Sauce Contestant Entry Form

CONTEST JUDGING PROCESS: 

• All entries MUST be produced in North Carolina
• All entries MUST have a professionally labeled bottle (ready for retail)
• Each entry MUST be mailed in and submit their sauces, including the category sheet BEFORE July 31, 2026
• No entry will be accepted if "pepper extracts" are used in the ingredients
• The Entry Form should NOT be written on except when checking the correct category (any writing on entry form will lead to disqualification)

*All sauce samplings will be conducted under the strictest standards of using fair, impartial, and blind judging. All judging is done by the Vance-Granville Culinary Team and local Chefs. 

SAUCE ENTRY PROCESS:

• Print & fill out the entry form (attached) for EACH bottled sauce, listing the category that sauce is to be judged
• Mail one (1) bottle of each sauce to be judged to the NC Hot Sauce Office, 300 Williamsboro St., Oxford, NC 27565 by July 31, 2026. 
• A cash prize of $500 will be given to each category Champion and medals will be awarded to the runner ups in each category
• Champions will receive a jpg "winner" seal in recognition of the sauce as a 2025 NC Sauce Contest Winner

In partnership with 

CONTEST JUDGING PROCESS: 

• All entries MUST be produced in North Carolina
• All entries MUST have a professionally labeled bottle (ready for retail)
• Each entry MUST be mailed in and submit their sauces, including the category sheet BEFORE July 31, 2026
• No entry will be accepted if "pepper extracts" are used in the ingredients
• The Entry Form should NOT be written on except when checking the correct category (any writing on entry form will lead to disqualification

*All sauce samplings will be conducted under the strictest standards of using fair, impartial, and blind judging. All judging is done by the Vance-Granville Culinary Team and local Chefs. 

SAUCE ENTRY PROCESS:

• Print & fill out the entry form (attached) for EACH bottled sauce, listing the category that sauce is to be judged
• Mail one (1) bottle of each sauce to be judged to the NC Hot Sauce Office, 300 Williamsboro St., Oxford, NC 27565 byJuly 31, 2026.
• A cash prize of $500 will be given to each category Champion and medals will be awarded to the runner ups in each category
• Champions will receive a jpg "winner" seal in recognition of the sauce as a 2026 NC Sauce Contest Winner

In partnership with the Vance-Granville Community College Culinary Department and local Chefs - Sauces will be judged on the following: 

• Heat level
• Aroma
• Appearance
• Texture
• Taste
• Overall Impression