Roll Call. Inside 30 days. Spruce Pine BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival

[Wicked Smoke BBQ]

The Competition
Competition categories include pork butts, pork ribs, and chicken. Friday evening will feature an "Anything But" competition with optional entries for both sweet and savory categories. Judging on Friday night will be performed by celebrity judges under the supervision of SBN judges. Pork butts, ribs, and chicken entries will be turned-in on the morning of Saturday, July 19. Teams must compete in all three categories to be eligible for Grand or Reserve Grand Champion Awards. Cook sites will be located on Oak Av (Upper Street) in downtown Spruce Pine.

Cash & Awards
Grand Champion — $500 & Unique Trophy Crafted by a Local Artist
Reserve Grand Champion — $300 & Unique Trophy Crafted by a Local Artist
Third Place Overall - $100 & Trophy
Pork Butts
1st Place — $500 & Unique Trophy Crafted by a Local Artist
2nd Place — $300 & Trophy
3rd Place — $100 & Trophy
4th Place — Trophy
5th Place — Trophy
Pork Ribs
1st Place — $500 & Unique Trophy Crafted by a Local Artist
2nd Place — $300 & Trophy
3rd Place — $100 & Trophy
4th Place — Trophy
5th Place — Trophy
Chicken
1st Place — $500 & Unique Trophy Crafted by a Local Artist
2nd Place — $300 & Trophy
3rd Place — $100 & Trophy
4th Place — Trophy
5th Place — Trophy
Anything But (Friday evening)
1st, 2nd & 3rd place Cash Prizes & Trophies for Savory & Sweet
(Cash prizes will depend on the number of entries)
Tasters' Choice (Saturday)
1st, 2nd & 3rd place Cash Prizes & Trophies for Tasters' Choice
(Cash prizes will depend on the number of tickets sold to tasters)

2014 Spruce Pine BBQ Championship Teams
Kilted Kilby - Easley, SC - Michael Kilby
Mac's Smoke Shop -Charlotte, NC - Justin Hembree
Fine Swine - Asheville, NC - Tom Virant
Death by Bacon - Asheville, NC - Matt Vande
D-Man's BBQ - Hendersonville, NC - Ken Street
Skinny Rick's BBQ - Candler, NC - Rick Breon
Precise Bite BBQ - Weaverville, NC - Jeff McLeod & Ken Barefoot
McCall's Blueridge Barbeque - Marion, NC - Ben McCall
Appalachian Smoke BBQ - Black Mountain, NC - J.D. Medford
Q-Factor - Johnson City, TN - Mark Whittamore
Wicked Smoke BBQ - Canton, NC - Jeremy Smith
Hickory Barbeque Company - Shelby, NC - - Noel Kay
Big Butz BBQ - Alexander, NC - Shawn Egelsky
Fire-N-Smoke- Rosman, NC - Bill & Pat Sack
Ultimate Tailgaters BBQ - Aiken, SC - Chris and Kathy Fulmer
Fatso's Competition BBQ Team - Whittier, NC - Roger Jennings
Paw Paw's Woodshed - Spruce Pine, NC - Tom Freeman
Kick Back Cove Racing & BBQ - Inman, SC - Red Bordner

http://www.sprucepinebbqbluegrass.org/--ENTRY-FORM.html

 

[Wicked Smoke BBQ]

5 days away.

 

[nkay]

On the way. They cancelled the Anything Butt though but still looking forward to the cool mountain air.

 

[Wicked Smoke BBQ]

On the way. They cancelled the Anything Butt though but still looking forward to the cool mountain air.

Yea I saw that. Only 7 teams entered and I guess that wasn't enough.

 

[nkay]

I had such an awesome idea but I guess it will have to wait. Did you see the parking instructions in today's email? I am bring a navigator with me.

 

[Wicked Smoke BBQ]

I had such an awesome idea but I guess it will have to wait. Did you see the parking instructions in today's email? I am bring a navigator with me.

No kidding. I'm going to leave early just so I can make sure I find the right parking lot going east lol