HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style BBQ Competition 2010 – KCBS

The HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style in Lake Havasu City, AZ., is home of the State Championship. Nationally ranked & World Championship BBQ Teams are competing in (4) main categories, chicken, ribs, pulled pork and brisket.

The food categories include “Anything Butt” and “Desserts”, in addition to which, the old favorite "Havasu Salsa Challenge" is making a comeback at this years event.

The HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style event is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and is a qualifier for the Jack Daniels (Lynchburg, TN) and American Royal Invitational (Kansas City, MO) Competitions with a prize money pot of $9300 dollars.

HAVA BBQ has also notably teamed up with AZ Barbeque Society and will be one of the events within the state where teams will compete for Arizona State Team Champion.

This years number of teams attending HAVA BBQ has grown, with around 75 attending, including Notley Que, Notley Que,  T&J's Backyard BBQ,  I.A.B. 30 BBQ,  Tropical Heat BBQ,  Smitty's Smoke Patrol,  Brazen BBQ, Catalina BBQ Company, and BLQUE among many others.

The contest is currently underway with pits and crews cooking their hearts out, the results of which will follow shortly.

Schedule of events

1:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.           THURSDAY FEB. 25,           EARLY BIRD SET-UP / WINDSOR 4
5:30 P.M.           THURSDAY FEB. 25,           CHECK IN, KCBS CERTIFIED JUDGES CLASS
6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.           THURSDAY FEB. 25,           KCBS CERTIFIED JUDGING CLASS/BBQ Bill's Bistro
3:00 p.m.           FRIDAY FEB, 26           COOK’S MEETING
3:30 P.M.           FRIDAY FEB, 26           JUDGE’S CHECK-IN
3:45 P.M.           FRIDAY FEB, 26           JUDGES MEETING – “SALSA & ANYTHING BUTT”
6:00 P.M.           FRIDAY FEB, 26           PARTICIPANTS DINNER
10:00 A.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27           JUDGES CHECK-IN
10:30 A.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27           JUDGE’S MEETING – “MAIN 4 & DESSERTS”
4:00 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27           AWARDS CEREMONY

MAIN CATEGORIES, TURN –IN TIMES
12:00 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27,           CHICKEN
12:30 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27,           RIBS
1:00 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27,           PORK
1:30 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27,           BRISKET

SIDE CATEGORIES, TURN-IN TIMES
4:30 P.M.           FRIDAY FEB. 26           “SALSA”
5:00 P.M.           FRIDAY FEB. 26,           “ANYTHING BUTT”
2:00 P.M.           SATURDAY FEB. 27,           “DESSERTS”

Lake Havasu City, AZ
Starts: 02/26/2010
Ends: 02/27/2010
Website: http://www.havabbq.com
KCBS Reps: GENE GOYCOCHEA, CAROL WHITEBOOK, MERL WHITEBOOK, KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH

Contact Information:
Skip Ramsden
3420 Medicine Bow Dr.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406
Phone: 928-680-3815

Here are the HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style BBQ Competition results.

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