Contest Setup
Professional tools to create a premium event.
- Create single or multi-day events with custom meat and ancillary contests.
- Mix independent divisions — Master KC, Backyard KC, Ribs, SCA, Chili and People's Choice — in one event, each with its own standings and payouts.
- Each day is considered an event, keeping sign-ups simple. Unlimited contests are included.
Team Entries & Payments
- You choose which payment methods to offer teams: Venmo, PayPal, cash at the event, or a check mailing address — list one or all.
- Once a team has paid you, approve their entry right in the app.
- Teams can withdraw on the app before scores are entered.
Secure Scoring
- Use "KC-Style" scoring with built-in tiebreakers and Grand Champion logic — pick a Scoring Style per cookoff: KC-Style, SCA-style, CASI-style or People's Choice Ticket Counts.
- Numbered People's Choice ballots match the # column in the PC Tracker, so ticket counts tally fast and accurately.
- Organizers enter all scores — judges score on paper cards, and you (or your score table) type them into the Scoring page; results calculate instantly.
- Walk-up team with no account? Add it manually and score it on the spot — results can still be emailed to them.
- Leave complicated, unreliable spreadsheets and computer programs behind — results are tallied instantly with no math errors.
Leaderboard Control
- Share team scores while keeping individual judge breakdowns private.
- Send scoresheets to teams through the app right after the awards ceremony.
- Generate dynamic, shareable Champions Cards for each division.
Free for organizers
Built-in Event P&L & Budget tool
Every event gets its own accounting workbook, named after your event — like "Jump-Off BBQ Championship P&L". Turn it on or off anytime.
- Budget vs actual profit & loss for every event
- Break-even team count and profit margin
- Rib forecasting, invoice and extra-rib reconciliation
- Auto-filled from your registrations, payouts and fees
- Print or download to Excel anytime

Free download
The EasyCookoff.app Organizer Guide
10 steps from goals, budget and sponsors to judging, event day and awards — with every EasyCookoff feature that helps along the way. Printable.
Rules Packet Builder
- Your dates, location, cookoffs and Scoring Style, entry fees, payout ladders, schedule, rib options and payment methods fill in automatically.
- Edit the standard sections — general rules, meat inspection, turn-in & judging, disqualifications — then print or save as PDF.
- Publish it to your event page so teams can read and download it.
- Teams tap "I've read the rules" — see who's signed, remind the rest in one tap.
Next Year in One Tap
- Clone to next year copies your whole setup, moves the date forward a year (same weekday) and saves it as a draft to review.
- We email you 60 and 300 days after your event with a one-tap clone link.
- Events are marked Completed after the event and move to Historical after 30 days — results stay viewable forever.
Promote Your Event
- Event Flyer Maker: a printable, shareable letter-size flyer with your payouts, cause and QR codes for team sign-up and your event page. Download it as an image for social.
- Choose whether fans can print and share your flyer too.
- QR-coded rib cards send tasters to your event page so they follow teams and come back next year.
- Add your cause or beneficiary. It shows on your event page and flyer.
Team Messaging
Keep teams informed with in-app notifications. Teams can opt in or out at any time.
Test the Platform — Free
Try everything before your event at no cost:
- From your Dashboard, click Create Practice Event and pick a past event — its teams and scores load instantly.
- Walk through scoring, payouts, finalizing and printing every form. It's private to you, labeled TEST EVENT, and auto-deletes at midnight.
- Prefer to build your own? Create any event (it can be fake) and enter code FREETEST at activation — it becomes a free, private TEST EVENT for 7 days. Add sample teams, score, and print every form. All emails go only to you. See the step-by-step.
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