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All entries include 2 general admission tickets.

The Billy’s event features two primary categories: With the main Flower category having 3 subcategories and an Overall best of the best winner.

  1. Rookie of the Year: This is new to the Billys this year. This category honors the most innovative and flavorful new terpene profile introduced in the past year.
  2. Best Gas: Recognizing the top strain with a pungent, fuel-like aroma.
    Best Candy: Celebrating the strain with the most sweet, candy like flavor profile
    Best Sativa: Awarding the finest sativa, not just HAZE! Anything that has uplifting and energizing effects.
    GRAND CHAMPION: Best of the best, from the three winners. 

The entries will be judged

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Contest Entry Ticket Bundle Offer

Contest Entry Ticket Bundle Offer

$500.00
Contest Entry Ticket Bundle Offer

Contest Entry Ticket Bundle Offer

$500.00

Description

3 Entry Categories and 1 Award

Entry Requirements:

- 2 Ounces of Manicured Flower in 1 Quart Mason Jars.

- Paid Entry Fee

NLD/Sativa:

Historically known as the “Sativa” Category.  Modern terminology has been revised toclassify these plants as “Narrow Leaf Drug” cultivars of Cannabis, aka “NLD”.   This category includes all haze, landrace sativa, equatorial varieties and their hybrids which display dominant NLD characteristics.  The smell/flavor profiles and effects associated with Haze, NL/Haze, Durban Poison, citrusy sativas, Lemon G, Tangie, Piff, Mexican, Colombian, African Sativas, AsianSativas etc.

Hybrid/Gas:

Chem/OG Kush lovers category.  While we truly don’t know the exact landrace makeup of many of today’s most popular varietals, the skunky and DANK characteristics of plants associated with Kush/Chem/Diesel family have earned their own distinct place in the heart of cannabis consumers worldwide.  A true hybrid category of cannabis.  Plants in this family include anything, regardless of heritage, with that DANK funk overpowering skunky stench akin to the Diesels, OG Kush, Chem, Hashplant, Stardawg, GMO, and their hybrids. These plants are best categorized and identified by their heavy scent and effects.

WLD/Sweets:

The historically named “Indica” category, has been changed to “Wide Leaf Drug” cultivars of cannabis, aka “WLD”.  The fast-flowering wide leaf cannabis varieties that are most popular in commercial cultivation in the USA, today.  Including but not limited to the “modern exotic” group of “candy” cannabis profiles. The dessert flavors, sweet, candied, creamy and fruit forward.  Cookies, Sherbet, Gelato, Zkittles, Runtz, Wedding Cake, Bubba Kush, Purple Urkle, GDP, etc and similar types of plants and their hybrids typically fall into this category.

Disclaimer: 

Genetic Lineage and/or supplied genetic Lineage is not the sole indicator of which category and entry should be placed in.  Varieties will be moved into the correct category if their nose/flavor/effects/lineage/etc. do not belong in the entered category.  Regardless of the plants’ perceived heritage.  The Judges reserve all rights to correctly move any entry into the correct category.

DQ Process:

Please try to adhere to the competition rules as close as possible. Strains that are in the wrong category may be moved if 4 out of 7 judges believe the entry belongs in an alternative category. Judges, with a 4 out of 7 vote majority, reserve the right to completely disqualify an entry for any reason including but not limited to, misrepresentation, contamination,
quality issues, or any reason affecting consumption of the product.

Astor Club Rookie of the Year Award:

An award selected by the Astor Club for their favorite entry at the Billy’s. Honoring distinct or innovative cultivators for their creativity and craftsmanship. An award for the breeders and growers that are pushing the boundaries of new flavor expressions and cultivation techniques that elevate the cannabis consumer experience.

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The Billy's is one of the world’s premier cannabis competitions and music/celebration events held at Terminal 5 in New York City on 4/19/2025! Hosted by the esteemed Astor Club, a world-renowned private members’ club and legendary breeder and vertically integrated cannabis brand, Archive Seed Bank.
Terminal 5
610 W 56th St
New York City, NY 10019-3512
Anyone over the age of 21.
There are three categories of entries. (Entry Information)

The Entries will be Judged by a panel of 7 of the industry’s most respected

connoisseurs and business owners
APRIL 1 , 2025
Contact Information for entries: thebillyawards@gmail.com
First Place winners receive a custom GOLD Championship Ring!

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The Billy’s is a private, Membership only event held for our Members. Your tickets include your membership to our private event.
The Billy’s event welcomes sponsorship inquiries from any business or organization that believes they align well with our mission and audience. We encourage interested parties to explore sponsorship opportunities by visiting our Vendor page. Please email thebillyawards@gmail.com

VIP Experience (200 Tickets) Includes:

  • VIP hour - access to the event one hour before GA , shorter line at start time
  • VIP bar / Viewing sitting area
  • Gift bag : goods from our sponsors
  • More details to follow
The Event starts at 9pm on April 19, 2025.
Early VIP entry at 8pm 4.19.25
Terminal 5
610 W 56th St
New York City, NY 10019-3512