Junior Chili Cookoff Rules

1. Head cook or designee must register (name, address & e-mail) at Cook-off Headquarters for chili and/or showmanship.
2. Head cook or designee must remove the numbered ticket from the cup, write your name on the back and put in a safe place. Winners will be announced by this number and it must be presented to claim the award.
3. Cooks must not "mark" cup in any way. If cup is damaged, a replacement can be obtained by turning in damaged cup and numbered ticket.
4. Cook teams must provide all their own cookware and all supplies to make chili such as cook top, propane, bowls to sample for taster's choice, and any decorations they would like to use for showmanship.
5. Parents are not allowed in the cooking area during the contest, so please make sure the kids are aware of what they need to do. We will have volunteers there to help light fires, and to be watching while kids are cooking to ensure everything is done safely.
6. Chili must be cooked on site the day of the cook-off from scratch. "Scratch" means starting with raw meat and using regular spices. (Kids may have onions chopped up before the cook-off).
7. Chili must be prepared out in the open in as sanitary a manner as possible.
8. No beans, pasta, rice or other similar items are allowed.
9. No more than one judging sample can be taken from any one pot.
10. Each cook may turn in only one cup of chili.
11. At turn-in time, fill your cup¾ full (or leave at least 1-inch head space).
12. Your chili will be judged on Appearance, Aroma and Taste.
13. All winners will be announced and prizes awarded after completion of the day's judging. If a called ticket is not produced by the third call announcement the missing ticket number will be rotated to the last placement. All other numbers will rotate up one position and the trophies will be presented accordingly. See the schedule for time and place of trophy presentation. The public trophy presentation is the official and final entry position determination.
14. Two (2) trophies will be awarded in each age category, 1st & 2nd. Two (2) trophies will be awarded in Showmanship. One (1) trophy will be awarded for Grand Champion. See additional information for category details.
15. Decisions of the Jr Chili committee and Judges will be final.
16. The Ole Tyme Days Jr Chili Committee, Ole Tyme Days Festival Committee and their members along with the City of Dayton are not responsible for any loss, damage or theft of team equipment or possessions while on the festival premises before, during or after the duration of the Cook-off or Festival.