Originally Posted by
TMOliver
...Tomato sauce? I've seen growed men judging chili-cookoffs fall on the ground, seized by fits, chewing thorny brushado, and frothing at the mouth, having discovered that some novillero has throwed tomato sauce or paste in the chili. Next you'll be wanting to throw a handful of mesquite beans and a teacup of buffler gall...
Yet Wick Fowler managed to tie once and win once at the Terlingua Chili cook-off even after adding 8 oz. of tomato sauce to his recipe.