I agree. I enjoy the competition and make it fun. There's no real money to be made. But if winning is the point, then what does the actual score matter? As long as it's the highest score on the field that day...

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: Jim my friend you call it ego, we call it
: competitive as hell and the want to win!
: Because it truly is not the money or lack
: there of. I have been lucky enough to win a
: few times and have quietly donated the
: winnings back to the cause. I'll be happy to
: walk last with 13.00 if that's the winning
: score.
: see you in the smoke!
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: Seems to me the judges primary goal should
: be to pick a winner. Asking for judges to
: give cooks a Hugh score seems ego driven.
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: Why do you need an average(cheat)sheet to
: judge BBQ? Does it not make more sense to
: start at 17 when we sit down at the table
: and wait until we open the box to start
: judging? It' not a crime to score an awesome
: box of Q a 17, the world will not come to an
: end.
: We as cookers spend a lot of money to do
: this as a hobby, but we all want to win
: every weekend! For me I just ask for an
: honest fair opinion of my turn in that day,
: not an average of years of turn in numbers.
: The SCBA is a great organization that I have
: cooked in over 100 comps and will continue
: to do so, we have a lot of great judges and
: great cook teams that I am proud to be a
: part of.
: Just remember "IT'S JUST BBQ" it's
: not brain surgery!
: Brian
: Up In Smoke BBQ
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