Backyard Prize
Money
2015 Backyard
Competition
Official
Entry Form
$250 1st Place
$100 2nd Place
$50 3rd Place
to Each Category
The Music City BBQ Festival, Inc is a
501 c3 Non-Profit Organization licensed
with the State of Tennessee.
With Trophies
www.musiccitybbqfestival.com
August 29th 2015
Located Near Music Valley Drive—Across from Opryland
Team Name:
Head Cook:
Address:
City/ST:
Email:
Cell/Best #
RVs not allowed for Backyard : Indicate space needed:
Notes/Spec. Req:
Music City BBQ Festival Competition Rules:
Backyard Competition
Entry
Fee
$125
$125
$125
$125
$125
Category
Open
To
Anyone
With a
Wood or
Charcoal
Grill Or
Smoker
Ribs
Pork Butt / Shoulder
Poultry
Seafood
Dessert
Extras
$150
Porta Johns
Paid At Festival $$/Card Kegs # to Reserve
Zip:
CoorsLt
MillerLt
1.
2.
3.
4.
Competitors may only use wood and/or charcoal for competition.
No open pits are allowed.
Indicate power needed in appropriate space.
In the event that a Cooking Teams’ sponsor conflicts with the Music City BBQ
Festival, we reserve the right to limit sponsor’s exposure (example advertising
would be limited to inside cooking space).
5. I also grant The Music City BBQ Festival permission to use any photos, videotapes, motion pictures or record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
6. I agree to clean the cooking site to the condition prior to my teams arrival.
Cooking site will be checked by event staff prior to departure. Failure to clean
cooking site appropriately will result in the inability to leave festival grounds.
7. Teams will be responsible for all contest supplies.
8. The Festival has the right to reject any application for any reason.
9. Load-in begins on Thursday morning and concludes Friday at 2:00pm.
10. Vehicles left in the cook areas will not be able to leave until the festival concludes on Sunday. Teams will be allowed only 2 load in vehicles. Also, any
other motorized vehicles within the limits of the festival boundaries will be
those operated by the Music City BBQ Festival and vendors. People with disabilities will be provided transportation as necessary.
11. Charcoal chimneys (starters) may not be placed on the parking lot surface directly. A grate or grill must be used to raise the chimney off the ground.
12. Tentative Schedule BBQ related (as of March 2014):
Electricity
$50
20 amp / 110; # of circuits
$150
50 amp / 220; # of circuits
TOTAL
Make Checks Payable to: Music City BBQ Festival.
Mail Checks to:
Brian Hamilton
718 Thompson Lane Suite 108-102
Nashville, TN 37204
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9 am
8 pm
2 pm
6:30 pm
8 am
6:30 pm
11 pm
8 am
Infrastructure set up begins
Complimentary Team Gathering
Load in ends
Cooks meeting
Cooks breakfast
Awards ceremony
Festival concludes
Load out
13. For all teams: Meat—teams provide their own. Meat for the competition may
not be marinated, rubbed, injected, pre-cooked, or in any way pretreated prior to
meat inspection. Failure to abide will result in disqualification. Meat may also
be of any type within the competitions. Proper handling and preparation are
required by all participants and for all meat. Entries will be judged in three
Signature of Head Cook
.
areas : taste, appearance, and tenderness. Entries shall consist of six individual
In signing this entry form I understand that no money will be refundservings for the judges.
ed. I understand that I am responsible for my teams conduct. In consideration of accepting this entry, I the undersigned, agree to indemni- 14. I am responsible for my teams insurance. If a member of our team violates any
rules outlined we may be disqualified by the festival committee.
fy and hold harmless the Kansas City Barbecue Society, Memphis
Barbecue Network, and the Music City BBQ Festival.