In regards to the 2009 West Coast BBQ Championships and the Mystery Meat category, the following are facts:

1. The Mystery Meat is not seafood.
2. The Mystery Meat is not tofu.
3. The Mystery Meat is not Spam.
4. The Mystery Meat is not Tri-tip.
5. To the best of our knowledge, The Mystery Meat, for this contest, is not a repeat of any other (California) contest’s Mystery Meat.  So if you can figure out what all the previous Mystery Meats were, you can most likely rule them all out.

More clues will be provided….

Click here to add your guess!

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And now a word from our sanctioning body’s marketing agency….

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Greg LaPlant

MMA Creative

705 N. Dixie Ave.

Cookeville, TN 38501

(931) 528-8852

kcbspr@mmacreative.com

Get certified to judge world-class barbeque

Fairfield, Calif. – Have you ever been to a barbeque competition and wished you could try some of that world-class food? Why not get the best seat in the house by becoming a Certified Barbeque Judge? The Kansas City Barbeque Society will be coming to Fairfield on July 11 to teach anyone with a love of barbeque what the judges are looking for.

“Many backyard barbequers don’t know how professionals determine what ‘good’ barbeque really is,” said expert Gene Goycochea, who will be schooling the participants in how to properly judge barbeque. “With this class you will be able to fine tune your palate and get a feel for competitive barbequing at the highest level.”

During the class, attendees will learn how to judge food based on the society’s three key categories: appearance, taste and texture/tenderness.

Once certified, participants will be permitted to judge in cooking events, both locally and regionally. With plenty of events being held in and around Fairfield, including the West Coast BBQ Championships, participants will have the opportunity to put their skills to the test.

For those who try to compete from time to time anyway, the class is the perfect way to get a leg up on other competitive barbeque teams by learning what certified judges are looking for.

The $99 cost for the class covers food and supply expenses, and also includes a one-year KCBS membership (current KCBS members can take the class for $64). With more than 10,000 members, KCBS is the largest barbeque organization in the world, sanctioning nearly 300 events coast to coast.

For more information on the Certified Barbeque Judge class, click here. To learn more about the benefits of a KCBS membership, log onto KCBS.us.

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Just a quick update to share that the judges who have been accepted to judge the 2009 West Coast BBQ Championships has been posted you can find the link above or just click here to see if you are on the judging list.

We’ll be adding some of the new CBJ’s to this list, after they complete their class.

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For the 2009 Contest(s) – OVER $14,000.00 in total CASH payouts

For the KCBS contest which begins and ends on Saturday 8/15/09:

Each of the four KCBS meat categories:

1st place $250
2nd place $150
3rd place $100
4th place $75
5th place $50

Total each category: $625 (x four categories) = $2500

Overall -

Grand Champion $500
Reserve GC $400
3rd place $300
4th place $200
5th place $100

Total Overall category $1,500

Total for this single contest $4,000

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Mystery Meat:

1st place $1,000
2nd place $500
3rd place $250
4th place $150
5th place $100

Total $2,000

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For the KCBS contest beginning  Saturday 8/15/09 and ending Sunday 8/16/09:

Each of the four KCBS meat categories:

1st place $125
2nd place $100
3rd place $75
4th place $50
5th place $25

Total each category: $375 (x four categories) = $1500

Overall -

Grand Champion $300
Reserve GC $200
3rd place $100

Total Overall category $600

Total for this single contest $2,100

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For the KCBS contest which begins and ends on Sunday 8/16/09:

Each of the four KCBS meat categories:

1st place $300
2nd place $250
3rd place $200
4th place $150
5th place $100

Total each category: $1,000 (x four categories) = $4,000

Overall -

Grand Champion $800
Reserve GC $600
3rd place $300
4th place $200
5th place $100

Total Overall category $2,000

Total for this single contest $6,000

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While the contest is still more than 60 days away, we are already breaking the rules. Ok, at least it’s not many rules, we are only breaking ONE rule – and don’t worry we have been granted permission!

What on earth are we talking about?

Let’s go to the KCBS 2009 Rules & Regulations:

Rule 2:

“Each team shall consist of a chief cook and as many assistants as the chief cook deems necessary. A team shall not compete in more than one contest under the same team name, on the same date. Chief cooks and/or assistant cooks may only cook for their designated team at the contest they are attending.”

The reality here is the fact that we are doing more than one contest a day somehow got past the censors if you will, at least during our discovery, discussion and sanctioning phases in planning of this contest.

We are told that the motive behind this rule was to prevent teams/team-mates/spouses/etc. from splitting off and competing (under the same team name) in contests at different locations on the same day. Since competitors will not be separating and/or competing in more than one locations at our contest(s), the KCBS Board of Directors recognized that our situation was different and granted us a one time exception to Rule #2. In the future, KCBS has informed us that they will not sanction two contests at the same location occuring on the same date.

The 2009 West Coast BBQ Championships – Triple Crown Contest has been granted an one time exception from Rule #2 by the Kansas City BBQ Society Board of Directors as of June 10, 2009.

We’d like to publicly thank KCBS Board members Gene Goycochea, Linda Mullane, as well as Merl and Carol Whitebook for their support and efforts on our behalf.

Because of this we’ve delayed announcing our prize payout schedule, which we will announce on June 16, 2009. Also to make these delays reasonable to our teams we are extending our early bird pricing another 2 weeks to July 15, 2009.

Thank you all for your continued support!

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Last week we had a huge amount of sign-ups to the July 11, 2009 Kansas City BBQ Society – Certified BBQ Judges Class. So much so, in fact, that we have had to add a second class! There are now less than twenty seats remaining between both classes! Gene Goycochea please prepare to do an encore performance!

We are also planning to do a Certified Table Captian’s Class on Friday July 10 at 4pm near San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in case anyone is interested. Use this link to get more info on the TC class.

If you have any intention of attending either of the Certified BBQ Judges classes click here to sign-up now and guarantee your spot.

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