1.1. Team scores shall be the five event tally of the old KCBS point system for top five finishes of KCBS and MABA sanctioned contests within the Mid Atlantic BBQ Association States:
Points for Overall Event Rankings
1st place = 5 points
2nd place = 4 points
3rd place = 3 points
4th place = 2 points
5th place = 1 points
If the event has:
25 teams or more = double the points
50 teams or more = triple points
2. A competition year is defined as a calendar year from January 1st through December 31st.
3. Recognition of TOY standings will be by team names and not by individual member's names. MABA team names must be documented with at least one individual in the MABA current membership database. The database is created from information listed on membership applications and/or annual renewals.
4. TOY points are only awarded to teams with current MABA member(s) in good standing. A team must have an active member the day awards are presented to accrue TOY points from that event. Teams cannot accrue points during any lapsed membership period. Teams can start to accrue TOY points again upon renewal of membership status.
5. If one or more teammates are current MABA members, and if there is no team affiliation documented in the membership database, then their team cannot accrue points no matter how well they have competed.
6. MABA members may cook on more than one team throughout the course of a season. It is the responsibility of a noted team that places in the TOY standings to determine their teammates when representing MABA in any national competition, demonstration or exposition.
7. Only valid teams that have earned the top TOY standings will be officially recognized in writing by the MABA board of Directors for representing MABA in any national events or promotions. Any recognition declared or made without the written consent of the MABA Board of Directors will result in that teams name, and any MABA member documented to be affiliated with that team, shall be banned from any MABA TOY standings for one year.