NATCHEZ &045;&045; Nancy Hungerford, director of Natchez Children’s Home, hopes that people will come and &uot;Eat until they get heartburn&uot; this Saturday at the Broadway Bash Chili Cook-off.

More than 20 teams of chili chefs will pay $25 each to compete for trophies, prizes and accolades starting at 6 a.m. on the grounds of Rosalie.

Admission is free to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and those who wish to sample chili can do so by purchasing a $5 tasting kit.

The kit includes cups, spoons and a ballot where the public can bestow a &uot;People’s Choice Award&uot; to the team that is able to produce the best chili.

In addition to the &uot;People’s Choice Award,&uot; there will be a panel of judges that will select who they consider most deserving of the &uot;Judges Award.&uot;

There are other awards to be won, as well.

&uot;All the teams decorate a booth and our children get to pick the best one and give them a ‘Showmanship Award,’&uot;

Hungerford said.

&uot;We also have a ‘The Bought Vote Award’ to the team that ends up raising the most money, but maybe I shouldn’t mention that one so close after the election.&uot;

There will be a silent auction, a band, several children’s games, and a raffle for a deer stand built by Skeeter Wilson that Hungerford calls a &uot;Skeeter Special.&uot;

Who will win the cook-off is anyone’s bet, according to Natchez Children’s Home development director, Joe Mitchell.

&uot;It is difficult to decide because all the chili is always so good,&uot; Mitchell said.

All money raised at the chili cook-off will go to benefit

the Natchez Children’s Home.