my triple cook-off winning chili

Ingredients

• 3 pounds lean hamburger
• 1 - green bell pepper, diced
• 1 - red bell pepper, diced
• 4-8 - fresh jalapenos, diced small (add as many as you like for heat, but add at least 4 for mild for the kiddos. *i usually add all 8 for hotter!)
• 1 large onion, diced large
• 1 teaspoon salt`
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/3 cup good chili powder
• 1 3/4 cups ketchup, I use Heinz
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice concentrate
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, can sub light but I just don't even buy that kind anymore because it always turns into a brick
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, I use Lea & Perrins
• 2 teaspoons regular white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yellow table mustard, French's
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
• 3 cups spicy hot V8 juice
• 1 can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained first in a colander til no longer foamy/bubbly (16 oz.)
• 2 packages fresh sliced mushrooms (8 oz. each)
• 2 cans Del Monte original stewed tomatoes, with the juice; crush tomatoes with hands as you add (14.5 oz. each)
• 1 cup beef bouillon, i use superior touch better than bouillon beef base (dissolve 1 tsp. beef base into 1 cup hot water to make 1 cup bouillon)
• - *more salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste