Hey Hillbilly, Just keep pluggin. You're scoring and that means a lot!
I was at a ICS contest and came in "who the hell knows where". My mom and I went into the judges tent to check scores and taste the winners, and I swear on my life one of the final table chili's was a dead ringer for my own. I was nowhere to be found, and the dead ringer chili sat there pretty as a picture on the final table. It's a total crap shoot is what it is. Whatever prelim table you get on determimes tha entire outcome of your day.
As long as you are scoring here and there with the green and enjoying the beers you'll find yourself on the finals table eventually. Continued luck!
Hey Bubs, good luck this month! I have been slaving over the grill and steam table in the "hell-like" heat and do not know if I will be able to cook in any of the events this month.