The 10th Annual Lane Foundation Code Red Chili Cook-off & Salsa Competition was held on Saturday, March 22, in downtown Zachary. Seventeen teams competed for prizes and the coveted titles of CHILI & SALSA CHAMPS!
The winning teams for each category were:
Judges Red Chili: Team Bowls of Fire, Head Cook Leah Cole
Judges Non-traditional Chili: Team Blazin’ Cajuns, Head Cook Jeff Boudreaux
Judges Salsa: Team Ring Sting Sting, Head Cook Jana Ragsdale
People's Choice Chili: Team Blue Chili's, Head Cook Michael White
People's Choice Salsa: Team Ring Sting Sting, Head Cook Jana Ragsdale
Best Team Spirit: Team GP Credit Union Wranglers, Head Cook Ronnie Davis
Toilet Award for Spiciest Chili: Team Roof Rescue, Head Cook Chase Lord
“We are so appreciative of all of the cooking teams who entered the competition and made it the most successful cook-off we’ve had yet,” said Lane Foundation Director Theresa Payment. “We appreciate everyone who participated to provide a great day of family-fun and help raise money for the new 4-story patient tower on Lane’s campus. This includes our teams, cooks, vendors, donors, volunteers, judges, and community members who came out to support the event and gave their time to ensure it was a success.”
We’d also like to thank our event sponsors:
- Red Hot Sponsors - Bank of Zachary, DPI Anesthesia, Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson; GP Credit Union, Hughes Mechanical, Thornton, Musso & Bellemin, City of Zachary, and Milton J. Womack
- Bring on the Heat Sponsor - Landmark Bank
- Spice it Up Sponsors - Charlet Funeral Home and Arthur J. Gallagher
- Media Sponsors - The Zachary Post and Scott Innes Classic Hits 103.3
- Planting Station in Kids Zone sponsor - Dogwood Financial and Lin-con Industries
PHOTOS
1st Place Judges Red Chili: Team Bowls of Fire – head judge Scott Masterson with Jackson Coles, Leah Cole, Maddie Page, Olivia Hyde, and Libbie Payment
1st Place Judges Non-traditional Chili: Team Blazin’ Cajuns – head judge Scott Masterson with Jeff Boudreaux and Joey Boudreaux
1st Place Judges Salsa: Team Ring Sting Sting – head judge Scott Masterson with Jana Ragsdale.
1st Place People's Choice Chili: Team Blue Chili's – head judge Scott Masterson with Michael White, Ty Stephens and Alex Bonds
1st Place People's Choice Salsa: Team Ring Sting Sting – head judge Scott Masterson with Jana Ragsdale
1st Place Best Team Spirit: Team GP Credit Union Wranglers - Stacy Davis, Ronnie Davis, Rebecca Moore and Maci Sterling
Toilet Award for Spiciest Chili: Team Roof Rescue – head judge Scott Masterson with Chase Lord, Morgan Lord and Harper Lord
