CHARLOTTE, NC– Three Checkers players traded their lucky sticks for spatulas and took portion successful nan yearly Chopped Challenge kindness cooking competition, presented by Queen City Homestore – nan recently rebranded personality of Queen City Audio Video & Appliances.

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Ben Steeves pinch Orlando Evans

The arena held successful unrecorded Monogram, Fisher & Paykel and Frigidaire kitchens paired each subordinate pinch 1 of 3 master chefs provided by Blake Mitkoff of InsideChef – Matt Emmonds, Orlando Evans and Kirsten Burdette – and they each prepared a crockery to coming to a sheet of judges comprised of section news personalities, including WCCB’s sports newsman Jack Taylor.

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Each subordinate took to nan stoves to hole their dishes pinch their assigned chef: Ben Steeves pinch Orlando Evans, Riese Gabers pinch Matt Emmonds and connected nan winning team, Sandis Vimanis on broadside Kiersten Burdette.

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Matt Emmonds pinch Riese Gabers

Vimanis and Burdette won nan judges complete pinch their saccharine and savory salmon dish, dressed pinch sautéed veggies, a mandatory concealed ingredient, cactus.

The winning squad received a $5,000 aid to nan Dream connected 3 foundation.

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Sandis Vimanis pinch Kiersten Burdette.

The kindness gives children nan opportunity to unrecorded retired their eventual sports dreams done customized experiences pinch a favourite athlete, sporting event, aliases sports team.

Check retired nan assemblage to spot each nan action from nan Checkers and Queen City Homestore Chopped challenge.