Wasnt my first nor second... My worst contest was probably my 5th or 6th... Everything was perfect, except... Pork, awesome, but in the confusion it ended up getting pulled then set aside for about 30 minutes before putting in the box. WTF was I thinking?!?! It went out stone cold and gray. Awesome entry when fresh and hot was only middle of the pack after that fubar. Brisket, awesome taste, but overcooked to the point where we had to leave it out to cool so it could firm up a tad to be able to slice it at all. Somehow we did with a razor sharp knife, good cuts. I called it our duct-tape brisket; I have no idea how those slices hung together. Actually got *ok* scores all things considered. It was towards middle, but cooked less (and hot or even luke warm) would've really been a very competitive brisket. Chicken, awesome but slightly overcooked with VERY rubbery skin. I should've sent it out skinless (I didnt check). We were trounced in tenderness, but very good presentation and taste scores. Even with good taste scores we were in the bottom 1/3rd. Ribs, cooked perfectly, sliced perfectly, timed exactly right, went out piping hot. Fantastic appearance and tenderness scores, and 998444 on taste. WTF? One of the slabs was skunky. Didnt know it until afterwards... Thankfully noone was hurt. Never again. I buy only the best from trusted sources. Overall we were WAY down in the bottom third; this after walking in most everthing the previous comps and an RGC in the mix. THUD. Worse, this was an event very close to home; we were known and there were expectations... We FAILED.