Cool Smoke and Bub-Ba-Q are close enough to me that if they show up, I think they have a great shot (RGC and GC at BBQ Cup Respectively). Lotta Bull cooks all over including here and they do consistently well too. More local teams, I'd say Swiggin Pig and The Long Dawgs are the ones to watch when they show up, though there are a lot of other good teams who can win on any day as well. Warren Co. Pork Choppers and Bubba's TN Smokers come to mind. Of course you always have to be on the lookout for Thunderroad Smokehouse (1st place ribs at BBQ cup and lots of Chicken calls), Do-Rag-Q, and Run Won Out (Brisket cooking machine!). In addition to being staunch competition, all of those folks are good people and some of my best friends, so maybe I'm opinionated.
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