11/17/2025
🔥 MHK Chili Showdown 2025... THAT’S A WRAP! 🔥
What. A. Day.
Perfect weather, huge crowds, insane chili, and the most fun we’ve ever had at this event. Thank you ALL for making this year unforgettable!
We had dozens of competitors across all categories, hundreds of tastings, incredible sponsors, and enough good vibes to power the Jumbotron for a week. Manhattan showed up BIG for this one.
🏆 2025 Chili Winners
🌶️ Charity Chili
1️⃣ Hope on Chili Nights – 225.30
2️⃣ Food and Farm Council – 221.80
3️⃣ Camp LIT – 209.85
💚 Chili Verde
1️⃣ Poo Squad – 224.35
2️⃣ The Chili Bean Counters – 219.45
3️⃣ Broken Chefs – 195.05
🔥 Anything Goes
1️⃣ Purple Wave Knockout Chili – 209.65
2️⃣ The Chili Bean Counters – 208.35
3️⃣ Manhattan Hyundai Ford – 205.10
Last but not least and perhaps the most coveted award each year...
Back to Back People's Choice Winner - The Chili Bean Counters from Sink Gordon Accountants & Advisors LLP! 🔥
Full list is in the graphic below.
❤️ THANK YOU to all of our competitors
You all absolutely crushed it this year. The setups were incredible, the energy was awesome, and the chili was NEXT LEVEL. The community loves this event because YOU bring it to life.
🙌 THANK YOU to our sponsors
We cannot host an event of this size without the unbelievable support of our sponsors. They show up year after year and even stuck with us through rain, cold, and everything in between.
❤️ A Massive THANK YOU to Our Attendees
To everyone who came out, tasted chili, cheered on the teams, supported our vendors, enjoyed the Jumbotron, and filled the day with great vibes... thank you.
Your support is what makes this event grow year after year, and seeing the community show up like this means more than we can say.
We’re already cooking up ways to make the 2026 MHK Chili Showdown even bigger, hotter, and more fun. Thank you, Manhattan, for showing up and showing OUT.
Until next year… stay spicy. 🌶️🔥
