East Rutherford, NJ — The Meadowlands Racetrack is keeping things spicy this fall with the Fall Chili Cook-Off scheduled for Saturday (Nov. 4). The competition features homestyle, chili verde and salsa categories.

As of Oct. 31, 15 contestants are registered to compete for the $1,000 Homestyle grand prize, seven are registered in the Chili Verde category cooking for the $1,000 grand prize, while seven contestants are entered in the Salsa category, with a $500 grand prize. Grand prize winners in the homestyle and chili verde categories earn a spot in the 2024 International Chili Society’s annual World Championship Chili Cook-off in their categories.

Those interested in participating can register at https://chilicookoff.com/cookoffs/list.

There are also cash prizes for the runners-up in each category:

Homestyle:
$1,000 grand prize plus a spot in the 2024 ICS World Championship Traditional Red Chili Cook-off
$500 – 2nd
$250 – 3rd

Chili Verde:
$1,000 grand prize plus a spot in the 2024 ICS World Championship Traditional Red Chili Cook-off
$500 – 2nd
$250 – 3rd

Salsa:
$500 grand prize
$250 – 2nd
$100 – 3rd

People’s Choice:
$250

Best Booth:
$250

Racetrack guests are also welcome to be part of the fun. They are encouraged to sample the chili and vote for their favorite. The fan favorite cook will walk away with the $250 prize. Fan favorite voting begins at 8 p.m.; voting tickets will be available in the chili cook off area.

As an added bonus, fans can enjoy live harness racing with first race post time at 6:20 p.m.

For complete chili event details visit https://playmeadowlands.com/event/meadowlands-fall-chili-cook-off/.