The fifth annual Orlando Chili Cook-off went off Saturday despite the rain, although one could say the weather was right for chili.
The event at Festival Park brought some 75 competitors across the country and raised money for Special Olympics Florida. The organizers say they've raised nearly $200,000 thus far.
And while others sampled chili, 15 competitive eaters gorged themselves on it.
The cometitors took part in the second World Chili Eating Challenge. The challenge attracted some big name eaters, including Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas, the world's top-ranked female eater, Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie, the top male eaters.
"This is a pretty hard contest because we're pushing capacity," Chestnut said. "It was strictly a capacity contest so it was tough."
Chestnut won the competition eating 2.125 gallons of chili in six minutes. That's a new world record.