Janesville Area 7-02 Special Olympics would like to know, "Who is the best of the best?" We are looking for all Chili Cookers, Rib Rack Smokers, and Desert Bakers to compete in the First Annual Janesville Area Special Olympics "Chili Extravaganza" Cookoff. If you have the "Worlds Best" Chili, Ribs or Desert then come and support Janesville Area 7-02 Special Olympics Atheletes by entering an OPEN CHILI, RIBS and DESSERT cooking competition. The evet is open to all amature and professional chefs who would like to find out if they are the best in the Rock County area. The event will be held on April 19th at the UAW Local 95 Union Hall 1795 Lafayette St. in Janesville Wisconsin. Map and Directions

Come enjoy the day with us and help raise money for a good cause. Gates open to the public at 11:00 a.m. for food tasting and the days events. Don't miss your chance to taste some of the best chili, ribs and dessert in all of Rock County by purchasing tasting cups for only $5.00. Tasting cups purchased separately for each food item sampled.

Chili Extravaganza News

Competition Cooking Class The competition cooking class was a great sucess, many came to see Clate Bogan demonstrate how to properly set-up and prepare food for competition cooking. You can see pictures from the cooking class here.

Competition Cooking Demonstration
Saturday, March 22nd at 10:00am to 1:00pm at the UAW Hall parking lot there will be a competition cooking demonstration. The demonstration will include a 10x10 cooking set-up, lists of items that a competition cook will need, and some tips to be a competition cooker. The demonstration will be held by Clate Bogan, who has been competing at the KCBS BBQ competitions. The Chili Extravaganza is a fun cooking competition, a chance to see how your food compares to others. The demonstration will help the first time competitive cooks with ideas and a few tricks of the trade. Please plan to attend if you are interested in this demonstration. Map and Directions

Chili Extravaganza Trophies and Prize Money
Throphies will be awarded for first, second and third places for each catagory. Trophies are special made from "Pottery by Jim Rowe" Cambridge Stoneware Co.

The Chili, Ribs and Dessert prize money will be distributed as follows.

Chili Entry Money 100%

Ribs Entry Money 100%

Dessert Entry Money 100%

1st Place 40% 2nd Place 30% 3rd Place 15% 4th Place 10% 5th Place 5%

1st Place 40% 2nd Place 30% 3rd Place 15% 4th Place 10% 5th Place 5%

1st Place 40% 2nd Place 30% 3rd Place 15% 4th Place 10% 5th Place 5%

Chili Extravaganza Posters
Help support the Chili Extravaganza by printing and distributing these posters. Poster 1 Poster2