Hog Happenin’ Contest 2008 Official Rules and Regulations
Judging will be based on two categories:
Showmanship & On-Site Judging
- All cooking spaces will be numbered and preassigned by the Festival Director. No changes will be allowed.
- A Festival official will direct you to your site. Each team is required to be checked in no later than 7:00 p.m., on Friday, April 25, 2008.
- Teams will be permitted to begin setting up their equipment anytime after 12:00 noon, April 25, 2008. Neither the Chamber nor the City of Kinston shall be responsible for any cookers or equipment brought to the groundsbeforetheeventbeginsonFriday,April 25,2008.
- Each cooking space will be limited to a 12’ x 24’ area.
- At 7:00 p.m., the Chief Cooks will meet with the Festival Director at the Neuseway Park for a review of rules, questions and answers. Attendance is mandatory.
- Each cooking team shall have one person designated as Chief Cook. The Chief Cook shall be the only person permitted to present the pig during the judging process.
- The Festival will provide a 100-125 lb. Pig. Pigs will bedistributed on Friday, April 25, 2008 at approximately 9:30 pm and the contest will officially begin at that time.
- All pigs must be cooked in an above ground cooker. Should a gas cooker be used, it must meet the safety standards such as proper regulator, tanks must be secured to prevent accidentally being overturned and any other requirements the Festival Director deems for safety precautions.
- The USE OF GASOLINE FOR ANY REASON IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
- Cooking teams are requested to keep their cooking area free of trash. Please use the trash containers provided at various locations. Each team is responsible for site cleanup at the end of the contest.
- All cooking teams are requested to be discrete with any alcoholic beverages consumed on the Festival premises. Law Enforcement Officers will be present.
- All cooking teams are requested to respect the rights of others in attendance for the Festival, with special emphasis from each team member relating to loud music, loud or profane language or infringement on adjoining sites with any equipment, cookers, cars, campers, vans, pickups, etc...
- There will be musical entertainment on Friday evening, April 25,2008. Food and beverage will be available for sale.
- Gloves are not mandatory, but a basin of water and soap is mandatory for cleanliness purposes.
- During the judging process, any item that displays the logo or information concerning or the identity of the cooking team MUST BE REMOVED. During the On Site Judging, no trophies or pictures of trophies are allowed to be displayed.16. Cooks are allowed one pass during the On Site Judging.
- A Festival staff person will be assigned to accompany the judges while the pigs are being judged. The staff person will collect score sheets. The score sheets will contain no information that will in any manner identify the cooks or sponsors. The Festival staff, not the judges, will total and grand total the score sheets.
- Following the judging for On Site Judging, the pigs shall be kept warm until picked up by the Festival staff. Except for the ribs, which may be removed with permission of the staff, all pigs must be turned in chopped not seasoned following judging. Contestants not turning in all chopped pork will be disqualified.
- In the event of a tie, Festival Staff will refer back to the judging sheets and the winner will be awarded by the highest points in category meat taste, if still a tie, then skin crispiness, then moisture.
- The completed score sheets will be mailed to the Chief Cook only within two weeks.
- Contestwinnerswillbeannouncedatapproximately1:00p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2008. (or as soon as judging is completed and results are calculated).
- All cash prizes for product quality and showmanship will
be given to the Chief Cook. No cash prizes will be awarded the day of the Festival. The monetary awards will be mailed out approximately two weeks after the Festival. The trophies will be presented to the Chief Cook on Saturday, April 26, 2008.
- Each team will receive four complimentary BBQ plate tickets.
- All cookers and equipment must be removed No Later Than 6:00 p.m., April 26, 2008. Neither the Chamber, nor the City of Kinston shall be responsible for any cookers or equipment left on the premises after 6:00 p.m., April 26, 2008.
PLEASE NOTE SPACES ARE LIMITED!
For more information contact, Tammy Kelly, Chair, Hog Happening at North Carolina Cooperative Extension
(252) 527-2191 or Email tammy_kelly@ncsu.edu
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