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Competition BBQ *On Topic Only* Discussion regarding all aspects of Competition BBQ. Experiences competing or visiting, questions, getting started, Equipment, announcements of events, Results, Reviews, Planning, etc. Questions here will be responded to with competition BBQ in mind. |
View Poll Results: Are you cutting back on the number of contests you are doing? | |||
Nope, doing the same number, maybe even more! | 24 | 52.17% | |
The price of gas has forced me to cut back. | 5 | 10.87% | |
The price of gas has forced me to do only local contests | 8 | 17.39% | |
The entry fee is the killer so I’m being more selective. | 0 | 0% | |
Meat prices just seem to keep going up. | 0 | 0% | |
I just don’t have the time what with family and work. | 9 | 19.57% | |
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll |
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04-21-2008, 09:30 AM | #1 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 09-23-07
Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois
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Are you cutting back on the number of contests you are doing this year
I’ve been hearing that a number of competitions are having a tougher time getting teams this year.
Have you cut back on the number your team is going to and if so, why?
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04-21-2008, 09:33 AM | #2 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 05-24-04
Location: Long Beach, CA
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There aren't THAT many contests in So Cal. We're doing all of them. Brings our total to 7 if you include our non-sanctioned backyard contest.
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04-21-2008, 09:37 AM | #3 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-04-05
Location: Wantagh, NY
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Between bbq, grilling & chili I am doing 10. My busiest year ever
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04-21-2008, 09:40 AM | #4 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-29-06
Location: Arlington, Nebraska
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We set a schedule that we would have liked to have done failry early on, it was up around 8 I believe. Then a key employee quiet on us so we scaled back to local contests. One of the new contests has already cancelled theirs as has an older one, so if we just do the ones close to us and they don't cancel, it will be the same number as last year 6.
We have a meat sponsor that only asks that we fly his logo. We buy meat from him outside of comps, and have turned several individuals and resturants on to him. So while meat is a consideration, it is not a deciding factor for us. Gas on the other hand, that could be a determining factor. Good question you have going here, I will be interested to see how it all shakes out.
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04-21-2008, 09:52 AM | #5 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 01-07-08
Location: Memphis, TN
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This has been my 1st year competing, so nothing to compare it to. Have done 3 so far, with 3 more planned..........but if the price of gas keeps going like it is, it will probably be less next year.
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04-21-2008, 09:53 AM | #6 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-01-06
Location: Fernandina Beach FL
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Like Joe, I have only not been competing that long, so this coming year I will do more than last year. However, the cost of entry fees for FBA is a killer!! After this coming year I will reevaluate.
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04-21-2008, 09:57 AM | #7 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-01-06
Location: Columbia, MO
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We are planning on competing in 8 or 9 contests this year. Last year we did 12 contests and it took too much time from other things.
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04-21-2008, 09:59 AM | #8 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 01-07-08
Location: Memphis, TN
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Yeah, $260 for Tavares felt like a bargain compared to the others
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04-21-2008, 10:23 AM | #9 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-04-05
Location: Wantagh, NY
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What do you consider killer?
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04-21-2008, 10:23 AM | #10 |
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Join Date: 11-03-06
Location: Chi-Town
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I think that the reason that some competitions are having a hard time filling up are a number of reasons. Gas should not be one of them. The main reasons are low payouts. A contest is not going to survive where it's expected of the teams to cover the purse and the expenses of the contests. I also see contests that don't get better from year one to hear two and that is a doomed contest as well. Lastly, there are more contests now than ever. There is now going to be competition amongst the contests to get cooks to want to go to their contest. I know we are having more and more conflicts in the schedule for contests going up against one another in the upper Midwest.
Scottie
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04-21-2008, 10:47 AM | #11 |
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Join Date: 12-09-04
Location: Wandering, but not lost
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We're trying to stay with a couple hours from home. That gives us 6 to 8 competitions that we can do and we're going to try to hit all of them.
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04-21-2008, 10:47 AM | #12 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-01-06
Location: Fernandina Beach FL
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Well... I guess it is all relative, but most FBA contests are $250+ with a couple of them being $300+. It seems like a lot when I see KCBS for much less. Then again, maybe I am just uniformed/cheap!!
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04-21-2008, 10:53 AM | #13 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-04-05
Location: Wantagh, NY
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$250 seems to be the average for a KCBS. Does FbA have good payouts? This past weekend in Salisbury the entry fee was $250 but they had 17K in prize money. Each category had a $1000 for first place.
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04-21-2008, 11:02 AM | #14 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-01-06
Location: Fernandina Beach FL
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I would say that most are $500 per category and pay top five. GCs seem to be $1500-2000.
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04-21-2008, 11:14 AM | #15 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-04-05
Location: Wantagh, NY
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That is in line with most KCBS then.
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