18th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska - Aug. 21-22
Thank You Judges and other volunteers! We hope to see you in 2010...
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Instructions for all Judges
Click the link below for an interactive map to our contest site!
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110838778910306547853.00046b8678a8f57afa8a7&ll=41.12178,-96.019135&spn=0.293803,0.716858&z=11
Note: Travel times to our contest are 10 minutes from Hwy 370 & The Kennedy Freeway (US 75), 25 minutes from downtown Omaha, and 30 minutes from Southwest Omaha.
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First and foremost, Judges must:
1. Show up on time, and remain in the judging area at all times once judging begins.
2. Be prepared to judge. Don't eat a large breakfast, and please, consume NO alcoholic beverages prior to judging. Use of tobacco products is not permitted once judging begins.
3. Follow the instructions provided to you during the judge's meeting.
4. Have fun!
Basic rules for judging a KCBS sanctioned BBQ contest, such as the 18th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska - Party on the Platte....
JUDGING PROCEDURES: Our contest is sanctioned by KCBS and each judge is expected to follow the judging procedures outlined by KCBS. Please review the judging rules and regulations below:
KCBS sanctioning allows for blind judging only. Entries will be submitted in an approved KCBS numbered container provided by the contest organizer. The container may be re-numbered by the KCBS Contest Rep or authorized personnel before being presented to the judges.
1. Judges may not fraternize with teams on turn in day until conclusion of judging.
2. Judging will be done by a team of 6 persons, who are at least 16 years of age. Only Judges, Contest Reps and necessary support staff are allowed in judging area during the judging process. No other activities are permitted in the judging area, during judging process.
3. Each judge will first score all the samples for appearance of the meat. The turn-in containers will then be passed around the table and each judge will place a sample from each of the containers in the appropriate box on the judging mat. The judge will then score each entry for taste and tenderness, before moving on to the next entry.
4. The scoring system is from 9 to 2, all whole numbers between two and nine may be used to score an entry. 9 excellent, 8 very good, 7 above average, 6 average, 5 below average, 4 poor, 3 bad, and 2 inedible.
5. A score of one (1) is a disqualification and requires approval by a Contest Rep. Grounds for disqualification:
Appearance: Unapproved garnish, sculptured meat, marked turn-in container, foreign object in container, less than 6 samples of meat or pooled sauce.
Taste & Tenderness: Sculptured meat, marked turn-in container, foreign object in container, or judges not receiving a sample.
Additional information on judging the sanctioned meat contest will be provided at a mandatory judge's meeting, to be held at 11 a.m. in the judging room, conducted by representatives of the Kansas City Barbecue Society-KCBS.
Judges and table captains for the meat, beans & side dish contests need to be on site and checked in before 10:30 am. Follow the signs for check in at the contest room inside The Station House! Sides judging will be finished shortly after Noon. Meat/dessert judging runs from 11:30 until 2:30 pm. You may bring a SMALL cooler for your leftover meat samples if you wish. GOBS is not responsible for and does not ensure the safety of any meats taken from the contest grounds.
GOBS welcomes Judges/Table Captains and other volunteers to the 18th Annual Barbeque Championship of Nebraska, held Aug. 21-22 at The Station House at Sokol Park, LaPlatte, Nebraska (5 minutes south of Bellevue, near the confluence of the Platte and Missouri Rivers).
