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Sanctioned Contests & Judge's Seminars
Updated as of June 27, 2009
2009 / 2010 / Completed Contests / Legend

The following dates are not available for FBA Sanctioning:
The date of any FBA State Championship is not available for any other contest in that state.
Florida - Jan 23-24, 2009
Georgia - April 3-4, 2009
Alabama - May 15-16, 2009

Labor Day Weekend is the FBA Funcook and General Meeting - Sept 4-6, 2009

The Old Whiskey River 2009 FBA Triple Crown Championship - Dec 11-12, 2009
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2009
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July 4, 2009 4th of July BBQ Blast, Defuniak Springs, FL
Jay Maybry, Smokey J Cafe - 328 Highway 90 East - Defuniak Springs, FL 32435
(850)-892-0879 or e-mail: for information
n/a
July 24-25, 2009 Smokin On The Suwannee BBQ Festival Live Oak, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Damon Wooley - 13944 48th Street - Live Oak, FL 32060
(386)-590-6038 or e-mail: for information
Chuck Ray
Ed Hartwig
Dennis Schmitz
Donna Ray
September 4-6, 2009 FBA Funcook Clerbrook RV Resort, Clermont, FL
Cheryl Fishel - 14146 Vista Del Lago Boulevard - Clermont, FL 34711
(352)-394-8618 for information
Click here for the Funcook Agenda (subject to change!)
Click here to see if you are registered for the Judge's Seminar.
Click here for the Funcook Brochure and here for the Clerbrook Reservations form.
Click here to register your cook team online.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Ricky Ginsburg
September 18-19, 2009 Smokin' Pig Fest Lake City, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Wanda Jones - P.O. Box 1376 - Lake City, FL 32056
(386)-752-8822 or e-mail: for information
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Dennis Schmitz
September 25-26, 2009 Grant Bar-B-Que Fest Grant, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Cheri Bedford - 1871 Plantation Circle - Palm Bay, FL 32909
(321)-794-9393 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Ida Isaacs
Leon Isaacs
Ricky Ginsburg
October 2-3, 2009 Coweta Up In Smoke Barbecue Cook-off Newnan, GA (FBA)
2009 Georgia State Championship as proclaimed by the Georgia Legislature (American Royal and Jack Daniels Qualifier)
Timothy Higgins - 60 Brown Ridge Drive - Newnan, GA 30263
(770)-301-0292 or (770)-683-0320 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Durell Langley
October 9-10, 2009 Mulberry Fine Swine At The Pit Mulberry, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Fine Swine At The Pit - P.O. Box 1210 - Mulberry, FL 33860
Patricia Jackson - (863)-559-2409 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Ricky Ginsburg
October 16-17, 2009 Brooksville Blazin' Butts n Brisket Brooksville, FL (FBA)
Friends of the Children - 293 Darby Lane - Brooksville, FL 34601
(352)-544-5497 or e-mail: for information
Ida Isaacs
Leon Isaacs
Ray Lesko
October 23-24, 2009 Georgia Florida Tail Gate Bar-B-Que Cookoff Jesup, GA (FBA)
Bill Harvey and Ed Williams - 648 Harper Street - Jesup, GA 31545
(912)-427-0884 or e-mail: for information
Chuck Ray
Durell Langley
Dennis Schmitz
October 23-24, 2009 Cooter Festival BBQ Cookoff Inverness, FL (FBA)
TMC Productions - P.O. Box 70 - Inverness, FL 34450
(352)-726-2189 or (352)-212-2034 or e-mail: for information
Ray Lesko
Carol Rodehaver
Ed Hartwig
November 13-14, 2009 2nd Annual Bartow Bluegrass & BBQ (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Dana Pasquis - 3792 Marquise Lane - Mulberry, FL 33860
(863)-409-1452 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Ricky Ginsburg
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Karen Ginsburg
November 13-14, 2009 Foggy Bottom Bar-B-Que Bash Elba, AL (FBA)
This contest is a Governor proclaimed State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Elba Chamber of Commerce - 329 Putnam Street - Elba, AL 36323
(334)-897-3124 or (334)-897-3669 or e-mail: for information
Click here for a Cook Team Application.
Ed Hartwig
Dennis Schmitz
Liz Schmitz
November 13-15, 2009 Jacks Old South Cooking School Unadilla, GA
Click here to visit their website for information.
n/a
December 11-12, 2009 The FBA Triple Crown Championship Perry, FL (FBA)
There are 2 separate Pro Division contests - The Invitational and the Open.
Dawn Taylor - P.O. Box 892 - Perry, FL 32348
(850)-584-5366 or e-mail: for information
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Ricky Ginsburg
Karen Ginsburg
2010
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January 22-23, 2010 Top Of The Lake BBQ Affair Okeechobee, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
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.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Ricky Ginsburg
February 5-6, 2010 6th Annual Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs "Smoke on the Water" BBQ Winter Haven, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Frank Csomos - 1615 High Point Court SW - Winter Haven, FL 33880
(863)-287-3075 or (863)-294-5400 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website
Ricky Ginsburg
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Karen Ginsburg
February 12-13, 2010 Santa Fe College Bradford Fest Boots-N-BBQ Cook-Off Starke, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
Santa Fe College Endowment Corp. - 3000 NW 83rd Street - Gainesville, FL 32606
(352)-395-5355 or e-mail: for information
Dennis Schmitz
Ed Hartwig
Durell Langley
February 19-20, 2010 Ribs On The Ridge Haines City, FL (FBA)
City of Haines City - Parks & Recreation Department - 555 Ledwith Avenue - Haines City, FL 33844
(863)-421-3700 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Carol Rodehaver
Ray Lesko
March 19-20, 2010 Hasan Shrine Bar B Que Cookoff Albany, GA (FBA)
Hasan Shrine - 1822 Palmyra Road - Albany, GA 31701
(229)-432-1011 or e-mail: for information
Dennis Schmitz
Ed Hartwig
Durell Langley
March 19-20, 2010 Orange Blossom Special BBQ Fest Dade City, FL (FBA)
This contest is a State Championship and a Jack Daniels Qualifier.
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity - 15000 Citrus Country Drive - Suite 420 - Dade City, FL 33523
(352)-567-1444 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website
Chuck Ray
Bruce Richards
Donna Ray
April 2-3, 2010 3rd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Thomaston, GA (FBA)
Bobby Bickley - P.O. Box 330 - Thomaston, GA 30286
(706)-975-0038 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website
Ida Isaacs
Leon Isaacs
Dennis Schmitz
April 16-17, 2010 Suncoast BBQ Bash Venice, FL (FBA)
Don Fisher - 800 Albee Farm Road North - Nokomis, FL 34275
(941)-809-5232 or (941)-485-0804 or e-mail: for information
Ray Lesko
Carol Rodehaver
Chuck Ray
April 23-24, 2010 Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival Barnesville, GA (FBA)
Barnesville/Lamar County Chamber of Commerce - P.O. Box 506 - Barnesville, GA 30204
(770)-358-5884 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Chuck Ray
Donna Ray
Ida Isaacs
Leon Isaacs
August 20-21, 2010 Smoke on the Harbor Destin, FL (FBA)
Destin Rotary Club - P.O. Box 1089 - Freeport, FL 32439
(850)-259-8466 or e-mail: for information
Click here to visit their website.
Ed Hartwig
Chuck Ray
Durell Langley
October 8-9, 2010 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
Click here to visit their website.
Chuck Ray
Carol Rodehaver
Ray Lesko

Completed FBA Contests (by date)

Note that results are certified on Saturday at midnight following the contest.
Contest results are posted here for the past 12 months.

June 20, 2009Grilling in the Gardens Palm Beach Gardens, FL (FBA)
May 23, 2009Day on the River Valley, AL (FBA)
May 16, 2009Tri-State Barbecue Festival Dothan, AL (FBA)
May 9, 2009Caloosahatchee River Roast and BBQ Festival Ft. Myers, FL (FBA)
May 2, 2009Planes, Trains, and Barbeque Tavares, FL (FBA)
April 25, 2009Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival Barnesville, GA (FBA)
April 4, 2009Smoke on the Water BBQ Thomaston, GA (FBA)
April 4, 2009Orange Blossom Special BBQ Fest Dade City, FL (FBA)
March 28, 2009Grillin and Chillin on Main Wauchula, FL (FBA)
March 21, 2009Hasan Shrine Bar B Que Cookoff Albany, GA (FBA)
March 14, 200911th Annual Pig On The Pond Clermont, FL (FBA)
March 7, 20093rd Annual Pigs On The River Palatka, FL (FBA)
February 28, 20092nd Annual "Bark-N-Purr" Charity Concert & BBQ Cook-Off Bronson, FL (FBA)
February 21, 2009Ribs On the Ridge, Haines City, FL
February 21, 2009Santa Fe College Bradford Fest Boots-N-BBQ Cook-Off Starke, FL
February 7, 2009Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL
January 31, 2009Super Tailgate Throwdown Tampa, FL
January 24, 2009Top of the Lake BBQ Affair Okeechobee, FL
January 10, 2009Central Florida BBQ Festival Sebring, FL
December 13, 20082008 FBA Triple Crown Championship Perry, FL
November 15, 2008Bartow Bluegrass and BBQ Bartow, FL
November 8, 20085th Annual Pig at the Park Kissimmee, FL
November 8, 2008Foggy Bottom Bar-B-Que Bash Elba, AL
October 11, 2008Fine Swine at the Pit Mulberry, FL
October 4, 2008Coweta Up In Smoke BBQ Cookoff Newnan, GA
September 27, 2008Grant Bar-B-Que Festival Grant, FL
September 27, 2008Capital City Barbeque Cookoff Tallahassee, FL
August 31, 2008FBA Funcook Camp Mack, FL

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