Rules for 'GMA Weekend' Best Barbecue Challenge

April, 4, 2009— -- Is there a restaurant in your community that serves the best barbecue? The one place that captures the flavor and uniqueness of your town, but more importantly, has barbecue (ribs, chicken, beef, pork, etc.) that everyone lines up around the block for? If so, "Good Morning America Weekend" wants you to tell us about that restaurant and its signature dish.

If your entry gets the most votes from our panel of judges and viewers across America, the restaurant that you entered may be featured on national television, and you could win a free trip to New York and a chance to eat at a famous New York City restaurant.

Read the rules below and click here to enter the GMA Weekend Best Barbecue Challenge online.

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.Challenge open to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older. Challenge sponsored by Good Morning America Weekend ("Show") and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("Sponsor"). Challenge Entry Period: "Good Morning America Weekend's Best Barbecue Challenge" (the "Challenge" or "Contest") entry period begins 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on Saturday, April 4th 2009 and ends 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 19, 2009 (the "Challenge Period"). Sponsor computer is the official clock for this contest.

How to Enter:You may enter the Challenge by navigating the internet and visiting GMA.ABCNews.com. Click on the "Good Morning America Weekend" site, and then click on SITE. To enter, you must submit an essay of 300 words or less telling us about your favorite local restaurant and why its signature barbecue dish makes eating there such a memorable experience (what makes it so delicious and why it's a local favorite). Be sure to include the name, address and phone number of the restaurant in your entry, as well as the name of the owner and chef if possible. We also need your name, address, daytime phone number and an email address where we can contact you. The contact information for the restaurant and yourself does not count towards the 300 word limit in the essay.

Deadline for entries: All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, April 19, 2009.

Eligibility Guidelines:

The restaurant you are submitting must be located in the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States or District of Columbia. Your favorite barbecue dish must be an original recipe. If you are a minor, you must include written permission from a parent or guardian to enter. Employees of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies, or the immediate family members or members of the same household of anyone so employed, are not eligible to enter or to win.