KJRH:
The 36th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl is underway at Tulsa’s Expo Square. Organizers say thousands of people are in Tulsa for the event which means people will be spending money at area businesses.
Tulsa Regional Tourism tells 2 News they are expecting more than 75,000 visitors to the city over the next week. They estimate those visitors will spend more than $30 million at restaurants, hotels, and shopping.
Tickets are in high demand, nearly selling out for Thursday, Friday and saturday. Event organizers tell 2 News people are anxious to attend since last year’s chili bowl was scaled-back because of the pandemic.