National BBQ Cup Pictures and Results

My first BBQ Competition was a success.  We walked away with 3rd place in the Backyard Chicken category and a check for $100.  Special thanks to Cory Thomas for finding the competition, marketing (see new sign), chicken prep on Thursday, and making sure we got everything in on time on Saturday morning.  Here are a few pictures and commentary from the weekend:

Pretty much set up

 View down the hill from our site

 Chicken wings went on after the cooks meeting around 5pm.           Box prep.

 

Two 8-9 pound Boston Butts on around 7pm (way too early in hindsight)

Charging Cory's truck battery so we can have tunes.

 Rib time, maybe around midnight to 1am at this point.

Cory recognized Stewart Cink on the way back from cook's breakfast around 6:30am.  He was nice enough to talk for a few minutes and let us take a picture.

Ribs are looking good, nice glaze as we're finishing them.

Rib box.

Pork box, not that great in my opinion, but we'll work on it.

Cory and I placed 3rd in Backyard Chicken.  Pretty happy, but tired and a little hungover at the same time.  We're ready to hit the showers and a couch at this point, but not before jumping Cory's truck one last time.  Notice the food stains all over my jacket and jeans!

The reason we'll be back:

 New sign courtesy of Cory Thomas!  Thanks again buddy, had a blast!