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Are These Guys Taking Turns? Grand Champion: Blitzkrieg BBQ Reserve: Big Papa's Country Kitchen Okay, we'll just flip the pictures. This time it's Blitzkrieg as Grand and Big Papa as Reserve, and by just two points overall! There's no question that Brisket was the deciding factor at the first year event in Dundee, FL this past weekend. Blitzkrieg won the category, Big Papa somehow ended up in ninth place. Add to that Getta Grip BBQ, who landed 1st in Chicken, 1st in Ribs, and 4th in Pork, and everyone figured they would be the Grand. But Brisket seemed to control the contest and Getta Grip BBQ missed the top 10 in the one category that might have won it for them. 22 cook teams filled Dundee with smoke and great barbecue. A real nice showing for a new event in the FBA circuit. Click for Scores Big Papa Wins Cowboys Ft. Pierce Grand Champion: Big Papa's Country Kitchen Reserve: Blitzkrieg BBQ Growing in leaps and bounds, Cowboys BBQ Cookoff in Ft. Pierce, FL is poised to become one of the largest FBA events on the circuit. This year's contest, the second annual, saw 36 cook teams take the field. Dana Hillis, head cook of Big Papa's Country Kitchen, still smarting from his 12-point loss to Git-R-Smoked at Naples, FL, came back strong with a pair of 2nd Place finishes in Chicken and Ribs to win the contest by more than five points over Blitzkrieg BBQ. A round of applause for Jim McCoin, owner of Cowboys Bar-B-Que and Steak Co., for making this such a great event for everyone! Click for Scores The FBA Forum Is Alive! The FBA Forum With the proliferation of online forums peeking last year, it seemed only natural that the FBA would eventually join the tide. The link above and the permanent link on the far left will take you to the forum. There you can discuss our rules, our contests, cooking and judging in the FBA circuit, and just about anything else that pertains to the Florida Bar-B-Que Association, as long as you are a member. The FBA forum is a moderated forum for the exclusive use by members of the Florida Bar-B-Que Association. And as such, the Florida Bar-B-Que Association will not tolerate nor allow posts that seek to attack or defame anyone, are in any way considered pornographic or offensive, or that have no relevance to the Florida Bar-B-Que Association. If a post is removed, there will be a message from the moderator as to why and the offending poster may be permanently banned from the forum. New users will be approved as quickly as possible, however, you will have limited restricted access until that approval has been granted. Click to visit the FBA Forum 2012: Let the Smoke Rise Grand Champion: Git-R-Smoked Reserve: Big Papa's Country Kitchen Well, the season seems to have started the same way it ended. Git-R-Smoked in 1st Place, taking the Grand at Naples, FL and Big Papa's Country Kitchen in 2nd, with the Reserve. The second year of the Ziggy Dick's BBQ Cookoff found 39 Pro and 8 Backyard teams filling the field. Add to that a huge crowd and great weather and it looks like the 2012 FBA Season is off to a spectacular start. Click for Scores B&T Wears The Triple Crown Grand Champion: B&T BBQ Cook Team Reserve: Git-R-Smoked Back in April, when Bill Tanner's B&T BBQ Cook Team took the Grand in Dothan, AL, no one could have predicted his victory in the 2011 FBA Triple Crown. Eight months later, Bill's cooking skills were ready to shine - two 1st Place calls: Chicken and Brisket, and the Grand Champion's trophy made for a great weekend. Out-scoring the Team of the Year, was the icing on the cake. Terry McKay's Git-R-Smoked, who took Reserve, looked to be the one to beat with his 2nd in Chicken, and 1st in Ribs. But Brisket, a category that Git-R-Smoked has had tremendous success with all season long, just wasn't there for this contest. Special thanks from everyone in the FBA to Smithfield for their sponsorship of the 2011 FBA Triple Crown. Click for Scores Seasoned Just Right In Perry Grand Champion: Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team Reserve: Jacks Old South Ending the season with a meeting of the best, Pitmasters Jimmy Brod and Myron Mixon battled it out in Perry, FL. And when the coals had cooled, it was the Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team with the Grand and Jacks Old South in Reserve. Both teams had one 1st Place, neither hit the top ten in Ribs, but it looks like Myron's pork didn't inspire the judges this time. Overall, this was one of the highest scored contests of the season with 37 of the top 40 scores (1-10 in each category) over 190 points. Congratulations to Dawn Taylor and the Chamber of Commerce for another spectacular party to end the FBA Season. As always, thanks from the FBA for hosting the Triple Crown. Click for Scores

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