Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- (From left:) Team Chili Surprise: Capt. Timothy Neslony, 17th Training Wing staff, Jimmy Wilcher, 17th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Tommy Nixon, 17th TRW staff, dish up some of their chili. For this year's cookoff, the team entered all three Chili categories: Anything Goes, Terlingua and Intramural, as well as the Baked Beans category. Also part of the team, but not pictured were Lorin Neslony, Nickie Wilcher and Marta Nixon. (Courtesy photo/Whitney Haskell)

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Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Laura Coad, a representative with Tolbert Chili Group, instructs the judges on the five criteria used to rank the chili: color, smell, consistency, taste and after-taste, during the 38th Annual Armed Forces Chili Cookoff at the Recreation Camp Sept 24. Coad has been going to the chili cookoff since 1989. (Courtesy photo/Whitney Haskell)

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SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Johnny Pennell accepts the first place trophy in the Baked Beans category for team Hooking Bull during the 38th Annual Armed Forces Chili Cookoff at the Recreation Camp Sept. 24. (Courtesy photo/Whitney Haskell)

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SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Marty Penell works the grill while his father, Johnny Penell prepares the chicken during the 38th Annual Armed Forces Chili Cookoff at the Recreation Camp Sept. 24. Along with Vickie Pennell, Marty's mother and Johnny's wife, they group called themselves the Hooking Bull team. This was the team's sixth year participating in the cookoff, with four trophies under their belt. This year they entered in each competition: Ribs, Chicken, Baked Beans and Chili. (Courtesy photo/Whitney Haskell)

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Chili masters compete at 38th Annual cook-off

Published Sept. 27, 2011

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Winners for this year's Armed Forces Chili Cook-off were:

Terlingua chili: Tracey Heflin with T's cooking team
Anything goes Chili: John Farris with Aces and Eights cooking team
Intramural Chili: Wes Heflin with the Marine Corps Detachment
Peoples Choice chili: Brandon Allen with Red White and True cooking team
Beans: Johnny Pennell with Hookin Bull cooking team
Chicken: John Farris with Aces and Eights cooking team
Ribs: Johnny Pennell with Hookin Bull cooking team
Showmanship: Brandon Allen with Red white and True

Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

Chili masters compete at 38th annual cook-off

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