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Fired Up at the Funcook
 | Sauntering back to his winning ways, Rob 'Rub' Bagby breezed into Clerbrook and won the 10th Anniversary FBA Funcook with a three-point edge over Big Bad Wolf BBQ. Doug Brooks, head cook of the BBW, and his team had just completed the No Holds |
Barred Cooking Class and placed a respectable fifth overall there.| Jimmy Brod, Funcook Organizer and Lead Professor at the No Holds Class has been receiving accolades from all who attended. No question about it, this was the best Funcook in the ten-year history of the FBA. Jimmy's Smokin' Cracker team, cooked a 1st Place Brisket for the Funcook; must have been one or two tricks still up the Master's sleeve. |  |
The hardworking Rep team of Chuck & Donna Ray along with Ray Lesko & Carol Rodehaver actually ran two complete contests in one weekend, but still managed to have some fun! Great job, everyone. Full results and photos of the Funcook winners are here and the No Holds Barred Cooking Class score packets are here. |
Breaking News from the Funcook!
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2011 Officers and Board of Directors
President - Forrest Dilmore
Vice President - Dana Hillis
Secretary - Gary Blevins
Treasurer - Ricky Ginsburg
Directors at Large: Rob Bagby, Ed Hartwig, and Tony Wolfe
Triple Crown and FBA State Championships for 2011
Florida: Starke (FBA State Championship), Grant, Okeechobee
Alabama: Elba (FBA State Championship), Dothan, Valley
Georgia: Thomaston (FBA State Championship), Barnesville, Newnan
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Forrest Cooked 'em in Cocoa
| Hammering a solid 10-point win with 1st Place in Pork and Brisket, Forrest Dilmore, head cook of Forrest's Fine Foods walked with the Grand this past weekend in Cocoa Beach, FL. Swamp Boy, Rub Bagby, who took 1st in Chicken, has promised to give Forrest some poultry pointers at the Funcook. |  |
Florida Boys, led by Jady Hill, was Reserve in this first year FBA Sanctioned event. Despite some scorching temperatures the crowd came out and had a great time. Special thanks to all the FBA Reps and Judges who participated in this event for enduring some unusually tough conditions. Full results and photos of the winners are here. |
We Got Ourselves a Horse Race!
| It's been five years since the Team of the Year battle had a race this close. With just ten contests left in the season, Forrest and Big Papa are running neck and neck. And while there's over a hundred points separating 2nd and 3rd, the rest of the field has an equal chance to win right now. | 
Sorryboys, Gary and Chip, our 1st TOTY |
Rumor has it that in this, the ninth running of the FBA Team of the year, several Vegas betting parlors have us up on the board! You can follow the race, down to the wire, from the TOTY page, but even better, come on out to an FBA contest and see it firsthand! |
Who Are These Guys?
Unknown BBQ | They're the team that just jumped into 6th Place in the Team of the Year race. They're the team that took 1st Place in three out of four categories at Live Oak, FL and the Grand, their first of the |
year. Jason Whitcomb is the head cook, but with a team this big, he's more of a commander-in-chief of a small army.Terry McKay, Git R Smoked, was Reserve, almost 16 points back, but proving that consistent scoring works every time. Even before the awards were announced on Saturday, postings were popping up from cook teams wired into the net from the contest site, saying what a great event this was for everyone. Congratulations to Damon Wooley for another successful contest! Photos of the winners and complete results are here. |
Hobe Sound, Florida and
Big Papa versus Friendly Forrest
| Talk about a barbecue battle, here was one for the books - Hobe Sound, Florida with Dana Hillis - Big Papa's Country Kitchen and Forrest Dilmore - Forrest's Fine Foods, fighting it down to the last drop of sauce. Forrest nailed a solid 1st place in Brisket, but it was no match for Dana's 1st place in Pork and 2nd | 
Masters of Ceremony, Mo and Sally
from KOOL 105.5 FM. |
place in every other category! And when the smoke cleared, it was Dana with the Grand and Forrest in Reserve.Sure it was hot, but it's Florida in July and everyone was prepared for the heat. Thirty Pro and six Backyard teams filled a solid quarter mile of A1A in Hobe Sound for this first year contest. Congratulations go out the entire staff of the Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce for this great event. Pro and Backyard scores along with photos are here. |
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