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American Legion Chili Cookoff spices up Super Bowl

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BREWSTER – The only real excitement during Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Brewster American Legion Columbia Post 97, turned out to be the Legion Riders Chili Cookoff that the organization’s motorcycle contingent sponsored.

While the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots struggled through the lowest scoring game ever in the Super Bowl’s 41-year history, Legion patrons sampled nearly as many chili entries as there were points scored in the football game.

Those who attended paid for their plates of chili and cornbread and after they sampled each of the seven entries in the competition, cast their votes for their favorites. After the dust settled and the votes were tallied by Legion Riders Captain Glen Farrington, the gate receipts of $81 were divided equally among a three-way tie for first.

Getting four votes each, the first-place recipients of $27 apiece included:
• Margi Allen
• Peggy Rice
• Donna Dahlquist

There was no award for Most Valuable Chef. Everyone was too full of chili and cornbread to attend the post-cookoff press conference.

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