Myrtle Beach contest puts stop payment on checks

Pickin' Porkers · 09-11-2012, 09:11 AM

With all the other problems at Myrtle Beach.... At first we thought the checks had bounced but in further checking with our bank, the Omar Shriners put a stop payment on two checks we won at Myrtle Beach over the Labor Day weekend. Not sure if anyone else has ever run across this situation before but I sure hope all teams will remember this activity in future contests.

cpw · 09-11-2012, 09:19 AM

Wow. That's just adding insult to injury right there.

deguerre · 09-11-2012, 09:20 AM

In some States this could be considered fraud. Have you contacted the police?

Jorge · 09-11-2012, 09:32 AM

Have you been given a reason why it was done?

Sauced! · 09-11-2012, 09:35 AM

Hmmm. I just checked and our checks so far are okay. I hope they stay that way.

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va92bronco · 09-11-2012, 09:42 AM

...and the hits just keep coming. This is a contest whose issues just keep growing and growing. Being new at this, I don't have enough experience, but I can't imagine another contest being much worse than what I have heard about this one so far. Maybe somebody more seasoned and wiser can answer that one.

Be interesting to know what they're response is. I assume you have tried to contact them to find out why?

Pack-A-Smokes · 09-11-2012, 09:45 AM

I guess they really do not want to have a comp next year!

deguerre · 09-11-2012, 09:47 AM

Another question - did your bank charge you for those "returned" checks? Comps are expensive enough as it is...

Smokin' Gnome BBQ · 09-11-2012, 10:17 AM

stopped checks sometime take several weeks before the action takes place, we had one here at work that took about 6weeks because of the different systems it has to go through. We ended up taking legal action to get paid.

Shiz-Nit · 09-11-2012, 12:14 PM

Everyone I guess would agree a lot of people has lost respect that had a hand in this mess!

Ford · 09-11-2012, 01:09 PM

In the past KCBS has made good when an organizer defaults.

Wrench_H · 09-11-2012, 02:06 PM

How did you find this out? I just deposited mine with no issues. Did your bank immediatly know it had a stop payment on it or did they have to wait until it processed?

Sauced! · 09-11-2012, 02:21 PM

Unless your bank and the bank the check is drawn on are the same you won't know if a stop payment was placed on them until they get processed through the system which will be several days. I deposited mine last Tuesday and so far they are still good.

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Pickin' Porkers · 09-11-2012, 03:21 PM

I have not been given an official reason by the Omar Shriners why the stop payment was placed on these two checks and my bank has in fact indicated that a stop payment was issued by the check writer. I want to emphasis that this is NOT Shriners International but a division named the Omar Shriners based in Summerville, SC. Any comments or hard feelings should not be directed towards the wonderful Shriners Hospital.

I called the person in charge of the cook teams who acted as if he knew nothing about it with a promise "to look into it". The attitude indicated I would be waiting a very long time in hearing back. All that matters is that we have a contest organizer that does not honor their prize checks and the reason is irrelevant to me. The day after the contest I did have some issues about vending there which was resolved by our team packing up and leaving, however, vending the day after a contest is a completely different issue than the contest itself. The contest was over....a completely separate issue and doubt this was the reason.

The two checks totaled $600 and we have pissed more than that away at many contests on eating out and booze. Principle is the guiding factor here and we'll see how the two sanctioning bodies handle this since they have been notified (KCBS & SBN). They have not had enough time to investigate nor determine the corrective action; however, it is scary to know teams spend as much money as we do competing and that the sanctioning bodies may not have the backbone nor "teeth" to enforce the sanctioning agreement. We shall see how all this plays out.

Other issues such as power, water and turn-in mishaps are numerous and won't be discussed here. However, it is the responsibility of all organizers to provide sufficient volunteer labor to assist meeting the needs of the contestants and public which we did not see at this event.

Podge · 09-11-2012, 03:28 PM

Ever since hopkinsville, Ky, 2005, I've cashed my checks ASAP on monday.

09-11-2012, 09:11 AM	#1
Pickin' Porkers Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-15-07 Location: Clemmons, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Myrtle Beach contest puts stop payment on checks With all the other problems at Myrtle Beach.... At first we thought the checks had bounced but in further checking with our bank, the Omar Shriners put a stop payment on two checks we won at Myrtle Beach over the Labor Day weekend. Not sure if anyone else has ever run across this situation before but I sure hope all teams will remember this activity in future contests.

09-11-2012, 09:19 AM	#2
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09-11-2012, 09:20 AM	#3
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In some States this could be considered fraud. Have you contacted the police? __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

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Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have you been given a reason why it was done? __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

09-11-2012, 09:35 AM	#5
Sauced! Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-06-09 Location: Mount Holly, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmmm. I just checked and our checks so far are okay. I hope they stay that way. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Scott, Head Cook - Sauced! BBQ Team

09-11-2012, 09:42 AM	#6
va92bronco On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-18-12 Location: Mechanicsville, Va Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	...and the hits just keep coming. This is a contest whose issues just keep growing and growing. Being new at this, I don't have enough experience, but I can't imagine another contest being much worse than what I have heard about this one so far. Maybe somebody more seasoned and wiser can answer that one. Be interesting to know what they're response is. I assume you have tried to contact them to find out why? __________________ Damage BBQ 250gal offset reverse flow homemade smoker on 5x8 trailer named #2.

09-11-2012, 09:45 AM	#7
Pack-A-Smokes On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-13-11 Location: Johnson City, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess they really do not want to have a comp next year! __________________ Todd Lang 60DX 22.5 WSM x2 'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban

09-11-2012, 09:47 AM	#8
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Another question - did your bank charge you for those "returned" checks? Comps are expensive enough as it is... __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

09-11-2012, 10:17 AM	#9
Smokin' Gnome BBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-31-07 Location: Shippensburg PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	stopped checks sometime take several weeks before the action takes place, we had one here at work that took about 6weeks because of the different systems it has to go through. We ended up taking legal action to get paid. __________________ I need a 2009 kcbs member pin, help a brother out!

09-11-2012, 12:14 PM	#10
Shiz-Nit is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-06-10 Location: kentucky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Everyone I guess would agree a lot of people has lost respect that had a hand in this mess! __________________ Bluegrass Southern Smokers - Catering & Competition BBQ Team- BBQ Naked & Toast Your BunZ

09-11-2012, 01:09 PM	#11
Ford is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 04-14-07 Location: Lakeland Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In the past KCBS has made good when an organizer defaults. __________________ Ford Owner/Head Cook/Chief Bottle Washer for Great Lakes BBQ & Feed Competition BBQ Team FBA Member, KCBS Member & KCBS Certified BBQ Judge Spicewine medium, weber kettle, gas grill

09-11-2012, 02:06 PM	#12
Wrench_H is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-22-09 Location: Wilmington, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How did you find this out? I just deposited mine with no issues. Did your bank immediatly know it had a stop payment on it or did they have to wait until it processed? __________________ Anthony - Pork City Grillers KCBS team CharGriller Smokin Pro, King Kooker Cast Propane Smoker, Smokey Joe Silver, Blue Mosaic Kamado, Traeger 075(Somehow I now have 2 of these), Weber Performer, BW Fatboy Multiple Time Zero Member Try the Throwdowns - MMMMM...tastes like liquid crystal

09-11-2012, 02:21 PM	#13
Sauced! Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-06-09 Location: Mount Holly, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Unless your bank and the bank the check is drawn on are the same you won't know if a stop payment was placed on them until they get processed through the system which will be several days. I deposited mine last Tuesday and so far they are still good. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Scott, Head Cook - Sauced! BBQ Team

09-11-2012, 03:21 PM	#14
Pickin' Porkers Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-15-07 Location: Clemmons, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have not been given an official reason by the Omar Shriners why the stop payment was placed on these two checks and my bank has in fact indicated that a stop payment was issued by the check writer. I want to emphasis that this is NOT Shriners International but a division named the Omar Shriners based in Summerville, SC. Any comments or hard feelings should not be directed towards the wonderful Shriners Hospital. I called the person in charge of the cook teams who acted as if he knew nothing about it with a promise "to look into it". The attitude indicated I would be waiting a very long time in hearing back. All that matters is that we have a contest organizer that does not honor their prize checks and the reason is irrelevant to me. The day after the contest I did have some issues about vending there which was resolved by our team packing up and leaving, however, vending the day after a contest is a completely different issue than the contest itself. The contest was over....a completely separate issue and doubt this was the reason. The two checks totaled $600 and we have pissed more than that away at many contests on eating out and booze. Principle is the guiding factor here and we'll see how the two sanctioning bodies handle this since they have been notified (KCBS & SBN). They have not had enough time to investigate nor determine the corrective action; however, it is scary to know teams spend as much money as we do competing and that the sanctioning bodies may not have the backbone nor "teeth" to enforce the sanctioning agreement. We shall see how all this plays out. Other issues such as power, water and turn-in mishaps are numerous and won't be discussed here. However, it is the responsibility of all organizers to provide sufficient volunteer labor to assist meeting the needs of the contestants and public which we did not see at this event.

09-11-2012, 03:28 PM	#15
Podge is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-25-06 Location: Elk Creek, Ky. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ever since hopkinsville, Ky, 2005, I've cashed my checks ASAP on monday.