Drop baked goods off at 10:00 am

Judging starts at 10:30 am

Baking Contest Rules

WHO CAN ENTER?

Any and all people are welcome to enter the baking contest.

Kids 17 and under can only enter the kid category of Cookies, Brownies, or Dessert Bars. 

Adults can only enter the 3 adult categories, you can, however, enter multiple categories, but only one entry per category.

Both amateur and professional bakers are eligible to enter, but all baked goods must be made in a home kitchen.

Kid Contestants must work individually with limited help from an adult.

WHAT CAN I WIN?

Three finalists will be selected for each category.

Ribbons will be given to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in each category.

WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES?

All baked entries must fit one of the four category descriptions.

·         Kid Cookies, Brownies, or Dessert Bars: This category is intended for baked cookies, brownies, or dessert bars.

·         Adult Cookies: This category is intended for baked cookies

·         Adult Pie: This category is intended for baked pies (fruit, custard, etc.).

·         Adult Dessert Bars: This category is intended for dessert bars.

HOW DO I ENTER?

Pre-registration can be done at:

Registration is allowed on the day of the event.

Check-in is between 10:00-10:25 AM at Newton Main Street office 122 1st St North

Registration will close 5 minutes before judging takes place.

Judging will take place at 10:30 AM

Participants may enter any recipe and it does not need to be an original recipe created by the entrant. Recipes may come from cookbooks, magazines, websites, or any other means.  Please bring a copy of your recipe or submit it in the online registration form.

All submissions will become the property of Newton Main Street.

Submissions must be home-cooked (not store-bought).

Please DO NOT submit anything that requires refrigeration as the event will not have access to refrigerators.

All entries are to be submitted in the quantity of a half dozen or more. In the case of a pie, a complete pie must be entered.

Newton Main Street will provide plates, forks, and napkins for the judges.

Please bring with you a serving utensil if necessary, for your baked item.

All entries are preferred to be submitted on a paper plate or recyclable container.  In addition, all entries

should be presented in a sealed container or in a new Ziploc bag or a new bag with a twist tie.

In the case that it is not suitable for this, (ex. baked fruit pies), all containers used to submit the entry are the responsibility of the entrant. It is the entrant’s responsibility to pick up their container immediately following the announcement of winners at 11:30 a.m. All containers left afterward will be submitted to the lost and found. Neither the organizers of this event nor any representatives from Newton Main Street

are in any way responsible for the distribution of your containers.

HOW WILL RECIPES BE JUDGED?

All entries must meet the requirements of the category entered. Recipes not meeting contest entry

criteria will be disqualified.

Entries will be judged in the following criteria:

·         Appearance (maximum 10 points)

·         Taste (maximum 10 points)

·         Creativity (maximum 10 points)

A maximum total of 30 points are possible.

HOW WILL FINALISTS BE SELECTED?

Judges are required to taste test all entries. Each judge will complete a judging sheet that will indicate each entry’s score. Each criterion will require a score of 1 to 10 dependent on that criterion. A combined score will be calculated to indicate the final scoring placement. In the event of a tie, the Entries involved in the tie will be reviewed by an additional judge who will serve as a tiebreaker and who will evaluate Entries according to the criteria listed above. If a tie persists, then the Entry that scores the highest in taste appeal will win.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I WIN?

Selected finalists will be notified after a 1 hour judging period, representing an approximate time of 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 12th.

All contestants are expected to be physically present for the announcement and accept their prize at that time. If the contestant or a

a representative for the contestant is not present, they are automatically disqualified, and the prize will go towards the next selected entry.

Finalists will be photographed which may be used for future promotional materials for the Baking contest or Newton Main Street.

If requested, baking contestants can request their judging scores.  You must ask us at the end of the event that you would like them and we will email them out to you at the email address you provided 1-2 weeks after the event.