Throw Dough | Competition

Competition

Finally, a chance to show off your Throw Dough skills. Every year at the Orlando Pizza Show, we hold the Throw Dough National Contest. Look below for the official rules

Our current champion is Sam Niemeier, two-time Throw Dough National Champion

Contest Rules
Acrobatic Pizza Tossing - Ten contestant maximum will be allowed to compete with a registration fee of $55, which includes show admission you must be pre-registered because no one under 18 is admitted into the Orlando Pizza Show except for registered contestants in the Throw Dough National Contest. Performance will be scored on a 10-point scale by three to five judges. A perfect score would earn ten points from each category. The three categories will be Originality, Presentation and Difficulty of routine. Each category counts for 10 points, making a total of 30 possible points. (Originality: Creative in routine, music, new approaches to tossing, new tricks. Presentation: entertainment value, choreographed, smoothness, connection with the audience. Difficulty: variety of tricks, difficulty of tricks) Sound system will be provided; you must provide your own music on CD or mini disc. Contestants must be ready to be judged at the scheduled time. Only registered contestants will be allowed to participate; substitutions will not be allowed. Create a throwing routine using one or two Throw Doughs (13.5 inch plastic dough.) you may also use the Throw Dough Titan (20-inch dough) set to the music of your choice. Contestants will have three minutes to perform their routine. Gold, Silver and Bronze metals will be awarded to the top three winners.


		Competition Finally, a chance to show off your Throw Dough skills. Every year at the Orlando Pizza Show, we hold the Throw Dough National Contest. Look below for the official rules Our current champion is Sam Niemeier, two-time Throw Dough National Champion Contest Rules Acrobatic Pizza Tossing - Ten contestant maximum will be allowed to compete with a registration fee of $55, which includes show admission you must be pre-registered because no one under 18 is admitted into the Orlando Pizza Show except for registered contestants in the Throw Dough National Contest. Performance will be scored on a 10-point scale by three to five judges. A perfect score would earn ten points from each category. The three categories will be Originality, Presentation and Difficulty of routine. Each category counts for 10 points, making a total of 30 possible points. (Originality: Creative in routine, music, new approaches to tossing, new tricks. Presentation: entertainment value, choreographed, smoothness, connection with the audience. Difficulty: variety of tricks, difficulty of tricks) Sound system will be provided; you must provide your own music on CD or mini disc. Contestants must be ready to be judged at the scheduled time. Only registered contestants will be allowed to participate; substitutions will not be allowed. Create a throwing routine using one or two Throw Doughs (13.5 inch plastic dough.) you may also use the Throw Dough Titan (20-inch dough) set to the music of your choice. Contestants will have three minutes to perform their routine. Gold, Silver and Bronze metals will be awarded to the top three winners.