Alexa RnQ
is One Chatty Farker
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2007
Bobby, you wouldn't have been on the list of usual suspects to take a perfectly worthwhile competition thread and navigate it straight to the Woodpile.
I turn my box in when it's ready. I defiantly don't need another thing at a comp to over analyze!
Couple years ago at Dover I was walking in my Pork entry with Jack McDavid. And who strolls up behind us? Mrs. Trigg. Jack politely steps out of line drops back about 10 people. (Yes, I'm throwing him under the bus :icon_devil). I, on the other hand, felt bullish (or cocky?) and decided to go head-to-head with the Triggs.
The result? IQue bombed Pork, Smokin Triggers 1st place Pork :lol: Apparently Jack was the smart one.
Many interesting posts on my question. I have a hard time believing that some teams have enough time at their disposal to actually time their entries as to be able to determine what other teams are on the same table as their submission. Wow, I must be doing something wrong!
You should trade spots with me in New Holland this year. I can literally watch the judges clock tick down then lightly toss my entry from my prep table into their arms.
It is at a contest which has developed into on of the mid-west's largest events. Yes the sites were assigned. The named teams I alluded to have always been located next to the judges building on pavement while the no names were located on a grass sloping site. Again it's hard to believe the sites were chosen randomly. Maybe the teams requested to be located close together.Was this a contest at which there were assigned spaces? Were those spaces assigned by order of entries received, or some other process? Or was it unassigned spots and simply a matter of the experienced teams knowing to get there early to get the spots they want?
I don't see an issue here, frankly. Any team can have their entry ready at any part of the window, and enter their box whenever they see fit. We've won when we've been close to turn-ins, and we've won when we've been located at the ass-end of the field.
Let me create a scenario for you. Let's say you have a 50+ team contest.
You are fortunate enough to be located next to the turn-in site. You have a team member, your runner, watching the entrants as they approach the turn-in site. It is easy to keep track of who turns in and when. Do you want your entry to go head to head with the top teams or would you prefer to place your entry in with 5 no name teams? Being located next to the judging tent allows this to be done with what I think happens when people turn in their entry. Unless I am mistaken when 6 entries arrive they are placed in a tray and taken to the judges without being placed in the judging delivery trays by some other random process. The explanation I have been given is the entries are delivered to the judges asap to attempt delivering a hot/warm product.:icon_sad I know judges are not supposed to compare but...:roll:
And their is nothing from keeping a team that has a spot on the other side of the competition from standing near the turn in a waiting for the same situtation. Sure it might be more convenient for a team near the turn in to '"wait" but I wouldn't say it's easier. It's not likely they can pack the box when they pick their spot and get it on that tray.
ah ha.....now it all makes sense. I often wondered why the top flight cooks are always running to catch up to me as I am walking my box to the judges table. And I thought all along they just wanted to walk along and talk with me, or perhaps they wanted to get a wiff of my Hai Karate (am I showing my age here?) Now I KNOW it is because they want their box to be along side of a 'no name team'.:grin::lol::razz: