We were proud to compete in the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue, held October 8-9.
The Jack is Back! We had a hell of a good time at the 32nd annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue this year. Although we didn’t score how we would have liked, we couldn’t have asked for a better or better weather! We can’t wait to take another crack at it next year.
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Friday, we were selected to compete in the ‘I know Jack about grilling’. In this competition, 5 teams are each given a box of mystery ingredients, as well as a Primo grill, gas grill and a smoker to cook on. The teams are given 10 minutes to evaluate the ingredients and plan their meals. Then, they have 1 hour to prepare a main, side and desert for 5 judges.
Our team included Ty as the main chef, Shawn (cousin) as the helper & desert chef, and Chris (cousin) as the runner.
This was an exciting contest that tested our chops as BBQ chefs. Watch our video recap on Instagram.
Our day ended with a parade, then a shuttle to the (in)famous Hill. We had dinner, drinks and live music with cherished friends and family.
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On Saturday, we were among 74 championship teams from across the US to compete. We shared a live, behind the scenes video during box turn-ins – watch that on Facebook. After the last turn-in, we sat back and waited for the final results.
Congratulations to all the teams who kicked butt and placed:
Grand Champion: Gettin’ Basted
Reserve Grand Champion: Slaps BBQ
Chicken: Slaps BBQ
Ribs: Shake ‘n Bake BBQ
Pork: Grey Street BBQ
Brisket: Poppa Pig
See all rankings here.
Thank you to Jack Daniels for hosting an amazing event and to our friends & family for the support. We are grateful to Compart Family Farms for providing us pork for the event, as well as Outlaw BBQ Smokers for building us a custom trailer smoker.
