Smoke in the Spring
16th Annual
April 12-13, 2019
Jones Park - Osage City, KS
517 South 1st Street

Kids Q

Entry Form - Kids Q

KIDS-Q COMPETITION DIVISIONS

  • 10 & Under Division
    *Kids must be 6 years old to participate
  • 11 & Above Division
    *Upper age limit is 16 years old
  • Entry Fee: $10 per cooker
  • Sign-up deadline is Friday at 4:30pm

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Each cooker must provide six (6) portions for presentation to the judges.
  • Kids-Q Turn-In is Entrée
    1. Cookers are give One (1) pound ground beef
    2. Cookers use the ground beef in any way or amount in the entrée turn-in
    3. The team's entry number MSUT be included with the entry at turn-in
    4. Contest entries without a team entry number will not be judged
  • Garnish is "Anything Goes"
  • Contest entries must be prepared on-site

JUDGING

  • Each Kids-Q entry is judged on (1) Appearance, (2) Taste, and (3) Tenderness
  • Kids-Q cookers are judged using a number system
    • The low end of the number system is 2 and the upper end of the number system is 9
  • Each cooker's score is tallied and totaled in each age group
  • The top 5 places in each age division are determined by the top 5 scores
  • Overall score tie-breakers
    1. Tie-Breaker Number One
      • If there is a Tie in Overall Score, the higher score in the Taste Category determines the higher place finish
    2. Tie-Breaker Number Two
      • If there is a Tie in the Taste Category Score, the higher score in the Tenderness Category determines the higher place finish
    3. Tie-Breaker Number Three
      • If there is a Tie in the Tenderness Category Score, a coin flip determines the higher place finish

PRIZE LIST

  • Money and awards given to the top 5 places in each age division
    1. 1st Place: $100 + Award
    2. 2nd Place: $75 + Award
    3. 3rd Place: $50 + Award
    4. 4th Place: $25 + Award
    5. 5th Place: $10 + Award
  • Prizes and Money are awarded during the Awards Ceremony on Saturday

Kids-Q Schedule

  • Cook's Meeting --- Friday --- 5:30pm --- Community Building
  • Turn-In --- 8:00pm --- Community Building


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