Post Date: 02/20/202420th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 16 & 17, 2024, in The Marianas. RB5 & Grands wins 1st place in the booth decorating contest at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 16 & 17, 2024, in The Marianas.RB5 & Grands wins 1st place in the booth decorating contest at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 16 & 17, 2024, in The Marianas. Visitors sample the entries in the Estafao (spicy beef stew) Cooking Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas.Visitors sample the entries in the Estafao (spicy beef stew) Cooking Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Eventual 1st place winner Bill Cing, left, and other home cooks prepare their entries for the Estafao (spicy beef stew) Cooking Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas.Eventual 1st place winner Bill Cing, left, and other home cooks prepare their entries for the Estafao (spicy beef stew) Cooking Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Brian Ayuyu of the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) carefully counts out 100 “donni Sali” hot pepper for the Triple J Hot Pepper Eating Contest.Brian Ayuyu of the Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) carefully counts out 100 “donni Sali” hot pepper for the Triple J Hot Pepper Eating Contest. Men’s 2nd place finisher Jeff Pierrot, left, and Women’s 1st place finisher Virginie Ternisien accept their prize money for Top 3 finishes in the Pika Fun Run on Feb. 17, 2024, during the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Fifty-eight participants joined the inaugural race at the festival, organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority every President’s Day weekend in February.Men’s 2nd place finisher Jeff Pierrot, left, and Women’s 1st place finisher Virginie Ternisien accept their prize money for Top 3 finishes in the Pika Fun Run on Feb. 17, 2024, during the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Fifty-eight participants joined the inaugural race at the festival, organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority every President’s Day weekend in February. Vladislav Melnik, left, and Sylvia Biz chomp their way through 100 “donni sali” hot peppers to win 1st and 2 nd place, respectively, in the Triple J Hot Pepper Eating Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas.Vladislav Melnik, left, and Sylvia Biz chomp their way through 100 “donni sali” hot peppers to win 1st and 2 nd place, respectively, in the Triple J Hot Pepper Eating Contest on Feb. 17, 2024, at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Jackson Lockwood, left, of USA and Derence Palacios of Tinian go to the net on Feb. 17, 2024, in the coed beach volleyball competition at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Donni Diggers dominated the competition to win 1st place at the festival, organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority every President’s Day weekend in February.Jackson Lockwood, left, of USA and Derence Palacios of Tinian go to the net on Feb. 17, 2024, in the coed beach volleyball competition at the 20th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival in The Marianas. Donni Diggers dominated the competition to win 1st place at the festival, organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority every President’s Day weekend in February.
