PENDLETON CATTLE BARONS BUCKAROO BBQ CHALLENGE
IN
PENDLETON, OR
EVENT DATE: SATURDAY MAY 6TH, 2023
Registration Deadline - Thursday April 30th, 2023
Welcome back to the Pendleton Cattle Baron's Buckaroo BBQ Challenge! The organizers continue to make this year's event an outstanding competition! Low $100 entry fee, meats except for chicken are supplied by the organizer and sponsors (see below), room for more teams, and organizers that really care about putting on a great event for the teams, judges, and attendees.
You will be supplied with 2 trimmed Tri-Tip roasts from Painted Hills. Painted Hills is a regional Oregon natural and grass fed meat producer. If you participated in 2021 and 2022, the provided Tri-Tip was deemed excellent by our teams. You can use the provided Tri-Tip for either or both of competition turn-in and the people's choice awards. If you want more Tri-Tip for peoples choice, you are welcome to bring your own.
You will also receive 3 racks of Baby Back Ribs from Hill Meat Company – a local company with regional distribution that has an excellent reputation. These must be used as your competition meat for turn-in for a level playing field. No outside meats allowed - and you won't be vending ribs.
You will supply your own chicken as usual. You won't be vending chicken.
People's Choice:
There is NO vending at this event, but everyone is required to participate in the People's Choice award between 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm. During that time, you will serve a sample of Tri-Tip to anyone with a People's Choice Pin.
Event Management:
- Organizer: Jeff LaBoy, Cattle Barons Buckaroo BBQ
- PNWBA Board Representative: Steve Rubin
- PNWBA Head Judges: Jane Biehl & Steve Rubin
Contact info:
- Jeff LaBoy - 541-215-3007
- Steve Rubin - 206-412-0877 cell / message / text. Email: rubin.s@comcast.net
Prize Pool:
$5,000 Total Prize Pool
- Grand Champion - $1,025
- Reserve Grand Champion - $750
- Category 1st Place - $300
- Category 2nd Place - $250
- Category 3rd Place - $200
- Category 4th place - $150
- Category 5th place - $100
- Category 6th place - $75
Categories:
Load in times:
• 6am-9am on Saturday, May 6, 2023
Site Inspections:
• 8-9:30am on Saturday, May 6, 2023
Turn-in Times:
- 1:00pm – Tri-Tip
- 2:00pm – Chicken
- 3:00pm – Baby Back Pork Ribs
Window is 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after each hour.
The People’s Choice Awards tasting runs from 1pm – 2:30pm. Tri-Tip turn-in is at 1pm and chicken turn-in is at 2 pm so please be aware of the overlap.
Awards:
Awards on Saturday May 6th at 5:00 pm or earlier if possible.
Load out times:
• After awards
Required Cooks Meeting :
Saturday May 6th at 9:30 am
Directions:
1601 Westgate
Pendleton, OR 97801
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 $100.00 USD and is non-refundable. In the event of a cancellation by the event coordinator, $8.00 will be refunded from the entrant’s payment. Regardless of the situation, a designated amount of $8.00 from the entry fee is non-refundable to cover payment and event processing expenses.
Entry Payment Due:
Entry fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Utilities:
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Power - Please plan to bring your own power. Please contact the venue if you need power to see if available.
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Potable Water - provided by venue
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Trash disposal – provided by venue
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Ash disposal – provided by venue
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Grease disposal – provided by venue
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Grey water disposal – provided by venue
Team Event Size:
20x20 – If you require a larger footprint or can fit in a smaller footprint, contact the organizer prior to the event.