Competitors Input Needed

motoeric · 04-23-2010, 02:46 PM

Hi,

I need to gauge interest and I need it fairly quickly, so your input is very much appreciated.

How interested would you be in participating in an event that:

1) Was a true BBQ contest (standard categories)
2) Was a State Championship and a qualifier
3) Had NO cash prizes and instead had Gift Certificates for particular stores and trophies

and 4, which is the biggee

4) was free to enter.

There would be NO entry fee at all.

That's the general gist. There may be something like a $50 or $75 registering fee that is given back to you when you arrive to ensure that there aren't hundreds of people sign up and then don't show.

Any and all input is appreciated.

Thanks,

Eric

Divemaster · 04-23-2010, 02:49 PM

Sounds kind of like Poorque - Princeton WI except I think that the prizes are better...

Not to beat a dead horse, but I think it's a great way to entice a group that may not have been willing to shell out the cash for their first comp. I like it... Gives me a chance to help others like I was helped a couple of years ago...

early mornin' smokin' · 04-23-2010, 02:50 PM

ding ding ding, winner winner chicken dinner, we'd be there, sounds like an awesome idea.

Ron_L · 04-23-2010, 02:53 PM

It depends on what store. If it is a local store and I am coming from three or four hours away, then that wouldn't interest me. If it was within an hour or so drive then i wouldn't care. National chains would appeal to anyone regardless of distance (assuming it's more than a $25 gift card

)

Lake Dogs · 04-23-2010, 03:01 PM

Close bye, yes, I'd be interested. Sounds like fun. Hey, throw in the ability for teams
to actually sell BBQ, and we definitely have a winner!!!

early mornin' smokin' · 04-23-2010, 03:07 PM

Eric are you somehow hinting you may be having a no entrance fee comp on long Island some time soon.

BBQchef33 · 04-23-2010, 03:28 PM

lets say its Kinda like having a contest in the smithaven mall parking lot and prizes are gift cards to the stores in the mall.

Smokin' Gnome BBQ · 04-23-2010, 03:38 PM

cool trophies??? yes I would do it!!! As long as it wasnt really far a couple of hours would probably be o.k.

Sal

motoeric · 04-23-2010, 03:45 PM

To clarify, it's not the Smithhaven Mall, but that's a great analogy.

Also, there is nothing currently set. Just some possibilities we are looking into.

Eric

SmokeInDaEye · 04-23-2010, 03:46 PM

If I can do Williepallooza, I can do this thing.

Kidding aside, sounds interesting.

SmokeInDaEye · 04-23-2010, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motoeric

To clarify, it's not the Smithhaven Mall, but that's a great analogy.

Also, there is nothing currently set. Just some possibilities we are looking into.

Eric

I'm partial to Roosevelt Field mall.

BBQ_MAFIA · 04-23-2010, 04:15 PM

Interested but need Dates.

BogsBBQ · 04-23-2010, 04:30 PM

Would be interested, but depends where it was located (i.e., how easy it is for me to get to).

biggs98 · 04-23-2010, 04:51 PM

I think it sounds like a home run. I'd do it

Cue's Your Daddy · 04-23-2010, 07:26 PM

i would be in

04-23-2010, 02:46 PM	#1
motoeric Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: huntington, ny	Competitors Input Needed Hi, I need to gauge interest and I need it fairly quickly, so your input is very much appreciated. How interested would you be in participating in an event that: 1) Was a true BBQ contest (standard categories) 2) Was a State Championship and a qualifier 3) Had NO cash prizes and instead had Gift Certificates for particular stores and trophies and 4, which is the biggee 4) was free to enter. There would be NO entry fee at all. That's the general gist. There may be something like a $50 or $75 registering fee that is given back to you when you arrive to ensure that there aren't hundreds of people sign up and then don't show. Any and all input is appreciated. Thanks, Eric __________________ Smoke Signals Current Issue A BBQ Brethren Publication 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Exodus 12:9

04-23-2010, 02:49 PM	#2
Divemaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-23-07 Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois	Sounds kind of like Poorque - Princeton WI except I think that the prizes are better... Not to beat a dead horse, but I think it's a great way to entice a group that may not have been willing to shell out the cash for their first comp. I like it... Gives me a chance to help others like I was helped a couple of years ago... __________________ Jeff CBJ# 23376 Stockcar BBQ Race Fast, Cook Slow, and Enjoy Life! If it don't come off a smoker, it's just a side dish! Lang 60 Patio (The Mistress), Black Stainless Lang 36 (Little Princess), Large BGE (Ramona), Big Green UDS (Cottage Cooker), Brinkman SnP Pro (Little Bubba-Retired), 8 Burner Gasser, 3 - 22.5" & 1 - 18" (circa 1975) Weber Grills, & a Weber Smoky Joe.

04-23-2010, 02:50 PM	#3
early mornin' smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-06-08 Location: wading river, ny	ding ding ding, winner winner chicken dinner, we'd be there, sounds like an awesome idea. __________________ L trailer spicewine, webers, 2-26.75's, performer, heineken 22 1/2, 7 level pro-q 20 excel

04-23-2010, 02:53 PM	#4
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	It depends on what store. If it is a local store and I am coming from three or four hours away, then that wouldn't interest me. If it was within an hour or so drive then i wouldn't care. National chains would appeal to anyone regardless of distance (assuming it's more than a $25 gift card ) __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

04-23-2010, 03:01 PM	#5
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	Close bye, yes, I'd be interested. Sounds like fun. Hey, throw in the ability for teams to actually sell BBQ, and we definitely have a winner!!! __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

04-23-2010, 03:07 PM	#6
early mornin' smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-06-08 Location: wading river, ny	Eric are you somehow hinting you may be having a no entrance fee comp on long Island some time soon. __________________ L trailer spicewine, webers, 2-26.75's, performer, heineken 22 1/2, 7 level pro-q 20 excel

04-23-2010, 03:28 PM	#7
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	lets say its Kinda like having a contest in the smithaven mall parking lot and prizes are gift cards to the stores in the mall. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

04-23-2010, 03:38 PM	#8
Smokin' Gnome BBQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 05-31-07 Location: Shippensburg PA	cool trophies??? yes I would do it!!! As long as it wasnt really far a couple of hours would probably be o.k. Sal

04-23-2010, 03:45 PM	#9
motoeric Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: huntington, ny	To clarify, it's not the Smithhaven Mall, but that's a great analogy. Also, there is nothing currently set. Just some possibilities we are looking into. Eric __________________ Smoke Signals Current Issue A BBQ Brethren Publication 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Exodus 12:9

04-23-2010, 03:46 PM	#10
SmokeInDaEye Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-06 Location: Memphis, TN	If I can do Williepallooza, I can do this thing. Kidding aside, sounds interesting. __________________ [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com"]http://www.SmokeInDaEye.com[/URL] Gen II Komodo Kamado, Pit Barrel Cooker, 3x 18.5" WSMs, 22.5" WSM, modified 18.5" Weber Kettle, 22.5" Weber Kettle circa 1960ish, Weber One Touch Platinum, copper Weber Smokey Joe, La Caja China, Bubba Keg, Bodom Picnic Grill, Weber Genesis

04-23-2010, 04:15 PM	#12
BBQ_MAFIA somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-10-05 Location: NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY	Interested but need Dates. __________________ Guido Lang 60 Lang 84 Deluxe Warmer with Chargrill Large Spicewine Large BGE XL - BGE Med. BGE ( Bought it for my son Vincenzo) Brinkman Snp Brinkman ECB GOSM Weber Kettle Kenmore Elite Gasser Camp Chef Outdoor Stove Blackstone Pizza Oven Blackstone 36" Griddle 1-Banjo

04-23-2010, 04:30 PM	#13
BogsBBQ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-17-07 Location: Worcester, MA	Would be interested, but depends where it was located (i.e., how easy it is for me to get to). __________________ Jared Huizenga Insane Swine BBQ Backwoods Party G2, WSM x3, Weber Kettle

04-23-2010, 04:51 PM	#14
biggs98 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-27-08 Location: Long Island NY	I think it sounds like a home run. I'd do it __________________ [B][COLOR="Blue"][COLOR="Yellow"]Joe[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] - [B][U][COLOR="DarkOrange"][COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Black"]CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ - [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/U][/B] [B][COLOR="Black"]Humphreys[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR="black"][COLOR="Yellow"]Pint[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] / STAINLESS UDS(Build in Progress)/2 UDS /1 WSM / Weber Gasser/ 22.5 Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36/ The Absolute Fastest Super Fast [B][U][B][I]BLACK[/I][/B][/U][/B] Thermapen[COLOR="Black"][/COLOR]

04-23-2010, 07:26 PM	#15
Cue's Your Daddy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-13-06 Location: Ronkonkoma, Long Island	i would be in __________________ Paul GOTHAM CITY GRILLERS BBQ TEAM "Cue's Your Daddy! BBQ TEAM" KCBS Certified Judge Custom built Smoker Big Green Egg/2 WSM/4 Webber Kettles Webber Gasser

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