Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Season 1 Wrap-Up

First off, we've had a lot of fun doing this, and we would like to thank everyone for participating, voting, and following the challenge!

Now, on to business – the winner of the First Annual /ck/ Challenge:

stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg

Congratulations! I think we all saw it coming, stfuboosie has been a fierce competitor all season long!

In second place: John !96Ltn7sP.. 
In third place: BubbleBurst 
and in fourth place: Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE


I wish we could give everyone a round of applause! As for prizes...Boosie will receive a $60 Visa gift card, a /ck/ coffee mug and apron, and the first ever /ck/ Challenge trophy! John and Bubble will receive /ck/ coffee mugs. Please email Hearts (heartsheartsck@gmail.com) with your address or a PO box number. There's no rush if you need to set something up.

Again, our thanks to everyone for making this happen. We'd like to do this again next year, and we know there's room for improvement. We'll leave this post up to take comments/suggestions, etc; please let us know what you liked, didn't like, suggestions/comments/criticisms, anything you want to tell us.

Below is a downloadable pack of all 15 challenge threads and the submission photos:


http://www.sendspace.com/file/uqlyst

Thanks again to everyone for their comments and suggestions. See you next season! And don't forget to check in with /ck/ in December for the 4th annual Advent Calendar. :)


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If you'd like to be sent an email notification about the next season of the /ck/ Challenge, please send me an email at heartsheartsck@gmail.com so I can put you on the mailing list. Let me know in the email if you'd like to be put on the Advent Calendar list as well.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Final Round

Round Fifteen – (Oct 7th-21st) FINAL ROUND
Welcome to the final round of the 2012 /ck/ Challenge!

It's been a lot of fun and we've seen a lot of great food. Let's make this last round fantastic!

So, for the last time this year, the rules:

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 4 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Fifteen theme is:

Your best dish.

Simply cook the best dish you can; your signature dish or what you're known for. Show us all something amazing!

The winner of Round Twelve was stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg! Congratulations, again!

The Final Four contestants are:

Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
John !96Ltn7sP..
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg

Eliminated:
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

That was a close round, competition for the Top Three positions is going to be fierce! Let's see some great dishes in this last round!

Scoring for the final round will be based on this round only. The person with the lowest points will be eliminated, or take fourth place, however you want to think of it, leaving our First, Second, and Third Place winners!

It's been a great season, everyone. Also, FYI, we'll be posting a Q&A thread afterwards to get your opinions/comments/suggestions/criticisms. We had a lot of fun doing this with you all and we'd like to make it even better next time. I'll also be posting a downloadable archive of all the previous Challenge threads and submission photos.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Round Fourteen

Round Fourteen – (Sep 29th-Oct 6th)
-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 5 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.
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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)
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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20
The Round Fourteen theme is:
Comfort Food!
Now that we're getting into Autumn, lets have some comfort food. Feel free to interpret that any way you'd like. Let's see some great dishes in this penultimate round!
The winner of Round Twelve was stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg! Congratulations!
The remaining five contestants are:

Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
John !96Ltn7sP..
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

Double eliminated:

Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
I wish we could have a round of applause, you guys were great competitors!

This is the last round before the final round, so do your best, everyone!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Round Thirteen

Round Thirteen – (Sep 22nd-Sep 29th)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 7 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20


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The challenge theme for Round Twelve is: DANGER!

This is another "rolling post" challenge. Post to roll for a flavor... then roll again for a second flavor. You must combine the two to create a cohesive dish. The last number of your post will correspond with the following tastes:

0: sweet
1: salty
2: spicy
3: bitter
4: sour
5: savory (umami)
6: earthy
7: creamy
8: buttery
9: bacon

The winner of Round Twelve was Bubbleburst! Congratulations! Breathe easy, you cannot be eliminated from this round... which is a DOUBLE ELIMINATION. 

But don't take that to mean you can slack off. Your performance in this round will still effect your overall score. 

The remaining seven contestants are:

Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk 

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box... But there is no penalty in this round. 
John !96Ltn7sP..
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
Smith the CIA Agent
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk 

eliminated: (__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4















Friday, September 14, 2012

Round Twelve

Round Twelve – (Sep 14th-Sep 21st)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 8 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20


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The challenge theme for Round Twelve is: Gas Station Challenge.

You can spend up to $10 at a gas station/convenience store. Your dish must be composed solely of ingredients found there. You *are* allowed to use spices/cooking oil and other small supplementary ingredients already in your kitchen, but the challenge goal is to create a palatable dish from gas station food items, all under $10. Good luck!

You MUST post a receipt with this round's entry.


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The winner of Round Nine was Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE! Congratulations on returning from the dead to score a win!

Your prize: $15 to spend on this week's challenge. Please email me so I can Paypal you/write you a check/however you want to do this. :P

heartsheartsck@gmail.com 

The remaining 8 contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk 

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box. There is no penalty this round. 

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
BubbleBurst
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent

ELIMINATED: Derto !IKsWpMRP7A


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PLEASE NOTE: The prize for this week is SAFETY. You cannot be eliminated from the next round... which is a double elimination.



John !96Ltn7sP..

BubbleBurst

Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE

stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg

Nettle !JroEoSHCIc

Smith the CIA Agent

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Round Eleven

Round Eleven – (Sep 6th-Sep 13th)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 9 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

 The challenge theme for Round Eleven is... Pasta~

Show us a fantastic pasta dish of any kind!

The winner of Round Nine was stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg! Congratulations once more! This has been an impressive streak; pull out all the stops everyone, we're getting close to the Final!

Your prize for this round is a years subscription to La Cucina Italiana! Please contact Hearts for further details: heartsheartsck@gmail.com

The remaining 9 contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box. There is no penalty this round.

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc

ELIMINATED: Double Elimination! 304lurker and swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU













Thursday, August 30, 2012

Round Ten


Round Nine – (Aug 30th-Sep 5th)

THREAD IS HERE.

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 11 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20


The challenge theme for Round Ten is... Vegetarian. 

Give us your best vegetarian dish! 

Contestants in the Penalty Box must submit a vegan dish--this mean no animal byproducts as well as no meat! Butter, milk, eggs, cheese, and all other deliciousness are off limits. 



The winner of Round Nine was stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg! Congratulations! Again! ;P Unfortunately, there is no perk in this round. 

The remaining eleven contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk 

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box. This means you must submit a *vegan* dish. 

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU

ELIMINATED: 304lurkersbetterhalf











Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Round Nine

Round Nine – (Aug 22nd-29th)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 13 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Nine challenge theme is: Cow!

We'll be doing this challenge in the same way we did the Regional challenge earlier: Post to roll for a cut of beef based on the last number of your post, then prepare a dish using that cut of beef.

0: Chuck
1: Sirloin
2: Shank
3: Brisket
4: Flank
5: Plate
6: Tenderloin
7: Round
8: Bottom Sirloin
9: Rib

The winner of Round Eight was stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg! Congratulations! Your perk for this round is: You may skip rolling for your ingredient and pick whichever cut of beef you want.

The remaining twelve contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box, but lucked out this round...no penalty!

304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
Smith the CIA Agent

ELIMINATED: deex


stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg


The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk  

BubbleBurst

Smith the CIA Agent