This year's King of the County BBQ Contest and Music Festival drew more than 20,000 people to Waterfront Park to taste succulent meat and sauce, hear some great entertainment, ride the rides and do a little shopping.
But the event also attracts the creme de la creme of outdoor grill meisters, who bring their BBQs, their charcoal and their recipes, and mix it up with other chefs. Though the public is not allowed to sample this particular fare, the judges always walk away very happy.
This year's winners are:
Saturday:
First Place
Chicken- Third Coast Smoke
Ribs- Steel House BBQ
Chef’s Choice - Third Coast Smoke
Second Place
Chicken- Shell V-Power
Ribs- Smokin’ Bones
Chefs Choice Danny Chavez
Third Place
Chicken Kyle’s Killer Que
Ribs- Bear B Que
Chefs Choice- Smokin’ Mos
Sunday:
First Place
Chicken- Big Shot BBQ
Ribs- Kahuna’s Bones
Chef’s Choice- Big Shot BBQ
Second Place
Chicken- Dog Day Spice Rub
Ribs – Big Shot BBQ
Chef’s Choice- Joana Fowler
Third Place
Chicken- Twin Pillars BBQ
Ribs- Team Meeder
Chef’s Choice – Shell-V-Power
