Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group

     Welcome!

           This website is made possible by donations                      received from the individual event promoters.                   We are much obliged for their continued support.

     The much anticipated Chili on the Guadalupe is this weekend!!!   Please see the What's Coming Up page for all the cookoff information and follow the link to the Map Page for detailed instructions on how to get to the property. 

     Electricity is available on a first-come basis and there is a charge of $10 per night.  There will also be Port-A-Potties on the property and we do ask that you throw a couple of bucks into the Potty Collection Fund jar to help pay for the convenience.

     Friday night is the Cooks Dinner, or in this case we're just calling it a Pot Luck Dinner.   Our host and hostess are providing hamburgers, and that's always a good starting point when figuring out what side dishes to put together.  We're already getting hungry just thinking about it!  Don't forget the dessert table!   Service will start around 7:00 pm.    After dinner, Mr. Sam Brown will kick off our evening of musical entertainment, and with luck we'll have several musicians present to support us supporting them through our designated charity, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

     Also in support of H.A.A.M. is the 6th Annual Dead Boot Duck Derby.   For just $5 Bucks a Duck, you too can participate in this little race to the finish line.   Prizes for the top 3 ducks!!   The well-trained, water-proof yellow ducks will be released from the starting gate at 4:00 Saturday afternoon.   We've had some wonderful pre-event duck sales, but there will be plenty available on-site.  See me, Laury McCullough for ducks.  I'll be the one in yellow!

      Sticking to our fowl theme, there will also be some Chicken Sh*t Bingo which should be a lot of fun!

     Congratulations to Matthew Sturn from Lockhart for his 1st Place Chili at the June 3rd Chisholm Trail Roundup Chili Cook-off held in Lockhart.  Beating out 31 other chili samples, Matthew is now among the qualified cook category, and will be Behind the Store this November in Terlingua - cooking chili instead of his usual grill master duties.  Way to go Matthew!  

     The full list of winners is available on the Chisholm Trail page, and following the stats is a nice slide show for your enjoyment.

     The June 10th results for the American Legion/Sons of the American Legion Post 83 cook-off on St. Elmo in Austin are still in the process.  We'll post the winners as soon as we get the sanctioning approval.

     Dwight is offering one-on-one Cook-off Classes for anyone interested in putting on an event.  He'll take you through the entire process from registration to judging to prepare you to run a cook-off.  

Say you don't have a location where you could put on an event?   Well, we've already got a location, and a scheduled event that needs a new chairman - the cook-off known as Robert Corley's A Lil' Ol' Country Cook-off at Giddy Ups in Manchaca (South Austin) on September 17th.    It's not hard, and with a little preparation, not that difficult.  The biggest part of running an event is lining up volunteers.   Please give it some serious consideration and contact Dwight for more details.

     Want to sponsor a team?  Send a check for $60, payable to H.A.A.M to Laury McCullough, 8311 Roan Ln., Austin, 78736.  Be sure your contact information is included so we can contact you in case one of your ducks is #1 across the finish line!

****OFFICIAL TOLBERT ENTRY AND RECAP FORMS NOW AVAILABLE UNDER THE WHAT'S COMING UP PAGE****

****OFFICIAL TOLBERT ENTRY AND RECAP FORMS NOW AVAILABLE UNDER THE WHAT'S COMING UP PAGE****    

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Our Royalty

(For the season anyway!)

2016 Behind the Store 1st Place Chili Champion

Deanna Castillo from Terlingua, Texas 

2017 Tolbert Texas Men's State Champion

Woodrow "Woody" McFarland, Arp, TX

Nancy Cromer from Fischer, Texas

2017 Tolbert Ladies State Champion

Mike Behr, Manchaca, Texas

 2015 and 2016 Tolbert Texas State Winner

Who We Are

Mike "BB" Hughes & Dwight Hamilton, BFF

A group of friends who just happen to cook award winning chili and BBQ while we raise awareness and funds for some mighty worthy causes.

It's me - Laury McCulloughI'm your webmaster and always available atchili.reporter@yahoo.com

What We Do

Well, that's simple.  We cook and promote the Official State Dish of Texas:  Chili. 

We host about 30 chili events per year at a variety of locations, including the Tolbert Texas State Chili Championship held in Lockhart.  

Why We Do It

Aside from having a lot of fun, we support a long and varied list of charitable causes, including FFA, Make-A-Wish, and the VFW Scholarship Fund to list a few.  

When We Do It

Most every weekend!  Be sure to check the What's Coming Up page for the details on this week's cookoff!

Where We Do It

All over Central Texas!  For most events we will have a map and/or directions on how to get to the various locations on the Map Page to help you out.