KCBS Contests

The Ohio BBQ Triple Crown Series is designed to promote barbecue in Ohio and encourage teams to actively compete in Ohio sanctioned KCBS competitions and to reward the best overall scoring team from three competitions.

The Triple Crown qualifiers in Ohio are;

BrickStreet BBQ
Marietta, Ohio
$10,000 in prizes
June 11th-12th
http://www.brickstreetbbq.com/site/

Ohio Veteran Barbecue Cook-Off
Kettering, Ohio
$8000 in prizes
July 9th-10th
http://www.ohiovetbbq.com/

Ohio Smoked Meat & Barbecue Festival
Nelsonville, Ohio
$10,000 in prizes
October 16th-17th
http://ohiobbq.com/

13th Annual Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelsonville, OH
Starts: 10/16/2009
Ends: 10/17/2009
Website: http://www.nelsonvillechamber.com
KCBS Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD

Contact Information:
Jim Shumway
PO Box 276
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Phone: 740-753-4346
Fax: 740-753-1019
rockybrands@nelsonvilletv.com

Ok, so I'm working on our BBQ contest schedule for 2009. These are just a few of the contests that I'm interested in, with the dates. This is a scratchpad so it may change as the years moves on.

April 17-18
Pork In The Park - Salisbury, MD

May 23-24
Roc City Rib Fest - Rochester, NY

June 5-6
Brick Street BBQ - Marietta, Ohio
Art of BBQ - Mays Landing, NJ

June 12-13

4th Annual Jim Dandy's BBQ Cook-Off

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sharonville, OH
Starts: 09/18/2009
Ends: 09/19/2009
Website: http://www.jimdandybbq.com
KCBS Reps: KATHY BRAZIER, PHILLIP BRAZIER

Contact Information:
Jim Emig
2343 E Sharon Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone: 513-771-4888
Fax: 513-771-3176
jim@jimdandybbq.com

Pickin' in the Panhandle

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Hedgesville, WV
Starts: 09/11/2009
Ends: 09/12/2009
Website: http://www.panhandlepickin.com
KCBS Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER

Contact Information:
Andrea Ball
115 N. Queen St
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone: 304-264-8801
Fax: 304-264-8802
andrea@travelwv.com

Taste of Grand Rapids & Barbecue Competition

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Grand Rapids, MI
Starts: 07/24/2009
Ends: 07/25/2009
Website: http://www.101thefoxrocks.com
KCBS Reps: CAROL WHITEBOOK, MERL WHITEBOOK

Contact Information:
Rich Berry
77 Monroe Center, Suite 1000
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616-776-5471
Fax: 616-242-9377
richberry@clearchannel.com

Ohio Veteran Barbecue Cook-Off

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Kettering, OH
Starts: 07/10/2009
Ends: 07/11/2009
Website: http://www.ohiovetbbq.com
KCBS Reps: KATHY BRAZIER, PHILLIP BRAZIER

Contact Information:
Jim Ferguson
2908 Valley View Drive
Fairborn, OH 45324
Phone: 937-416-7924
jlferguson@woh.rr.com

Boston Hills BBQ Fest
Boston, NY
Starts: 06/26/2009
Ends: 06/28/2009
KCBS Reps: LESLIE LOVELY, DON LOVELY

Contact Information:
Mike Cartechine
9172 Boston State Road
Boston, NY 14025
Phone: 716-941-7035
Fax: 716-941-7044
mcartechine@roadrunner.com

http://bostonhillsbbqfest.com/index.html

Dickens' of a BBQ
Trotwood, OH
Starts: 06/12/2009
Ends: 06/13/2009
Website: http://www.trotwood.org
KCBS Reps: RALPH WILLIAMS, KAREN JANE WILLIAMS

Contact Information:
Terry Lodge
3035 Olive Road
Trotwood, OH 45426
Phone: 937-854-7217
Fax: 937-854-0574
tlodge@trotwood.org

Brick Street BBQ
Marietta, OH
Starts: 06/05/2009
Ends: 06/06/2009
Website: http://www.colonytheatre.com
KCBS Reps:

Contact Information:
Hunt Brawley
222 1/2 Putnam St
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740-373-0894
Fax: 740-373-0895
hbrawley@suddenlinkmail.com