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Pit Master's Choice Awards
North Carolina's Inaugural
Rubs & Sauce Competition for Amateurs
and Professionals
Rules & Other Info.
All 1st - 5th Place Winners Receive:
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A free listing and link on the Pit Master's Choice Competition Award
Winner’s Guide published on the North Carolina Barbecue super site at
www.NCBBQ.com for thousands to see.
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A personalized certificate of achievement.
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A winner’s banner in digital format that can be used on labels, ads, Web Sites
and more.
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A 2008 NCBBQ.com Pit Master's Choice Awards Competition logo for use in
publicity or on labels
Cash Prizes
Up to $2,800 will be given away! The Overall Amateur Division winner will
receive $500. In addition to the Overall Amateur Winner, cash prizes will be
awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category as follows:
Amateur Division
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All first place winners will receive $200
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All second place winners will receive $125
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All third place winners will receive $75
Commercial Division
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All first place winners will receive $100
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All second place winners will receive $75
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All third place winners will receive $50
There must be at least 10 entries in any given category for prize money to be
awarded. The Overall Amateur Division winner will receive $200 from their first
place winning with an additional $300 for the best overall score, making a
total prize of $500.
Why does the Amateur division get more cash prizes than the Commercial
division?
Quite simply, the commercial division entries are already successfully selling
their sauces and all winners receive the winners logo that can be used on
promotional material. The additional prize money awarded in the Amateur
division can be used to help jump-start the winners in pursuing commercial
availability of their sauce.
Judging Criteria For Tasting Categories
There are a total of four judging categories:
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Eastern-Style Sauce
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Western-Style Sauce
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Rub
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Unique
Product tasting entry scores will be judged for:
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Appearance
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Aroma
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Spice Blend
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Originality
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Flavor (most heavily weighted)
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Overall impression
The judging panel will be made up of food industry professionals, including
executive chefs, restaurant owners, culinary instructors, food writers and
other food industry leaders. Judges subject to change due to their schedules.
All product sampling will be conducted using fair, impartial, and blind judging
standards.
All products entered in the contest will be judged "as is."
The overall Amateur Division winner will be determined by the total highest
scoring product of all entries received in the Amateur division. Commercial
entries are not eligible for the overall Amateur Division winner category. In
case of a tie, the total prize money will be divided among the top scoring
products.
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes available for each category. All
staff members of NCBBQ.com will be excluded from judging. The
decision of the judges is final and in no way reflects the opinions of the
sponsoring organizations.
A full list of winners will be posted on or around November 20, 2008.
Tasting Disqualification Statement
All entries should be correctly canned or sealed according to standard food and
health safety procedures. Contest management reserves the right to discard and
disqualify any entries that are not properly canned or sealed, according to the
food and health safety procedures.
How to Submit a Tasting Division Entry
You may enter as many products as you like. If you want to enter the mild and
hot versions of your sauce or rub, you must pay for each entry individually.
For each tasting category submission, please send one product sample (at least
8 oz.) for each entry along with the appropriate completed entry forms and
fees.
Please carefully package all entries, as NCBBQ.com cannot be held responsible
for any damage incurred during shipping. We will accept complete entries only
(product samples accompanied by entry forms and fees). Please mail all
completed entries and payment to:
NCBBQ.com - Pitmaster's Choice Awards
211 Wendy Court
Cary, NC 27511
By entering this competition, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless
NCBBQ.com and any of its partners, sponsors, judges, families of partners and
all other parties associated with the event from any liability whatsoever.
All entries must be received by September 27th, 2008.
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