Eat your way through the UK-Louisville rivalry with a Skyline Chili Red or Blue Way

University of Kentucky and Louisville basketball fans can prepare for — or celebrate — this weekend’s big rivalry game by slurping a plate of red-or blue-colored noodles in honor of their preferred team.

Skyline Chili — the official chili of UK Athletics — is offering the colored noodles with their popular menu item Spaghetti Ways on Saturday.

Customers who visit a Lexington or Louisville Skyline Chili can choose a Red or Blue Way, and then scan a QR code to vote for their favorite team and be entered for a chance to win prizes.

Cincinnati-style chili — the kind found at Skyline — is wildly popular in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. But it can also be a polarizing dish — sort of like the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals in the Bluegrass State.

This year, after a few disappointing seasons, both Louisville and Kentucky’s fan bases appear re-energized under first-year coaches. Mark Pope has the 7-1 Wildcats ranked No. 5 in the nation, and Louisville stands at 5-4 after winning just 12 total games in the past two seasons.

Kentucky and Louisville will tip off at 5:15 Saturday at Rupp Arena. As of Wednesday afternoon the cheapest ticket available on the resale website Ticketmaster, after fees, was $152.

Participating Skyline locations in the Lexington area are:

• Nicholasville Skyline: 354 East Brannon Road, Nicholasville
• Richmond Road Skyline: 2850 Richmond Road, Lexington
• Georgetown Skyline: 103 Crosswinds Center Path, Georgetown
• Lantern Ridge Skyline (EKU): 2216 Lantern Ridge, Richmond

Skyline has also offered colored noodles for events like Halloween (orange) and and St. Patrick’s Day (green).

This story was originally published December 11, 2024 at 2:58 PM.

Taylor Six

Lexington Herald-Leader

Taylor Six is the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. She previously worked as the government reporter for the Richmond Register.