Spanky – Rib Cook-Off 2024
Date: Sept. 14th, 2024
Spanky’s Sports Bar and Grill
403 S. 6th Street, Waterford WI 53185
Event Schedule
7AM – Registration/Staging and Setup
8AM – Cooks Meeting & Rib Pickup
9AM – Cooking Begins
3PM – Turn-In and Judging
4:30 – Awards
Entry Fee - $125 (Includes payment for 4 racks ribs) / Limited to the first 30 teams that register and pay
Contact – Matt Allen 262.716.6000 / email: mattallen636@gmail.com
Spanky’s Rib Cook-Off Prizes:
1st Place - $750 / $100 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
2nd Place - $400 / $50 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
3rd Place - $200 / $50 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
4th Place - $100 / $50 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
5th Place - $50 / $50 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
6th – 10th Place - $50 Spanky’s Gift Certificate
BBQ Cook-Off Rules
1. SUPPLIES – Teams must provide all their own supplies. Spanky’s will provide space, trash bags, and containers for judging. NO ELECTRICITY OR WATER WILL BE PROVIDED. Props, trailers, vehicles, tent coverings, or any other part of the contestants’ equipment MUST NOT EXCEED the boundaries of the assigned cooking space unless approved by Spanky’s. Holes or dug pits are not permitted. Any equipment or devices that may damage the surface area of the contest site in any way are prohibited.
2. PREPARATION – Ribs will be provided and distributed at the Cooks Meeting. All meat will be cooked on-site. The preparation and completion of all ribs in competition is within the confines of the cook-off site and during the time limits designated by Spanky’s.
3. SANITATION – Cooks are to prepare and cook in as sanitary a manner as possible. Cooking conditions are subject to inspection by the judging committee. Infractions identified by the judging committee shall be immediately corrected, or the cook will be subject to disqualification. Teams must provide their own cleaning area for washing, rinsing, and sanitization.
4. ENTRIES PER PIT – Spanky’s recognizes that a contestant or team consists of one chief cook and no more than four assistants (only one entry (one chief cook) will cook on a given pit). It will be the responsibility of the promoter to monitor entries. Notwithstanding multiple entries in the same category by the same cook and multiple entries from the same piece of meat shall not be allowed. Contestants may check into the designated Barbecue Cook-off area beginning at 7:00 A.M Saturday 28, 2023, and must have all equipment packed away by 8pm.
5. The following categories are recognized and judged in this year’s event: Pork Baby Back Ribs
6. JUDGING TRAYS – A single sheet of aluminum foil should be supplied in each tray. All judging containers shall be clean and free of any markings. Judging boxes may be garnished with leaf lettuce. Marked containers may be disqualified at the Head Judge’s discretion. Cooks are responsible for ensuring that the containers. they receive remain clean and free of distinguishing marks.
7. JUDGING TRAYS CONTENTS – Spanky’s requires that all cooks obtain 6 equal ribs to be placed in each judging tray. The Head Judge or designated representative willinspect all trays at the time of turn-in to assure compliance with the turn-in criteria. All condiments are prohibited, as they do not reflect the true quality of the cooked meat. Judging is based upon appearance, color, aroma, tenderness, taste and aftertaste.
8. TURN-IN TIME – Turn-in time is 3PM. No changes to turn-in time will be made. A turn-in window often (5) minutes before and after set turn-in time will be recognized. Judging trays received after that time will not be accepted for judging.
9. TERMS FOR DISQUALIFICATION – After the tray has been turned in, any tray found to bein violation of Spanky’s rules, will be disqualified at the discretion of the “Head Judge”. Disqualified tray numbers will be called out immediately following the category announcements.
To Enter please fill out this form entirely: Payment for the event must be made at the time of submission electronic payment at https://order.toasttab.com/online/spankys-sports-bar-grill-485-s-jefferson-st/item-cookoff-team-registration-fee-no-refundable_d9d4dd2b-79c7-4f52-8261-ace0514515df