Team Registration
for the 2023 Ironman BBQ Competition on April 8
Get ready for IRONMAN, the ultimate test of your pit master skills!
The IRONMAN format is voluntary, with lower fees and higher payouts. But if you commit to doing the IRONMAN format, you must follow IRONMAN rules or risk disqualification.
Cost of Entry
Entry fee is $600.00 per team. Teams that participate in the IRONMAN format get $400.00 off the entry price for a base entry fee of $200.00.
Want to Attend Without Cooking?
This event is FREE to the public. Watch as 42 teams compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes and trophies. Whether as a competitor or as a spectator, we hope you come experience the great barbecue!
2023 Prize Payouts
KCBS Grand Champion: $750
Ironman Rules: $1000
KCBS Reserve Champion: $350
Ironman Rules: $500
The following prizes will be awarded in the KCBS categories for chicken, ribs, pork, and brisket:
KCBS 1st Place: $250
Ironman: $300
KCBS 2nd Place: $175
Ironman: $250
KCBS 3rd Place: $150
Ironman: $200
KCBS 4th Place: $100
Ironman: $150
KCBS 5th Place: $75
Ironman: $100
KCBS 6th Place: $0
Ironman: $75
Wing Thing Prize
$250 cash plus a bottle of great bourbon!
Summary of the IRONMAN Rules
People's Choice Event: The Wing Thing
Benefiting the Exchange Club of Greencastle and required for all teams in the competition, the People's Choice contest will be judged by the public. Ten pounds of chicken wings, split and tipped, will be provided at no cost to each participating team on Friday, April 7th during the team captain meeting at 6 pm, along with a pan to hold your turn-in wings.
Cook the wings any way you want; we only ask that you stick to the IRONMAN spirit and use charcoal or wood. You can fry them if you can get your oil hot enough over a wood or charcoal fire: it's often been done.
Barbecued wings will be picked up from each team at 10:30–10:45am Saturday, April 8th to be submitted for People’s Choice judging using a double-blind format. At the end of the event, the IRONMAN People’s Choice winner will receive fantastic prizes, including cash!
Have that comfortable look, a perfect fit for winning the cook-offs.
Wear your IRONMAN Sweatshirt!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It supports charity and we provide the wings. See above.
Absolutely! You can stay as long as you want, just let us know and please don’t leave a mess.
Absolutely, but you have to cook them whole. Then if you want to turn in set pieces, you have to trim them from the whole cooked birds. Good luck with that.
Yes. We will have a sink set up and 3 water stations available.
Knowing the IRONMAN, I certainly would! You can use electric for anything except prepping, cooking, or turn-in. If it has to do with your cooker or your food, no electric!
Yep, we have free pizza and beer and Boat Drinks for all teams until we run out. We’ll also do steak tasting like we did last year. Everyone is encouraged to hang out and socialize.
Absolutely! We'll be holding the grandfather of Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region steak cookoffs, the 5th Annual “Raising the Steaks” Cookoff, on Friday, April 7th! And it's a double, so you can sign up for the early Steak A contest, the later Steak B contest, or both. It’s up to you!
For additional details or to register, go to www.steakcookoffs.com.
Any questions about competing? Contact us and we'll be happy to help!