Sledneck
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From the Pellet Envy Blog
Are you in the draw? Do you want to be?
So, are you? This is the time of year when folks begin to turn their attention to the fall invitationals. Makes sense. We all need to plan. The American Royal invites went out on Monday. August is the last chance to qualify for the Jack Daniel's World Invitational draw. In fact, there are about 35 events left this month and assuming they meet the qualifying criteria, they will count towards the draw. Just for fun, here's a COMPLETELY UNOFFICIAL look at how the draw is shaking out thus far:
ALABAMA
Bub-Ba-Q
Jiggy Piggy
Lotta Bull BBQ X 2
Team Top Chick
The EGGseQuetive
Wild Bunch Butt Burners X 2
ARKANSAS
Butcher BBQ
Habitual Smokers
Jack's Old South
Naaman's Mustard Sauce X 4
River City Rub
ARIZONA
CancerSucksChicago.com
Rhythm 'n Que
CALIFORNIA
Lotta Bull BBQ
Ric's Righteous Ribs
Rhythm 'N Que X 4
Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ X 3
Smokin' Yankees
Tropical Heat
Fairfield, CA Winner*
Fairfield, CA Winner*
Fairfield, CA Winner*
COLORADO
A Boy & His BBQ
Burnin' Bob's Butts 'N Bones
Florida Skin and Bones
Rhythm N' Que
Sweet Peppers
Wild Hogs BBQ X 2
Dillon, CO Winner*
FLORIDA
Home BBQ
Quau
GEORGIA
Bub-Ba-Q
Jack's Old South
Jus-Fer-Fun Cooking
Learn2Q.com
Mount Dora Bar-B-Que
Kennesaw, GA Winner*
IOWA
4 Mile Smokin Crew
Bare Bones BBQ Team
Big T's Q Cru X 2
Iowa's Smokey D's X 2
Meadow Valley BBQ
QuauThe Heat is On
Nevada, IA Winner*
ILLINOIS
Big and Twig BBQ
CancerSucksChicago.com
Dr. Porkenstein
Gilly's Barnstormin' BBQ
Iowa's Smokey D's
Jack's Old South
Lotta Bull BBQ X 2
Redneck Grillers
Shigs in Pit
Smokey Joel/Cubby Bear
Ulcer Acres X 3
INDIANA
Hoosier Crawdaddy
Moonswiners
Shigs-in-Pit
Steel Smokin BBQ
Madison, IN Winner*
Nashville, IN Winner*
KANSAS
Bare Bones BBQ Team
Brew-n-Bar-B-Que
Crimson & Blue BBQ
Dodge County Smokers X 2
Early Bird BBQ
Flower of the Flames
Habitual Smokers
Hoggy Style
JP Custom Smoke X 2
Pork Pullin Plowboys X 2
Ribs 4 U
Rubbin' It Lovin' It BBQ
Smoke on Wheels
Smokers Wild
Smokin Triggers
Olathe, KS Winner*
Emporia, KS Winner*
Bonner Springs, KS Winner*
Paola, KS Winner*
McPherson, KS Winner*
KENTUCKY
Monty Pigthon/Holy Grill
South Pork
Swiggin Pig
Kuttawa, KY Winner*
LOUISIANA
Cajun Cookin'
Naaman's Mustard Sauce X 2
Pop's Blazin Smokers
Quau
Smokin' in the Dark
We Be Smokin'
MARYLAND
3 Eyz BBQ
Bel Air, MD Winner*
MAINE
Eliot, ME Winner*
MICHIGAN
All Day Smoke
CancerSucksChicago.com
Smokin' Scotsmen X 2
Pork of the North
Mt. Morris, MI Winner*
MINNESOTA
The Heat is On
Iowa's Smokey D's
Tippy Canoe BBQ Crew
Prairie Oak Smokers
Albert Lea, MN Winner*
MISSOURI
A Boy & His BBQ
All American BBQ
Big Wigs BBQ
Blaster BBQ
Blues Hog BBQ X 2
Caveman Cuisine
Great Grills of Fire X 2
Great Grills O'Fire
Half Sauced Barbecue X 2
Hogzilla
Holy Smoke BBQ Shawnee
JP Custom Smoke
KC Can Crew
Lip Lickin BBQ
QSS Smokin'
Que's Your Daddy BBQ
R Butts R Smokin'
Reservoir Hogs
Ribs 4 U
Rick's Pit Stop
Rubbin' It Lovin' It BBQ
Smoke Me Tender BBQ
Smoke on Wheels
Smoke This BBQ
The Pickled Pig
Uncle Bub's BBQ
California, MO Winner
Excelsior, MO Winner*
Kansas City, MO Winner*
Harrisonville, MO Winner*
Cape Girardeau, MO Winner*
Butler, MO Winner*
MISSISSIPPI
BBQr's Delight
House of Q
Jiggy Piggy
Pops Blazen Smokers
Wild Bunch Butt Burners
NORTH CAROLINA
Chatham Artillary BBQ
Checkered Pig X 2
GB's BBQ
Learn2Q.com
Mountain Magic Country BBQ
Screamin Nite Hog BBQ X 2
Smoke This
Franklin, NC Winner*
Gastonia, NC Winner*
NEBRASKA
Emerald Buffalo
KC Can Crew
Pork Me Purple
Smokin' Tailgators
LaPlatte, NE Winner*
NEW JERSEY
Fat Angel BBQ
Lo'-N-Slo'
Stumpy Coals
NEW MEXICO
Rib-It
"Q"
IBCA Lea County BBQ Winner*
NEW YORK
Lakeside Smokers
Lunchmeat
Smoke in Da Eye
Smoke on Wheels
Yabba Dabba Que!
New Paltz, NY Winner*
Chubby Hubby
OHIO
Shigs-N-Pit
Hoosier Crawdaddy
OKLAHOMA
Buffalo's BBQ X 3
Butcher BBQ X 4
Little Pig Town BBQ
Naaman's BBQ
Stu's Q BBQ X 2
Twin Oaks BBQ
IBCA VFW Post Winner*
TEXAS
3 "B" BBQ X 3
AOK Cookers
B & D Cookers
Bad Smoke Rising
Bad to the Bone
Big Henry's Cookers
Big Mike's
Bohica Cookers
Bud Light Lime
Coastal City Smokers
Cookin' Boot
Lite Cookers
Los Tios Y Los Primos
Old Main Bar Cookers
One Slice at a Time
Outhouse BBQ
Puro Party Cooking Team
Rambro
Rodeo Q Cookers
She Thinks My Slabs are Sexy
Smokin' in the Dark
Still Smokin' It
Taste Buds
Texas Pride
The Breadman
We Be Smokin' Too
SOUTH CAROLINA
BS Pitmeisters
Butts and Breasts
Chatham Artillary BBQ
Common Interest
Smoky Mountain Smokers
PENNSYLVANIA
New Holland, PA Winner*
TENNESSEE
Big Mo from Aho
Big River BBQ
Learn2Q.com X 2
Music City Pig Pals
Quau
Smokers Wild
Smoky Mountain Smokers X 3
Wild Bunch Butt Burners
McMinnville, TN Winner*
Nashville, TN Winner*
UTAH
Hoochie - Que
Salt Lake City, UT Winner*
VIRGINIA
Dizzy Pig
Wood Chicks
WISCONSIN
CancerSucksChicago.com X 2
Dr. Porkenstein
Deforest/Windsor, WI Winner*
Westfield, WI Winner*
Princeton, WI Winner*
WYOMING
Burnin' Bob's Butts 'N Bones
Worland WY Winner*
AUTOMATICS:
4 Legs Up
4 Men and a Pig
Blakes BBQ
Blazen BBQ
Cool Smoke
Fat Dad's BBQ
I Smell Smoke
Just Smokin' Around
Lakeside Smokers
Munchin' Hogs At the Hilton
PA Midnite Smokers
Parrothead Smokers
Pellet Envy
R2-BQ
Spitfire BBQ
Swamp Boys BBQ???
Sweet Swine O'Mine
Tee Wayne's Cajun Cookin'???
UPDATE: So, now I've included the IBCA qualifiers thanks to Lynn Shivers and Michelle Wade. Sometimes I need two mothers. Sometimes more. That changed things a bit. A few teams came off the "Automatics" list and at least one went on. It did change things a bit.
Several disclaimers: This list now only tracks qualifiers for KCBS and IBCA events. Information on MIM, MBN and FBA is not included. That's why there are question marks after Swamp Boys. Rub was congratulated for winning seven some time back on the forum, but it obviously included FBA events. Additonally, this list doesn't account for home state winners, teams in states where no other team from the state won a qualifying event regardless of location. Well, it does include Parrothead and Tee Wayne's Cajun Cookin'. Parrothead waltzs into the Jack every year this way. We're considering a move to South Dakota. Here's what I do know, if I really wanted into the Jack, I'd be headed to Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania or Utah this month.
This is worth saying one more time - This list was composed just for fun and without the help of any of the sanctioning bodies. I just thought you all might enjoy a look at where the draw is headed next month. I can't believe the response this list has generated. It was a fun project and several of you pointed out corrections that I've made. Now get out there and qualify for the Jack!
Are you in the draw? Do you want to be?
So, are you? This is the time of year when folks begin to turn their attention to the fall invitationals. Makes sense. We all need to plan. The American Royal invites went out on Monday. August is the last chance to qualify for the Jack Daniel's World Invitational draw. In fact, there are about 35 events left this month and assuming they meet the qualifying criteria, they will count towards the draw. Just for fun, here's a COMPLETELY UNOFFICIAL look at how the draw is shaking out thus far:
ALABAMA
Bub-Ba-Q
Jiggy Piggy
Lotta Bull BBQ X 2
Team Top Chick
The EGGseQuetive
Wild Bunch Butt Burners X 2
ARKANSAS
Butcher BBQ
Habitual Smokers
Jack's Old South
Naaman's Mustard Sauce X 4
River City Rub
ARIZONA
CancerSucksChicago.com
Rhythm 'n Que
CALIFORNIA
Lotta Bull BBQ
Ric's Righteous Ribs
Rhythm 'N Que X 4
Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ X 3
Smokin' Yankees
Tropical Heat
Fairfield, CA Winner*
Fairfield, CA Winner*
Fairfield, CA Winner*
COLORADO
A Boy & His BBQ
Burnin' Bob's Butts 'N Bones
Florida Skin and Bones
Rhythm N' Que
Sweet Peppers
Wild Hogs BBQ X 2
Dillon, CO Winner*
FLORIDA
Home BBQ
Quau
GEORGIA
Bub-Ba-Q
Jack's Old South
Jus-Fer-Fun Cooking
Learn2Q.com
Mount Dora Bar-B-Que
Kennesaw, GA Winner*
IOWA
4 Mile Smokin Crew
Bare Bones BBQ Team
Big T's Q Cru X 2
Iowa's Smokey D's X 2
Meadow Valley BBQ
QuauThe Heat is On
Nevada, IA Winner*
ILLINOIS
Big and Twig BBQ
CancerSucksChicago.com
Dr. Porkenstein
Gilly's Barnstormin' BBQ
Iowa's Smokey D's
Jack's Old South
Lotta Bull BBQ X 2
Redneck Grillers
Shigs in Pit
Smokey Joel/Cubby Bear
Ulcer Acres X 3
INDIANA
Hoosier Crawdaddy
Moonswiners
Shigs-in-Pit
Steel Smokin BBQ
Madison, IN Winner*
Nashville, IN Winner*
KANSAS
Bare Bones BBQ Team
Brew-n-Bar-B-Que
Crimson & Blue BBQ
Dodge County Smokers X 2
Early Bird BBQ
Flower of the Flames
Habitual Smokers
Hoggy Style
JP Custom Smoke X 2
Pork Pullin Plowboys X 2
Ribs 4 U
Rubbin' It Lovin' It BBQ
Smoke on Wheels
Smokers Wild
Smokin Triggers
Olathe, KS Winner*
Emporia, KS Winner*
Bonner Springs, KS Winner*
Paola, KS Winner*
McPherson, KS Winner*
KENTUCKY
Monty Pigthon/Holy Grill
South Pork
Swiggin Pig
Kuttawa, KY Winner*
LOUISIANA
Cajun Cookin'
Naaman's Mustard Sauce X 2
Pop's Blazin Smokers
Quau
Smokin' in the Dark
We Be Smokin'
MARYLAND
3 Eyz BBQ
Bel Air, MD Winner*
MAINE
Eliot, ME Winner*
MICHIGAN
All Day Smoke
CancerSucksChicago.com
Smokin' Scotsmen X 2
Pork of the North
Mt. Morris, MI Winner*
MINNESOTA
The Heat is On
Iowa's Smokey D's
Tippy Canoe BBQ Crew
Prairie Oak Smokers
Albert Lea, MN Winner*
MISSOURI
A Boy & His BBQ
All American BBQ
Big Wigs BBQ
Blaster BBQ
Blues Hog BBQ X 2
Caveman Cuisine
Great Grills of Fire X 2
Great Grills O'Fire
Half Sauced Barbecue X 2
Hogzilla
Holy Smoke BBQ Shawnee
JP Custom Smoke
KC Can Crew
Lip Lickin BBQ
QSS Smokin'
Que's Your Daddy BBQ
R Butts R Smokin'
Reservoir Hogs
Ribs 4 U
Rick's Pit Stop
Rubbin' It Lovin' It BBQ
Smoke Me Tender BBQ
Smoke on Wheels
Smoke This BBQ
The Pickled Pig
Uncle Bub's BBQ
California, MO Winner
Excelsior, MO Winner*
Kansas City, MO Winner*
Harrisonville, MO Winner*
Cape Girardeau, MO Winner*
Butler, MO Winner*
MISSISSIPPI
BBQr's Delight
House of Q
Jiggy Piggy
Pops Blazen Smokers
Wild Bunch Butt Burners
NORTH CAROLINA
Chatham Artillary BBQ
Checkered Pig X 2
GB's BBQ
Learn2Q.com
Mountain Magic Country BBQ
Screamin Nite Hog BBQ X 2
Smoke This
Franklin, NC Winner*
Gastonia, NC Winner*
NEBRASKA
Emerald Buffalo
KC Can Crew
Pork Me Purple
Smokin' Tailgators
LaPlatte, NE Winner*
NEW JERSEY
Fat Angel BBQ
Lo'-N-Slo'
Stumpy Coals
NEW MEXICO
Rib-It
"Q"
IBCA Lea County BBQ Winner*
NEW YORK
Lakeside Smokers
Lunchmeat
Smoke in Da Eye
Smoke on Wheels
Yabba Dabba Que!
New Paltz, NY Winner*
Chubby Hubby
OHIO
Shigs-N-Pit
Hoosier Crawdaddy
OKLAHOMA
Buffalo's BBQ X 3
Butcher BBQ X 4
Little Pig Town BBQ
Naaman's BBQ
Stu's Q BBQ X 2
Twin Oaks BBQ
IBCA VFW Post Winner*
TEXAS
3 "B" BBQ X 3
AOK Cookers
B & D Cookers
Bad Smoke Rising
Bad to the Bone
Big Henry's Cookers
Big Mike's
Bohica Cookers
Bud Light Lime
Coastal City Smokers
Cookin' Boot
Lite Cookers
Los Tios Y Los Primos
Old Main Bar Cookers
One Slice at a Time
Outhouse BBQ
Puro Party Cooking Team
Rambro
Rodeo Q Cookers
She Thinks My Slabs are Sexy
Smokin' in the Dark
Still Smokin' It
Taste Buds
Texas Pride
The Breadman
We Be Smokin' Too
SOUTH CAROLINA
BS Pitmeisters
Butts and Breasts
Chatham Artillary BBQ
Common Interest
Smoky Mountain Smokers
PENNSYLVANIA
New Holland, PA Winner*
TENNESSEE
Big Mo from Aho
Big River BBQ
Learn2Q.com X 2
Music City Pig Pals
Quau
Smokers Wild
Smoky Mountain Smokers X 3
Wild Bunch Butt Burners
McMinnville, TN Winner*
Nashville, TN Winner*
UTAH
Hoochie - Que
Salt Lake City, UT Winner*
VIRGINIA
Dizzy Pig
Wood Chicks
WISCONSIN
CancerSucksChicago.com X 2
Dr. Porkenstein
Deforest/Windsor, WI Winner*
Westfield, WI Winner*
Princeton, WI Winner*
WYOMING
Burnin' Bob's Butts 'N Bones
Worland WY Winner*
AUTOMATICS:
4 Legs Up
4 Men and a Pig
Blakes BBQ
Blazen BBQ
Cool Smoke
Fat Dad's BBQ
I Smell Smoke
Just Smokin' Around
Lakeside Smokers
Munchin' Hogs At the Hilton
PA Midnite Smokers
Parrothead Smokers
Pellet Envy
R2-BQ
Spitfire BBQ
Swamp Boys BBQ???
Sweet Swine O'Mine
Tee Wayne's Cajun Cookin'???
UPDATE: So, now I've included the IBCA qualifiers thanks to Lynn Shivers and Michelle Wade. Sometimes I need two mothers. Sometimes more. That changed things a bit. A few teams came off the "Automatics" list and at least one went on. It did change things a bit.
Several disclaimers: This list now only tracks qualifiers for KCBS and IBCA events. Information on MIM, MBN and FBA is not included. That's why there are question marks after Swamp Boys. Rub was congratulated for winning seven some time back on the forum, but it obviously included FBA events. Additonally, this list doesn't account for home state winners, teams in states where no other team from the state won a qualifying event regardless of location. Well, it does include Parrothead and Tee Wayne's Cajun Cookin'. Parrothead waltzs into the Jack every year this way. We're considering a move to South Dakota. Here's what I do know, if I really wanted into the Jack, I'd be headed to Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania or Utah this month.
This is worth saying one more time - This list was composed just for fun and without the help of any of the sanctioning bodies. I just thought you all might enjoy a look at where the draw is headed next month. I can't believe the response this list has generated. It was a fun project and several of you pointed out corrections that I've made. Now get out there and qualify for the Jack!
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