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The 3 big winners: 

Lacey Hood - $500;
Misty Brock - $300;
Ken Brown - $200

with Randy Bruce, Mar-Jac’s Controller and Vice President of Operations at Mar-Jac, Pete Martin (also our Celebrity Judge) with his wife, Betty.

We had 54 entrants from all over N.E. Georgia – a great turnout!  Coach Perno was just adorable!  He signed a bunch of plastic baseballs – and some folks brought their real baseballs for his autograph.  

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Once we had narrowed all the dishes down to the final six, Coach Perno tasted them all and chose the 3 cash winners. I think the caliber of the food this year was the best it has ever been.  Our team of 11 tasters had a very tough time!

39th Maysville Festival - October 2006

The 4th annual Mar-Jac Chicken Cook-Off was held on October 7th in Maysville, Georgia in conjunction with the Autumn Leaf Festival.  Out of 51 entries, 6 finalists were chosen by the Mar-Jac tasting team.  Fox 5 TV’s Ken Cook and his wife Susie chose the 3 cash prize winners:  Grand Prize - $500 – Sally Gulley, Dewy Rose, GA Chicken Spaghetti First Prize - $300 – Jennifer Smith, Alpharetta, GA Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Second Prize - $200 – Lorissa Campbell, Carnesville, GA Chicken Tortilla Soup  Honorable Mentions: Jacque Craven, Maysville, GA Fall Fest Chicken Salad Lisa Watson, Maysville, GA Chicken Divan Michelle Sward, Gillsville, GA Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole 2006 Mar-Jac Cook-off Pictures Preparing for the cook-off. Mar-Jac Tasting Team The Mar-Jac Tasting Team:  Front Row:  Flo Becker; 2nd Row:  Patra and Lamar Elder;  3rd Row: Wilma Parker, Dianne Robinson, Dawn Cowart, Misty Friedman, Tawana Wood, Betty Tonge, Lisa Becker and Bill Becker. A whole lotta "tastin" goin on! Grand Prize Winner Ken and Susie Cook with Sally Gulley - Grand Prize Winner Grand Prize:  Chicken Spaghetti First Prize Winner Ken and Susie Cook with Jennifer Smith - First Prize Winner First Prize:  Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Second Prize Winner Second Prize:  Chicken Tortilla Soup More Pictures Nancy Smith of the Maysville Community Improvement Club and  Randy Bruce, Controller of Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc. holding a plaque commorating the renovation of their clubhouse.   Ken Cook with Lisa Blackburn, winner of  "Marjie" the stuffed chick.   Judging the semi-finalist table - everyone gets involved. Tony Gravitt, Live Production Manager and Pete Martin, Vice President, Operations (both of Mar-Jac) put in their two cents. The six finalists moved to the "winners" table. Ken and Susie Cook carefully determining the cash winners

38th Maysville Festival - October 2005

The 3rd annual Mar-Jac Chicken Cook-Off was held on October 1st, 2005 in Maysville, Georgia in conjunction with the Autumn Leaf Festival. Out of 56 entries, 6 finalists were chosen by the Mar-Jac tasting team. The Mayor of Maysville Jerry Baker chose the 3 cash prize winners: Grand Prize - $500 - Margaret Parr, Maysville, GA Chicken Divan First Prize - $300 - Linda Scoggins, Maysville, GA Mama's Chicken Lasagna Second Prize - $200 - Cricket Schade, Flowery Branch, GA Harvest Chicken Bites Honorable Mentions: Jeff Epperson, Winder, GA Grilled Chicken/Spaghetti Squash Casserole Tara Hamilton, Dahlonega, GA Smokey Pecan Chicken Tarts Jennifer Smith, Alpharetta, GA Chicken Salad The 2005 Mar-Jac Cook-off Team Front Row: Ramona Bruce, Randy Bruce, Kim Banks Back Row: Deanna Bowen, Wilma Parker, Tawana Wood, Lamar Elder, Patra Elder, Bill Becker, Flo Becker Mar-Jac Tasters Left to Right: Randy Bruce, Bill Becker, Kim Banks Left to Right: Bill Becker, Kim Banks, Tawana Wood, Deanna Bowen, Patra Elder Grand Prize Winner Left to Right: Randy Bruce of Mar-Jac, Margaret Parr (Grand Prize Winner) and Maysville Mayor Jerry Baker Dish: Chicken Divan First Prize Winner Left to Right: Randy Bruce of Mar-Jac, Linda Scoggins (1st Prize Winner) and Maysville Mayor Jerry Baker Dish: Chicken Lasagna Second Prize Winner Left to Right: Randy Bruce of Mar-Jac, Cricket Schade (2nd Prize Winner) and Maysville Mayor Jerry Baker Dish: Harvest Chicken Bites

37th Maysville Festival

Mar-Jac Panel of Tasters (from left to right): Patra Elder, Lamar Elder, Flo Becker, Bebe Wood, Tawana Wood, Randy Bruce, Emily Bruce, Wilma Parker, Lisa Becker, and Bill Becker.

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The winners are:

Grand Prize - Steve Boswell of Maysville won the Grand Prize of $500 for his "Southwest Chicken and Corn Chowder".

First Place- Melissa Elliott of Alto won First Place of $300 for her "Hawaiian Chicken Salad".

Second Place - Marie Hall of Maysville wEEEn Second Place of $200 for her "Grandma's Famous Chicken Pie".

36th Maysville Festival

Mar-Jac Poultry sponsored a Chicken Cook-Off as part of the 36th annual Maysville Autumn Leaf Festival which was held October 3-5 at Veterans Park in Maysville.

34 great cooks from all over Northeast Georgia brought their best chicken dishes to the Chicken Bake-Off on October 4th. The entries were judged for taste, originality and appearance by a panel of 6 judges. 6 finalists were selected for the final round where the Mayor of Maysville, Richard Presley, chose the 3 winning dishes.

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The winners are::

Grand Prize - Tina Chambers of Maysville won the grand prize of $500 with her Chicken Casserole (click here for recipe).

First Place - Jonathan Dieck of Athens won the 1st runner -up prize of $300 with his Chicken Marsala (click here for recipe).

Second Place - Lori Cleaver of Flowery Branch won the 2nd runner-up prize of $200 with her Jalapeno Super-Hot Cheesy Chicken Soup (click here for recipe).

A wonderful time was had by all!