Dave Hipskind cooked with his wife Kathy, the 2004 champion, from 1982 and first qualified for the World Championship in 1993. In 2015 he qualified through the 'Last Chance' cook-off and went on to win.
How they cook
Chicken broth, El Pato sauce and spicy V-8 as the base, with McCormick or Gebhardt-style powder added in timed stages.