It’s time to see if your grandma (or grandpappy) truly makes the best chocolate gravy!

Prizes

People’s Choice: $500 Cash and a trophy
Amateur: $500 Cash and a trophy
Professional: $500 Cash and a trophy
Best Table Decor/Theme: $100 Downtown Searcy Prize Package

Chocolate Gravy Cookoff Committee will provide:

• 1 table
• Biscuits
• 2-oz. serving cups
• Forks and napkins for serving to ticket holders
• Table covering, but contestants may decorate their tables if they choose.

Contestants must provide:

• 3 gallons of gravy in a warming container, along with an extension cord (we know – that’s a heckuva lot of gravy!)
• Serving supplies
• Gloves
• Chairs if needed

Schedule

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Contestant set-up. All vehicles must be removed by 8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.: Mandatory Meeting – contestants will provide their chocolate gravy recipes to the event coordinator.
9 a.m.: People’s Choice voting begins
9:15 a.m.: Amateur judging begins
9:45 a.m.: Professional judging begins
10:45 a.m.: People’s Choice voting ends
11 a.m.: Winners announced

Rules

Organizers reserve the right to refuse participation of any applicant. Organizers reserve the right to ask a contestant to leave if he/she is not following the guidelines. If contestants choose not to participate, payments will not be refunded. However, full refunds will be issued if organizers cancel the event due to weather. Main Street Searcy, White County, the City of Searcy and volunteers are not liable for injury or damage to persons or property. Contestants can only win one cooking category – Professional, Amateur or People’s Choice.

Chocolate Gravy Contestant Entry Fee

Entry fee is $25. You will be prompted to pay online by a link provided in the confirmation section after completing this form.