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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
Saturday afternoon is when the weekend hits a climax. The judges have been at table for hours and hours slowly whittling down the contestants til we get to the top 20. The campers descend from the nearby hills and the chili cooks situate themselves near the judging pavilion to find out where they placed.
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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Tom Kreutzer, Champion, 2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff
They will never be forgotten.
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2023 Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cookoff