A Taylorville man who's long been involved in International Chilli Society competition nationwide, and has chaired the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest I-C-S cookoffs for many years, was a winner in one of the World Championship I-C-S cookoffs recently in Akeny, Iowa.

Tom Calvert won the Chilli Verde World Championship, beating 68 other contestants.  Calvert said many of the other chilli category winners in I-C-S World Championship judging, were chilli cooks that have cooked at the Taylorville I-C-S cookoffs.

Calvert won the right to cook at the World Championship, entering a chilli cookoff in Baton Rouge, Louisana.  Calvert told us how he won.

Calvert will again be chairing the 2 International Chilli Society cookoffs during the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest October 5th and 6th on the Taylorville square.