Crema On the Q Contest

Win up to $1,100 in prizes, including a $1,000 Visa gift card by showing us how you get creative with Cilantro Lime Crema and your BBQ!

How to Enter:

This contest is running on @donpanchofoods Instagram account. To enter post an image of something unique you’ve made on the grill, using Cilantro Lime Crema and use the tag #CremaontheQ and tag @donpanchofoods. Including photo of Crema bottle, not required. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected by panel of judges and popular vote through Instagram stories. Entry Period is May 7-27, 2021. Enter as many times as you like. 

Full Contest Rules

Judging & Weekly Popular Vote:

Judging will occur in weekly bouts. Each week judges will review their favorite entries and will rank their top 2, to get 10 finalists. See why the judges selected the entries they did each Friday on IG Live. (times TBA) Those finalists will go head to head in IG stories for a 24 hour voting period, the entry with the most votes will win the weekly prize, and the top 3 will advance to the Grand Prize voting.

After week three, all 9 finalists from the three-week entry period, plus one wild card pick from the judges will go head to head in stories, until a Grand Prize winner is selected, by popular vote.

Meet Our Judges

• Misty Banchero – @seattlebutcherswife 
• Ron Dimpflmaier – @cptnron302 
• Noah Cheek – @cheeky_bbq 
• Brad Prose – @chilesandsmoke
• Justin Arquisch – @utetastic

Entry Process:

• Week One Entry Period – May 7-13
  • Week One judges pick on IG LIVE May 14 (time TBA)
  • After judges’ picks are announced, the winners will go head to head in stories for 24 hours to vote. The three with the most votes advance, and the top vote earner gets the weekly prize.
• Week Two Entry Period – May 14-20
  • Week Two judges picks on IG LIVE May 21 (time TBA)
  • After judges’ picks are announced, the winners will go head to head in stories for 24 hours to vote. The three with the most votes advance, and the top vote earner gets the weekly prize.
•  Week Three Entry Period – May 21-27
  • Week Three judges picks on IG LIVE May 28 (time TBA)
    • This week we get to add in a wild card winner based on the judges’ vote- you can go back to the beginning to elevate someone who was bumped out.
• Voting for the Grand Prize Winner – May 29-31
  • May 29: 10 Finalists go head to head in stories, the 4 entries with the most votes advance.
  • May 30: 4 finalists go head to head in stories, the top two advance
  • May 31: Final two go head to head to determine the Grand Prize Winner.
  • June 1: Grand Prize Winner Announced!

Grand Prize Package Includes:

• $1,000 Visa gift card
• Care package of Don Pancho tortillas, wraps and chips, hat and I Love Tacos t-shirt
• A two-pack of Cilantro Lime Crema 
• Two DP Express Meal Kits
• 12” Finex Cast Iron Skillet
• 2 bags Fogo charcoal, box of firestarters and bottle of FOGO rub

Weekly Prize Packages Includes:

• Week One
  • $250 Visa Gift Card TBD
  • Care package of Don Pancho tortillas, wraps and chips
  • A two pack of Cilantro Lime Crema 
  • Two DP Express Meal Kits
  • HAB Hot Sauce 
    • 5 oz. Pineapple Habanero (med hot)
    • 5 oz. Smoked Habanero Cherrywood (med hot)
    • 5 oz. Spicy Sweet Soy Sauce (med hot)
    • 5 oz. Garlic Turmeric Habanero (medium hotter)
  • 1 bag Fogo Charcoal 
• Week Two
  • $250 Visa Gift Card TBD
  • Care package of Don Pancho tortillas, wraps and chips
  • A two pack of Cilantro Lime Crema 
  • Two DP Express Meal Kits
  • Trompo King and heat gloves and a bag of Al Pastor seasoning
• Week Three
  • $250 Visa Gift Card TBD
  • Care package of Don Pancho tortillas, wraps and chips
  • A two pack of Cilantro Lime Crema 
  • Two DP Express Meal Kits
  • Caribeque Spice Rubs
    • Honey Heat
    • Calypso Kick
    • AP Rub
  • Mondo and Sons— 4) 6 oz filets

Recipe Inspiration:

We turned some of our favorite recipes from our 2020 contest into videos! Watch below.