Compete for a chance to win one of the following prize categories:

• 1st, 2nd or 3rd Place
• Most Original Chili Name
• Best Presentation – Based on your showmanship and booth decoration
• Spiciest- Chili with the boldest flavor, not necessarily 5 Alarm Hot!
• People’s Choice – The chili that receives the most votes by the attending public. The American Idol of chili awards.

Each contestant receives two free limited edition 2018 Roosevelt Chili Cook-Off aprons.

Please follow our Guidelines to participate in the contest.

Current Contestants

1. Anya Ahuja & Neha Patkar – Class of 2019 Chili!
2. McKinley Harvest Festival – Spookalicious
3. Katie and Manolo Tellez – Que Calor! Give Me More!
4. Wlla’s Kitchen -Mid- East Chili 
5. Caroline K. Huo Group  – Spicy, Saucy, and Sassy
6. Dorian Aleman – Mia’s Big Bean Chili
7. Emin Tekin – Chilibaba
8. Kevin Foy – I like Pork Butts, I cannot lie
9. Ray Kruck – Our Lady of Blessed  Jalapenos; Don’t Fail Me Now!
10. Abha Gupta – Bollywood’s Best
11. Mark Hartley – Chili Today, Hot Tamale
12. Rohini Kumar – A Left Turn at “Avo”querque
13. Matt Pavao and Sean Kuiper – Cobra
14. Sean Dalziel – Mac ‘n Chili
15. Sahara Williams – Class of 2012 Chili
16. Washington Dads Club – Washington Wild Dads Chili