BIB, 2580 Bridge Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007

BIB, 2580 Bridge Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007

Big Island BarbequeAugust 22-23, 2014Official BIB Entry Form

Register by August 1, 2014 for $300

Type or print legibly and return to: BIB, 2580 Bridge Avenue, Albert Lea, MN 56007

Head Cook ______

Team Captain’s KCBS Number______(If not a member, put NO)

Team/Vendor Name ______

Mailing Address ______

City, State, Zip______

Work Phone: ( ) ______Cell ( ) ______

E-Mail ______Length of Trailer ______Pop Up Tent?___

Cook-Off Categories Check all you wish to enter

Entry Fee: $50 per category ($300 for all 8 categories) CHECKS PAYABLE TO BIG ISLAND BBQ

You must be entered in all 4 meat categories to be eligible for the Grand Champion Prize

_____ Chicken$50.00

_____ Ribs$50.00

_____Pork Shoulder/Butt$50.00

_____Beef Brisket$50.00

_____Homemade BBQ Sauce$50.00(per entry)Friday night

_____Desserts$50.00

_____Anything Butt $50.00

_____ KID’S QUE10.00 (per entry)Friday night

_____ Chili Competition (PLEASE COOK 5 GALLONS)No ChargeFriday night

Sub Total Cook-Off Categories______Enter lower amount

OR Discount Rate for all 8 Categories: $300.00 Special Accommodations

Oversize space (Standard Booth Space is approximately 25x40) NO EXTRA CHARGE

_____$25.00 for electrical hookup (NO CHARGE IF YOU BRING YOUR OWN GENERATOR)

YES ______I AM BRINGING OWN GENERATOR. NO,______, I AM NOT.

_____ $25.00 Overnight Camping in Campground Adjacent to Cooking/Judges’ area

If you require electricity:CIRCLE WHICH RECEPTACLE YOU NEED: NUMBER OF EACH NEEDED: (PLEASE NOTE IF YOUR NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT)

ELECTRICAL NEEDS: VOLT. AMPS

Special Accommodations Sub Total ______

All Entry Fees must accompany this formTotal Remitted ______

WAIVER OF LIABILITY: (Must be signed to enter) In consideration for the BIB Committee accepting this entry, I, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages I may have against the Big Island Rendezvous and Festival, Inc. and the City of Albert Lea and the committee, their agents, successors, and assigns for any and all injuries suffered by me or may team in this event. Further, I hereby grant full permission to Big Island Rendezvous and Festival, Inc. or their authorized agents to use any photographs, videotapes, recordings or any other record including digital and internet on this event for any legitimate pose. I agree to abide by all contest rules set out by the Big Island Barbeque and the KCBS. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS.

Signature ______Date ______

Printed Name ______

ADDITIONAL NOTES

In the following box, please give a description of what you will be bringing to your site. Include all motor homes, RVs, campers, trailer cookers, tents, etc. If you would like to set up next to a particular team or have any other special needs, please state this in your comments below. Although we cannot guarantee placement, we will make every effort to accommodate your needs. Will you be staying in your site through Saturday night? Who should winning checks be made payable to (if different from your team name)?

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Dear Cook:

We are hoping you might want to attend this year’s special State Championship in Albert Lea, Minnesota. There are a number of things we are doing in order to make it even a better event than last year. We are hosting a backyard contest on Saturday for people who want to do one or two items and compete for “bragging rights” and be judged by the public. A rib eating contest will be Saturday prior to the awards.

1. We are offering prize money of $10,480. The payout is to TEN PLACES IN ALL CATEGORIES OTHER THAN OVERALL. ALSO $500 FOR MID RANGE TEAM.
2. Payout for Overall Champions of $3,000 and paying thru the third place and trophy for fourth and fifth place. $1,500 for 1st, $1,000 for 2nd, and $500 for 3rd overall.
3. We are offering $4,800 total for the ten places in the four meats.
4. We are offering $545 in prize money for Friday night Judged Awards for Chili, and homemade sauce. There will be a judges’ panel for the cash awarded for chili and sauce the public will determine the winners for the trophy for the chili. This way the cash awards are given to cooks anonymously judged by a panel. We are doing Anything Butt on Saturday.
5. HOMEMADE SAUCE ONLY.
6. Desserts judged on Saturday. Schedule is attached.
7. Grand Champion gets invite to Great American Barbeque in Kansas City and the Royal American Barbeque. They also are in the draw for the Jack Daniel’s World.
8. Overall Grand Champion, Dessert, and Chili winner are all AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS for the 2014 WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIP in Las Vegas in November.

If you have any questions or would like additional registration forms please call me or email me and I will take care of your needs.

Thank you again for considering joining us for the 7th Annual Big Island Barbeque in Albert Lea, Minnesota on August 22-23, 2014 at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds.

Yours in BBQ,

Perry Vining, Founder/Coordinator

Big Island Barbeque

Cell: 507.402.6371

BIB / Times / ITEM / Times / ITEM
THURSDAY / FRIDAY / SATURDAY
8:00 AM- 3:00 PM / Check In and Meat Inspection / 9:30-10:15
Judges' check in
4:00 PM / Cooks' Meeting
5:00 PM Friday Judges’ Check In and Meeting / 10: 30 AM / Mandatory Judges' Meeting
6:00 PM / Serve Chili to Public for Peoples’ Choice
5:55-6:05 PM Chili Turn In / 11:25 AM-11:35 AM / Anything Butt
11:55 AM-12:05 PM / Chicken
6:55-7:05 PM Homemade BBQ Sauce Turn In for Judges / 12:25 PM-12:35 PM / Pork Ribs
12:55 PM- 1:05 PM / Pork Shoulder/Butt
7:55-8:05
Turn in
Kid’s Que / 1:25 PM- 1:35 PM / Beef Brisket
1:55 PM- 2:05 PM / Desserts
2:06 PM---- / Have a beer…
4:00 PM / Rib Eating Contest
5:00 PM / AWARDS CEREMONY

All the categories other than the 4 meats are “anything goes” when it comes to cooking and presenting. All the categories of chili, sauce, anything butt, and desserts can be prepped or prepared in advance. We all know that chili is better the second day!

Chili: You cannot enter the chili competition for cash prize unless you are willing to serve the public. Please prepare 5 gallons. You will receive cups to serve the chili from your cooking area. Anyone with a spoon can be served. The public will have votes to deposit in a bucket (which we will also furnish) at your site. Public tasting of chili begins at 6:00 pm of Friday. The closed judging of the chili by a panel will be held at 6:00 pm. You will be given a container to turn in the chili to the judges’ panel. This judging is for the cash part of the award while the public tasting is for the trophy. AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER FOR THE WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAS VEGAS IN NOVEMBER.

Sauce: You are asked to turn in homemade sauce only. A container will be provided. The sauce will be judged by a spoon or on a cracker and not with any meat as we are judging the sauce alone. It can be turned in hot or cold, whatever you want. This is not a People’s’ Choice category.

Anything Butt and Desserts: Presentation and items are up to you just so they fit in the bread tray. Boxes will be furnished for these two categories but are not required to be used. Be sure to turn in the number assigned to each category with your entry. PLEASE DO NOT DO A DESSERT FOR THE ANYTHING BUTT CATEGORY.

WE WILL JUDGE CHILI AND SAUCE ON FRIDAY. ANYTHING BUTT IS THE FIRST CATEGORY ON SATURDAY AND DESSERT(AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER FOR THE WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAS VEGAS IN NOVEMBER) IS THE LAST CATEGORY SATURDAY.

Prize Letter Guarantee Format

This document serves as notification of the awards to be paid for the Big Island BBQ State Championship in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In consideration of sanctioning by KCBS, Perry Vining, the organizer, does hereby guarantee the payment of the following cash prizes and prizes to be awarded at the KCBS sanctioned contest, as follows:

Big Island Barbeque State Championship

Grand Champion: $1,500

Reserve Champion: $1000

3rd Place Overall: $500

KCBS Categories ($1,200 each)

Chicken, ribs, pork and brisket categories as follows:

1st place: $400

2nd place: $300

3rd place: $200

4th place: $100

5th place: $75

6th place: $50

7th place: $30

8th place: $20

9th place: $15

10th place: $10

Dessert, Homemade BBQ Sauce, Anything Butt, and Chili ($545 each) as follows:

1st place: $200

2nd place: $100

3rd place: $75

4th place: $50

5th place: $40

6th place: $30

7th place: $20

8th place: $10

9th place: $10

10th Place: $10

Middle Bracket$500

Total Cash Amount:$10,480

Organizer understands this guarantee be relied upon by KCBS, its members and those whom compete at the contest being sanctioned by KCBS for the Organizer.

Big Island Barbeque State Championship

Organized by Perry Vining, Founder/Coordinator

11514 Hickman Mills Drive, Kansas City, MO 64134