OFFICIAL RULES & REGULATIONS of MEMPHIS BARBECUE NETWORK

THE BASICS OF ALL MBN CONTESTS

MBN standard sanctioned contests offer three official pork categories: Whole Hog, Pulled Pork, and Pork Ribs and teams may enter any or all of these categories. These contests have 2 rounds of judging – Blind Preliminaries and On-Site Finals. Some contests limit the number of categories and are classified as a “specialty” contest, i.e., whole hog or rib only contests.

Specialty contests also include contests with categories other than pork, i.e., hamburgers, hot tamales, etc. Many of these only use blind preliminary judging only.

Each contest supplies the teams with a list of rules for that contest and the rules required by the Memphis Barbecue Network (found on the MBN website) in addition to any local requirements.

Contests are required to include in their team application the order and time of judging and this cannot be changed once it is published. Teams should be sure to know what the order and times are before they begin cooking.

The contests will usually provide only a regulation space for teams to set up and cook in the event. Teams are required to provide all their own assistants, utensils, meat, sauce, charcoal, wood, cookers, tents, tables, chairs, and/or anything else they may need to compete and serve their entries.

Some contests have electricity, water, ice and other amenities on site. Some have nothing available. The entry form should mention anything the contest has to offer in addition to the space.

If you have a question, please contact the Main Street Greenwood.

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