Slamdunkpro
Babbling Farker
It came into play 9 or so years ago. The reasoning follows the logic Brad laid out.
This is a major problem and it goes back to KCBS being run like a street level stickball game. If the head cook is required to be in attendance it should be stated in the rules - it's not. Therefore they are NOT required to attend. and one correction to Brad's quote "Points/draws/qualifications follow the KCBS number listed for the team, not the team name or head cook name (all that's on the check in sheet is team name and HC number). If he/she is not in attendance they don’t get credited to him/her - this is not what the rules say. They say the points follow the head cook's NUMBER.Yep. It used to be a problem. Points/draws/qualifications follow the chief cook not necessarily the team. If he/she is not in attendance they don’t get credited to him/her.
I could have 2 head cooks for my team under the current rules, but all of the results would apply to the cook who served as the head cook at each contest.
One correction - The now defunct Sam's Club tournament DID have a requirement that the head cook be present. Perhaps this is where the misconception that the head cook was required to be present at all events came from.