42nd Annual Cathedral Crawfish Countdown
Friday, May 1, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
It's that time again, time for everyone's favorite spring event, Cathedral's annual Crawfish Countdown! We are
excited to announce that the cook-off competition will return this year! We will have teams of Cathedral
alumni, parents, and friends fighting for a chance to be crowned the Crawfish Kings or Queens! And all the
attendees will have a chance to join in the fun by voting for their favorite team in the People's Choice
Category!
We hope everyone will come out and join us for a night of friendly competition, crawfish, jambalaya, cold
beverages, raffles, and as always, a chance to win $5,000! And don't forget live music by Charlie Hugg, games,
and plenty of fun!
A free dress day will be offered again this year to any cathedral student who sells a ticket to Crawfish
Countdown! There is a blank on each ticket for the student's name, please include their grade as well. If a family
purchases a ticket, each child in the family gets a free dress day. The date of the free dress will be announced
later.
This year we have two ticket options; a couple's ticket is $125, and a single person ticket is $75 (this option is
perfect if your significant other is on a cooking team!). Each ticket comes with entrance to the drawdown.
Second chance insurance is available for $25 and allows your ticket, if drawn within the 100 tickets to be placed
back in the pot for a second chance to win the grand prize. Also, don't forget to mark on your ticket if you
would like to SPLIT or CHANCE IT ALL. If the final four tickets are ALL marked SPLIT, the grand prize
will be split between those final four people. If ANY of the last for tickets are marked CHANCE IT ALL, the
draw down continues until we have ONE lucky winner!
You may purchase your tickets by using cash, check, or credit card. Tickets can be dropped off at any school
office, mailed to 701 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Street, Natchez, MS 39120 or you can purchase them online at
www.cathedralgreenwave.com by clicking the Donate Now (at the top of the home page), then clicking the blue
button which will direct you to purchase your Crawfish Countdown tickets. You do not have to be present to
win, but you will miss out on great food, lots of fun, all the raffles, and live music!!
Take out orders will be available for $40 until 7 p.m.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you for all the fun on May1!
Your 2025 Crawfish Countdown Chairs,
Tres and Emily ('05) Atkins and Will ('05) and Heather Carter -- Chair Couple
Charles and Krysten Powers -- Co-Chair Couple