BBQ Competitions

Smoke on the Water came about early spring of 2007, when a group of long time buddies decided that the Thomaston-Upson community needed something to get involved in. Three months later, they were planning what would be the largest BBQ event that Thomaston had ever seen.

With the help of the Florida Bar-B-Que Association, the gracious sponsors within the community and the support from friends and family, the 2008 Smoke on the Water became, what they hope will be, an annual fundraiser for the Local Volunteer Fire Departments and the Harbor House which temporarily houses children who have been removed from their home.

2010 marks the 3rd annual 3rd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, which is both a Jack Daniel's and American Royal qualifier, and is taking place on April 2nd and 3rd.

There will be $10,000 in cash prizes at the event, with the Professional Division awards broken down as follows;

FBA Grand Champion - $2000

FBA Reserve Champion - $1500

Third Place Overall - $450
Fourth Place Overall - $350
Fifth Place Overall - $250
Sixth Place Overall - $150
Seventh Place - $100
Eighth Place - $75
Ninth Place - $50
Tenth Place - $25

Each Category

1st $400 and trophy
2nd $300 and trophy
3rd $200 and trophy
4th $150 and trophy
5th $100 and trophy
6th - 10th place $25

Patio Pros

Community event with FBA rules and regulations.

1st - $200 and Mayors Cup Award
(Must enter all 4 categories to be elegible for the Mayor's Cup)
2nd - $100 and trophy
3rd - $50 and trophy

Each category

1st thru 3rd - $50 each

Things Teams Need To Know

Setup time begins Thursday April 1st at 12pm and teams must exit by Sunday April 4th at 9am.

Meat inspection takes place Friday noon to 5pm

Cooks meeting Friday at 5pm (Mandatory)

Water and electricty will be provided to the first 40 pro teams, (20 amp service is available on a first-come first-served basis), all teams planning on vending should take advantage of early bird registration.

20' x 40' spaces are available (one space per team)

R.V. Parking is available, however there are no hookups available.

Pets are allowed on site if kept on a 6ft leash, this is strictly enforced.

Quiet time starts at 11pm Friday night and ends 6am Saturday morning.

Ice is available for purchase.

No beverage sales are allowed by cooking teams.

Each team will be provided with 4 wristbands.

Confirmation packets will be mailed by March 20th.

There will be a Southern Fried Catfish dinner with all the fixings for all cooks and sponsors on Thursday night starting at 6pm.

John Boy and Billy's Grillin Sauce BBQ sauce and stew competition takes place on Friday night, the entry fee is $10 per entry.

Contact Details

Bobby Bickley - P.O. Box 330 - Thomaston, GA 30286
(706)-975-0038

The first stop on the KCBS sanctioned competition, the American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cook-Off Tor, takes place next week on March 13, 2010, at Lake Lanier, in Laurel Park in Gainesville, GA.

The BBQ competition offers categories for both professional and backyard teams who will be competing for the $5000 prize money at the event. Professional entrants will be competing for larger sums of money as well as an entry free for any KCBS event.

This undeniably popular event on the KCBS Great American BBQ Tour is squarely aimed towards the amateur enthusiast. The ABA runs bass fishing tournaments on all of the major lakes over the eastern US. and 5 sites have been selected for 2010 to host The Great American Barbeque Cook-Off Tour.

Visitors should note that spaces will fill up fast and team entries will be limited, and teams will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

During the two day cook-off, there will be other competitions running which include the Sweet Tea Challenge, Wings over Georgia and Battle of the Bands.

The Sweet Tea Challenge

Ya’ll Magazine’s “Sweet Tea Challenge” is a competition that is held in conjunction with the ABA BBQ Cook‐Off, which was devised to find the best southern sweet tea.

The non‐commercial/individual categories are (1) Sweet Tea, (2) Yankee/Unsweet Tea, and (3) Most Unusual Tea.

Commercial categories are (1) Yankee/Unsweet Tea, and (2) Most Unusual Tea, (3) Sweet Tea, which competes for the People’s Choice Award.

Wings over Georgia Competition

The “Wings Over Georgia” competition will be held on Friday, March 12 at Laurel Park in conjunction with the ABA BBQ Cook‐off, to be held on Saturday, March 13th, the spoils of which will be enjoyed and judged by both the cook teams and the anglers.

Entry for the non-commercial category is $15 while the commercial entry fee is $30, and there will be one overall winner from each division who will be named and win a 100% payout from all entries received in that category.

Battle of the Bands

In addition to the cooking competitions, there will also be a competition for musicians, called “Battle of the Bands”, where the bands will have the opportunity to showcase their music and compete for the $1000 Grand Prize, as voted by festival attendees throughout the day in this winner-takes-all contest.

Plan ahead early for this first stop on the much awaited American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cook-Off Tour.

Contact Information:
Debra Talley
PO Box 475
Athens, AL 35611
Phone: 888-203-6222
Fax: 256-233-2295
dtalley AT americanbassanglers.com

KCBS Reps: TANA SHUPE, RICHARD C PRESTON

Prize Money: $5000.00

Taking place on the 5th and 6th of March is the Smokin’ in the Square BBQ Cookoff which is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and is designated as a State Championship.  Smokin' in the Square will be the venue where many local barbeque cooks will have the opportunity to compete for $9500 in prize money as well as bragging rights in the popular "Backyard" competition.

Professional and Backyard Cook Teams will begin checking in to the contest in Seville Square on Friday 5th at 7:00am.

The public is invited to share in the fun and to visit with the cook teams to check out the variety of techniques and equipment that are being used in the competition, while families will be able to enjoy the entertainment provided (see schedule below) by a variety of local talent.

In addition to the barbeque competition and the music, there will also be plenty of entertainment for the kids too. Smokin' in the Square will have vendors on site to satisfy your appetite for BBQ, as well as arts and crafts being available over the two day event.

The contest's proceeds will be donated to local charities.

Contest Schedule for the Smokin' in the Square BBQ Cook-Off

Friday March 5, 2010

7:00 a.m. Cook teams and vendors may begin to check in
9:00 a.m. Meat Inspections begin for all teams
11:00 a.m. Vendors may begin sales
3:00 p.m. Cook team meeting
4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony / Entertainment Begins
5:00 -6:30 p.m. Dinner for Cooks and Judges
9:00 p.m. Entertainment ends
10:00 p.m. Quiet time begins

Saturday March 6, 2010

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Cooks and Judges
10:00 a.m. Entertainment begins and the Judges Check-in begins
10:30 a.m. Judges Meeting
11:00 a.m. Vendor  and Food Sales Begin
11:00 a.m. Entertainment Begins
12:00 p.m. Chicken Turn-in (Pro and Backyard)
12:30 p.m. Ribs Turn-In (Pro and Backyard)
1:00 p.m. Pork Turn-In (Pro)
1:30 p.m. Brisket Turn-In (Pro)
1:00-2:30 p.m. People’s Choice Competition
4:00 p.m. Awards Announced
5:00 p.m. Entertainment Ends

Entertainment Schedule

Friday March 5th
4-5pm Gary James for some Delta Blues
5-6:45pm Killarney Band for that Celtic touch
7-9pm Mass Kunfusion to bring it home

Saturday  March 6th
10-11:30am Kingray's Kickers will "kick" things off
12-1:30pm Gary James to get us in the mood
2-3:30pm Little Variety Band will get things poppin'
4-5pm Wingin' It will send us on to the country

Contact Information:
Ivan Delabruere
7050 Season Drive
Milton, FL 32570
Phone: 850-516-2622
ivandelabruere AT yahoo.com

The Florida Barbeque Association sanctioned event, The Pig on the Pond Competition and Festival orgins dates back to 1998, when the event was held on West Avenue in Clermont.

This first event which was created by the South Lake County Community Foundation, brought in around a thousand visitors for what was to be a entertainment-filled day. The following year, the event was relocated to the Waterfront Park for a day and a half, where more activities were added.

It was decided that in order to improve the popularity of the event, that a  separate organization, now known as Pig on the Pond, Inc. was introduced in 2003 with its own board of directors and staff while maintaining a link with the Community Foundation of South Lake County through a supporting organization arrangement.

Attendance to the event has grown year on year, and has averaged out at 20,000 visitors with over $400,000 being raised for scholarships and education opportunities for the South Lake community since 2003.

There will be a daily entry fee  of $2 per person which will be collected at the gates where all paying visitors will receive a hand stamp allowing re-entry on that day only.

There will be plenty of entertainment in the carnival, and carnival armbands will be on sale for $15, which can be used from 1pm until 7pm, with armband sales being closed at 6pm. The armbands provide unlimited use of the rides on Saturday only.

"BBQ Alley" will please BBQ food fans, as they will be able to sample cook team competitors award winning recipes on SATURDAY only. To take part and try the wide range of delicious BBQ on offer, visitors will need to purchase “Pig Bucks” at the two stations in the cook team area. It should be noted that the Cook Teams who are vending will only accept “Pig Bucks”.

The contest results will follow shortly, in the meantime, here are the standings from last years Pig on the Pond.

Here are last years results for Pig on the Pond

FBA Florida State Champion - Mount Dora Bar-B-Que Company

Reserve - Swamp Boys

OVERALL
3rd - HomeBBQ.com
4th - Smokin’ Cracker BBQ
5th - Junkyard Dogs
6th - Budmeisters
7th - Bub-Ba-Q
8th - Big Papa’s Country Kitchen
9th - Uncle Kenny’s Butts For You
10th - Wolfe Brothers BBQ

During the two day cooking technique class, four categories are being covered which include, meat selection, trimming, injections, marinades, rubs, cooking temperatures, meat temperatures, sauces as well as FBA and KCBS box building.

The class will be covering all aspects of participation in a contest from purchasing meat right through to turn-ins.

There will be several notable rub and sauce producers, who's products will be available to use in the class, and will prove to be a great opportunity for participants to evaluate and use some of the best competition quality products available.

Products available are from 3 Eyz BBQ, BBQ'rs Delight, Billy Bones BBQ, Butcher's BBQ, Butt Rub, Dizzy Pig, Head Country, HomeBBQ, The Old Smokehouse, Pork Pullin Plowboys, The Slabs, Spicewine Ironworks and the Rib Stars.

This class is aimed towards newer teams, as well as teams that are having trouble progressing. Everyone will be able to pick up tips and techniques that will help them improve their game.

For more information visit Swampboys site.

37 Pro Division Teams, 45 Backyard Teams fought it out at the Florida Barbeque Association sanctioned BBQ event, Ribs on the Ridge, in Haines City Florida which drew crowds from all over the state in what turned out to be a great two-day event full of competetive spirit.

Ribs on the Ridge saw 87  competitors who were a mixture of both amateur and professional level cooks taking part in the second annual event`that drew over ten thousand visitors to the waters-edge of Lake Eva on what was a very pleasant, warm day.

Tommy Castle, the city's parks and recreation facility manager and organizer of the event, said, "I think the event has gone very well with the community, we try to bring different things to meet everybody's needs. In two years we've doubled competitors and attendance from the community."

The results of Ribs on the Ridge 2010 are shown below.

Ribs on the Ridge 2010 BBQ Champion - Git R Smoked

Ribs on the Ridge 2010 BBQ Reserve Champion Bub-Ba-Q

Ribs on the Ridge 2010 BBQ Contest Results

Chicken
1    Bub-Ba-Q
2    Git R Smoked
3    Lawhorn's Signature Seasonings
4    Big Papa's Country Kitchen
5    Team Unknown bbq
6    Hog Jim's
7    Pop's Que
8    Forrest's Fine Foods
9    Whiskey Bent BBQ
10    Florida Skin-n-Bones

Ribs
1    Git R Smoked
2    Florida Skin-n-Bones
3    Hot Wauchula
4    Team Unknown bbq
5    Flirtin' with Disaster
6    Forrest's Fine Foods
7    Junkyard Dogs
8    Florida Boys
9    Bub-Ba-Q
10    Big Papa's Country Kitchen

Pork
1    Big Papa's Country Kitchen
2    Divine Swine BBQ Team
3    Stump's Smokers
4    Bub-Ba-Q
5    Hog Jim's
6    Eb's Pit Stop Barbecue
7    Team Unknown bbq
8 [TIE]    Smoke Showin
8 [TIE]    J Mack Smokers
10    Whiskey Bent BBQ

Brisket
1    Bub-Ba-Q
2    Team Unknown bbq
3    Big D & the Boys
4    Git R Smoked
5    Smoke Showin
6    Stump's Smokers
7    Flirtin' with Disaster
8    Blitzgrieg BBQ
9    Florida Boys
10    Hot Wauchula

Backyard
1    Porkin Ain't Easy
2    Heavenly Hog BBQ
3    Good Buddies BBQ
4    Buttweiser
5    Beachneck BBQ
6    Two Koo's Que
7    Who's Cookin BBQ
8    Fired and Wired
9    Sweet Smoke BBQ
10    Low Rent BBQ

To benefit the St. Mark School Sheepshead Bay, the NEBS sanctioned BBQ contest Grillin' on the Bay, will be held on the corner of East 18th Street and Avenue Z, Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn on Saturday March 27, 2010.

Grillin' on the Bay will be featuring four cooking categories, which are, Chicken, Fish, Pork Ribs and the Chef's Choice.

The cost is $75 to $125 to to enter the competition and have a chance at winning both cash and prizes.

Brooklyn Chili Smackdown

In addition to the Grillin' on the Bay BBQ competition, the event will also hold the  The Brooklyn Chili Smack Down, which is a People's Choice Chili Contest where this free to enter competition allows cooks to make any type of Chili with a chance of winning a $100 cash prize.

For non-competitors visiting Grillin' on the Bay, bowls of Chili will be available for $10, which you will be able to refill to your hearts content until satisfied. Food will be available from mid-day, with the Chili tasting beginning at 1pm.

The event, sponsored by RUB BBQ, will provide BBQ and beer as well as plenty of other non-alcoholic beverages and food stuffs.

This year there are some changes to the rules and categories, so entrants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the NEBS rules as they are very different from the KCBS rules which some may be accustomed to.

For more information, visit the Grillin' on the Bay site where you can find the the Chili Cook's Registration Form and the The Chili Cook's Packet which contains the event rules, schedules and directions.

To see how the teams got on last year, there are the 2009 Grillin' On The Bay BBQ competition results.

Grillin On The Bay: Chicken
10.Smoke In Da Eye - Defending Champion! featuring Clint Cantwell of the Food Network’s Burger Challenge
9. Smoke On The Water
8. Eat A Donut
7. Purple Turtle Caterers – Returning Champions from the first Grillin’ On The Bay.
6. Transformer BBQ
5. Porkaholics
4. Ma' Cue Crew
3. Wildwood BBQ featuring Big Lou Elrose corporate pitmaster of Wildwood BBQ with Robbie Richter, former pitmaster of Hill Country and current Pitmaster for the soon to be opened Zak Pelaccio’s Fatty Que
2. iQue featuring Andy O. C. Husbands of the award winning Tremont 647 and contestant on Hell’s Kitchen
1. Ribs Within

Grilin' On The Bay: Fish
10. Eat A Donut
9. Team Agave featuring I Smell Smoke’s Steve Farrin, the New England BBQ Society’s team of the year for 2009
8. Smoke On The Water
7. Porkaholics
6. Purple Turtle Caterers
5. Pearl Lee Q's
4. Wildwood BBQ
3. Transformer BBQ
2. iQUe
1. Ribs Within featuring Greg Killes of New Jersey’s Grub Hut

Grillin' On The Bay: Pork
10. Wildwood BBQ
9. Beer Belly Porkers
8. Eat A Donut
7. Pearl Lee Q's
6. iQue
5. Smoke In Da Eye
4. Purple Turtle Caterers
3. Ribs Within
2. Team Agave
1. Transformer BBQ

Grillin' On The Bay: Chef's Choice
10. Ribs Within
9. Smoke In Da Eye
8. Ma's Que Crew
7. Pearl Lee Q's
6. Smoke On The Water
5. Beer Belly Porkers
4. Team Agave
3. Porkaholics
2. Transformer BBQ
1. Wildwood BBQ

Grillin' On The Bay Overall

10. Ma's Cue Crew
9. Porkaholics
8. Pearl Lee Q's
7. Team Agave
6. Smoke On The Water
5. Purple Turtle
4. IQue
3. Ribs Within
2. Wildwood BBQ
1. Transformer BBQ

The results have just come in for the HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style event, held at Lake Havasu City, AZ, a KCBS sanctioned event.

The HAVA BBQ turned in some great results for 4 Legs Up BBQ who took Grand Champion, with Reserve Champion being awarded to Johnny Trigg of Smokin' Triggers who incidentally appeared on TV recently in TLC's BBQ Pitmasters.

HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style Competition Results

Grand Champion: 4 Legs Up BBQ
Reserve Champion: Smokin Triggers

Overall:
1 4 Legs Up BBQ
2 Smokin Triggers
3 QN4U BBQ House
4 Let's Kick Some Ash
5 Smitty's Smoke Patrol
6 Parrothead Smokers
7 Notley Que
8 Topical Heat
9 Dry 2 da Bone
10 Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ

Chicken:
1 Smitty's Smoke Patrol
2 Aztec BBQ
3 4 Legs Up BBQ
4 QN4U BBQ House
5 Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ
6 Smokin Goatheads
7 T & J's Backyard BBQ
8 Otis and the Bird
9 Parrothead Smokers
10 McFrankenboo BBQ

Ribs:
1 Sin City Smokers, NV
2 Topical Heat
3 VRM Pit Crew
4 R & R BBQ
5 BBQ Magic
6 Major Woody's
7 Smokin Triggers
8 Porkteers
9 Piggy D's BBQ
10 4 Legs Up BBQ

Pork:
1 Notley Que
2 Piggy D's BBQ
3 Porkteers
4 One Smoke Over the Line
5 4 Legs Up BBQ
6 Smokin Envy
7 Brazen BBQ
8 Sin City Smokers, NV
9 Smokin Triggers
10 Parrothead Smokers

Brisket:
1 Dry 2 da Bone
2 BBQ Bullies
3 4 Legs Up BBQ
4 Let's Kick Some Ash
5 Big Poppa Smokers
6 QN4U BBQ House
7 Otis and the Bird
8 Brazen BBQ
9 Smokin Triggers
10 Major Woody's

These results above are for the HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style BBQ Competition 2010.

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.