Results are in!

sigmasmokers · 05-15-2005, 01:13 PM

Well, for my 4th contest, I experienced my 1st cookoff with Heavy Thunderstorms all night Friday night. So, Friday night, we got our meat on and while standing in a foot of water, dodging lightning, we had to hold our tents down with one arm, while drinking a cold beer with the other. Quite a night. Anyway, there ended up being 60 teams in the contest with some pretty big names. I am pretty pleased with the results. I thought I had turned in some pretty good chicken but the judges did not think so. I think it was about 20th. Then I turned in ribs, which I thought we too tender but once again the judges did not think so. I finished 3rd in ribs. I was pretty happy with the pork which placed 10th and then the thorn in my side(Brisket) finished 20th. It was pretty darn good though. I guess I have not tasted championship brisket so I really have no idea what I am up against. So, when the final results were in, me and my 2 man team, excluding my kids that you will see in the pics, my 2 WSM and my Dera finished 8th place overall. I'll take that. Thanks for all of the words of wisdom and words of advice. By the way, I was going to take pictures of my turn ins, but being so new at all of this, I was getting a little stressed from about 11:30 - 1:30 and forgot. In the pics I do have, I am the shorter one of the dynamic duo and it is my OL and Kiddos in the pics.

Steve

The_Kapn · 05-15-2005, 01:15 PM

Great show under some trying circumstances!!!!

WELL DONE!

TIM

jminion · 05-15-2005, 01:16 PM

8th in 60 team field is a great competition!

sigmasmokers · 05-15-2005, 01:20 PM

I guess my wife did take a picture of the chicken I turned in. You judges give me your opinion on what I should change for next time. Here were my scores in everything.

Chicken 23rd Place
978 988 898 877 765 778

Ribs 3rd Place
989 789 899 899 689 699

Pork 10th Place
888 899 876 978 787 698

Brisket 28th Place
867 746 668 888 877 998

Steve

icemn62 · 05-15-2005, 01:26 PM

Congrats on a pretty impressive job. You scored higher than all but 7 people you competed against in bad conditions. I noticed you mentioned you did manage to drink a beer while hold down the tents, GOOD JOB.

Solidkick · 05-15-2005, 02:30 PM

Excellent showing my friend! 2-9s, 2-8s, 2-7s in appearance in chicken, was nothing but personal preference. Looks like top 10 chicken to me. Only suggestion I would make is to trim your thighs to where they are the same size, cook 18-20 of them, and choose the 6 most uniform in size.

Your brisket scores were all over the place, (like we haven't experience that ourselves) I'd like to see a pic of that turn in if possible.

Great job brother!

dxesmkr · 05-15-2005, 04:26 PM

Congrats on a great finish!!!!!!!!

The chicken presentation also looks great.The only thing I might have done(hard to say just looking at a picture) would be push the parsley down more(in between the pieces) so the chicken would be the center focus.Cause thats some good lookin' chicken!If I'm dealing with smaller thighs I usually will put eight in a box.Kick is right about the uniformity in chicken pieces.

Judges are all over the board with scores.I think there really needs be a crack down on the way some judges score.Its mainly the inexperince of new judges that flood the bbq circuit every year.For example, this weekend in ribs: 988, 989, 688, 775, 978, 335.....Everything is pretty close except for judge #6.Whats up with that???? That's the norm here lately with the scoring.

Willy T.

chad · 05-15-2005, 04:43 PM

Congrats.

Sounds like a typical competition weekend - weather and all!!

Good showing.

racer_81 · 05-15-2005, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxesmkr

Congrats on a great finish!!!!!!!!

The chicken presentation also looks great.The only thing I might have done(hard to say just looking at a picture) would be push the parsley down more(in between the pieces) so the chicken would be the center focus.Cause thats some good lookin' chicken!If I'm dealing with smaller thighs I usually will put eight in a box.Kick is right about the uniformity in chicken pieces.

Judges are all over the board with scores.I think there really needs be a crack down on the way some judges score.Its mainly the inexperince of new judges that flood the bbq circuit every year.For example, this weekend in ribs: 988, 989, 688, 775, 978, 335.....Everything is pretty close except for judge #6.Whats up with that???? That's the norm here lately with the scoring.

Willy T.

Maybe judge #6 is a vegetarian.......

jminion · 05-15-2005, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxesmkr

Congrats on a great finish!!!!!!!!

Judges are all over the board with scores.I think there really needs be a crack down on the way some judges score.Its mainly the inexperince of new judges that flood the bbq circuit every year.For example, this weekend in ribs: 988, 989, 688, 775, 978, 335.....Everything is pretty close except for judge #6.Whats up with that???? That's the norm here lately with the scoring.

Willy T.

Judge 6 didn't hurt you, judge 4 did his score counted.

Samichlaus · 05-15-2005, 08:11 PM

Good lookin' kids, Good lookin' chicken,

Great Job!

Congrats!

dxesmkr · 05-15-2005, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jminion

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxesmkr

Congrats on a great finish!!!!!!!!

Judges are all over the board with scores.I think there really needs be a crack down on the way some judges score.Its mainly the inexperince of new judges that flood the bbq circuit every year.For example, this weekend in ribs: 988, 989, 688, 775, 978, 335.....Everything is pretty close except for judge #6.Whats up with that???? That's the norm here lately with the scoring.

Willy T.

Judge 6 didn't hurt you, judge 4 did his score counted.

Hey Jim,
I know judge 6 wasn't scored, I just hate my low score was wasted on a bad call.It could of possibly been judge 4 being the low score any other time.Another example.....Last year we finished 2nd in pork at Union,SC contest.Here's the numbers.....887,887,725,877,888,898.Judge 3 was way outta whack.From the score he gave in taste they should have spit it out. But what really got my attention is when I looked through the other pork scores.My number was a total of 14 from that judge.Loooking over the other team numbers I saw five other judge 3 scores in the low teens.It may just have been coincidence.
Don't get me wrong,I'm not using this as a excuse for this past weekend. Cause I can tell you everything "I" did wrong to attribute to my finish this weekend . I just think there is alot of inexperienced judges.Nothing is more disheartning than too hear judges after judging say" We didn't have anything worth a dang today".

Just my opinion.Not mad in the least,
Willy T.

Arlin_MacRae · 05-15-2005, 08:55 PM

Wow, fourth comp you said? I'd be crowin'!

Many grats for that. It's too bad you don't get your scoresheets back like we do when we compete in the home brewing arena. Then you'd have something definite to work on.

Again, great job!

parrothead · 05-16-2005, 12:55 AM

Nice to see some pics! gOOD JOB OVERALL.

Neil · 05-16-2005, 03:06 AM

Congratulations on a job well done.

05-15-2005, 01:13 PM	#1
sigmasmokers On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-26-04 Location: Tulsa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Results are in! Well, for my 4th contest, I experienced my 1st cookoff with Heavy Thunderstorms all night Friday night. So, Friday night, we got our meat on and while standing in a foot of water, dodging lightning, we had to hold our tents down with one arm, while drinking a cold beer with the other. Quite a night. Anyway, there ended up being 60 teams in the contest with some pretty big names. I am pretty pleased with the results. I thought I had turned in some pretty good chicken but the judges did not think so. I think it was about 20th. Then I turned in ribs, which I thought we too tender but once again the judges did not think so. I finished 3rd in ribs. I was pretty happy with the pork which placed 10th and then the thorn in my side(Brisket) finished 20th. It was pretty darn good though. I guess I have not tasted championship brisket so I really have no idea what I am up against. So, when the final results were in, me and my 2 man team, excluding my kids that you will see in the pics, my 2 WSM and my Dera finished 8th place overall. I'll take that. Thanks for all of the words of wisdom and words of advice. By the way, I was going to take pictures of my turn ins, but being so new at all of this, I was getting a little stressed from about 11:30 - 1:30 and forgot. In the pics I do have, I am the shorter one of the dynamic duo and it is my OL and Kiddos in the pics. Steve __________________ SteveC. ----------------- Pull My Pork! Modified Bandera,2 WSMs

05-15-2005, 01:15 PM	#2
The_Kapn Moderator Emeritus Join Date: 04-08-04 Location: Marianna, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great show under some trying circumstances!!!! WELL DONE! TIM __________________ "Flirtin' with Disaster" BBQ Team (RETIRED) FBA and KCBS Cook and Judge. Former owner of a WSM, a Smokey Joe, a Charbroil Commercial gasser (junk), and the legendary "StudeDera". Now cooking with a FEC100, a Traeger Lil' Tex, and a Fast Eddy PG500 Proud Pellet guy cooking on real wood.

05-15-2005, 01:16 PM	#3
jminion is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-07-04 Location: Federal Way WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	8th in 60 team field is a great competition! __________________ Jim www.twoloosescrewsbbq.com Ole Hickory EL/EDx WSM Primos Klose couple of Ranch kettles

05-15-2005, 01:20 PM	#4
sigmasmokers On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-26-04 Location: Tulsa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	chicken turn I guess my wife did take a picture of the chicken I turned in. You judges give me your opinion on what I should change for next time. Here were my scores in everything. Chicken 23rd Place 978 988 898 877 765 778 Ribs 3rd Place 989 789 899 899 689 699 Pork 10th Place 888 899 876 978 787 698 Brisket 28th Place 867 746 668 888 877 998 Steve __________________ SteveC. ----------------- Pull My Pork! Modified Bandera,2 WSMs

05-15-2005, 01:26 PM	#5
icemn62 Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-10-04 Location: Los Angeles, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congrats on a pretty impressive job. You scored higher than all but 7 people you competed against in bad conditions. I noticed you mentioned you did manage to drink a beer while hold down the tents, GOOD JOB. __________________ Weber Kettle, WSM, CharBroil Gas Grill, George Foreman Grilll I AM LOVING THE SMOKE WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

05-15-2005, 02:30 PM	#6
Solidkick somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-21-03 Location: Bandera Owner in Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Excellent showing my friend! 2-9s, 2-8s, 2-7s in appearance in chicken, was nothing but personal preference. Looks like top 10 chicken to me. Only suggestion I would make is to trim your thighs to where they are the same size, cook 18-20 of them, and choose the 6 most uniform in size. Your brisket scores were all over the place, (like we haven't experience that ourselves) I'd like to see a pic of that turn in if possible. Great job brother! __________________ Mr. Kick ------------------------------------------------ *Belly Brothers BBQ Team* "Sister Flame" Spicewine Trailer Smoker,Modified Bandera, Uni-Flame Chicken Cooker with a Spicewine Thermometer mod,Kingsford Barrel cooker and a super fast RED thermapen KC always said "fat cap up!!

05-15-2005, 04:26 PM	#7
dxesmkr On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-29-03 Location: Upstate SC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congrats on a great finish!!!!!!!! The chicken presentation also looks great.The only thing I might have done(hard to say just looking at a picture) would be push the parsley down more(in between the pieces) so the chicken would be the center focus.Cause thats some good lookin' chicken!If I'm dealing with smaller thighs I usually will put eight in a box.Kick is right about the uniformity in chicken pieces. Judges are all over the board with scores.I think there really needs be a crack down on the way some judges score.Its mainly the inexperince of new judges that flood the bbq circuit every year.For example, this weekend in ribs: 988, 989, 688, 775, 978, 335.....Everything is pretty close except for judge #6.Whats up with that???? That's the norm here lately with the scoring. Willy T. __________________ Willy T's Dixie Smokers [url]www.willytsbbq.com[/url] Smoked Up & Sauced Carolina Style!!!! "Its better to give someone a hand than just a finger."

05-15-2005, 04:43 PM	#8
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congrats. Sounds like a typical competition weekend - weather and all!! Good showing. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

05-15-2005, 08:11 PM	#11
Samichlaus is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-22-04 Location: Huntington Beach, California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good lookin' kids, Good lookin' chicken, Great Job! Congrats!

05-15-2005, 08:55 PM	#13
Arlin_MacRae Moderator Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Wow, fourth comp you said? I'd be crowin'! Many grats for that. It's too bad you don't get your scoresheets back like we do when we compete in the home brewing arena. Then you'd have something definite to work on. Again, great job! __________________ Arlin MacRae NB El Dorado Offset, Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Black (Stealth) Thermapen Driver - you saw NOTHING Certified KCBS BBQ Judge Missin' KC...

05-16-2005, 12:55 AM	#14
parrothead somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice to see some pics! gOOD JOB OVERALL. __________________ Greg American Picker Blog

05-16-2005, 03:06 AM	#15
Neil Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-04-04 Location: St. Joseph, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on a job well done. __________________ "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need" Mange Bene Viva Bene! NB Bandera-Firebox & Baffle Mod, WSM, Weber: Performer(Col. Steve Austin Mod), WSM, Three 22 1/2" Kettles, 2 Brinkman Dual Zone Proffessional Grills, Smoky Joe, Uniflame Tabletop Gasser, Luhr-Jensen Big Chief, Turkey Fryer, Rocky Mountain Camp Stove & 3 UDS's.

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