Jack daniels international bbq cook off

But each year on the fourth Saturday of October, a small town tucked in the rolling hills of southern Middle Tennessee turns into the barbecue capital of the world, attracting teams from all 50 states and around the globe. To qualify, domestic teams must have won a state championship with a minimum of 25 competing teams, or a competition with more than 50 teams battling in the categories of Pork Ribs, Pork Butts, Chicken and Beef Brisket. The final competitors are then selected during a blind drawing of all eligible teams in August. Games begin Saturday at 11 a. Barbecue judging starts at a.

And after years competing with their recipes, the Gallatin father-son-in-law duo will take it to the big leagues this fall. Although Jason Cole and his father-in-law Dennis Cavin have attended the competition and been in the running — Cavin has even judged it four times — this will be their first time competing. He turned to a few other competitions after its last year in When Cavin retired from the U. Army in , that's when their competing and skills grew. These are the best teams in the nation. They are certified members of the Kansas City Barbeque Society.

When the leaves are ablaze, forks around Tennessee are raised to endlessly eat around the state. Take a bite out of the Volunteer State. Visit our site Over championship barbecue teams from around the world have to earn their spot to compete. About 25, 30, spectators will descend on Lynchburg to watch the spectacle of competitive barbecuing and enjoy additional festivities such as a music stage, clogging, the country dog costume contest, games and butt as in pork bowling.

Johnny Trigg born from Alvarado, Texas [1] is an American celebrity chef and competitor on the competitive barbecue circuit. He was introduced to BBQ whilst at the insurance company after he was impressed by a fellow executive's briskets , and bought his first trailer BBQ in He not only placed 1st in the turkey and pork belly competition, but advanced onto the finale and became overall Grand Champion and won the title of BBQ Pitmaster. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.