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Red Hot in Hancock winners announced

WEIRTON — Organizers of the Red Hot in Hancock chili cookoff have announced this year’s award recipients.

The fourth-annual competition was held Oct. 18 at the Weirton Event Center, with 11 chili cooks preparing more than 30 entries.

Award recipients and the categories are as follows:

• Traditional Red: Kit Hoff, first place; Sean Heffernan, second place; Gina Freiling, third place. Hoff qualifies for the Last Chance Cook-off 2019 at the World Chili Cookoff Championships.

• Chili verde: Philip Majestro, first place; Sean Heffernan, second place; Theodore Morgan, third place. Majestro qualifies for the WCCC 2019.

• Homestyle chili: Sean Heffernan, first place; Aimee Hoover, second place; Gavin Grimm, third place. Heffernan qualifies for the WCCC 2019.

• Salsa: Theodore Morgan, first place; Bonnie Schwartz, second place and Sean Heffernan, third place.

Dave Vignovic, from PeppeBroni’s Pizza, received both the People’s Choice and Sponsor’s Choice awards from his pizza chili, while Gina Freiling received the Showmanship Award for her “Firehouse Chili” themed table.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to A Child’s Place CASA, which serves Brooke, Hancock and Jefferson counties.

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