Great Peppers of the Year

1980     Herman Cellmer (SAP CASI)
1981
1982     Red Caldwell (State of Texas Pod)
1983
1984     Duke Walton (Houston Pod)
1985     Mike Gallagher (CAP-CASI)
1986     Robert Bell (Golden Triangle Pod)
1987     Carol Gibbs (DAM) / Harvey West TOT)
1988     Marolyn Blair (Houston Pod)
1989     Doris Coats (Cowtown Pod)
1990     Judy Dike (Rose City Pod) / Bill Simpson (Black Gold Pod)
1991     Neil McNelis (La CASI Louisianne)  &
             Wahnne Clark (Capital Pod)
1992     John Montgomery (Colorado Chili Pod)  &
             Susan Pinnell Marshall (Mason Dixon Pod)
1993     Johnye Harriman (Pod of the Pass)  &
             Dee Hay (Pasadena Pod)
1994     Diane FitzHenry (TOT)
1995     Nancy Coultas (CHOA)  &
             A. Vann York (Sotol Pod)
1996     David Manske (Cowtown)  &
             Shirley Stateczny (Texas Hill Country)
1997     Norma Homesley (SOT Pod)  &
              Jim Ezell (NOB Pod)
1998     Richard Hinds (DRIP Pod)
1999     Sue Caffey (SOT Pod)
2000     Alan Dean (Mason Dixon Pod)
2001     Bill Pierson (Chillini Pod)
2002     Ralph Hay (Pasadena Pod)
2003     Jerry Dickerson (HOOCH Pod)
2004     Keith Karaff (Houston Pod)
2005     Sammie Plant (San Angelo Cookers)
2006     Dale Reinecker (Cowtown Pod)
2007     Dodie Simpson (Black Gold Pod)
2008     Gil Hewlett (Rose City Pod)
2009     Patsy Childress (Black Gold Pod)
2010    Tom Williams (Sotol Pod)
2011     Dave Boone (Black Gold Pod)
2012     Earl Gorhum
2013     Joe Trigo (State of Texas Pod)
2014     Larry Kinnison (Highland Lakes Pod)  &
             Paul Mulkey (NM
2015     Carrie Kinnison (Highland Lakes Pod)
2016     Cindy Noe (North of the Brazos Pod)
2017     Mike Watkins (Mason-Dixon Pod)
2018     Kevin Stovall (Sho Me Pod)
2019     Diana Hoy (VASA Pod)
​2020     Dianne Stimson (Proud of Texas Pod)
2021      Michael Mayorga (Pasadena Pod)