Sanctioned Contests & Judge's Seminars - 2008/2009
Updated as of April 29, 2008
Contest results are posted here for the past 12 months.FBA Barbecue Contest Rules are available from this link.
This list is updated based on Date, current contests on top.
The following dates are not available for FBA Sanctioning - Labor Day Weekend is the FBA Funcook and General Meeting.
The date of the 2009 FBA Florida State Championship is not available for any other contest in the State of Florida.
The date of The BBQ Guru 2008 Florida Triple Crown Championship is not available for any other contest.
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 | FBA Sanctioned contests. |  | Non-sanctioned or Charity events. |  | FBA Triple Crown Contest |
 | FBA Certified Judging seminars. |  | Cooking School by an FBA member. |
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 | May 16-17, 2008 Tri-State Barbecue Festival Dothan, AL (FBA) This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifer. Kerry Farrell / The Main Event - P.O. Box 863 - Dothan, AL 36302 (334)-793-9042 or e-mail: for information Click here to visit their website. |
 | Chuck Ray Donna Ray Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs |
| May 18, 2008 FBA Judge's Training - Boca Raton, FL (FBA) Click here to see if you are registered for the Judge's Seminar |  | Ricky Ginsburg |
| | May 23-24, 2008 Day On The River Valley, AL (FBA) Sheila Still - 130 Sportsplex Drive - Valley, AL 36854 (706)-518-7213 or (334)-756-2395 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Ed Hartwig |
| May 30-31, 2008 Planes, Trains, and Barbeque Tavares, FL (FBA) Cheryl Fishel - 14146 Vista Del Lago Boulevard - Clermont, FL 34711 (352)-394-8618 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Dennis Schmitz |
| July 25-27, 2008 Jacks Old South Ultimate Cooking School Unadilla, GA Myron Mixon - (229)-886-5225 e-mail: for information Click here to visit their website. |
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| August 29-31, 2008 FBA Funcook Camp Mack, Lake Wales, FL (FBA) Click here to visit their website. |  | TBD |
| September 19-20, 2008 Caloosahatchee River Roast and BBQ Festival Ft. Myers, FL (FBA) Artie McIntyre - 11831 Bayshore Road - Ft. Myers, FL 33917 (239)-543-8368 or (239)-340-8244 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ricky Ginsburg Chuck Ray Donna Ray |
| September 26-27, 2008 Grant Bar-B-Que Fest Grant, FL (FBA) This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifer. Cheri Bedford - 1871 Plantation Circle - Palm Bay, FL 32909 (321)-794-9393 or (321)-544-5791 or e-mail: for information Click here to visit their website. |  | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Bruce Richards |
| September 26-27, 2008 Capital City Barbeque Cookoff Tallahassee, FL (FBA) Garry Smith - P.O. Box 37130 - Tallahassee, FL 37130 (850)-385-3010 or (850)-294-5672 or e-mail: for information |  | Chuck Ray Donna Ray Ed Hartig |
| October 3-4, 2008 Smokin' On The Mountain Mount Dora, FL (FBA) This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifer. Cheryl Fishel - 14146 Vista Del Lago Boulevard - Clermont, FL 34711 (352)-394-8618 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Ricky Ginsburg |
| | October 3-4, 2008 4th Annual Coweta Up In Smoke Barbecue Cook-off Newnan, GA (FBA) 2008 Georgia State Championship as proclaimed by the Georgia Legislature (American Royal and Jack Daniels Qualifier) Timothy Higgins - P.O. Box 953 - Newnan, GA 30264 (770)-683-2727 or (770)-683-0320 or e-mail: for information Click here to visit their website. |  | Chuck Ray Donna Ray Ed Hartwig Dennis Schmitz |
| October 10-11, 2008 Mulberry Fine Swine At The Pit Mulberry, FL (FBA) Fine Swine At The Pit - P.O. Box 1210 - Mulberry, FL 33860 Patricia Jackson - (863)-559-2409 or e-mail: for information |  | Chuck Ray Bruce Richards Donna Ray |
| October 10-11, 2008 Jacksonville Pigout Jacksonville, FL (FBA) Gary 'Doc' Miller - 357 NW Wilks Lane - Lake City, FL 32055 (386)-755-9292 or (352)-318-4385 or e-mail: for information |  | TBD |
| October 17-18, 2008 Brooksville Blazin' Butts-n-Briskets Brooksville, FL (FBA) Friends of the Children City of Brooksville - 201 Howell Avenue - Brooksville, FL 34601 (352)-544-5435 or (352)-544-5400 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Dennis Schmitz |
| October 24-25, Southeastern Barbecue Cookoff Panama City, FL (FBA) Jerry Lynch - 1618 Isabella Avenue - Panama City Beach, FL 32401 (850)-784-9542 or (850)-596-1822 or e-mail: for information |
 | TBD |
| November 7-8, 2008 5rd Annual Pig at the Park Kissimmee, FL (FBA) Seaira Jeannin - Great Outdoor Days - 1502B Village Oak Lane - Kissimmee, FL 34746 (407)-933-0870 x229 or e-mail: for information |
 | Ida Isaacs Leon Isaacs Dennis Schmitz |
| | November 7-8, 2008 Foggy Bottom Bar-B-Que Bash Elba, AL (FBA) Elba Chamber of Commerce - 329 Putnam Street - Elba, AL 36323 (334)-897-3125 or (334)-897-3669 or e-mail: for information |
 | Chuck Ray Donna Ray Ed Hartwig |
| | December 12-13, 2008 The FBA Triple Crown Championship Perry, FL (FBA) Cook Teams and Judges: this contest is by invitation only! Click here for details. Dawn Taylor - P.O. Box 892 - Perry, FL 32348 (850)-584-5366 or (850)-843-0992 or e-mail: for information |
 | Chuck Ray Ed Hartwig Donna Ray |
| January 16-17, 2009 Top Of The Lake BBQ Affair Okeechobee, FL (FBA) This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifer. Okeechobee Main Street Inc. - 111 NE 2nd Street - Okeechobee, FL 34972 (863)-357-6246 or (863)-697-6325 or e-mail: for information Click here to visit their website |  | TBD |
| March 6-7, 2009 3rd Annual Pigs On The River Palatka, FL (FBA) Bo Meadows - 473 West River Road - Palatka, FL 32177 (386)-325-7321 or e-mail: for information |
 | TBD |
| April 3-4, 2009 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Thomaston, GA (FBA) Bobby Bickley - 410 Jackson Avenue - Thomaston, GA 30286 (706)-647-5426 or (706)-975-0038 or e-mail: for information |  | TBD |
Completed FBA Contests (by date)
Note that results are certified on Saturday at midnight following the contest.