1. Entry fee per team is 200 rmb (non-refundable; includes official cook-off t-shirt for each team member)
2. Teams can be sponsored by a corporation, restaurant, or individuals and should consist of one Head Cook, and up to three other members
3. Participation will be limited to the first 20 teams that register and pay
4. Team booths will be awarded based on the order that teams pay the non refundable entry fee…the first to sign up and pay will get first choice on their spot
5. Entry form can be e-mailed to kennethjoewalker@gmail.com or dropped off at Bubba’s Bar-B-Que with the entry fee
6. Awards will be presented for Best Overall Chili, Best Pro Chef Chili, Best Independent Team Chili, and Second and Third place runner up chilies along with the newly named G-Man Award for Best Theme/Showmanship
7. Teams must cook chili onsite on the morning of September 18, pre-prep can take place at home, such as dicing onions, tomatoes, etc., or grinding/slicing peppers and spices; however, all cooking, browning, sautéing must take place on the chili cook-off grounds
8. Teams can arrive any time before 7 a.m. to set-up but cooking cannot start until 7 a.m.
9. Each team should use a minimum of 10 pounds of meat, using their choice of chicken, pork, beef, lamb, goat, or any exotic legal meat they choose
10. Beans will not be accepted, along with other “foreign objects” such as corn, rice, pasta, fruit, etc. Chili entries deemed to contain such items will be disqualified from judging
11. You will need to bring your own cooking tools, such as skillets if needed, chili pot, serving ladle, chopping knives, butcher boards, etc
12. Each team will have a table plus a one or two table top gas burners
13. You will also be responsible for decorating your booth based on your theme
14. Official judging will take place using a blind tasting process as outlined by CASI. Chili will be judged based on color, aroma, and taste
15. The People’s Choice Award will be decided by the public.

Rules for Judging:

1. Judges are divided into three groups to judge Bubba’s Chili Cook-off: Group A, Group B, and Final Judges
2. Having Groups A + B ensures that we can keep the contest fair in case a few judges know teams competing in the event….so don’t worry if you know a team or two….just be sure and let us know
3. You will need to arrive on the day at 11 a.m. and you will be sequestered until the judging process is final for your particular group (1 p.m. for Groups A and B, and 2 p.m. for the Final Judges)
4. You are not allowed to visit the cook off grounds upon arrival or interact with any teams, just proceed to the second floor and check in with Mark Brown, Head Judge
5. Chili entries are to be judged based on Appearance, Aroma, and Flavor
6. As a Group A or Group B judge, you will taste half of all entries; as a Final Judge you will judge the top ranked chilies, which will equal to half the overall entries
7. We take this contest seriously and follow CASI rules strictly, and expect you to be unbiased and fair in judging the entries within your group
8. If you know a group that is competing, we need to know in advance so we can place you in the appropriate group for judging
9. We do not allow smoking during the judging, but will provide plenty of beer to clear the pallet between tastes

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