The New Years first cook-in could very well be entered by hundreds of teams! We might possibly have teams from all over the US and Canada to compete and vie for the chance to become a BBQ legend??

This could turn out to be a riot!

There is no entry fee, turn-in boxes, travel, or set-ups/ teardowns, or all night vigils of BBQ pits, these are specifically prohibited and could result in immediate disqualification. Each team will compete in the safe and comfortable confines of their home. Thus we can virtually assure perfect weather for this event.

We thought this might be fun, get you some pit time, and be a good way to feed your holiday guests on the cheap, kinda like a two-fer!!

Ladies and Gentlemen…Boys and Girls and all the ships at sea, may I invite you to participate in the very first Virtual Spam® Cook-in. (Its hard to hold back the tears, huh.)

I have a possible set of rules below, and we can follow these until such time as better ones take their place… if you can help to improve them please send your suggestions to applecreek_woodman@applecreektimberinc.com any/all changes will be considered in the best interests of this international event.

Check back often for possible rule updates.



Spam® Rules

The winner will be the person whose recipe is cooked and chosen to be the best submitted…you will not cook and judge your own entry!

1 submit your name along with your Spam® recipe via email to applecreek_woodman@applecreektimberinc.com
(Your name goes in the brown Stetson, your recipe in the black one assuring no mix-ups will occur)
You will then be paired with a recipe submitted by another entrant, this is the entry you will cook and judge.
A master list with the original recipe and the person who submitted it will be kept separate to determine the winning pair.

2 your recipe will be randomly drawn and then paired with a randomly drawn name from the other hat. The pairings will be announced on Dec. 30th by 1 pm PST. You will receive your recipe by email.

3 The recipe may contain up to 10 ingredients commonly found in the average fridge or pantry. No garnish allowed.

4 you will be asked to follow the recipe assigned to you exactly as submitted …no improvisations or substitutions please! (All the more reason to use common fridge and pantry items) No alcohol allowed while preparing the dish, this is a family event, all red plastic cups are subject to inspection for possible rules violations.

5 you must cook and judge the recipe assigned to you and rate it 1-9 (honesty is the best policy) Decimal points allowed.

6 send the score you have given with any comments you might have, and if possible, a picture of the completed dish to applecreek_woodman@applecreektimberinc.com by noon Jan. 1,2010

7 all entries and names will be held in confidence until the results are announced, the top 3 names and recipes to be published with winners consent, naturally.

8 In case of a tie, the winning entry will be decided by a coin toss in special room set up for that sole purpose.

9 you must use either/or wood, charcoal, gas, petroleum, electricity, solar or wind power to cook your entry, due to public safety concerns nuclear fusion will not be allowed at this years event.

10 Grand Champion receives a virtual trophy, Reserve Grand, a virtual ribbon, 3rd place a slightly smaller virtual ribbon

Deadline for recipe submission is 11:59 pm PST Dec. 27th 2009

Returned scores must be sent on or before Jan 1, (12 noon PST 2010

Announcement of the winners will be at half time during the Rose Bowl game. If the network decides not to post the results (they are not returning my phone calls, neither is Good Morning America) the official web site for the winners is… http://www.applecreektimberinc.com/

Please feel free to pass this information on to friends and neighbor’s…this event will take place rain, shine or ridicule!

Good Luck everyone…and may the Spam® be with you!

We are not affiliated in any way with the producers of this fine product… http://www.spam.com/