Judges Caught In BeerBQ Scandal?

At the BeerBQ, it was rumored that Kerri Thoreson, ultimate winner of the contest (with her quite-delicious beer balls, I think they’re called - sausage type food with a touch of jalapeno in the middle), attempted to influence the judges by bringing them (us) s’mores in the midst of the judging. I can confirm the facts of the controversy - we three judges were indeed in the midst of finalizing our decisions when Kerri came into Taryn’s kitchen with her s’mores. I also can confirm that Kerri insisted it was not a bribe, and that she claimed to have absolutely no idea what we were doing there in the kitchen - that she was just being the Good Samaritan that we are supposed to know her to be… I also can confirm that the s’mores were really quite delicious, and brought me back to those days of yore, when my girl scout troop went camping/ Beth Bollinger , Accidental Rabbit Trails. More here .

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Question: OK, I sampled the beer balls — mebbe a half dozen of ‘em — and they were “quite-delicious,” as advertised above. However, I have to stay neutral and above the fray here. So I must ask: Do you think Kerri’s, ahem, Good Samaritan s’mores visit swung the voting?