http://www.beefcookoff.org/entercontest.aspx

Description:
Enter your best beef recipe into Cattlemen's Beef Board's 2011 National Beef Cook-Off Contest for your chance to win $25,000 cash and a trip to Washington, DC or other prizes.

Eligibility:
US residents who are not food professionals and who aren't involved in raising cattle professionally, 18+ (21+ if alcoholic drinks are in your recipe)

Start Date:
February 01, 2011

End Date:
April 30, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. CT

Entry Frequency:
Unlimited entry, so long as each recipe is unique.

Sweepstakes Prizes:
Grand Prize: $25,000 plus a paid trip to The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, DC on November 5, 2011 where they will be announced as the 2011 National Beef Cook-Off Grand Prize Winner. Trip includes airfare, hotel, $30 meal per diem, and up to $50 parking, mileage and taxi or shuttle service per diem.

Category Prizes (4): $3,000 cash. (ARV: $3,000)

Additional Comments:
To enter, submit a beef recipe that demonstrates "great taste, include[s] ingredients that have broad consumer appeal, and use[s] simple preparation techniques" into one of the following categories:
???The 5:30 PM Dinner Crunch
???Retro Recipes Revived
???Fuel Up with Beef
???Stir Crazy Solutions
Entries will be judged on the basis of Appearance (15 points), Convenient Preparation and Cooking (20 points), Taste (40 points), Healthfulness and Nutritional Balance (20 points), and The Top Five People's Choice Recipes (between 1 to 5 points).