Team Checkout
At this point, choose from multiple options for Contest Fees and optional Site Add-Ons — add each item to your Cart.
Check that the Cart holds all the options you want before checking out.
DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT: The Grand Am cannot hold space for ANY team without the required deposit or payment in full. The remainder of fees must be paid in full after August 15, 2027, via a separate invoice or Venmo. The later teams pay, the further they’ll be located from the turn-in location.
TEAM CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds are available for cancellations made by August 15, 2027.
CONTEST FEES
Choose “Contest Fees” below to select the following items and add to your Cart:
Saturday World Championship Invitational + Sunday New York State Open — $1250 full payment or $300 deposit
Sunday New York State Open — $350 full payment or $150 deposit
Saturday Invitational Wild Card Entry — $100
Friday Night 1-Meat contests for Chicken and Ribs — $125 each / $230 for both
Ancillary Categories for Made With Maple (SAT), Cocktail (SAT) and CATEGORY TBA (SUN) — $50 each
OPTIONAL Site Add-ONS
Choose “Optional Site Add-Ons” below to select the following items and add to your Cart:
DISCOUNTS for Saturday Cooking Demo and Sunday Honorary Team Member
Saturday People’s Choice Wings Contest — NO FEE; 10-TEAM LIMIT — $1,000 Cash Prize
50-amp RV Site with dedicated water and sewer — $175
30-amp RV Site with dedicated water — $125
30-amp upgrade — $100
Individual Porta Potty on team site — $225
Wild Child Entry for both Saturday and Sunday — $20 per day — The Wild Child started as a Northeast tradition, where teams put $20 into the Wild Child pot, and one of the four meats is randomly chosen either at that morning’s 9:22 shot or right before awards are announced. Whichever teams scores 11th place in that meat gets the whole Wild Child pot.
