Famous Dave’s Hot and Fast BBQ Competition
IN PUYALLUP, WA
EVENT DATE: FRIDAY, FEBURARY 4TH, 2022
Registration Deadline – Jan 26th, 2022
As this is a fully sanctioned 1-day lite cook, As a multi-year event we will be a Jack qualifier if we have more than 25 teams.
See the information packet provided by the organizer for additional details.
Event Management:
- Organizer: Saffron Hodgson
- PNWBA Board Representative: Jason Bauer
- PNWBA Head Judges: Lance Rasmussen & Stacia Norris
Contact info:
- Lance Rasmussen – 206-601-2337 cell / message / text. Email: lance@pnwba.com
- pending 2nd judge
Prize Pool:
• $5,000 Total Prize Pool – subject to increase depending on team signups
- Grand Champion - $750.00
- Reserve Grand Champion - $250
Category Prizes
- 1st - $300
- 2nd - $250
- 3rd - $200
- 4th - $150
- 5th - $100
Categories:
- Chicken
- Pork Ribs
- Brisket
Note: Meat will be provided for the Chicken, Pork Ribs and Brisket categories. Each Team will get 1 brisket, 3 racks pork ribs and 8 chicken drumsticks to cook. As long as site has passed inspection, teams will be able to receive and prepare their meats.
Load in times:
Thursday 3rd Feb 8.15pm until 8am Friday 4th Feb morning
Awards:
• Awards Start at 6pm for other categories, ETA PNWBA section 7:00 pm or earlier if possible.
Load out times:
• 8pm after event closes to the public..
Site Inspection:
• Between 6:15am and 8:00 am.
REQUIRED Cook’s Meeting:
• 8 am - Cooks meeting and meat selection. If all teams are present and have been inspected, we may try to move the meeting earlier.
Note: For a brisket, including trimming starting at 9am to 5pm turn-in, is 8 hours.
Turn-in Times:
- 3:00pm – Chicken
- 4:00pm – Pork Ribs
- 5:00pm – Brisket
Window is 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after each hour.
Safety Requirements:
Current Covid safety protocols by the state, county and facility will be observed.
For entrance - Teams and competitors are treated like vendors and will do the ‘do you have any symptoms?’ questions and then issued a wristband. No vaccination card or negative test required.
When in the team meeting and when turning in entries, you are only required to wear a mask if you have not been fully vaccinated.
Team Requirements:
Please review the Team Rules Page, even if you are an experienced team. Each site will be inspected to meet these requirements. If you are a new to competition BBQ team or new to PNWBA competitions, we recommend visiting our New Team Info page.
Entry Fee:
Entry fee is $150.00 USD. A designated amount of $12.50 from the entry fee is non-refundable to cover payment and event processing expenses. In the event of a cancellation by the event coordinator, $137.50 will be refunded from the entrants payment.
Entry fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Power:
• Power is provided.
Ash / Trash / Grey Water / Grease disposal:
• Provided by Venue.
Directions:
Event Location
Washington State Fairgrounds
110 9th Avenue Southwest
Puyallup, WA 98371-6811
Set up spots arranged by the venue.
Accommodations:
Puyallup has several hotel options. The fairgrounds has an RV Park and bookings can be made directly with them at $35/night https://www.thefair.com/general-info/rv-camping/.
