Cookoff and Organizational Resources
Why have a CASI sanctioned chili cookoff?
The benefits of having a sanctioned CASI event are abundant. The Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) is the world's largest organization of chili and contest enthusiasts. CASI sanctions over 450 contests, judging over 15,000 cups of chili, across the U.S. annually. CASI is the largest chili cookoff sanctioning entity that is a registered non-profit corporation and a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charity.
A sanctioned contest offers the organizer and sponsors:
For the contestants, it offers the reassurance that a contest will be conducted in a professional method, the contestant points will be awarded as advertised and that the CASI rules will be followed. Some events start off non-sanctioned and work toward being sanctioned. Generally, if you start off as a CASI sanctioned event your contest will run smoother, have more trust from the teams and have a higher success rate. A non-sanctioned event is usually not supported by teams if they are not aligned with a proven entity. However sanctioning alone cannot guaranty the number of teams competing or the success of your event.
What does CASI provide to a CASI Sanctioned Contest?
What are the CASI fees to have an event be a CASI Sanctioned Contest?
The standard fee for a CASI event registration is $25.00; this covers the event listing in the monthly Terlingua Trails publication and the judging cup tickets. The other fee to sanction the event by CASI is $4.00 per cook per cookoff. Thats it....a simple fee schedule.
The benefits of having a sanctioned CASI event are abundant. The Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) is the world's largest organization of chili and contest enthusiasts. CASI sanctions over 450 contests, judging over 15,000 cups of chili, across the U.S. annually. CASI is the largest chili cookoff sanctioning entity that is a registered non-profit corporation and a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charity.
A sanctioned contest offers the organizer and sponsors:
- Integrity – the oldest chili event sanctioning organization with a blind judging system
- Experience – our referees are experienced and can teach your volunteers to be successful
- A built in base of potential contestants and judges
- A support system – CASI had 60+ Pods (chapters) throughout the USA and Canada.
For the contestants, it offers the reassurance that a contest will be conducted in a professional method, the contestant points will be awarded as advertised and that the CASI rules will be followed. Some events start off non-sanctioned and work toward being sanctioned. Generally, if you start off as a CASI sanctioned event your contest will run smoother, have more trust from the teams and have a higher success rate. A non-sanctioned event is usually not supported by teams if they are not aligned with a proven entity. However sanctioning alone cannot guaranty the number of teams competing or the success of your event.
What does CASI provide to a CASI Sanctioned Contest?
- Listing in the Terlingua Trails event listing; no charge. Larger ads may be purchased to spotlight your event.
- A Regional or Area Referee will be assigned to your event to observe and answer questions.
- Contestant judging cup tickets are available upon request.
- Additional copies of The Terlingua Trails are available upon request.
- Hill Country Software’s proprietary program for tallying scores can be downloaded.
- CASI's Proprietary uniform rules for the competition.
- All cookoff forms are available online.
What are the CASI fees to have an event be a CASI Sanctioned Contest?
The standard fee for a CASI event registration is $25.00; this covers the event listing in the monthly Terlingua Trails publication and the judging cup tickets. The other fee to sanction the event by CASI is $4.00 per cook per cookoff. Thats it....a simple fee schedule.
