2011 Season Grand Championships & Reserve Grands....

• Git-R-Smoked Grand wins Grand at the 2011 Ribs On The Ridge in Haines City, FL. I know Terry McKay has been close many, many times and it was just a matter of time. They took 1st place chicken, 10th in ribs, 2nd in pork, and 2nd in brisket. Congratulations on your first win!
• Swine Assassins took Grand at the Polar Bear BBQ Challenge in Hallsville, MO. They were 3rd in chicken, 1st in ribs, 5th in pork and 2nd in brisket. Not bad at all! Congratulations!
• Backyard Division Grand Champ - Starke, FL - Bill Skipper of Rub it - Smoke it BBQ. Nice walks with 4th in chicken, 7th in pork, and 3rd in brisket.
• Git-R-Smoked took Reserve at the Punta Gorda BBQ & Music Festival in Punta Gorda, FL with 10th in chicken, 4th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 4th in brisket. Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia was 4th overall with 7th in chicken, 3rd in pork, and 1st in brisket. Way to go guys!
• Swine Assassins takes Reserve at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown: East vs West in Wildomar, CA. They had very nice walks with 2nd in pork and 1st in brisket!
• Git R Smoked took Reserve at Grand Grillin in the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, FL with 2nd in pork and 1st in brisket.
• Swine Assassins took Grand at the Arizona Barbecue Festival in Scottsdale, AZ with 3rd in chicken, 6th in ribs, 7th in pork, and 5th in brisket. Nice job across the board in all 4 meat categories - that's what it takes!
• Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia took Grand at the 4th Annual Smoke on th

  Congrats to BarbecueCoach.com member Swine Assassins for their 2nd place finish in the 2011 KCBS Team of the Year race! There's over 5000 KCBS teams too! Congrats also go out to BarbecueCoach.com member Git-R-Smoked for their 1st place finish in the 2011 FBA Team of the Year race! They beat the nearest competitor by a whopping 158 points too!

  e Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival in Thomaston, GA. They were 3rd in chicken, 7th in ribs, 6th in pork, and 7th in brisket. Other very nice walks go to Lee Sweat of Sweat's BBQ with 1st place brisket and also Buster Davis with The Smokin AJs with 1st place in pork. Mrs. T's BBQ took 8th overall with a couple nice walks too. Way to go guys!
• Swine Assassins took Reserve Grand over 80 other teams at the Capital City Cookoff in Jefferson City, MO. They had nice walks with 5th in chicken, 7th in pork, and 5th in brisket.
• Git-R-Smoked walked away with Reserve Grand at the Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival in Barnesville, GA. He took 5th in chicken and 1st in pork. Way to go Terry & melissa! Mrs. T's BBQ took 4th overall at this event with nice walks with 4th in ribs and 1st place in brisket. Buster Davis of Smokin AJ's rounded out the field with a nice 11th place finish.
• Chatham Artillery BBQ took 3rd overall at the windy 15th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off in Kings Mountain, NC. We had nice walks with 1st in chicken and 3rd in brisket. Rounding out at 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th were Sue E Pig, Pickin' Porkers, Gooney Creek BBQ, Big Mo From Aho, and Pit Bulls Up In Smoke. Sue E Pig took 1st in ribs!
• Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took Reserve Grand at the Charbroil Pig Bowl in Columbus, GA.They were 2nd in chicken, 5th in ribs, 8th in pork, and 1st in brisket. Way to go Danny!
• Lee and Larry of Sweats BBQ Team took Grand at the 9th Annual Pine Tree Festival Grill Off in Swainsboro, GA. They had a real nice walk with 1st place chicken. Way to go!
• Bill: I reported to you that I recently made the final table with 84 teams competitng in my first IBCA sanctioned cook-off with my brisket. Following the guidance and techniques you've given us via the BBQ coach videos (with a little modification for Texas style cookers), I entered my second IBCA sanctioned competition this weekend at the Cinco do Mayo cook-off in Goliad, Texas. You know we Texans take our brisket seriously, so I'm happy to report my brisket won 1st place and chicken made the final table with 44 teams competiting. Thank you again Bill for being such a great coach. Looking forward to eventually winning with my ribs and a grand championship soon.
• Blind Hog BBQ walked away with reserve Grand at the Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge in Brandon, MS. They were 8th in chicken, 4th in ribs, 10th in pork, and 3rd in brisket. Congratulations!
• Git-R-Smoked took Grand at the Pig Out! The Junior League of Ocala's BBQ Bash in Ocala, FL. They were 4th in chicken, 4th in ribs, and 2nd in brisket. Nice job!
• This weekend I received 2nd in chicken, 3rd in brisket, and my first ever reserve grand champion. Thanks Bill for all of the help. After I got rid of most of the BBQ GREMLINS and remember all of you advices, this Is what happens. Thanks again. Kyle, A FLAMIN B BBQ.
• Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took Reserve Grand at the 4th Annual Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown at the beautiful Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris , GA. Danny had nice walks with 4th in chicken, 3rd in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• 1-2-3 Sweep... Go For Smoke BBQ won Reserve Grand out of 62 teams at the Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que in North Augusta, SC. They took 1st in chicken with a perfect 180 score and 3rd in pork. Chatham Artillery BBQ took 3rd overall with 4th in chicken, 6th in pork, and 10th in brisket. And the Grand Champion was Serial Griller who learned how to BBQ with tips from just reading the book Competition BBQ Secrets. Also... Chris Finney of Iron Pig BBQ took 1st place in the steak cookoff too!
• Look out folks... Dennis has gotten warmed up! His team, 4 Smokin Butts took Reserve in the Sam's Club BBQ Competition in Evergreen Park, IL. He was 2nd in chicken, 5th in ribs, 10th in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• Git-R-Smoked took reserve Grand at the Historic Cocoa Village's BBQ & Blues in Cocoa, FL. They had nice walks with 2nd in ribs, 3rd in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• Lee Thompson and the Smokin Butts took Reserve Grand at the Sedalia Lions MO Blues Cruise & BBQ Fest in Sedalia, MO. Way to go Lee!
• Swine Assassins wins Grand at the Iowa State BBQ Championship in Marshalltown, IA. They did it in style too with 1st in chicken, 3rd in ribs, and 1st in brisket. Way to go! Check out their fine looking BBQ team...
• Cory Poulsen with the Saucy Hogs BBQ team won the Grand Championship in the Sam's Club BBQ Competition in Overland Park, KS. These Sam's Club events are packed with 30 of the most competitive teams in the region and Saucy Hogs did a great job with 4th in chicken, 10th in ribs, 5th in pork, and a whopping 1st in brisket!
• July 4th family throwdown was a huge success... PORK CHOP POSIE ( thats me and my wife ) win the second anual family throw down at Ember Ally ( a.k.a. my back yard ) I invited family and friends to come over with thier campers and tents for the weekend for a pork butt throwdown. I had eight teams and about fourty peaple in my back yard for some " Q " and fireworks.When all the smoke cleared and the smack talk was over team P.C.P. was anounced the winner useing 6 judges and a blind box format so nobody could say I rigged it.Even tho it wasn't an official sancioned event it was the best time I have had in a really long time. It was a lot of work planning, preping and organizing the event but in the end it was worth it. I hope to make it bigger and better next year.Thanks Bill for the videos you provide, showing how to do turn in boxes and and evrything else. I learn better by seeing what to do rather than reading it. Remember KEEP ON SMOKIN
• Hi Bill, wanted to let you know how we did on the 4th of July at a local contest. It wasn't a KCBS sanctioned contest our set up like your normal contest would be, but it had the same blind judging and turn in containers. they had 3 categories, beef, pork and chicken. only difference was you could smoke and turn in ANYTHING in those 3 categories PLUS they didn't have to cook on site. They allowed wood, pellets charcoal and propane. Turn in was 2pm for all 3. For there first year of a contest it wasn't bad. They had 15 entries we were vending the 4th of July blow out as well PLUS cooking the contest on site on our Peoria 24x72 pit (this was our 2nd cook on it..). We took first in chicken, I did chicken thighs, 1st in Beef, I turned in Brisket and were Grand Champion  over all. Won some trophies, a new Traeger Tail gator, BBQ supplies and tools plus our name is the first on the plaque of annual winners for this contest. They will be looking at having this become a KCBS contest with a amateur contest as well. But with all the above odds and the uniqueness of this contest I was pretty excited to take two of the three categories and come out with a GC !! Our next contest will be Dillon Colorado the 2nd weekend in August. Last year we were 4th over all out of 72 teams! See what we can do this year!-- Chuck Marting www.bossmanbbq.com
• Looks like Swine Assassins squeezed in two competitions in one weekend and took Reserve Grand in the second contest (3rd in Waterloo, IA). They had nice walks with 9th in chicken, 9th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 5th in brisket. Nice job!
• 4 Smokin Butts takes Reserve Grand at the Clabber Girl Brickyard BBQ in Terre Haute, IN. Dennis had nice walks with 4th in chicken, 11th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 1st in brisket. Congrats Dennis! A fairly new team at BarbecueCoach.com led by Gary Hembrough... Coach's Cooking Team, took 6th overall at this event too! Gary had great walks with 3rd in chicken, 2nd in ribs, and 5th in brisket. Congrats again to both of you!
• Ranch 13 BBQ took reserve Grand at the Get Your Pig On contest in Sedona, AZ. They were 5th in chicken, 4th in ribs, 11th in pork, and 1st in brisket. Good job!
• Swine Assassins won Reserve Grand at the Up in Smoke BBQ Bash in Mason City, IA. They had very nice walks with 2nd in chicken and 3rd in pork. There were 67 teams at this event and 2nd overall is a great accomplishment!
• Swine Assassins was the Grand Champion at the Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge in Olathe, KS. There were 74 teams at this contest. They had nice walks with 9th in chicken, 1st place ribs, and 7th in brisket. Congratulations on yet another win! Big O's BBQ also finished 9th overall in this contest.
• Swine Assassins is on a roll! Another Grand at the The Med City BBQ in Rochester, MN. They took home some nice paychecks with 2nd in chicken, 6th in ribs, 1st in pork, and 5th in brisket. Nice job!
• Smoke on This took Reserve Grand at the Smokin in McMinnville in McMinnville, TN.They had very nice walks with 8th in chicken, 1st in ribs, 5th in pork, and 12th in brisket. Way to go!
• Congratulations to Gooney Creek BBQ for their Grand Championship at the Mountain Maryland BBQ Competition and Festival in Cumberland, MD. They took 1st in chicken, 8th in ribs, 1st in pork, and 6th in brisket. Another member team, Drilling and Grilling BBQ took home 5th overall at this event and had nice walks with 2nd in ribs, 8th in pork, and 1st in brisket. Way to bring home the bacon guys!
• Swine Assassins too Reserve Grand at the Sam's Club BBQ Competition in Orlando, FL. They had nice walks with 2nd in chicken and 1st in brisket.
• Congratulations to Danny & Rebecca Coogle of Pit Bulls Up in Smoke for their Reserve Grand Championship at the Jug Tavern Festival & Bar-B-Q in Winder, GA. They had nice walks with 10th in chicken, 2nd in ribs, 7th in pork, and 6th in brisket. Way to go!
• A big, huge, giant congratulations go out to Pack-A-Smokes for their Grand Championship at the Greensboro, NC Sam's Club BBQ Competition! I know they have been working at this for a long time! And talk about a 1-2 punch... Pickin' Porkers took Reserve at this event too! Way to go teams!
• Swine Assassins takes another Grand at the Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll event in Vermillion, SD. They had some very nice walks with 5th in chicken, 1st in ribs, 1st in pork, and 5th in brisket. Scott and his team are on a roll!
• 4 Smokin Butts takes Reserve Grand at the Smoke on the River in Quincy, IL. Dennis had some nice walks with 1st in chicken, 3rd in ribs, and 10th in pork. Congrats!
• Blind Hog BBQ took Reserve Grand at the lucrative Smoke on the Water Arkansas Barbecue Championship in Pine Bluff, AR. They placed high in all 4 categories with 10th in chicken, 14th in ribs, 11th in pork, and 2nd in brisket. Also... Southern Krunk BBQ Society came in 16th overall in this event with a couple of great walks - 2nd in ribs and 2nd in pork.
• Git-R-Smoked took Reserve Grand at the Grant Bar-B-Que Fest in Grant, FL. They had nice walks with 6th in chicken, 3rd in ribs, and 1st in brisket. Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia also took 4t overall at this event with 2nd in chicken, 7th in ribs, 7th in pork, and 8th in brisket. Congrats Guys!
• Swine Assassins took another Grand at the Aksarben River City Rodeo & Stock Show BBQ Contest in Omaha, NE. They were 8th in chicken, 3rd in ribs, 3rd in pork, and 2nd in brisket. Congratulations on yet another Grand!
• Danny Coogle and his Pit Bulls Up in Smoke team took another Reserve Grand at the Lake Oconee BBQ Classic in Greensboro, GA. They were 3rd in ribs and 6th in brisket. Keep up the good work Danny! Chatham Artillery BBQ got a perfect 180 score in brisket in this event too. Old Plantation BBQ took 7th overall too with a nice 5th place ribs call. Southern Touch BBQ had a nice 10th place brisket call too.
• 4 Smokin Butts took Grand at the St. Louis River Rub in St. Louis, MO. Dennis had nice walks with 4th in chicken, 1st in ribs, and 2nd in brisket. Way to go!
• Swine Assassins took 3rd overall at the Sam's Club BBQ Competition (Regional) in Jackson, TN. They now advance to the finals. They had a couple of nice walks with 7th in chicken and 1st in ribs. Nice job!
• Drilling & Grilling BBQ and Gooney Creek BBQ took Reserve Grand and 3rd Overall at the Smoketoberfest BBQ Challenge in Chambersburg, PA. Drilling & Grilling had nice walks with 6th in chicken, 1st in ribs, 13th in pork, and 12th in brisket. Gooney Creek had some nice calls too with 3rd in chicken, 15th in ribs, 6th in pork, and 11th in brisket. Way to go teams!
• 4 Smokin Butts took Reserve Grand at the Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off in Munfordville, KY. dennis had some nice calls with 7th in chicken, 11th in ribs, 5th in pork, and 1st in brisket. Good job! Smoke on This took 4th overall at this event too with very nice walks of 4th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 7th in brisket.
• Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia took Reserve Grand at the Georgia Florida Tail Gate Bar-B-Que Cookoff in Jesup, GA. They had nice walks with 4th in chicken, 3rd in ribs, 1st in pork, and 10th in brisket. Nice job!
• Git-R-Smoked took Reserve Grand at the Pigz in Z'Hills BBQ & Blues Fest in Zephyrhills, FL. They were 6th in chicken, 1st in ribs, 7th in pork, and 5th in brisket. Way to go!
• Git-R-Smoked too 3rd overall at the Central Florida BBQ Festival in Sebring, FL. They had very nice walks with 4th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 2nd in brisket. Terry & Melissa also finished 1st in FBA Team of The Year points coming in a whopping 158 points ahead of the nearest competitor! A very big congratulations!
• Git-R-Smoked took Reserve Grand at the The FBA Triple Crown Championship in Perry, FL. They had nice calls with 2nd in chicken, 1st in ribs, and 5th in pork.

Other notable accomplishments in 2011 include...

• Two member teams did well at the Lake Havasu City, AZ Hava BBQ London Bridge Style contest - Pit-n-Pits BBQ was 4th overall and 2nd in ribs and Swine Assassins was 9th overall and 4th in ribs. Not too bad in this 78 team field which included some of the best in the Country!
• The Ross Team was 8th overall at the 2011 Pigfest BBQ Cookoff in Tallahassee, FL. They had nice walks with 4th in chicken and 1st in ribs.
• Git-R-Smoked took 3rd overall at the Smoke on the Water BBQ in Winter Haven, FL with a nice with 1st place chicken
• Hold Em & Hit Em - Houston, Texas - John Brian of Southern Comfort got to the final table in 3 categories and took 15th in Chicken, 11th in Brisket, and 7th in Ribs. Not too bad considering there were 134 teams at this prestigious contest!
• Buster Davis of the Smokin AJ's BBQ Team took 1st in pork with a perfect score and 4th overall at the Pigs and Wings GBA contest in Perry, GA.
• Bill, Just thought I'd drop you a email and let you know I competed in my first cook off in San Angelo Texas this weekend. There were 55 teams and I placed 4th in Brisket using your method on your site.Thanks Steve Byrd
• Swine Assassians took 4th place overall at the NKC MO BBQ State Championship in North Kansas City, MO. They were 5th in chicken and 10th in ribs. Not too bad in a 105 team field!
• Bill: Just wanted you to know that in my first competition, using your methodology and techniques, I made the final table with my brisket and my pinto beans. There were upwards of 90 teams competiting in the IBCA's "No Excuses BBQ Cook-off" held March 25-26 in Corpus Christi, TX and I feel fortunate to have done so well. I just need to manage my fire a little better and soon I will be in the winners circle. Thank you Barbeque Coach. Bobby Whitefield and the Holy Smokers of Victoria, TX
• Big O's BBQ was 3rd overall at the Smoke in the Spring in Osage City, KS with very nice category walks with 1st in chicken and 2nd in ribs.
• Git-R-Smoked took 3rd overall at the Tri-State Barbecue Festival in Dothan, AL with 7th in chicken, 7th in ribs, 9th in pork, and 8th in brisket.
• Cook's Portable Smokehouse was 5th overall at the Paint n Pork Fest in Marianna, FL. Leonard was 7th in chicken, 4th in ribs, 7th in pork, and 7th in brisket. Not too bad, LC!
• 4 Smokin Butts was 7th overall out of 50 teams at the 3rd Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest in Washington, MO. Dennis had nice walks with 2nd in chicken and 4th in brisket.
• Git-R-Smoked was 6th overall out of 48 teams at the Suncoast BBQ Bash in Venice, FL. Good job!
• 4 Smokin Butts took 3rd overall at the 30th Annual Show-Me State Championship in Kennett, MO. Dennis took 5th in chicken, 7th in ribs, and 2nd in brisket. Southern Krunk BBQ Society took 9th overall too.
• Swine Assassins were 10th overall at the VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge in Overland Park, KS. They were 4th in ribs and 11th in brisket. Not too bad out of 78 teams!
• Chris Finney of Iron Pig BBQ took 3rd overall at the Inaugural BBQ Capital Cook Off in Lexington, NC. Chris took 2nd in pork and 4th in brisket. Nice job! Pickin' Porkers took 11th at this contest with a nice 2nd place in chicken.
• 4 Smoking butts walked away with 5th overall and 1st in brisket at the Kick-Off Cook-Off in Hazelwood, MO.
• Big O's BBQ took 3rd overall at Smokin' in the Creek in Sugar Creek, MO. They were 5th in chicken, 1st in pork, and 3rd in brisket. Way to go Big O!
• When Pigs Fly did well with a 6th place overall in the Stagecoach Music Festival BBQ Championship in Indio, CA. They had very nice walks with 2nd in ribs and 1st in pork! Nice job!
• From Fire-N-Smoke BBQ... we got 1st in pork and 3rd in chicken at the Boyds BBQ EXPO in Hendersonville , NC this past weekend.
• Swine Assassins took 3rd overall at the Apple Blossom BBQ Contest in St. Joseph, MO. They were 3rd in chicken, 7th in ribs, and 5th in pork.
• Congratulations to Buster Davis of the Smokin AJ's BBQ Team with his 1st place in ribs at the GBA event in Hazlehurst, GA.
• Ranch 13 BBQ was 5th overall at the 33rd Annual YCCA Home & Garden BBQ Cook-off in Prescott, AZ. They had nice walks with 8th in chicken, 2nd in ribs, 2nd in pork, and 12th in brisket. Must have been some stiff competition because a lot of times, walks like that will get you a Grand! Good work!
• Swine Assassins took 5th overall at the Barbeque in the Bluffs contest in Council Bluffs, IA. They were 8th in chicken, 14th in ribs, 6th in pork, and 4th in brisket.
• Chatham Artillery BBQ was 4th overall at the Boss Hog Cookoff in Waynesboro, GA. We were 7th in chicken, 16th in ribs, 4th in pork, and 6th in brisket.
• Hawgs Gone Smokin was 4th overall at the Green Lane Fire Co "Smoke in the Valley BBQ Contest" in Green Lane, PA. They had nice walks with 7th in pork and 3rd in brisket.
• GQue was 7th overall in the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off in Lamar, CO. They had very nice walks with 8th in chicken, 1st in ribs, and 4th in brisket.
• I'd like to congratulate Lee Thompson and his wife Judy of the Smokin' Butts BBQ team for their 3rd place overall finish at the Smokin' on the Lake in Monroe City, MO. Smokin' Butts is another Moore's Marinade sponsored team. They had nice walks with 3rd in chicken, 8th in ribs, and 3rd in pork
• This past holiday weekend was to be my first KCBS sanctioned competition at the Roc City Ribfest in Rochester, NY. KCBS was Sunday and on Saturday was the rib cookoff, so we entered both. I purchased an FEC 100 through you back in March. Out of 124 teams entered in the rib cookoff, including some BBQ restauranteurs and well-known names on the BBQ circiut, we finished fourth!!!
• 4 Smokin Butts took a respectable 9th out of 61 teams at the Red, White & Bar-B-Q in Westmont, IL. Dennis had nice walks with 7th in chicken, 2nd in ribs, and 6th in brisket.
• Swine Assassins had a very respectable showing of 8th overall out of 62 teams at the Smokin' in the JunctionIn West Des Moines, IA.
• Looks like there was some tough competition in Euharlee, GA at the Covered Bridge 'Que. Jackie & Sherry Price with Smoke on This BBQ Team finished 5th overall with 1st place in ribs and 4th place in brisket. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took 10th overall with 6th in chicken, 6th in ribs, and 10th in brisket. I also know that Stan Thompson of Mrs T's BBQ helped Wicked Que out this weekend and they finished 8th overall with some very nice walks.
• Big O's BBQ placed 6th overall in the Big Blue Barbeque Championship in Marysville, KS. They were 4th in chicken, 8th in pork, and  they had a great walk with 1st in brisket!
• GQue had a nice showing with 7th overall at the Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown in Canon City, CO. They did pretty good with a 3rd place walk in pork.
• Congratulations to the Swine Assassins for their 5th place overall finish out of 48 teams at the Smokin' in Steele BBQ contest in Owatonna, MN.
• Chatham Artillery BBQ took 1st place in chicken at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival in Tryon, NC.
• Fire-N-Smoke did well at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music festival in Tryon, NC. There were 86 teams competing and they had nice walks in ribs (4th) and pork (3rd). Congratulations! Other good walks by BarbecueCoach.com members include... Go For Smoke BBQ - 3rd in chicken, Pickin Porkers - 4th in chicken and 7th in pork, Chatham Artillery BBQ - 1st in chicken, Sue E. Pig - 8th in brisket, Pack-A-Smokes - 9th in brisket. I hope I got 'em all now!
• 4 Smokin Butts took 3rd overall in the Raytown State Championship BBQ Cookoff in Raytown, MO. They finished 8th in chicken, 8th in ribs, 7th in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• Jo-Bawbs BBQ finished 4th overall at the Boats, Bands and BBQ in Pueblo, CO. They were 4th in chicken, 14th in ribs, 8th in pork, and 15th in brisket. Not too bad out of 47 teams!
• 4 Smokin Butts was 6th overall at the Belleville Rotary Dadfest at Eckert's in Belleville, IL. They had nice walks with 1st in chicken and 3rd in pork.
• Gooney Creek BBQ took 1st place in ribs at Central Marylands Swinetastic BBQ Festival in Frederick, MD.
• Swine Assassins took 2nd place ribs at the Sam's Club BBQ Competition in Madison, WI.
• Big JT's Smokin' BBQ took 5th overall at the Smoke on the Square BBQ Competition in Franklin, IN. They had very nice walks with 2nd in chicken, 1st in pork, and 9th in brisket.
• 4 Smokin Butts took 7th overall out of 40 teams at the Best Dam BBQ Cookoff in Benton, IL. They took 3rd place in brisket too!
• Swine Assassins took 6th overall at the Crossroads BBQ Cookoff in Cameron, MO. They had nice walks with 2nd in ribs, 4th in pork, and 6th in brisket.
• GQue took 3rd overall at the Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival in Castle Rock, CO. There were 39 teams present and they took 5th in chicken, 2nd in pork, and 9th in brisket. Not too bad!
• Git-R-Smoked took 4th overall at the Hobe Sound Bar-B-Que Festival in Hobe Sound, FL. They had nice walks with 1st in chicken and 5th in pork.
• Swine Assassins took 5th overall at the Whiting 4th of July BBQ Competition in Whiting, IA. They had nice walks with 3rd in chicken, 5th in ribs, and 6th in brisket.
• Well the field was stacked with BarbecueCoach.com members at the SC Festival of Discovery in Greenwood, SC. 5 of us managed to finish in the top 15... congrats to Pickin Porkers for their 4th place finish. Also congrats to Pack-A-Smokes for their 9th place finish and Go For Smoke BBQ who finished 12th, Pit Bulls Up in Smoke was 14th and Chatham Artillery BBQ finished 15th.
• Jo-Bawbs BBQ had a nice walk with 2nd in ribs at the Griller's Cup in Laramie, WY.
• Gooney Creek BBQ had a nice walk with 3rd place brisket at the Que & Cruz Summer Festival in Louisa, VA.
• Swine Assassins took 3rd overall and had very nice walks with 1st in chicken and 2nd in pork at the BBQ'Loo & Blues Too (and Kid's Q) in Waterloo, IA.
• Danny Coogle with Pit Bulls Up In Smoke took 1st in ribs and 9th overall at the Carolina Foothills BBQ Cook-off in Gaffney, SC. That's a very nice walk for Danny! Smoke On This took 3rd in ribs too.
• Git-R-Smoked took 4th overall at the Smokin On The Suwannee BBQ Festival in Live Oak, FL. Terry had nice walks with 5th in pork and a big 1st in brisket!
• Saucy Hogs took 1st place in pork, 2nd in brisket and 8th overall at the Racing for the BBQ contest in Lee's Summit, MO.
• Swine Assassins took 1st place in chicken and 7th overall at the "I Got Smoked at Westfair" BBQ contest in Council Bluffs, IA.
• The Chatham Artillery BBQ Team took 1st place in brisket for the 2nd year in a row at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival in Dillard, GA. Big Mo from Aho finished 7th overall with a nice 5th place chicken walk. Pit Bulls up in Smoke took 7th in brisket.
• Pack-A-Smokes came in 6th overall at the Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival in Franklin, NC. They had a nice walk with 2nd in chicken. Big Mo from Aho took 1st place in chicken and 1st place in brisket and finished 9th overall. Don't know how he managed that since two first place walks would normally get you a Grand, but he took home a good paycheck or two anyway.
• Big O's BBQ Team took 7th overall at the The Great Pacific BBQ in Pacific, MO. They had nice walks with 3rd in chicken and 6th in ribs.
• Jo-Bawb's BBQ took 4th overall at the Smokin' on the Prairie in Gillette, WY. They had very nice walks with 10th in chicken, 3rd in ribs, 2nd in pork, and 3rd in brisket. That's a good cook!
• Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took 7th overall at a very competitive Sam's Club BBQ Competition event in Marietta, GA. Danny had nice walks with 2nd in chicken and 4th in brisket. Also congrats to Southern Touch BBQ for their 2nd place brisket call. Chatham Artillery BBQ managed to get a 5th place ribs call and a whole lot of "funny" judging.
• 4 Smokin Butts took 5th overall at the BBQ on the River and Fly In Contest in Excelsior Springs, MO. This was a 66 team event and Dennis had nice walks with 12 in ribs, 10th in pork, and 7th in brisket. Swine Assassins took 7th overall at this event too and had nice walks with 9th in chicken, 10th in ribs, and 5th in brisket.
• Ken Fluker with Off The Sauce Cookers took 5th place in pork and beat out some big name teams at the Stand by Your Grill BBQ cookoff in Fulton, MS.
• Jo-Bawb's BBQ finished 7th overall at the 7th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival in Worland, WY. They had nice walks with 7th in chicken, 2nd in ribs, and 6th in brisket. G Que finished 11th overall in this event too!
• Mrs T's BBQ was 4th overall at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival in Kennesaw, GA. They had nice walks with 3rd in chicken and 5th in pork. Pit Bulls up in Smoke had a nice walk with 3rd in ribs too.
• Dodging a hurricane, Sweat's BBQ took 1st place chicken two years in a row at the The Great Southern Tailgate Cook-Off in Amelia Island, FL. Not bad at all - congrats! Chatham Artillery managed to walk with 5th in chicken and 9th in brisket. Pack-a-Smokes finished 10th overall with a nice 4th place brisket call.
• Piglet Enemy finished a respectable 7th overall with some consistent high calls - 11th in chicken, 10th in ribs, 9th in pork, and 6th in brisket.
• 4 Smokin Butts finished 7th overall at the 19th Annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees in Cape Girardeau, MO. Dennis had nice walks with 5th in ribs and 8th in brisket.
• Big O's BBQ took 4th overall at the Smokin' on Oak competition in Bonner Springs, KS. They had very nice walks with 6th in chicken, 5th in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• Swine Assassins took 4th overall at the All American BBQ Bash in Ames, IA. They took 1st place in chicken too!
• The Drilling and Grilling BBQ Team took 4th overall at the 3rd Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off in York, PA. They had a couple of nice walks with 2nd in chicken and 5th in pork.
• Pit Bulls Up in Smoke finished 9th out of 75 teams at the Decatur Jaycee's 17th Annual Riverfest in Decatur, AL. They were 10th in ribs and 8th in brisket. Congrats!
• Swine Assassins finished 4th out of 53 teams at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook-Out in Kearney, MO. They did well with 7th in ribs, 3rd in pork, and 3rd in brisket. Good job! Big O's BBQ also finished 9th in this event with a very nice 2nd place in ribs.
• Pickin Porkers took 3rd overall at the Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues & BBQ Rally in Salisbury, NC. They had nice walks with 3rd in ribs, 5th in pork, and 10th in brisket. Chris Finney with iron Pig BBQ had a nice call with 5th in brisket. Big Mo from Aho took 6th in brisket too.
• Bill, Good morning.  Just wanted to touch base with you and give you a big "thank you." We (Fast Eddie's Fine Swine) competed in Salisbury, NC this past weekend and had our highest finish ever in a KCBS event.  This is the first comp we have done since watching your videos.  We finished 9th overall with walks in both ribs (8th) and brisket (8th), and would have done much better if we had spent a little more time on our box appearance for chicken and pork (our taste and tenderness scores for both of these were by far our highest ever).  Oh, congrats on the 180 this past weekend. Justin B. Hembree, Town Manager Town of Tryon
• Piglet Enemy took 5th overall at the Squealin' on the Square BBQ contest in Laurens, SC. They had nice walks with 10th in chicken, 6th in ribs, and 2nd in brisket. Sue E. Pig finished 7th overall in this event too taking 3rd in brisket. Big Red's Barbecue followed up with 9th overall and good walks with 5th in chicken and 4th in ribs.
• Blind Hog BBQ took 6th overall at the Bikes, Blues & BBQ festival in Fayetteville, AR. They took 10th in chicken, 8th in ribs, and 4th in brisket.
• Chatham Artillery BBQ took 8th overall at the The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbecue & Music Festival in Lyons, GA. We took 2nd in ribs and 2nd in brisket. Nice little payday with $1200.00! Sweat's BBQ had three nice walks with 6th in chicken, 9th in ribs, and 10th in pork. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke made the stroll a couple of times with 8th in chicken and 7th in ribs.
• Swine Assassins took 6th overall at the Sam's Club BBQ Competition (National) in Bentonville, AR. Not too bad considering that the field was comprised of the best 50 teams who won in the qualifying contests throughout the year. Nice job!
• Stan Thompson of Mrs T's BBQ had an impressive 4th place overall out of 68 teams at the Cherokee Pignic in Canton, GA. Stan had very nice walks with 6th in chicken, 4th in ribs, and 7th in brisket. Great job ya'll!
• Big O's BBQ had an impressive showing at the The Fountains Blaze Off & Senior Q in Independence, MO with 6th overall and 7th in chicken, 6th in ribs, and 8th in pork.
• Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took 7th overall with a nice 1st place in chicken and 7th in brisket at the 2nd Annual Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Musicfest in Cleveland, GA.
• Gooney Creek BBQ was 5th overall at the Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest in Woodstock, VA. They took 4th in chicken, 13th in ribs, 12th in pork, and 4th in brisket.
• Mrs T's BBQ took 6th overall and Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took 7th overall at the Liberty Tree BBQ Festival in Dalton, GA. Mrs T's BBQ had nice walks with 6th in ribs and 3rd in brisket. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke walked with 6th in chicken, 8th in pork, and 6th in brisket. Good showing guys!
• Pickin Porkers just barely lost out to Serial Griller and took 3rd overall at the Carolina Smoke-off in Gastonia, NC. They took 3rd in chicken, 2nd in ribs, 7th in pork, and 11th in brisket.
• Big Mo from Aho had a nice finish with 11th overall and 1st in ribs at the Hog Happnin' in Shelby, NC. Nice job!
• The Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia strikes again with a 3rd overall finish at the Foggy Bottom Bar-B-Que Bash in Elba, AL. They had nice walks with 2nd in chicken, 6th in ribs, and 1st in pork.
• Git-R-Smoked finished 3rd overall at the Martin County Fair Bar-B-Q Fest in Stuart, FL. They took 6th in chicken, 5th in ribs, 5th in pork, and 1st in brisket.
• 4 Smokin Butts did well on his trip down South with a 3rd place finish at the Plant City Pig Jam in Plant City, FL. Dennis finished 5th in ribs, 5th in pork, and 2nd in brisket.
• Most of the best teams in the Nation seemed to be at the The National BBQ Cup in Cumming, GA shooting for a piece of that $21,350 in prize money up for grabs. There were 92 teams present and they were all good teams. Pack-a-Smokes finished 6th overall and Pit Bulls Up in Smoke finished 7th. Pack-a-Smokes did well enough in all four categories to secure the 6th overall finish and that's what it is all about - being consistent across all categories. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke took 5th in pork and 4th in brisket to secure their finish. Chatham Artillery BBQ had a nice walk too with 4th in ribs. Old Plantation BBQ also had nice walks with 10th in pork and 10th in brisket. Not too bad for the BarbecueCoach.com crowd!
• 4 Smokin Butts came in third overall at the The Little Engine That Could I in Vista, CA. Dennis had nice calls with 4th in chicken, 2nd in ribs, and 6th in brisket. When Pigs Fly also came in 8th overall at this contest.
• 4 Smoking Butts took 5th overall at the The Little Engine that Could II in Vista, CA. They walked with 2nd in chicken, 2nd in pork, and 7th in brisket.

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