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Meet Bush’s Homestyle Division World Chili Championship Cook-Off Winner: Dianne Lewis
November 19, 2021
Meet the Homestyle Division Champion
On September 18th, Dianne Lewis was crowned as the Homestyle Division Champion at the 2021 World Chili Championship Cook-Off (WCCC) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dianne’s recipe for “Fairy Dust Chili” stood out among 100 other submissions to win the $10,000 prize and a Bush’s Beans Homestyle Champion Jacket presented by actor and chili fanatic Brian Baumgartner, most known for his portrayal of Kevin from the U.S. version of The Office. With more than 18,000 chili-lovers in attendance at the WCCC, Dianne drew some huge crowds and built great excitement on-site at the event.
Meet the Homestyle Division Champion
On September 18th, Dianne Lewis was crowned as the Homestyle Division Champion at the 2021 World Chili Championship Cook-Off (WCCC) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dianne’s recipe for “Fairy Dust Chili” stood out among 100 other submissions to win the $10,000 prize and a Bush’s Beans Homestyle Champion Jacket presented by actor and chili fanatic Brian Baumgartner, most known for his portrayal of Kevin from the U.S. version of The Office. With more than 18,000 chili-lovers in attendance at the WCCC, Dianne drew some huge crowds and built great excitement on-site at the event.
Dianne isn’t your typical Texan… she uses beans (Bush’s Chili Beans, to be exact) in her chili! That’s a trait we love that isn’t very common in many Texan’s chili recipes. When Dianne isn’t perfecting her award-winning chili recipes, you can find her working at a local hospital in Texas.
Dianne comes from a family of chili champions who travel all over Texas and other parts of the U.S. to compete in chili cook-offs. Her chili competition team at the WCCC included her “adopted sister” and longtime friend Sara Anderson, as well as other female family members that have their own list of chili cook-off accolades. With a slew of proud cooking awards under their belt, this team of chili-loving ladies have found success in the typically male-dominated chili cook-off world.
In addition to the WCCC in Myrtle Beach, Dianne most recently won the 2016 CASI Oklahoma State competition. Try out her award-winning recipe below!
