The Great Chili Cookoff Disaster

The annual Delivery Center chili cookoff was last week. I decided to cook, so I used my mom's recipe with a little Big Country touch (aka minced garlic and diced jalapenos). I had to double the recipe this year because the last time I cooked I barely had enough. And I was told there would be twenty four judges. I couldn't fit it all in the crockpot, so I had a small tupperware container too. I somehow managed to carry both and my laptop all the way up from the garage. I got to the door to badge in, and set the crockpot and container down to get my badge out. Well my dumbass set it down with the crockpot on top (which is how i was carrying it), and I look away for a split second. In that split second, I watched the crockpot tip over and spill all over the floor. The entire crockpot of chili all over the floor in the atrium. It was then that I realized the chili cookoff was over for me. I felt bad for the poor guy who came up to clean it. Apparently he didn't know the enormity of the spill because he came with one single cloth. He saw the mess and said, "Oh boy. I'll be back." At least I had enough in my tupperware for my lunch. Better luck next year. Btw - here are the "winners":

1st Place - Tammy Macke (I heard she didn't make the chicken chili this year; I guess it was real chili)
2nd Place - Brad Deaton
Most Intense - John Feldhaus (I don't understand how this is an award. It basically means it was too hot to eat. Btw - his first batch he poured an entire bottle of Dave's Insanity sauce in before he realized you should only use a drop or two. He couldn't even finish a spoon full so he had to make a new batch.)