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Hog Happenin' 2012 Cook Team Registration

Hog Happenin' Rules 2012

Judging will be based on three categories: Showmanship, Backyard & Professional On Site Judging

• Backyard’s and Professional’s will be judged together in the Showmanship Category.
• To be considered a Backyard’s, since May 4, 2011, you:
- Have not won or placed in a North Carolina Pork Council sanctioned Barbecue Cooking contest,
- Have not participated in two or more North Carolina Pork Council sanctioned Barbecue Cooking contests
- Barbecue Cook-off Committee will make final determinations on Backyard/Professional status

1. All cooking spaces will be numbered and preassigned by the Festival Director. No changes will be allowed.
2. 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, May 4, 2012.
3. Teams will be permitted to begin setting up their equipment anytime after 12:00 noon, May 4, 2012. Neither the Chamber nor the City of Kinston shall be responsible for any cookers or equipment brought to the grounds before this time.
4. Each cooking space will be limited to a 12’ x 24’ area. For each 12’ x 24’ area one pig must be cooked.
5. At 7:00 p.m., an introduction of Teams and Sponsors will be held at the Main Stage in the Pearson Park. This will be followed by a mandatory Chief Cooks meeting in a separate area to be determined.
6. 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.
7. The Festival will provide a 100-125 lb. pig. Pigs will be distributed on Friday, May 4, 2012 at approximately 9:00 pm and the contest will officially begin at that time.
8. 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.
9. The USE OF GASOLINE FOR ANY REASON IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
10. 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.
11. All cooking teams are requested to be discrete with any alcoholic beverages consumed on the Festival premises. Law Enforcement Officers will be present.
12. 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. Curfew for quiet time will be midnight. Security will be provided throughout the evening.
13. There will be musical entertainment on Friday evening, May 4, 2012. Food and beverages will be available.
14. Gloves are not mandatory, but a basin of water and soap is mandatory for cleanliness purposes.
15. 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.
17. 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.
18. Pigs should not be sauced inside or out. Those pigs that have been sauced will be disqualified.
19. No external heat source may be used other than the grill. Some examples might include but are not limited to, heat guns and torches. Those using external heat sources will be disqualified.
20. Injecting pigs will not be allowed. Some examples might include but are not limited to, sauce and product drippings. Those injecting pigs will be disqualified.
21. 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 whole following judging. Contestants not turning in whole pigs will be disqualified.
22. 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.
23. Chief Cooks will be able to pick up the score sheets at the contest following the announcement of winners.
24. Contest winners will be announced at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (or as soon as judging is completed and results are
    calculated).
25. All checks for product quality and showmanship will be given to the Chief Cook the day of the Festival. Trophies will be presented to the Chief Cook on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
26. Each team will receive four complimentary BBQ plate tickets.
27. All cookers and equipment must be removed no later than 6:00 p.m., May 5, 2012. 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., May 5, 2012.

PLEASE NOTE SPACES ARE LIMITED!

Promotional Sponsors...

Chamber President’s Club Festival Members:

Gold Sponsors
Harvey Fertilizer and Gas Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Lenoir Committee of 100

Silver Sponsors
Minges Bottling Group Perry Management Spring Arbor of Kinston
BB&T CenturyLink Progress Energy Carolinas
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Spirit Aerosystems

Kinston Public Services

Theme Song by The Donald Thompson Underwood Band

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