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VASA Pod cook-offs in Victoria

Fri, Nov 27, 2026 and Sat, Nov 28, 2026 and Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · Victoria, TX · CASI-sanctioned

Our take written by Chili Times

Three CASI cook-offs run on consecutive days at 500 Coleto Park Rd. in Victoria, all with an open meat requirement. The Day After Thanksgiving Gary Moses Memorial cook-off costs $25.00 with a 4pm turn-in. The 45th Annual VASA Pod CCO costs $30.00 with a 2pm turn-in and is an AQ event, a POD qualifier. The Morning After CCO costs $20.00 with a 1pm turn-in.

Side contests on the first day are dessert, beans and green chili, at $10, $10 and $15. The second day adds beans at $10 and a margarita contest at $5 with a $10 judging fee. The charities are the VASA Pod Memorial Scholarship Fund, The Gary Moses Community Impact Scholarship Fund and VASA POD Local Charities.

Our plain-language reading of the sanctioning body's listing quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.

Day After Thanksgiving-Gary Moses MemorialCCO Fri, Nov 27, 2026

Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) · Victoria, TX

The CASI list entry
11/27/2026 Day After Thanksgiving-Gary Moses MemorialCCO 500 Coleto Park Rd. Victoria TX 77905 AQ: No turn in: 4pm Fee: $25.00 Meat Requirement: Open Charity: VASA Pod Memorial Scholarship Fund
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
From the CASI list entry (our table of its fields).
Entry fee$25.00
Turn-in4pm
Meat requirementOpen
AQ (qualifier)No
CharityVASA Pod Memorial Scholarship Fund

For visitors

50/50 Dessert- Entry Fee: $10; Turn-In Time: 1pm 50/50 Beans (Open)- Entry Fee: $10; Turn-In Time: 2pm 50/50 Green Chili- Entry Fee: $15; Turn-In Time: 3pm 50/50 Drawing
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026

45th Annual VASA Pod CCO Sat, Nov 28, 2026

Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) · Victoria, TX

The CASI list entry
11/28/2026 45th Annual VASA Pod CCO 500 Coleto Park Rd. Victoria TX 77905 AQ: Yes :Qualifier Type: POD turn in: 2pm Fee: $30.00 Meat Requirement: Open Charity: The Gary Moses Community Impact Scholarship Fund
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
From the CASI list entry (our table of its fields).
Entry fee$30.00
Turn-in2pm
Meat requirementOpen
AQ (qualifier)Yes (POD)
CharityThe Gary Moses Community Impact Scholarship Fund

For visitors

50/50 Beans (Open)- Entry Fee: $10; Turn-In Time: 12pm Noon 50/50 Margarita Off- Entry Fee: $5, Judging Fee: $10; Turn-In Time: 4:30pm Bucket Raffle 50/50 Drawing
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026

Morning After CCO Sun, Nov 29, 2026

Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) · Victoria, TX

The CASI list entry
11/29/2026 Morning After CCO 500 Coleto Park Rd. Victoria TX 77905 AQ: No turn in: 1pm Fee: $20.00 Meat Requirement: Open Charity: VASA POD Local Charities
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
From the CASI list entry (our table of its fields).
Entry fee$20.00
Turn-in1pm
Meat requirementOpen
AQ (qualifier)No
CharityVASA POD Local Charities

How to enter

CASI: membership
Although one does not have to be a member of CASI to participate in chili cookoffs
CASI: Official CASI Rules (PDF) · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
CASI's event list
**On all the events listed, CASI RULES APPLY!
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026

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Check before you go. Cook-off dates, fees and details change, and events can be cancelled. Confirm on CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days and CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days; we last found these words there on November 2, 2026.

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