{"id":7686,"date":"2025-03-05T13:47:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pros.com\/learn\/lifeatpros\/pros-chili-cookoff-tasty-showdown-honor-go-texan-day\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:47:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:47:54","slug":"pros-chili-cookoff-tasty-showdown-honor-go-texan-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pros.com\/learn\/lifeatpros\/pros-chili-cookoff-tasty-showdown-honor-go-texan-day\/","title":{"rendered":"PROS Chili Cookoff: A Tasty Showdown in Honor of Go Texan Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Culture_Values_Chili_Cook-off_2025_1_h7w1sd-2.png\" width=\"870\" height=\"473\" alt=\"Celebrating Our Texas Roots\"><\/p>\n<p>Our Houston headquarters turned up the heat with its second PROS Chili Cookoff, a crowd-favorite competition in celebration of Go Texan Day!<\/p>\n<p>Three teams went head-to-head, bringing their best recipe to the table. With two titles up for grabs&mdash;People&rsquo;s Choice Award and Judges&#8217; Pick&mdash;stakes were high, and the quality of the chili was even higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; width: 40%; margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Chili-Knights_muduiz-1.jpg\" width=\"834\" height=\"27\" alt=\"The Chili Knights\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"chiliknights\">The <strong>Chili Knights<\/strong> stole the show, winning over their coworkers and securing the <strong>People&rsquo;s Choice Award<\/strong> with their fan-favorite recipe for the second consecutive year. Congratulations to <strong>AJ Hicks, Dewayne Walker,<\/strong> and <strong>Dallas Fairley<\/strong> for their winning dish that kept everyone coming back for more!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; width: 40%; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pros.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chili-by-Committee_uzucyv-1.jpg\" width=\"554\" height=\"27\" alt=\"Chili by Committee\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chili by Committee<\/strong> impressed senior leaders, taking home the <strong>Judges&#8217; Pick<\/strong> title with a bold and flavorful creation. Hats off to <strong>William Luu, Scott Fisher, Carlos Prokopiu, Bryana Varnado,<\/strong> and <strong>Alberto Maldonado<\/strong> for their culinary excellence!<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to everyone who participated, cooked, judged, and taste-tested their way through the event.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to our employee event organizers for putting together another fun and flavorful event.<\/p>\n<p>This annual event is more than a friendly competition&mdash;it&rsquo;s a celebration of our Texas culture and roots, our incredible people and the connections we build through friendly (and delicious) rivalry. 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