J.R. Knudson won at age 90 after 25 years of trying and was ICS's oldest member at the time. ICS says his chili had been nicknamed 'J.R.'s Naptime Chili' because he tended to doze while it simmered.
How they cook
Chopped tri-tip and sausage with onion and Ortega pepper in rendered beef fat, Gebhardt-led powders and a little pequin.