The BBQ Contest is a Championship BBQ Cooking contest and the following provides a guideline for cooking in each division.

An entry fee will be collected from each team to enter this contest. Any questions concerning the BBQ Contest should be directed to the BBQ Contest Judges Panel who will make all final decisions. These decisions will be based on what is best for 1) the BBQ Contest, and 2) the BBQ contestant.

All entries must be cooked on the official BBQ Contest grounds.

BBQ Contest entries are limited to Pork Shoulder, Chicken or Pork Ribs.

Contestants may season or prepare meats as the contestant sees fit.

Cooking can only be done on a charcoal or wood fired device.

Meats that are boiled (only) or fried (only) will not be accepted.

The BBQ Contestant is responsible for observing accepted and prudent temperature and sanitary requirements.

BBQ CONTEST RULES:

1. BBQ Contest entries will be judged in one single round only. There will be no final round judging. Trophies will be awarded to the first three places.

2. BBQ Contest blind judging containers will be delivered to each participant at the team’s cook site. If you have not received a container, send a team member to see the chairman. When you bring your entry to the judging area, the containers shall contain only your entry.

3. Anything placed in the container that identifies you team will cause your entry to not be scored. Cut your entries such that each judge will have their own portion. Provide sufficient samples for BBQ Contest judging by 6 judges.

4. BBQ Contest blind judging will be held in the team’s check-in tent. We suggest that you familiarize yourselves with the location before judging time. All samples must be delivered to the check in area between 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Judging will commence exactly at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. A sign will indicate the check in location. Any entry that arrives after the appointed check in time will not be scored. You will be allowed to submit only one entry. After you turn in your entry, you must immediately leave the judging area.

5. To protect the integrity of this competition, all BBQ Contest judges will be screened for competence to insure that the quality of the entry will be judged objectively based on the merits of the samples.