Silver Wings, Niceville FL - Maturo, Jimmy L.
079 Blazing Bayou Chili, Walker LA - Bamber, Colin
080 Kalee Bug, Gulf Shores AL - Clark, Melanie
081 Farm Chili, Odessa TX - Warner, Donald (Donnie)
082 Jo Mama, Houston TX - Quist, Jo