* The CBJ% shown for contests is determined by the percentage of Certified Judges in attendance the previous year.
* All State Championships are subject to the approval of the American Royal World Series of Barbecue® and Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue
April 2008
| 04/04/08 to 04/05/08 | Benton Kentucky Kiwanis BBQ Kookoff Benton, KY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Ed Jones, PO Box 78, Benton, KY 42025 Phone: 270-527-6247. Fax: 270-527-9252. info@bentonkykiwanisclub.org | |
| KCBS Reps: MARY CATO, RON CATO | |
| Prize Money: $3800.00 CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Moonswiners Results In Number of Teams: 18 High Score: 635.4282 | |
| 04/04/08 to 04/05/08 | Porkin' in the Park Clarksville, TN |
| Contact: Jeff Truitt, PO Box 54, Clarksville, TN 37041 Phone: 931-320-6271. Fax: 931-647-7135. jeff@callingducks.com | |
| KCBS Reps: TONY STONE, RON HARWELL | |
| Prize Money: $10000.00 CBJ Percentage: 85% | |
| Grand Champion: Cool Smoke Results In Number of Teams: 29 High Score: 651.4286 | |
| 04/04/08 to 04/05/08 | Smokin' on Big Creek/4th Annual Brain Injury Assn. BBQ Pleasant Hill, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Jeff Stith, 1404 Redbud Avenue, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 Phone: 816-590-5057. bigcreekbbq@embarqmail.com Contact: Aimee Olmstead, 1603 Chapel Hill, Ste. 207, Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: 573-808-5874. aolmstead@greatsouthernbank.com | |
| KCBS Reps: MARK SIMMONS, KIM COLLIER | |
| Prize Money: $6825.00 CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Pork Pullin Plowboys Results In Number of Teams: 51 High Score: 668.0002 | |
| 04/04/08 to 04/05/08 | Stillwater Elks 20th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Brian Bredesen, 202 E. McElroy, Stillwater, OK 74074 Phone: 405-880-7893. Fax: 405-742-1293. brian.bredesen@ok.usda.gov | |
| KCBS Reps: ROBERT HAHN, MERL WHITEBOOK | |
| Grand Champion: Four Men & A Pig Results In Number of Teams: 47 High Score: 659.9998 | |
| 04/11/08 to 04/12/08 | Redneck BBQ Sikeston, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Missy Marshall, One Industrial Drive, Sikeston, MO 63801 Phone: 573-471-2498. Fax: 573-471-2499. chamber@sikeston.net | |
| KCBS Reps: MARY CATO, RON CATO | |
| Prize Money: $3600.00 CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Delta Smoke Results In Number of Teams: 28 High Score: 643.9998 | |
| 04/11/08 to 04/12/08 | Grilling on the River Columbus, MS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Harvey Myrick, PO Box 215, Columbus, MS 39703 Phone: 662-328-6850. grilling@bellsouth.net | |
| KCBS Reps: RON HARWELL, CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER | |
| Prize Money: $10000.00 CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Buttrub.com Results In Number of Teams: 42 High Score: 678.8570 | |
| 04/11/08 to 04/12/08 | Capital City Cookoff Jefferson City, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Bruce Ring, 3604 Schott Road, Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-291-9716. ring@cebridge.net | |
| KCBS Reps: WALLY PFAFF, PAMELA PFAFF, ROSEMARY MORROW, PHIL MORROW | |
| Prize Money: $20000.00 | |
| Grand Champion: Four Men & A Pig Results In Number of Teams: 64 High Score: 672.0002 | |
| 04/11/08 to 04/12/08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Corey Linton, PO Box 250, Osage City, KS 66523 Phone: 785-528-4610. Fax: 785-528-4951. rec@osagecity.com | |
| KCBS Reps: LINDA POLSON, MIKE BUDAI, JOHN GRIMES, DENNIS POLSON | |
| Prize Money: $10000.00 CBJ Percentage: 94% | |
| Grand Champion: Bare Bones BBQ Team Results In Number of Teams: 51 High Score: 658.8572 | |
| 04/11/08 to 04/12/08 | Smokin' Red Dirt & BBQ Cookoff Enid, OK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Lynne Benkendorf, 227 W. Broadway, Enid, OK 73701 Phone: 580-548-8194. Fax: 580-233-7645. lbenkendorf@eaglemkt.com | |
| KCBS Reps: JOHN P FONTANA, BILL NORMAN | |
| Prize Money: $9000.00 | |
| Grand Champion: Twin Oak Smokin Crew Results In Number of Teams: 31 High Score: 638.2858 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/19/08 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Kristin McDaniel, 2003 E. Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 414-840-7463. Fax: 417-886-8531. kristin@rocknribs.com Contact: Adrienne Weber, 949 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-875-3503. Fax: 417-882-7206. adrienne.weber@ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org | |
| KCBS Reps: HELEN BENNETT, JOHN L BENNETT Alt Rep: ALFRED T BOWEN | |
| CBJ Percentage: 95% | |
| Grand Champion: Smokin' in the Dark Results In Number of Teams: 54 High Score: 648.5716 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/18/08 | Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Livingston, AL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Tina Naremore Jones, UWA Station 22, Livingston, AL 35470 Phone: 205-652-3497. Fax: 205-652-3589. tnj@uwa.edu | |
| KCBS Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER | |
| CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Big River BBQ Results In Number of Teams: 17 High Score: 674.2858 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/20/08 | Pork in the Park Salisbury, MD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Sandy Fulton, PO Box 2333, Salisbury, MD 21802 Phone: 410-548-4914. Fax: 410-341-4996. slfulton@comcast.net | |
| KCBS Reps: SYBIL WILLIAMS, MICKY WILLIAMS, JOHN G BUSCH | |
| Prize Money: $17000.00 CBJ Percentage: 98% | |
| Grand Champion: Stoddard & Brown Results In Number of Teams: 84 High Score: 645.7140 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/19/08 | KSU Wildcat BBQ Contest Manhattan, KS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Gary Davidson, 8174 Halsey, Lenexa, KS 66215 Phone: 816-550-4132. Fax: 913-234-7284. gdavidson@bankbv.com | |
| KCBS Reps: DON WILL, SHARON WILL, DENNIS POLSON Alt Rep: LINDA POLSON | |
| Prize Money: $6000.00 CBJ Percentage: 50% | |
| Grand Champion: Albert's Ash Kick'n BBQ Results In Number of Teams: 56 High Score: 652.5712 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/19/08 | Winchester High on the Hog Winchester, TN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Linda Gould, 2978 Baxter Hollow Road, Belvidere, TN 37306 Phone: 931-469-0080. winchesterhoth@aol.com Contact: Dianne Zimmerman Phone: 931-967-0862. deezimmerman1949@bellsouth.net | |
| KCBS Reps: RON HARWELL, TONY STONE | |
| Prize Money: $9700.00 CBJ Percentage: 85% | |
| Grand Champion: Bareknuckles BBQ Results In Number of Teams: 52 High Score: 654.8572 | |
| 04/18/08 to 04/19/08 | 12th Annual Firehouse Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Frank Burns, PO Box 429, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Phone: 704-734-0555. Fax: 704-734-4468. frankb@cityofkm.com | |
| KCBS Reps: HARVEY HAMRICK, STEPHEN R SMITH | |
| Prize Money: $10000.00 CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Smoky Mountain Smokers Results In Number of Teams: 42 High Score: 647.9996 | |
| 04/25/08 to 04/26/08 | 3rd Annual Barry Road Hy-Vee BBQ Kansas City, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Jim Dunn, 8301 N. St. Clair Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64151 Phone: 816-505-1000. Fax: 816-505-1026. 1320meat@hy-vee.com | |
| KCBS Reps: JACK GIBBS, MIKE BUDAI | |
| Prize Money: $2800.00 CBJ Percentage: 33% | |
| Grand Champion: Extreme Pork Results In Number of Teams: 39 High Score: 646.2858 | |
| 04/25/08 to 04/26/08 | 5th Annual Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Cookoff Sugar Creek, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Sue Mikula, 103 S. Sterling, Sugar Creek, MO 64054 Phone: 816-252-4413 x302. Fax: 816-252-8843. smikula@sugar-creek.mo.us | |
| KCBS Reps: JOHN L BENNETT, MARK SIMMONS Alt Rep: ALFRED T BOWEN | |
| Prize Money: $5000.00 CBJ Percentage: 95% | |
| Grand Champion: Pellet Envy Results In Number of Teams: 52 High Score: 674.8572 | |
| 04/25/08 to 04/26/08 | Best Buckin Bull BBQ Athens, AL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Contact: Jim Cooper, 16182 Tulip Lane, Athens, AL 35613 Phone: 256-353-1855. Fax: 256-353-1774. coop1257@bellsouth.net | |
| KCBS Reps: RANDY G BIGLER, CAROL BIGLER | |
| CBJ Percentage: 100% | |
| Grand Champion: Smokin Triggers Results In Number of Teams: 31 High Score: 668.5718 | |
