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First Responder’s Wing Cookoff

Date & Time:

July 19, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Loretto Lions Club

Weathers Park

200 W. Commerce St.
Loretto, TN 38469 United States
Loretto Lions Club presents first responder's wing cook-off

Judged Awards

  • Grand Prize
    $2000
  • 2nd Place
    $1000
  • 3rd Place
    $500
  • People's Choice
    $1000

Registration fee

  • Until 6/30/2025
    $40
  • After 6/30/2025
    $50

Additional Info

  • Registration from 9-11am on the day of event at the Loretto Senior Citizens building.
  • Teams will supply any item needed to cook.
  • 20lbs of wings will be provided to teams.
  • Setup begins at 8:00 am.
  • Teams will need to be ready for inspection by 11:30 am.
  • Gate will open to the public at 2:00pm.

People’s Choice

  • Judging will take place from 3:00pm to 5:00pm by the spectators.
  • Votes must be turned in by 5:00pm to be tallied.

Awards Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony will be at the Pavilion at 6:00pm.

Rules

  1. Any EMS, Fire, Rescue Squad, Law Enforcement, Air Evac and 911 Operators may enter a team. Each Department can have as many teams as they want but each team can consist of no more than 4 members.
  2. Each team will be provided with a 10’ x 10’ cooking area.
  3. No vehicles are to remain in the cooking area. Once the setup is completed, unloaded vehicles must be moved to the parking area.
  4. Each team competing shall supply all their cooking ingredients, individual cooking devices, utensils, preparation tables, etc. Teams may use any type of cooker desired. Power will not be supplied.
  5. Each team must have one garbage can. Trash bags will be provided.
  6. Each team should provide their own bucket of sand for cigarette butt disposal within their individual team area.
  7. Water stations will be nearby.
  8. Each team must have one larger cooler to store wings with ice.
  9. Cooking can start any time after inspection.
  10. Teams will receive a turn in plate at inspection.
  11. Each team will turn in 7 wings for the blind judging.
  12. Teams will cook all 20lbs of wings.  Wings will be sampled by individuals with tickets for the People’s Choice Award.
  13. The team’s captain will be held responsible for the conduct of his team and his guests.
    • Under NO circumstances are wings to be distributed without tickets, beverages (including alcohol) to be distributed (given away or sold) to the general public by the teams or their contestants.
    • The Loretto Lions Club requests and requires that good taste be used with team conduct during the contest
  14. Pit Master meeting at 11:45am at the Senior Citizens building. The team captain must attend for rules and Q/A.
  15. No animals in the team area.
  16. Turn in time for Judged Wings is 4:00-4:30pm at the Senior Citizens building side door.  Teams must be in line at 4:30 or wings will not be accepted.
  17. Restrooms are available in the park
  18. Teams can load out after the Awards Ceremony.  It is the responsibility of each team to see that the cooking area is cleaned, and all equipment removed from the site following the contest.

2025 Wing Cookoff Registration

2025 Wing Cookoff Payment