2011 Kick-Off Cook-Off
Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30, 2011
What is it?
The Kick-Off Cook-Off is a Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) Santioned Barbecue Contest. Over 50 of the best teams the midwest has to offer will be competing for over $4,000!
The public experience at the event include:
- BBQ Vendors - We will have two vendors on hand selling BBQ, Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Satuday from 10:30 a.m. -3 p.m.
- Beer and Soda Vendors - What's BBQ without beer right? Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Rules Last Updated Monday, January 24, 2011
How to Enter
- Fill out the following forms:
- 2011 Official Entry Form
- Word Format (97K)
- PDF Format (35K)
- St. Louis County Health Department Form
Note: We are sold out of 2 parking lot spot spaces
- 2011 Official Entry Form
- Mail forms with a check made payable to Optimist Club of North St. Louis County to:
- Greg Wilkinson
2680 Narraganset Drive
Florissant, MO 63033
- Greg Wilkinson
Questions
Contest Contact Greg Wilkinson at:
- Mobile - 314-629-4734
- email - gawilk@swbell.net
Charity Contact Steve Medlock at:
- email - steve@medlock.com
Judges Contact Beth Wilkinson at:
- email - chefbeth@gmail.com
Contest Information
- Any team wishing to compete in the 2011 Kick-Off Cook-Off must turn in a St. Louis County Temporary Food Establishment Application. Despite what it says on the application, there is NO cost for the permit.
- Permits can be found on the County website:
- It says there is a 10 calendar day deadline. I have been told verbally they will work with us on the date. So we have a soft entry deadline of Tuesday, April 12.
- I do not know if the health department will come by and inspect or not.
- We are expecting a full sellout again this year. The following teams will be held a spot until Saturday, February 12, 2011:
- Those teams that have entered either 2 or 3 Kick-Off Cook-Off (former backyard entries count).
- The next spots will be handed out to those teams who were entered in the 2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off.
- Any other entries that have been received by 2/12/11.
- The remaining spots will be assigned on a first come basis.
- We reserve the right to reject any entry form.
- Going forward, we will only give priority to teams that have entered the 2011 Kick-Off Cook-Off.
- We will disqualify teams handing out samples to the public.
- Team Meeting is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 Friday afternoon.
- Dessert Contest
- Must be cooked onsite
- Turn in time is 6:30 p.m. Friday evening.
- There are no garnish rules.
- You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You need to turn in six servings of your dessert. It does not have to precut. We can cut it in the judge’s tent.
- Pork Steak Throwdown
- Must be cooked onsite
- We do not supply the meat
- Turn in time is 6 p.m. Friday evening.
- There are no garnish rules.
- You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You may turn in one steak or six steaks. As long as there is enough for six portions.
- They do not have to be cut into individual portions.
- Backyard Division – There will be no backyard division this year.
- Kids Q – We have added a Kids Q for 2011.
- $15 additional for each child.
- The category kids will turn in is hamburger.
- We will not supply the meat.
- Open garnish, must fit in a 9x9 container.
- Turn in time will be Saturday, 11 a.m.
- Each child will receive $10 and a ribbon.
- All Kids Q entries must be turned in by March 30.
- Only one vehicle per team will be allowed to stay in the competition area.
- Teams will be assigned to their space upon arriving. If you want to be next to someone please arrive together.
- Please, no vehicle movement after 5 p.m. Friday evening.
- Your entire setup must fit within the spot you purchased.
- We will supply 20 amp service to the competitors of the main contest. We will also have limited 30 amp service available and it must be requested in advance.
- All open fire pits must be approved by the fire marshal. The fire marshal will be onsite and will inspect each site.
- Per KCBS rule, all teams MUST have a fire extinguisher.
- Copies of the rules are available on the KCBS.us website.
- Any and all cookers must be five feet from any tent.
- Additional ice is available for purchase.
- Teams can start arriving Thursday afternoon or after 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. Please let me know if you are going to arrive Thursday, so we can have someone to greet you.
$4,000 in total prize money to be awarded.
Grand Champion - $750
Reserve Grand Champion - $450
Competitor Individual Categories
1st Place - $250
2nd Place - $200
3rd Place - $125
4th Place - $75
Fifth Place - $50
In addition $50 awarded to each of the winners of the Pork Steak Throwdown and the Dessert competition.
Tenative Friday night times.
- 4:30 - Team Meeting
- 6 — Pork Steaks Turn-Ins (Optional)
- 6:30 — Dessert (Optional)
Saturday turn-in times:
- Noon—Chicken
- 12:30—Ribs
- 1 p.m.—Pork
- 1:30—Brisket
- 3:30 Awards
Prize Pool—$4,000
- Grand Champion – $750
- Reserve Grand Champion – $450
- Individual Categories
- 1st – $250
- 2nd – $200
- 3rd – $125
- 4th – $75
- 5th – $50
- Backyard Division
- TBD - Depends on number of teams
- Friday Night Categories
- $50 to the winner of each category - pork steak and dessert.
- Ribbons will be awarded for first through tenth in each category.
2011 Teams
Teams that have signed up:
- 4 Smokin Butts
- A Pig's Worst Nightmare
- All Star BBQ
- Angry Tom's BBQ
- Arrghbeque
- B&B BBQ and Catering
- Back Porch Q
- Backyard Bistro
- Bartlett Boneheads
- Beam Boy's BBQ
- Blue's Hog
- Bubba Joe's BBQ
- ButtRubber's BBQ Eurkea, Mo
- Engine 51 Smokers
- Gilly's Barnstsormin' BBQ
- Glover BBQ
- Hwy 61 Roadhouse
- Jeff Fritter
- Jo Jo's Pullin Pork
- Last Place BBQ Club
- Lion Bout the Q
- Logjammin' BBQ
- Mascoutah Smoke Masters
- Missouri Shark Fisherman's Club BBQ Team
- Monster-Que
- one2bbq
- Outlaw Hawgs BBQ
- Pig N Squirrel
- Pigs Gone Wild
- PitmasterIQ.com
- Pitmasters
- Plowboys BBQ
- Quau
- Rippel-Que
- Schaefer BBQ
- Sexy Q
- Shameless Smokers
- Smoki Bros BBQ
- Smokin' Butts
- Smokin Joe and Son
- Southern Home Boyz
- St. Louis Black Iron BBQ
- The Pork Whispers
- The Q Factor
- Three Knights and a Lutheran
- Three Porks and a smoker
- True Que
- Tuxedo Barbecue
- Whohoo Bar-Ba-Que
- Wholly Smoke BBQ
2011 Judges
For the past 2 years at the Kick Off Cook Off, we have been 100% KCBS Certified for our judges!! Thank you for your support!
If you are interested in judging at the 2011 Kick-off Cook Off, please e-mail the following information to chefbeth@gmail.com:
- Name:
- E-mail address:
- Address:
- Phone Number:
- Phone Number you can be reached at on the day of the event:
- KCBS Number:
- Number of Contests Judged:
- Are you a certified table captain?
- If needed, would you be willing to fill the role of table captain?
I will send a confirmation e-mail once I have received your information. I will also send an e-mail to all judges a week or 2 before the contest.
Current list of Judges:
- Laird Macdonald
- Rallph Weller
- Jim Killiam
- Rena Bova
- Joe Bova
- Lester Clayton
- T. David Purcell
- Vikki Bates
- Michael Henderson
- Jim Viviano
- Angela Day
- Chris Schuld
- Lydia Schuld
- Woodie McElduff
- Steve Wright
- Gina Wright
- David Whalen
- Judy Whalen
- Dick Shockey
- Rhett Shockey
- Debbie Vincent
- Wes Vincent
- Michael Isenberg
- Tom Butcher
- Cheryl Butcher
- Dan Stroot
- Lori Stroot
- Cynthia Schuld
- Drew Schuld
- Dennis Burkholder
- Cindy Burkholder
- Greg Raffel
- Melanie Raffel
- Susan Froman
- Allen Froman
- J.R. Latta
- Keith Rabenberg
- Larry Goemaat
- Nancy Goldsmith
- Rod Lively
- Chuck johnson
- Colette Grigsby
- Bill Bearden
- Gwenda Davis
- John Brenner
- J.M. Titus (Jeanne)
- Greg Blume
- Susie Blume