#1 RULE - CHICKEN AND APPETIZER MUST BE MADE ON PREMISES

2. Pick up your team packet by 10:00 to be assigned your turn-in time.

3. Appetizer due starting at 12:00pm - submit five tastings for the judges.

4. Two Leg Quarters due starting at 2:30pm
**everyone will get 2.5 hrs in between appetizer and chicken turn-in time


5. Winners announced at 4:00 PM

APPETIZER (30%):
Originality - 8 points
Taste - 10 points

LEG QUARTER (70%):
Pull Test - 12 points
TenderJuicy Test - 12 points
Taste Test - 18 points

2026 Rules

Judging Criteria

This is a pull test (it passed!)

Overall Winner

You'll be walking away with more than just the glory. You'll be getting:

Runner Up

You get nothing, but feel free to make a trophy for yourself like Brad did. You could then write a press release (2020 and 2021) to re-write LQCO history.

Your own monogrammed green jacket

Were you also thinking it would be awesome to get a Champion's Ring?
The fine folks at Ramsey's thought so, too.

Past Winners

2026 - Jared Loftus
2025 - Eric Zimmerman
2024 - Jeff Rand
2023 - Aaron Reller
2022 - Chris Brown
2021 - Eric Vocke
2020 - Mike Pelitere
2019 - Eric Vocke