This was the first event that we worked 1/2 day before leaving for the event. So, we were very nervous about how this would work because we have always taken Friday off for events. We didn't arrive to the site until 2:30. We set-up next to High on the Hawg and Krispy Kritters (who was already drinking vodka but they were a local team so all of the team left and didnt show up until 3:00am to start cooking.) We were behind Smoking Triggers and meet Johnny and Trica Trigg. I got all the meat prepared and iced down by 3:30 so we made up some time by making all of our marinades at home vs onsite.
The event was held at the Civic Center area that is surround by residents. They had a beautiful pool and gym that they opened to the BBQ teams. They also has indoor restrooms and showers which is extremely nice at 8:00 am in the morning. This was a great set-up for a BBQ event.
The event itself was a little rowdy because we had around 5 local teams that came to party with a large group of followers. I have no issue with teams partying all night but they were also giving away BBQ to everyone and we were trying to plate our brisket for turn in and festival guest came up and just took a couple of slices of brisket. I really blame the local teams for this issue because they didn't wait until all meat was turned in before giving away samples.
We still finished 9th in Brisket even with the situation with the person taken brisket slices.
Here is the results:
Overall 24 out of 34
Chicken 28 out of 34 - rubbery skin
Ribs 32 out of 34 - changed cook time
Pork 23 out of 34
Brisket 9 out of 34
One last thing: We finally meet High on the Hawg -Terry and Brenda. Terry will finish his last chemo treatment Labor Day week and I will be saying a little prayer that he is clean and we get to compete against them for years to come. They are a extremely nice couple and I enjoyed my time talking with them.
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