October 26, 2026
New lower prices: $15 · $30 + $1/team · $45Organizers
Pick the level that fits your cookoff. Event Listing ($15) lists your event on search and the map with an optional outside sign-up link. Scoring Only ($30 + $1.00 per team) adds Scoring Styles, manual team entry, organizer-entered scores, automatic results and Print / Email to Me. Full Organizer ($45 + Competition Entry Fees of $2.00, $1.50 and $1.00 per entry as your event grows) is the complete platform. Both Scoring Only and Full Organizer replace unreliable scoring spreadsheets with instant, error-free results. People's Choice and Kid's Que are free alongside a scored cookoff, and you can upgrade anytime paying only the difference.
Learn moreOctober 19, 2026
Claim manual results + payment receiptsEveryone
Walk-up teams added manually can now claim those results — sign up with the email the organizer entered (or tap 'Claim these results' in the results email) and they join your team history, career and standings. Every payment now gets a branded receipt email with a View / print link, and organizers see a Receipts list for each event on the Dashboard.
Learn moreOctober 19, 2026
Worked Example: Pulled Pork rules formOrganizers
See how a traditional paper rules & registration form maps to EasyCookoff, line by line — and load the fictional Pulled Pork Cook-Off rules into your Rules Packet with one tap ('Start from the Pulled Pork example'). The sample paper form is downloadable too.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Rules Packet builderOrganizers
Build an official rules packet for every event. Your dates, location, cookoffs and Scoring Style, entry fees, payout ladders, schedule, rib options and payment methods fill in automatically — edit the standard rule sections, print or save as PDF, and publish it to your event page so teams can read and download it.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Clone to next year + remindersOrganizers
Clone last year's event into next year in one tap — same weekday, year updated in the title, saved as a draft to review before publishing. We'll also email you 60 and 300 days after your event with a one-tap clone link.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Events now complete and move to Historical automaticallyEveryone
Events are marked Completed at midnight after the event (in the event's time zone) and move to Historical after 30 days — off the active lists, but results and history stay viewable forever.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
People's Choice Ticket Counts & numbered ballotsOrganizers
Scoring is now called Scoring Style, and People's Choice votes are People's Choice Ticket Counts. The PC Tracker shows a # column that matches the team numbers on your printed ballots.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Rules Sign-OffEveryone
Teams can now tap "I've read the rules" on your published Rules Packet. See who has signed (and when) on the Rules Packet page, spot the Rules ✓ badge next to each team on your Dashboard, and nudge unsigned teams in one tap. Editing the rules clears sign-offs so everyone signs the latest version.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Printables & Forms GuideOrganizers
New step-by-step guide for every printable — judge score cards, numbered People's Choice ballots, the Rules Packet, team comment cards and flyers — covering when to use each, how to print it, and how results flow back into Scoring, the PC Tracker and your Dashboard. Find it under Event Resources → Start Here.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Add walk-up teams manuallyOrganizers
Organizers can now add a team without an EasyCookoff account — tap 'Add team manually' on the Dashboard or Scoring page. Enter the team name, an optional email for results and how they paid you offline; they go straight into scoring and get the results email with an invite to create a free account.
Learn moreOctober 18, 2026
Off-Platform ResultsTeams
Teams can now add wins and placings from cookoffs that weren't run on EasyCookoff — on My Team → Off-Platform Results. They show on your team page, career and season recap with an "Off-platform · self-reported" badge, while results scored here carry a green "Verified on EasyCookoff" badge. Hall of Champions and Team Finder can include them with one tap.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
Team Finder & career pagesEveryone
Search any team's full career — Grand Champions, top-10s, best finish and every result. Different spellings of a team name are merged into one history.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
Claim your team — get VerifiedTeams
Team owners can claim their career for a Verified badge, a Team Home with recent results and milestones, and a public-listing on/off switch.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
Rivals & head-to-headTeams
Follow rival teams, see their latest placings next to yours and track your head-to-head record.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
Sponsor Stats CardTeams
Verified teams can print or download a one-page stat sheet to send to sponsors.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
Team privacy controlsTeams
Keep any cookoff's scores private (you'll show as "Private Team" on public results) and choose what your team profile shares — record, roster, photos, trophies, sponsors and socials.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
New EasyCookoff map pinsEveryone
Branded fire pins for every cookoff, a pulsing Live-now pin, dates on hover, pin groups when events are close together, a darkened street map in dark mode, and a new 500-mile search.
Learn moreOctober 16, 2026
No more blank covers or logosEveryone
Events without an uploaded cover now show a cookoff-style landscape photo, and teams without a logo show their initials.
Learn moreOctober 15, 2026
Event Flyer MakerOrganizers
Print a letter-size flyer, save it as a PDF, or download it as an image for social. It shows your payouts, cause and QR codes for team sign-up and your event page — and you choose whether fans can share it too.
Learn moreOctober 15, 2026
QR codes on rib cardsEveryone
Every printable People's Choice rib card now carries a QR code to the event page, so tasters can follow teams and come back next year.
Learn moreOctober 15, 2026
Stacked pricing: bigger events pay less per entryOrganizers
Entries 1–12 are $2.50 each, 13–24 are $2.00 each, and every entry from #25 on is $1.50. Your billing card shows the exact breakdown.
Learn moreOctober 15, 2026
Cooking for a causeEveryone
Organizers can add a cause or beneficiary that shows on the event page and flyer — so teams and fans know who the cookoff supports.
Learn moreJune 30, 2026
People's Choice Tracker, rib cards & sponsor wallOrganizers
Tally rib and side-dish tickets with automatic paybacks, print branded rib cards and golden tickets, and thank sponsors with logos on your event page.
Learn moreJune 15, 2026
Free Event P&L & Budget toolOrganizers
Every event gets its own P&L with budget vs actual, sponsorship tracking and a printable sponsor thank-you report.
Learn moreJune 1, 2026
Friends, followers & notificationsEveryone
Follow friends and organizers, like and save events, and get alerts in the bell, by push or by email — you control every one.
Learn more
Have an idea for a feature? Email support@easycookoff.app — many of these came from organizers and teams like you.
