10/07/2025
2025 CLAIM JUMPER BACKYARD BBQ COOKOFF
Start
10/17/2025
3:00 PM
End
10/18/2025
5:00 PM
Location
101 Sawmill Gulch Road Sumpter, OR 97877
2025 CLAIM JUMPER BACKYARD BBQ COOKOFF
SUMPTER, OREGON
OCTOBER 17th - 18th 2025
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 17th, 2025
Think you make some “killer” ribs? Family loves your BBQ chicken? Here is the chance to see how your recipe stacks up against other Backyard BBQ Cooks.
This is the inaugural Backyard Cookoff as part of the Parktober Festival in Sumpter, Oregon. Produced in cooperation with the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association.
Held at the Whistle Stop RV Park and Powder River Event Center, activities will include the BBQ competition, public sampling, live music, activities for kids, Beer Garden plus shopping with local vendors.
Total Prize Money: $1,500
Payouts to be determined based on number of team entries
Registration Fee: $125.00
Team Registration Limit: 15 (with potential to create a waitlist)
Event Management:
Organizer: Jon Patterson, Whistle Stop RV Park, 541-561-4400,
[email protected]
PNWBA: Doug Canada, 509-860-2873, [email protected]
PNWBA: Dale Groetsema, 360-984-7571, [email protected]
Location:
Whistle Stop RV Park
101 Sawmill Gulch Road
Sumpter, OR 97877
Meat Categories
Chicken Wings (whole or segments)
Pork Spareribs
Load in: Friday October 17th from 3pm to 7pm and Saturday, October 18th from 6am to 8am. Only arrive between these times please.
Site Inspection: PNWBA will inspect your site and competition meats from 7am until 8:30 am Saturday morning.
Please be sure to read and review the PNWBA rules and instructions (link below).
Saturday Timeline:
6:00a – 8:00a Load in
7:00a – 8:30a Site/Meat Inspection
8:30a – 9:15a Cooks Meeting
12:30p – 1:30p Judges Meeting
1:55p – 2:05p Chicken Turn In
2:55p – 3:05p Ribs Turn In
4:30p Est Awards ceremony
5:00p Est Load out
Competition Meat Sampling: (optional on Saturday afternoon)
Competition teams are encouraged to offer samples of their competition meat to the visiting public. Tickets will be available for the public to purchase for $2 each. In general, you would charge two tickets for a sparerib or a whole piece of chicken. If cooking wing segments, one ticket might be appropriate. You will be reimbursed for 75% of the value of the tickets you collect. Please keep in mind that sampling means small portions, not platters or full servings or sandwiches.
Site Amenities
20 x 20 cook site (let us know if you need more)
Potable Water available
Trash Disposal – Bag your trash to put into dumpster
Ash Disposal – a marked can for that purpose will be available
Grease Disposal – Yes, bagged in your trash
Gray Water Disposal – RV Dump Station
No power available to cook sites – bring a quiet generator if you need power
BBQ Team Rules
https://www.pnwba.com/Cooks-Rules
New Team Info:
https://www.pnwba.com/New-Team-Info
Registration:
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML3XCT15ZXS2J/checkout/TXBBH7EPK4HTGTRSZSVEUYY6?src=webqr
