High School BBQ Competition - FWSSR Regional

FWSSR REGIONAL HSBBQ COMPETITION

NOVEMBER 8, 2025

or visit HSBBQ.COM for all regional comptition information.

• All teams must be a member of HSBBQ to compete.
• To become a member CLICK HERE.
• Winning teams will win cash premiums, buckles & more.
• Open to all High School BBQ competitors
• Click HERE to enter and join HSBBQ. Any high school, culinary school etc, can participate

Total premiums awarded-$10,500

• 1st Place Each Category - $750
• 2nd Place Each Category - $500
• 3rd Place Each Category - $250
• Grand Champion Team - $1,500
• Reserve Grand Champion Team - $1,000
• 3rd Overall Team - $500

schedule:

FRIDAY, November 7

• 6 PM - Dinner
• 7 PM - Cooks Meeting
• 8 PM - Teams offsite

saturday, November 8

• 5 AM - Breakfast
• 9 AM - Dessert turn-in
• 10:30 AM - Beans turn-in
• 12:00 PM - Chicken turn-in
• 1:30 PM - Ribs turn-in
• 3:00 PM - Brisket turn-in
• 5:00 PM - Awards after team clean-up

ONLINE EXAM: October 27-october 31

oral presentation: friDAY, november 7

• Scholarship program open to junior and senior level FWSSR regional qualifier competitors
• Online exam with top scores advancing to in-person presentation.
• $10,000 in scholarships available
• Entry deadline: October 25
• No cost to enter!
• Your entry will be verified through HSBBQ to ensure you are a member of team participating in our regional competition.

• 50-Question Online Exam
• Eligible participants will be allowed ONE OPPORTUNITY to take the online exam and must participate in the FWSSR Regional HSBBQ Competition
• Top 10 Scoring Contestants Advance to Finalist Presentations
• Participants are encouraged to be neatly dressed for finalist oral presentations, but due to facility limitations, presentable cooking attire is acceptable.

• Study materials released on or before Monday, October 14.
• Online Testing: Monday, October 27 - Friday, October 31. The exam will be an online proctored exam. The last opportunity to begin the exam is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025.
• Finalists will be notified via email by Monday, November 3.
• Friday, November 7 - Finalist oral presentation to judges panel 4:30 - 6 p.m. (before cooks meeting)

• Online Test - October 27 - October 31
• Finalist oral presentations from finalists Friday, November 7 Will Rogers Memorial Center - Brown Lupton North - 1701 Rip Johnson Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76107