2012 Great Lakes BBQ Association Beak to Beak Invitational

• Contest meat must be inspected by a GLBBQA appointed inspector before any preparation may begin onsite. You may trim before arriving but nothing else.
  
• Same storage/ handling rules as any sanctioning body uses.
  
• Gas is strictly prohibited and fires must be of wood, coal, or pellet.
  
• Turn in will be at 8:00 pm at a location to be announced the day of the event.
  
• The minimum amount of individual chicken pieces that the cook will be responsible for turning in will be announced no later than 9/1/2012.
  
• Turn in containers will be standard size ½ pans with numbered fitted lids to be provided at the event.
  
• Garnish is forbidden as is marking or puddles of the sauce.
  
• Judging will be done by certified bbq judges with preference given to individuals that have judged more competitions regardless of sanctioning body.
  
• Judging will be done with the scoring system of 1 to 10
  • Entries will be scored in the following categories and multiplies:
    • Appearance -> .5
    • Taste -> 2
    • Tenderness -> 1
• High and low scoring judges scores will be thrown out and the remaining scores will be totaled to determine places.
  
• Ties to be broken using “Taste” points, if still tied then “Tenderness”, if needed “Appearance”, and if a tie remains contestants will perform a public rock paper scissors two outa three on stage at the awards presentation.
  
• Event is by invitation only and there will be no passing down of entries. You must have won the chicken category at a participating event.
  • Silver Lake Apple & BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI 09/09/2011- 09/10/2011
  • GLBBQA Winter Thaw Cook Sponsored by Lockhart’s Real BBQ 5/11/2012- 5/12/2012
  • Armada Meats and Motors Cook-Off Armada, MI 6/1/2012 – 06/02/2012
  • Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI 6/22/2012 – 06/23/2012
  • Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour Southgate, MI 07/06/2012 – 07/07/2012
  • 8th Annual U.P. Hog Wild Kingsford, MI 07/20/2012 – 07/21/2012
  • Taste of Grand Rapids BBQ Championship Grand Rapids, MI 07/27/2012 – 07/28/2012
  • Birch Run’s Blue’s, Brews, & BBQ’s Birch Run, MI 08/17/2012 – 08/18/2012
  • Monroe County Jam Monroe, MI 08/25/2012 – 08/26/2012
• Prizes are winner take all with $500 cash and a free entry in to the Silver Lake Apple & BBQ Festival in 2013 with a value of $200.

Plowboy said:

Pecker to Pecker would have been funnier.

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