Contest Results 7th Annual U.P. Hog Wild Kingsford, MI

[Muzzlebrake]

Congrats to all the Brethren!

Grand Champion: Fowl Butt BBQ
Reserve Champion: Bavarian Smoke BBQ

Overall:
1. Fowl Butt BBQ - 635.4288
2. Bavarian Smoke BBQ - 634.8570
3. Extreme Roasters - 630.2862
4. Rubbed, Smoked, and Sauc - 630.2858
5. MikeRib BBQ - 626.2862
6. Bringin' The Heat BBQ - 623.9994
7. T Mac Smokin - 622.8570
8. The School of Fire - 617.7138
9. A Boy Named Que - 615.4282
10. Sergeant Smoker - 614.8572
11. Fat Andy's Backyard BBQ - 611.9998
12. Q U Smokin' Krewe - 602.2854
13. It's The Pits - 597.1426
14. Chefs Gone Grillin' - 596.5712
15. Fox River BBQ - 595.4288
16. Virginia 'Q - 590.8568
17. Burnita Bar-B-Que Boys - 590.2856
18. Sweet Bourbon Smokers - 585.1430
19. Smokin' Pete BBQ - 581.1426
20. Hoss'um Smoked Meats - 575.4284
21. Pipers Pit - 538.2862
22. Getting' Piggy With It - 531.4282
23. Swine Dining - 530.8570
24. Phoenix BBQ - 513.1428
25. 2 Skinny Cooks - 431.4284


Chicken:
1. Extreme Roasters - 167.4286
2. MikeRib BBQ - 166.2858
3. Fowl Butt BBQ - 162.8572
4. A Boy Named Que - 162.2858
5. Q U Smokin' Krewe - 160.5714
6. Bringin' The Heat BBQ - 158.2858
7. Fox River BBQ - 157.7142
8. Bavarian Smoke BBQ - 156.5716
9. Rubbed, Smoked, and Sauc - 156.0000
10. It's The Pits - 155.4286
11. Fat Andy's Backyard BBQ - 154.8570
12. Sergeant Smoker - 154.2858
13. Virginia 'Q - 153.7142
14. T Mac Smokin - 153.7142
15. The School of Fire - 153.1428
16. Hoss'um Smoked Meats - 152.5712
17. Swine Dining - 150.2858
18. Smokin' Pete BBQ - 149.1426
19. Getting' Piggy With It - 148.5714
20. Chefs Gone Grillin' - 146.8572
21. Sweet Bourbon Smokers - 145.1428
22. Burnita Bar-B-Que Boys - 137.7144
23. Pipers Pit - 134.2858
24. Phoenix BBQ - 121.7140
25. 2 Skinny Cooks - 20.0000


Ribs:
1. The School of Fire - 168.0000
2. Fat Andy's Backyard BBQ - 165.1428
3. Rubbed, Smoked, and Sauc - 163.4286
4. T Mac Smokin - 161.7144
5. Burnita Bar-B-Que Boys - 159.4286
6. Sergeant Smoker - 157.7142
7. Sweet Bourbon Smokers - 156.5716
8. Fowl Butt BBQ - 154.8574
9. Hoss'um Smoked Meats - 154.8574
10. Fox River BBQ - 154.8572
11. MikeRib BBQ - 154.2860
12. Bavarian Smoke BBQ - 154.2856
13. Q U Smokin' Krewe - 153.1428
14. Virginia 'Q - 149.1430
15. It's The Pits - 149.1430
16. A Boy Named Que - 148.0000
17. Bringin' The Heat BBQ - 144.5712
18. Extreme Roasters - 141.7146
19. Chefs Gone Grillin' - 137.1428
20. Smokin' Pete BBQ - 133.1428
21. Getting' Piggy With It - 133.1428
22. Swine Dining - 132.0000
23. Phoenix BBQ - 130.2858
24. Pipers Pit - 125.7144
25. 2 Skinny Cooks - 122.2856


Pork:
1. Fowl Butt BBQ - 170.8572
2. Bringin' The Heat BBQ - 162.2856
3. Rubbed, Smoked, and Sauc - 161.7144
4. Bavarian Smoke BBQ - 160.5712
5. Smokin' Pete BBQ - 158.2858
6. MikeRib BBQ - 157.1432
7. T Mac Smokin - 154.2856
8. Chefs Gone Grillin' - 152.5714
9. Burnita Bar-B-Que Boys - 152.5714
10. The School of Fire - 149.1426
11. Extreme Roasters - 148.5716
12. A Boy Named Que - 146.8568
13. Sergeant Smoker - 142.2856
14. Fat Andy's Backyard BBQ - 141.7142
15. Sweet Bourbon Smokers - 140.5714
16. Q U Smokin' Krewe - 140.5712
17. 2 Skinny Cooks - 140.0000
18. Pipers Pit - 137.7144
19. Virginia 'Q - 136.5712
20. Swine Dining - 135.4284
21. Fox River BBQ - 134.8574
22. Phoenix BBQ - 134.8572
23. It's The Pits - 134.2854
24. Hoss'um Smoked Meats - 133.7142
25. Getting' Piggy With It - 116.5712


Brisket:
1. Extreme Roasters - 172.5714
2. Bavarian Smoke BBQ - 163.4286
3. Sergeant Smoker - 160.5716
4. Chefs Gone Grillin' - 159.9998
5. Bringin' The Heat BBQ - 158.8568
6. It's The Pits - 158.2856
7. A Boy Named Que - 158.2856
8. T Mac Smokin - 153.1428
9. Virginia 'Q - 151.4284
10. Fat Andy's Backyard BBQ - 150.2858
11. 2 Skinny Cooks - 149.1428
12. Rubbed, Smoked, and Sauc - 149.1428
13. MikeRib BBQ - 148.5712
14. Q U Smokin' Krewe - 148.0000
15. Fox River BBQ - 148.0000
16. The School of Fire - 147.4284
17. Fowl Butt BBQ - 146.8570
18. Sweet Bourbon Smokers - 142.8572
19. Pipers Pit - 140.5716
20. Smokin' Pete BBQ - 140.5714
21. Burnita Bar-B-Que Boys - 140.5712
22. Hoss'um Smoked Meats - 134.2856
23. Getting' Piggy With It - 133.1428
24. Phoenix BBQ - 126.2858
25. Swine Dining - 113.1428

[goodbuddiesbbq]

Seems like some funky scoring?

[INmitch]

^^^^^^Believe me they were! Not complaining or anything but they were all over the place. I told the kids to compare it to gettin graded on the curve. Example pork appearance98998....6..WTF???? OH well. I was just curious if it's from different cbj classes or somthin. I about sh!t after we won and I looked at the score sheet.....635... really! Makes me wonder if the best team won................I don't know.....but I'll take it.

[Rich Parker]

Good food always wins Jan, so you definitely deserved it. Good job!

Congrats to the other brethren that heard there name.

[Stoke&Smoke]

Jan,

Never mind how odd the scores were...You guys did great, and it was great having you as a neighbor! Please tell Linda and the rest of your family how great it was having you as last minute neighbors, and give Muffin a scratch for us! Your GC was well deserved. Congrats to everyone else who walked as well.

This was a contest of firsts for us....a missed turn in (by abou 30 seconds. Still wondering how that happened, as I'd actually had our clock set to a minute faster than the reps was at the cooks meeting. Diane was baffled also, as she got back to our site, with our clock still reading 12:05, but said the official clock was at 2:06. First time I've seen her cry at a comp. Kind of set the pace for the rest of our day I guess. And then DAL ribs??? They weren't our best, but they were tender, cooked to the KCBS "standard" (bite came off clean, bone dried instantly, and they tasted pretty damn good, as evidenced by how soon the leftovers (about 4 slabs worth) disappeared at our site. We had 8 visitors, but they all came back for seconds) Oh well, wasn't our day I guess!

Quite a flip from 1st pork, 6th brisket, and middle of the pack ribs and chicken last year.

But in the end, we came out of it with a lock on a wedding catering gig at a Traverse City based resort next summer, and wer humbled to be elected the winner of the events' "spirit" award. I guess all those shot fairy rounds helped :-). We also had a great week with our freinds in Escanaba, and an overall positive week!

Truly though the entire event staff was GREAT! Tony and Anita, we met you last year, but didn't get to talk as much. This year, your kindness and generosity awed us. John, you and your whole team did an excellent job, especially given all the behing the scenes drama that you told me about.

If there is any way we can make it back next year, we plan to.

Thanks to the Chefs Gone Grillin' team for hosting the 9:22. Was great to meet Coz, and all the rest of the brethren in attendance.

We just got home about 10:30 last night, so I'll try and get some photos and the award ceremony video uploaded as soon as I'm able.

Oh well, time to figure out where and when our next one will be.

As they say, "any given day, any given table" Just wasn't our day I guess.

[Burnita Boy 1]

Congrats to all who walked! We sure had fun. It was great to see all of the other of the Brethren.

See you in the smoke.....

[Lippy]

Way to go Jan. From fire bitch to Grand Champ!

[Coz]

Congrats to Fowl Butt and Bavarian Smoke for their performances .Well Done! It was sure a wierd set of scores for sure but I was watching the judges coming in and see many of the same judges we normally see. So we just move on to the next event . This is one of our favorite comps and we will return next year. And I will bring my new fancy hat back.

[INmitch]

Coz..Great meeting you and sorry I didn't get over for the 9:22. Got wrapped up in things & around 10 I thought sh!t I missed the shot. I had a GREAT time. The UP just puts me in a great peace of mind. What a great weekend with my kids. They finally saw what the ole man is so obsessed with.........And yes Coz......I LOVE that hat!!!!

[Boss Hog Wild]

Daisy and I would like to congratulate all of the teams. An organizer couldn't ask for a better bunch. We are blessed to have the staff that we have, and to have the teams and judges that participate. We have a saying about that UP Hog Wild spirit.... and we see it displayed in some of the most wonderful ways. One of the local teams usually finds a way to return part or all of the winnings to help support our charity. We are very grateful for that. But we are also grateful for the patience and friendship displayed by our teams. We have a very small staff, and a lot going on at our event. We hope that everyone leaves feeling that same great spirit of the joy of barbeque and the knowledge that we do it for a very great cause. Thanks to all.

[Stoke&Smoke]

For those not in attendance, a few photos.

Here's Coz at the 9:22 stylin in his hat


And taking a walk in it...



And here's Jan, Linda, and family. The happy GC's, not sure why the right side is a little blurry



and finally a shot of a DAL rib box 665 966 666 855 655 976 No comment cards, not sure of thier thoughts
I do admit, the lettuce is a bit sloppy, plus the heat got to it some.



I have the awards on video, and will try and get them up on youtube and post links a little later