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2024 WA SPRING FAIR JUDGING

  • 04/21/2024
  • 9:45 AM - 4:30 PM
  • 110 9th Avenue Southwest, Puyallup, WA 98371
  • 11

Registration

  • Reserved for judges taking the 2024 Spring Fair Judging Class. Limited reserved seating. Special Code Required.
  • You must be a paid member of PNWBA in good standing AND must be a PNWBA Certified Judge. Select if you would like to be considered for a seated eating judge or be used in other volunteer areas. Seats are not guaranteed and will be assigned by the head judges either prior or at the event.
  • We need table captains and prefer judges that have taken the table captain class or are at least a junior level judge.
  • Select if you do not want to be considered for a seated eating judge and would only want to be used in other volunteer areas.
Registration is closed

2024 WASHINGTON STATE FAIR BBQ PLAYOFFS
IN PUYALLUP, WA
APR 21, 2024
CALL FOR JUDGES, TABLE CAPTAINS AND VOLUNTEERS


As this is a fully sanctioned traditional 4 meat PNWBA event, the Washington State Spring Fair BBQ Playoffs is a different type of event than most others you'll participate in as it's really a BBQ vending event with cooking competitions thrown in. With a total prize purse of... $25,000, it's one of the richest cooking competitions in the Northwest!

This event is currently limited to 40 teams. 

This is a call for judges, table captains and helpers.

We are planning on running 6 tables, so we will be needing:

  • 36 judges
  • 6 table captains
  • 6 helpers

We will have a waitlist available if the signups fill up.

Event Management:

  • Organizer: WA State Fair / Bill Stock
  • PNWBA Board Representative: Bill Stock
  • PNWBA Head Judges: Lance Rasmussen and Steve Rubin

Event Contacts:

  • Lance Rasmussen – 206-601-2337 cell / message / text. Email: lance@pnwba.com
  • Steve Rubin - 206-412-0877 cell / message / text. Email: steve@pnwba.com
  • Bill Stock - 253-241-8917 cell/message/text. Email: bill@pnwba.com

Categories:

  • Pork
  • Brisket
  • Chicken
  • Ribs

Total Prize Purse:

$25,000

Prize Pool:

  • Grand Champion - $2,000
  • Reserve Grand Champion - $1,000
  • Reserve Champion - $600
  • Category Prizes:
  • 1st - $750
  • 2nd - $675
  • 3rd - $600
  • 4th - $550
  • 5th - $500
  • 6th - $425
  • 7th - $350
  • 8th - $275
  • 9th - $250
  • 10th - $225
  • 11th - $200
  • 12th - $175
  • 13th - $150
  • 14th - $125
  • 15th - $100

Jack Shot:

Sunday April 21st 10:00am

Turn-In Schedule:

  • Pork - 10:55:00 am to 11:04:59 am
  • Brisket - 10155:00 am to 12:04:59 pm
  • Chicken - 12:55:00 pm to 1:04:59 pm
  • Pork Ribs - 1:55:00 pm to 2:04:59 pm
Turn-in window is a 10 minute window.

Awards:

5:30 pm (or earlier when possible) - Subject to change depending on event processing.
Subject to change depending on event processing.

Location:

Washington State Fairgrounds
110 9th Avenue Southwest
Puyallup, WA 98371-6811

Accommodations:

Puyallup has several hotel options. The fairgrounds has an RV Park and bookings can be made directly with them at $40/night Do not wait until the last minute as the RV park quickly fills up.

https://www.thefair.com/general-info/rv-camping/.

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