Las Vegas was Hot!

The 2004 Annual World's Championship Chili Cookoff® took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the premier event for 38th year of the ICS.Thousands of Chiliheads gathered for three days of chili, friends, and fun. Check out the photo album

Congratulations to all of this years winners. Below are the results from the 38th Annual World's Championship Cookoff in Las Vegas. For more pictures check out the Las Vegas wrap up section of chilicookoff.com.

Traditional Red

Chili Red World Champion - Kathy Hipskind

ICS World Traditional Red Champions

5th Tony Inglese CA
4th Armando Sanchez CA
3rd John Jepson CA
2nd Mike Stewart CA
1st Kathy Hipskind CA

Finals Table (No Particular Order)

Shirley Judson CA	Jean Simmons MO
Armando Sanchez CA	Tony Inglese CA
JR Knudson CA	Kyra Schneider CA
Larry Lentz KY	Chuck Hoff OH
Loretta Lawrence SC	Carol Porteous BC/CN
John Jepson CA	Nancy Swenberger AZ
Steve Tomasek III CO	Hank Wedemeyer CO
Marilyn Frederick FL	Laurin Staley KY
Tom Hoover OH	Dave Lorenz NJ
Harry C. Robinson CA	Marilee Barrett ID
Bonnie Tomasek CO	Mark Sweeney CA
Kim Eckley MD	Isabella Robinson CO
Lynn Kost Virant NE	Steve Tomasek IV CO
Jim Beaty CA	Kathy Hipskind CA
Mike Stewart CA	Jim Weller MI

Last Chance Winners

Mark Sweeney	Hank Wedemeyer
J.R. Knudson	Barbara Ward
Larry Lentz	Tom Hoover
Norm Gaul	John Jepson
Jim Parker	Irene Menchaca

Chili Verde

Chili Verde World Champion - Wes Carlson

ICS Chili Verde Champions

3rd David Mallory OH
2nd Jeff Ray UT
1st Wes Carlson IL

Finals Table (No Particular Order)

Chuck Burdick CO	Bill Donovan OH
Andy Sanchez CA	Christine Toney MO
Darol Wetzel MT	Ron Judson CA
Jane Bauer VA	Bob Dyer CA
Karen Ray CA	Bob Wetzel MT
Patricia Sanchez CA	Sean Barrett ID
David Mallory OH	Paul Whitney AZ
Rod Smith ND	Pam Sanchez CA
Wes Carlson IL	Dione Cooley NV
Marilee Frankenberger SD	Barbara Ward CA
Joe Swiderski CA	Jeff Ray UT
Mark Larson CA	Norma Forbord OR
Jim Heywood NY

Salsa

Salsa World Champion - Tom Calvert

ICS Salsa Champions

3rd Place Sachiko Brecke CA
2nd Place Jim Beaty CA
1st Place Tom Calvert

Finals Table (No Particular Order)

Randy Bilozir AB/CN	Tom Calvert IL
Diane Lentz KY	Rose Warmuth WV
Kevin Whitenack AZ	Joni Deere IL
Fred Summers CA	Karol Deevers NV
Bonnie Tomasek CO	Jim Beaty CA
Georgia Weller MI	Dave Schulman CT
Robin Pirithviraj CA	Janice Moody CA
Kathy Hipskind CA	Ben Hunt AZ
Eddie LaCross CA	Jean Simmons MO
Norma Forbord OR	Sachiko Brecke CA
Kevin Christensen WI	Marilee Barrett ID
Barbara Ward CA	Charlie Ward CA
Eileen Beaty CA

Other Events

Restaurant Division

Saturday 3rd - Palms Hotel Gordunos 2nd - Hardrock Double Down 1st - Culinary Institute of Las Vegas

Sunday 3rd - Juan Diaz Palms Gardunos 2nd - R. Hoffmeister L.V. Culinary Institute 1st - Scott Cameron Hard Rock Cafe

Best Booth

3rd - Doug Roy FL
2nd - Bill Donovan OH
1st - Mike Stewart CA

People's Choice

Don Hammes

Golf Tournament

4th - Randy Raber
3rd - Joe Azate Jr
2nd - Bob Radovich
1st - Ron Michel

Mr. Hot Sauce

Dallas Fowler WI

Miss Chilipepper

Lori Oka HI

Shoot N'Holler

Jack Love CA

Chili Eating Contest

Arnie Chapman

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