Overview
The Chili Bowl is an exciting annual events at the Milwaukee Lawn Bowling Club! This is our last club tournament of the season and is open to all club bowlers. As the name suggests, chili creation and consumption plays a major role! A number of various styles of chili will be available for breakfast, brunch, lunch and during breaks between games.
Whether you come for the lawn bowling, the chili, or both, it’s an event you won’t want to miss! Compete with your team and then vote for your favorite chili in this unique combination of sports and food.
Format
The Chili Bowl Tournament features two teams: Team Roja and Team Verde. Participants will be divided into one of these teams, competing for lawn bowling supremacy. The teams compete against each other in a variety of lawn bowling disciplines which may include singles, pairs, triples and fours in the morning and afternoon. In each game you will be playing with different partners against a different opponent. The competing teams earn points based on whether they win or lose and by how many points per game. At the end of play, the top-scoring team (Chili Roja or Chili Verde) is declared the tournament winner.
- Team Roja: Known for their fiery passion and competitive spirit, Team Roja brings the heat to every match!
- Team Verde: Calm and collected, Team Verde strategizes and plays with precision, aiming for a flawless victory.
Participants sign up as individuals and the tournament director assigns two large, evenly ranked teams (Chili Roja or Chili Verde), which compete against each other in a variety of lawn bowling disciplines which may include singles, pairs, triples and fours in the morning and afternoon. In each game you will be playing with different partners against a different opponent. The competing particpants and teams earn points based on whether they win or lose and by how many points per game. At the end of play, the top-scoring team (Chili Roja or Chili Verde) is declared the tournament winner.
- Chili Bowl 2024
2024 Tournament Information
See https://www.milwaukeelawnbowls.com/schedule/tournaments/club-tournaments/chili-bowl/
Participants sign up as individuals and the tournament director assigns two large, evenly ranked teams (Chili Roja or Chili Verde), which compete against each other in a variety of lawn bowling disciplines which may include singles, pairs, triples and fours in the morning and afternoon.
- Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Deadline for entry: Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Entry fee: $12.00
- Draw time: 8:30 AM
- Start time: 9:00 AM
- Attire: Casual matching team colors Roja or Verde
- Tournament directors: Rob Behncke & Levi Barnard
Registration
We can only accept an even number of entries for this tournament and half-day registration is an option, but only if we can keep teams even. Full-day registration is preferred. Substitutes welcome as needed. Log into: https://app.milwaukeelawnbowls.com/tournament and click the Purchase button in the Chilibowl listing under available tournaments and follow the prompts. When you are done you should see your Chilibowl entry under My Tournaments. Please bring your $12 cash payment to the clubhouse and place cash only in the gold Chilibowl envelope on the desk prior to the tournament or on the day of.
Chili Entry
Our fourth annual chili contest will offer participants the chance to vote for their favorite chili and crown a chili champ (by vote) next to the bowling team champs (by performance). The entry fee supports the day-long chili brunch. And if you are not a chili fan, we will have light breakfast basics available as well as Mac N Cheese at lunch. If you would like to prepare a chili this year, please email Levi Barnard at: 6twenty5@gmail.com specifying the type of chili you will offer. The first five accepted chilis are entered into the chili champ contest voted on by participants. Chili contestants supply a large crockpot of chili which can be plugged in at the clubhouse and must bring serving utensils and any condiments or garnishes to compliment. Please also mail Levi if you can provide your famous Mac N Cheese dish. All Chili or Mac N Cheese entries receive free tournament entry.
2023 Winning Team: Chili Roja
2023 Chili Champ: Levi Barnard
2022 Winning Team: Chili Roja
2022 Chili Champ: Steve Hoelter
2021 Winning Team: Chili Verde
2021 Chili Champ: Bizzy Schultz
