10/23/2026
🌶️🏆 THE CHILI COOK-OFF RESULTS ARE IN! 🏆🌶️
First things first… we owe y’all an apology for the fashionably late announcement! 😂 We’ve finally recovered from our chili comas and are ready to crown our winners!
🥇 1st Place – CINDY!
Her White Chicken Chili took home the gold! A delicious, traditional white bean chicken chili that won over the crowd!
🥈 2nd Place – SHELLEY!
Her Buffalo Chicken Chili brought the heat! 🔥 That perfect kick of spice earned her second place!
🥉 3rd Place – EMILY!
Her Traditional Red Chili proved that you just can’t beat a timeless classic! ❤️
BUT HOLD ON… THERE’S MORE! 👏
Because EVERYONE who brought a pot deserves some serious recognition!
🍜 XAVIER – Chili with NOODLES?! Yep, and people LOVED it! Who knew noodles in chili could be such a hit?!
🥓 JENNIFER – Her Special Red Chili brought an incredible flavor profile, with bacon adding that extra something special! Because bacon makes everything better!
🔥 STEVE – Our longtime customer and owner of Painted Man BBQ brought the Smoky Red Chili, and that smoky goodness did NOT go unnoticed! The man knows his smoke!
THE FINAL VERDICT?
🏆 Three winners.
🌶️ Six amazing pots of chili.
❤️ ZERO losers!
Every single chili brought something different to the table, and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone who participated!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out, tasted, voted, and supported the Mt. Juliet Animal Shelter! 🐾❤️
And to our contestants… the bragging rights are officially awarded, but don’t get too comfortable. There’s always NEXT YEAR! 😏🔥
Now tell us… which chili had YOUR vote?! 👀🌶️
**eAndSpirits