Author John Grisham makes at least one new Spam-based dish for his family every week. His goal is to create a dish that will win the cooking contest at the annual Spamarama in Austin, Texas. He has entered the competition 5 times, placing 56th, 23rd, 4th, 77th (dead last) and 9th. He says that the day he placed last was the "3rd worst day" of his life. His family hates Spam.