Southeastern Game Day Gumbo Cook-Off set for Saturday, Nov. 2
Thursday, October 24, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s 13th annual Game Day Gumbo Cook-Off
will be held in Friendship Circle during tailgating on Saturday, Nov. 2. The event
raises funds for student-athlete programming.
This Southeastern tradition provides tailgaters with the chance to show off their
gumbo cooking skills prior to the Lions football game versus Stephen F. Austin scheduled
at 4 p.m., while also supporting Lion student-athletes.
There is no cost to participate as a tailgater gumbo chef, and registration is
available at www.lionsports.net/gumbo. Serving cups will be provided to each tailgating group. Participants are asked to
bring spoons and however much gumbo they are willing to share with their fellow tailgaters.
The public is invited to taste the gumbo at the various “Gumbo Tailgating Tasting
Stations” around Friendship Circle and “vote” for their favorites by stuffing coins
and bills in designated “voting jars” at each site. Signs at the participating tailgate
locations will indicate where tailgaters can taste and vote for their favorite gumbo
flavoring. “Voting” will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The voting jar with the most money will win the 2019 Fans’ Choice Award. Additionally,
a Judges’ Choice Award will be presented based on a blind taste test of samples from
each of the gumbo chefs conducted during tailgating.
Both winners will be announced during the football game and will receive Game
Day Gumbo Cook-Off Champ gumbo paddles.
Tailgaters have until Nov. 1 to register. The contest is open to any group, whether
or not they have a regular tailgating location for Southeastern home games.
For more information about the Game Day Gumbo Cook-Off, call 985-549-5437.
All funds raised benefit SAAC, which has adopted the cook-off as its annual signature
fund-raising event.
