Meet Our Winners!
2019
Firefighter Challenge- Women’s Division: Riley Wilson - Elk Creek FD: 3 min 21 seconds
Firefighter Challenge- Men’s Division: Clint Sayler – Platte Canyon FD (4 time winner!): 1 min 43 seconds
JUDGE'S CHOICE
Vegetarian
1st David Taylor – Evergreen Auto Brokers – “Winter is Coming Veggie Chili”
2nd Charles Elliott - Elk Creek FD – “Conifer Mountain Veggie”
3rd Dale Tolan - "Vital Veggie"
Red
1st Daniel Hagan - Platte Canyon FD - “Rosso ChiliQ”
2nd Laura Brockman - "Panama Red Chili"
3rd Pam Podiak - "Pam's Wild Wild West"
Green
1st Brian Himmelman - “No Fire Mitigation Green”
2nd David Taylor - "The Buck Stops Here"
3rd Jason Hartshorn – “Fight Fire with Fire”
Restaurant
Veggie - Shirley Giovarelli – "Mama Gio's Verde Vegetali"
Red - John Porter – Evergreen Bread Lounge - "Bread Lounge Red"
Green - The Wild Game – “Wild Game Green”
Best Fire Department Chili- Mike Bartlett – North Fork Fire Department – “Prescribed Burn”
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Veggie – Charles Elliott – Elk Creek FD – “Conifer Mountain Veggie”
Red - Daniel Hagan - Platte Canyon FD – “Rosso ChiliQ”
Green – Barry Himmelman – “Himmelman's Morning After Blues Green Pork Chili”
Showmanship - Coldwell Banker
2018
Firefighter Challenge- Women’s Division: Sascha Ozzello - Elk Creek FD
Firefighter Challenge- Men’s Division: Clint Sayler – Platte Canyon FD
JUDGE'S CHOICE
Vegetarian
1st David Taylor – Evergreen Auto Brokers – “Winter is Coming Veggie Chili”
2nd Tim Kram - Indian Hills FD – “Insane Vegi Attack Chili”
3rd Shirley Giovarelli – “Mama Gio’s Verde Vegetali”
Red
1st Dr. Dustin Kruse – Rocky Mountain Foot & Ankle Center – “2 Feet 5 Meat Chili”
2nd John Anderson – Evergreen Fire Rescue – “Ancho Gonna Get More?”
3rd James Ewing – Inter Canyon FD – “Fire Sauce”
Green
1st Barry Himmelman - Himmelman Construction - “Himmelman’s Morning After Blues Pork Green Chili”
2nd Mike Bartlett – North Fork FD – “Prescribed Burn”
3rd Jason Hartshorn – “Fight Fire with Fire”
Restaurant
Veggie - Bob Wentworth – Cast Iron Tavern – “Cast Iron Veggie”
Red - Bob Wentworth – Cast Iron Tavern – “Cast Iron Red”
Green - Gary & Megan Mitchell - Cactus Jacks – “Cactus Jacks Green”
Best Fire Department Chili- Josh Olivas – Elk Creek Fire Department – “OMG Green”
Best “Down The Hill” Fire Department Chili- John Aylward – Littleton Fire Rescue – “Don’t Fear The Reaper”
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Veggie – Charles Elliott – Elk Creek FD – “Conifer Mountain Veggie”
Red - Mark Villa - Genesee FD – “Genesee Fire’s Big Red”
Green – Jason Hartshorn – “Fight Fire With Fire”
Showmanship - David Taylor - Evergreen Auto Brokers
2017
Firefighter Challenge- Women’s Division: Emily Cypher - Elk Creek FD
Firefighter Challenge- Men’s Division: Tyler Cypher - Elk Creek FD
JUDGES CHOICE
Best Firefighter Chili- Charles Elliot- Elk Creek FD- Charlie’s Texas Red
Down The Hill Firefighter- Mark Villa- Genesee FD- Genesee Fire’s Big Red
Vegetarian
1st Charles Elliot- Elk Creek FD- Conifer Mountain Veggie
2nd Craig Jones- Indian Hills FD- Indian Hills Veggie Chili
3rd Tiffany Lock- Coldwell Banker- Vegetarian With A Vengeance
Red
1st Grant Dupart- Grant’s Boom Boom Boom
2nd Pam Podiak- Pam’s Wild Wild West
3rd Michael Torres- Sailor’s Dad’s Chili
Green
1st Barry Himmelman- Himmelman Construction- Himmelmans Morning After Blues Pork Green Chili
2nd Jason Hartshorn- Fight Fire With Fire
3rd John Raber- Inter Canyon FD- Smokey Green
Restaurant
Veggie- Shirley Giovarelli-Elk Run Assisted Living- Mama Gio’s Verdi Vegatali
Red- Shirley Giovarelli-Elk Run Assisted Living- Brutus Red
Green- Gary and Megan Mitchell- Cactus Jacks- Cactus Jacks Green
PEOPLES CHOICE
Veggie- Shirley Giovarelli-Elk Run Assisted Living- Mama Gio’s Verdi Vegatali
Red- Mark Villa- Genesee FD- Genesee Fire’s Big Red
Green- Barry Himmelman- Himmelman Construction- Himmelman’s Morning After Blues Pork Green Chili
Showmanship- David Taylor- Evergreen Auto Brokers
