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Our Judges:
Scotty
Age: 29
Profession: English Teacher
Home: Liverpool
Preferred Chilli Accompaniment: Rice

Wendy
Age: None of your business
Profession: Restaurant & Bar Owner / Chef
Home: Adelaide
Preferred Chilli accompaniment: Rice

Sgt. Andrew
Age: 22
Profession: Sergeant of the United States Marine Corp
Home: Kentucky
Preferred Chilli Accompaniment: Cheese atop crackers atop spaghetti – well he is from Kentucky!



Garden Centre Café
Scotty:
This is watery and the meat tastes powdery. It's not chilli con carne – it's just con carne. I wouldn’t order this again.
Rating: 3

Wendy:
Bland, boring, zzzzzzz. I can’t taste any chilli or garlic. There’re not enough beans. They haven’t reduced the sauce.
Rating: 3

Sgt. Andrew:
All I taste is tomato. It’s needs a bit more of everything. If you just came in from outside in the snow – you would NOT want your mom to give you this.
Rating: 4
Mean Total: 3

Sharky’s

Scotty:
This one is a little more spicy. You can actually chew it – you could drink the last one
The meat is really good.
Rating: 7

Wendy:
This smells much better, it has much more flavour, a much better reduction. I'd like it to be a touch spicier, but the beans are much better.
Rating: 7

Sgt. Andrew:
Ooo! Cheese! This is way better. It’s hearty – pretty thick and it’s got more seasoning.
It’s got a good heat to it but it’s not too spicy.
Rating: 8
Mean Total: 7

Winking Frog

Scotty:
That’s just water! It's got real chillies in though, but the beans just disintegrate. They’re like mush. Hang on, it get’s better the longer you eat it. This one has got potential.
However this one is the chilli equivalent of a human – it's 80 percent water.
Rating: 5

Wendy:
No beans – where are the beans??! It does grow on you.
Rating: 4

Sgt. Andrew:
It sure smells good. It seems like they made a good chilli – then added water. It's better than the first one though. It's spicy and its got a real good taste. If I went to a football game and they gave this to me in a paper cup with a spoon then that’d be okay. But I ain’t at no game. I don’t think it's bad – but it's not great.
Rating: 6
Mean Total: 5

Alley Cat

Scotty:
This tastes exactly like that chilli sauce from the bottle. That’s not what chilli is supposed to taste like. That’s the wrong kind of chilli! I don’t' even want to eat this.
Rating: 1

Wendy:
Yuck! That's horrible! This one and the last one are using the same spice mix. That's worse than the first one! It tastes processed and fake. There is nothing fresh in this.
Rating: 2

Sgt. Andrew:
Oh no, that’s not right. The first one at least had a chilli flavour. This is no good, it’s the worst one yet. If I ordered this at a restaurant I would be depressed.
Rating: 2
Mean Total: 2

Gym Bar

Scotty:
This is the best one! The polar opposite of the last one, but it's like a stew. Hmm it’s the least of the five evils.
Rating: 7.5

Wendy:
The onions are not nearly cooked enough, but the beans are firm, they’re good. From a chef's point of view this chilli has the right consistency
Rating: 7

Sgt. Andrew:
It’s got a real good flavour. I like the crunch of the onions. I’d put this on a cheeseburger, it's really thick. This would be good as a dip, but it's not a soup chilli. (To Scotty) Is this how you’d eat your chilli in Liverpool?
Rating: 6
Mean Total: 7