Judged Awards
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Grand Prize$2000
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2nd Place$1000
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3rd Place$500
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People's Choice$1000
Registration fee
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Until 5/31/2026$40
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After 5/31/2026$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
- Teams can consist of no more than 4 members.
- Each team will be provided with a 10’ x 10’ cooking area.
- No vehicles are to remain in the cooking area. Once the setup is completed, unloaded vehicles must be moved to the parking area.
- 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.
- Each team must have one garbage can. Trash bags will be provided.
- Each team should provide their own bucket of sand for cigarette butt disposal within their individual team area.
- Water stations will be nearby.
- Each team must have one larger cooler to store wings with ice.
- Cooking can start any time after inspection.
- Teams will receive a turn in plate at inspection.
- Each team will turn in 7 wings for the blind judging.
- Teams will cook all 20lbs of wings. Wings will be sampled by individuals with tickets for the People’s Choice Award.
- 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
- Pit Master meeting at 11:45am at the Senior Citizens building. The team captain must attend for rules and Q/A.
- No animals in the team area. Please don’t bring your pets if you are cooking on a team.
- 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.
- Restrooms are available in the park
- 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.