Evergreen State BBQ Championship, Seattle WA - Sept. 13 & 13, 2008

[swamprb]

Last comp of the year here in Seattle! Sept. 13/14

http://www.pnwba.com/ContestApps/2008/Alki2008.pdf

The weather is supposed to be great! The comp is on the boardwalk/seawall at Alki Beach in West Seattle, its gonna be fun!

[JD McGee]

For some strange reason we're the only Brethren competing in this event...yet there are over 36 teams this year...go figure. :roll:

And the weather will be perfect...Sunny and 80...:-P

See you there! Load in is at 0930...save me a spot if you get there before me.

[Eat Crow]

i'm onna be there shiggin' all weekend...

[JD McGee]

i'm gonna be there shiggin' all weekend...

No worries bro...just be sure to shig Doc's Pit and Gold Bar Bob before you get to my spot...I'll have a cold one or two for ya so I can bribe their secrets out of you! :twisted::lol::twisted::lol:

[Solidkick]

Minion didn't cook this one?

Any results?

[JD McGee]

Minion didn't cook this one?

Any results?

I haven't seen Jim lately...since last year's Big Green Egg Festival. I think he was cooking for the troops with Konrad Haskins (Teddy Bear BBQ) a couple of weeks ago though...

[swamprb]

Contest Results in:

Grand Champion: Smoke a Fat One
Reserve Grand: (with First Place in Rib Eye AND Appetizers) Woodstock Smokers
3-Fat Dads
4-Gold Bar-B-Q
5-Beer-B-Q
6-Doc' Pit
7-Dances with Smoke
8-Lucky BBQ
9-MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS BBQ
10-LowNSlow
11-SUGAR'S BBQ
23-SOUTH PAW BBQ
37-Pit Shiggin' EAT CROW (Iron Chef Rib Eye on the park grill!)

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All Weber weekend for swamprb!
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Smokin' Ty's-Last years GC-Goin' to the JACK! Good Luck Ty and Deb!
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Olympic Mountain range
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Seattle sunset
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Fourth Place Pork
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Alki/ALKI%2008/100_2975.jpg

Brisket 20th
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Alki/ALKI%2008/100_2976.jpg

Chicken 11th
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Alki/ALKI%2008/100_2977.jpg

Ribs 9th
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Awards Ceremony turned into a Media Frenzy!
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Nice weather, beautiful setting, lotsa eye candy, and great friends! 36 teams from Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Wyoming and British Columbia participated here in Seattle.
Thanks go out to Tom Douglas "Rub with Love" for sponsoring the event, Anthony and Christene James for organizing and running the show, Stacia Norris for keeping the Judges in line, all the judges that came out and stopped by to chat over the weekend, JD, Russ, Laren, Tim and Crackerjacks for vending and Lynnae-you are all awesome!

[crackerjack BBQ]

This was another fantastic year at this event. Sunny 80 degress, lots of fun competition, good vending and lots of eye candy (thats why our turn ins were off).

[JD McGee]

Gotta agree with Swamprb and Crackerjack...this was an absolutely beautiful weekend. I did ok for my first comp...23rd out of 38 teams. here are my scores...and a few pics.

Pork Butt...888, 787, 887, 877, 787, 777
Brisket...898, 777, 988, 787, 888, 967
Chicken...898, 897, 887, 767, 987, 997
Ribs...888, 899, 999, 888, 777, 866

My set up and partner...(wife Rhana).:-P

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x206/johnrhana/BBQ%20Comps%202008/IMG_4965.jpg

Inside lookin' out...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x206/johnrhana/BBQ%20Comps%202008/IMG_4983.jpg

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Pulled pork...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x206/johnrhana/BBQ%20Comps%202008/IMG_4988.jpg

Brisket...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x206/johnrhana/BBQ%20Comps%202008/IMG_4990.jpg

Chicken...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x206/johnrhana/BBQ%20Comps%202008/IMG_4992.jpg

I didn't get a shot of my rib box...must have been that eye candy thing...:twisted: