Contest Results - Grand Rapids KCBS

The weather on Friday was pretty good with an occasional breeze and even some clouds for part of the day. We were braced for 100 degree heat, but I think it topped off at about 93 late in the afternoon on Saturday just before the 4 p.m. awards ceremony.

We were some of the lucky teams with cook sites assigned on the ball field--no trees, no electric, no water. It was about a 1/5 mile hike to the ice trailer. I'm glad I only had to make that trip twice. Some shade and enough eletricity to run a fan would have made all the difference, but we enjoyed the cook-off overall.

This picture was taken at the Taste of Grand Rapids at 11 p.m. on Friday night just as the cookers were getting fired up for an evening of contest cooking.

Champion: Cancersuckschicago.com
Reserve Champion: Bar-B-Quau

Chicken
10) Cancersuckschicago.com
9) Baby Joe's BBQ
8) M&M Barbeque
7) Bad Attitude
6) Bar-B-Quau
5) Heavy Duty Smokers
4) Hot, Smoky and Righteous
3) The Slabs
2) Straight Meat BBQ Boys
1) Hoosier Hogs

Ribs
10) All Day Smoke
9) Cactus Jack Barbeque
8) Big Creek BBQ
7) Charlie's Smokin' Bar B Q
6) Fat Boy and Bert
5) Cancersuckschicago.com
4) Bar-B-Quau
3) Down Home BBQ
2) Up in Smoke
1) The Slabs

Pork
10) Up in Smoke
9) Extreme Roasters
8) Kre Smokers
7) Doctor Porkenstein
6) Cactus Jacks Barbeque
5) Jerry King Midland, TX
4) Apple Baron BBQ
3) Big Creek BBQ
2) Cancersuckschicago.com
1) Big Moe's BBQ

Brisket
10) All Day Smoke
9) Big Moe's BBQ
8) The 3 B's
7) Bar-b-Quau
6) Bad Attitude BBQ
5) Bucky McOinkums Barbecue
4) Buffalo Bros. Team Que
3) Hoosier Hogs
2) Down Home BBQ
1) Donnie's Bar-B-Que Smoke