Contest Manager: Amy Libbus
Entry Registration deadline is October 3. Pre-registration is required.
Entries can be submitted via email to: ncsfCompetitions@ncagr.gov
Type your recipe on a 8½ x 11 sheet of paper and attach it to your entry form.
Entries must be legible and include a phone number or they will be disqualified.
See each individual competition for contest dates, rules, judging criteria, prizes, additional requirements and mailing instructions. Please click here to review the Home Chef Challenge Contest Purpose Statement and Contestant Code of Ethics.
Please click here for Challenge Rules and Entry Form.
Entry forms may be mailed to: N.C. State Fair Entry Office 1010 Mail Service Center |
Entry forms may be hand delivered to: N.C. State Fair Entry Office 4285 Trinity Road Raleigh, NC 27607 |
Please note that entries mailed to 4285 Trinity Rd. will NOT be delivered to the Fairgrounds. This is NOT a deliverable USPS address. Mail your entries to NC State Fair - Entry Dept 1010 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1010
For more information, contact the N.C. State Fair Entry Department at 919.839.4513.
The Home Chef Challenges are held in the North Lobby of Dorton Arena. Contestants will recieve 2 gate tickets and a parking pass for Lot C on Trinity Road. A free shuttle will take you to the fair and drop you off at Gate 2 which is an easy walk to Dorton Arena.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 - 4 p.m. |
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presented by Primetime with the Pack NC State Wolfpack Basketball
First Place - Chelsie Troxel click or recipe Second Place - Savannah Ranson click for recipe Third Place - Swapna Kolimi click for recipe |
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 - 10 a.m. |
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presented by Humana
First Place - Emoni Jennings click for recipe Second Place - Michelle Hyatt click for recipe Third Place - Sharon Schwinger click for recipe |
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 - 10 a.m. |
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presented by the Distillers Association of North Carolina
First Place - Samantha Samon click for recipe Second Place - Taylor Weber click for recipe Third Place - Wendy Perry click for recipe
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SUNDAY - OCTOBER 16 - 2 p.m. |
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Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-Off
presented by the Carolina Cooker
First Place - Haadiyah Hasan click for recipe Second Place - Emoni Jennings click for recipe Third Place - Gail Fuller click for recipe
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MONDAY - OCTOBER 17 - 10 a.m. |
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Morning Mayhem Buster:
presented by Superior Sleep Experience
First Place - Lisa Jolley click for recipe Second Place - Gail Fuller click for recipe Third Place - Callie Osterman click for recipe |
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TUESDAY - OCTOBER 18 - 11 a.m. |
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Brain Food Healthy Grain Bowl Challenge
presented by Wegmans
First Place - Layla Bonilla click for recipe Second Place - Bradley Layton click for recipe Third Place - Karen Allen click for recipe |
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WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 19 - 10 a.m. |
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Tip Top Sirloin Salad Challenge
presented by the N.C. State Fair
First Place - Layla Bonilla click for recipe Second Place - Shelly Alwine click for recipe Third Place - Emily Hutchens click for recipe |
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THURSDAY - OCTOBER 20 - 10 a.m. |
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Bacontastic Fair Food Challenge
presented by the NC Pork Council
Adult First Place - Gail Fuller click for recipe Second Place - Margaret Hubacher click for recipe Third Place - Yvonne Payton DavisAdult click for recipe
Junior First Place - Christian Davis click for recipe Second Place - Noriah Hoffman click for recipe Third Place - Cathryn Haynes click for recipe |
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FRIDAY - OCTOBER 21 - 10 a.m. |
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Not Your Mama's Chicken Casserole Challenge
presented by the House of Raeford
First Place - Julia Truelove click for recipe Second Place - Harriet Carter click for recipe Third Place - Gail Fuller click for recipe |
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SATURDAY - OCTOBER 22 - 10 a.m. |
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Duke Cancer Care in Wake County Celebrates Cancer Warriors Challenge
presented by Duke Raleigh Hospital
First Place - Nicholas Lewis click for recipe Second Place - Layla Bonilla click for recipe Third Place - Emoni Jennings click for recipe |
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SUNDAY - OCTOBER 23 - 10 a.m. |
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presented by the N.C. State Fair
First Place - Gail Fuller click for recipe Second Place - Virginia Kase click for recipe Third Place - Taylor Weber click for recipe |
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