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Bar-B-Que Fest Fundraiser
We would like to thank everyone who helped make our 5th Annual CHW Kansas Masters BBQ Championship a success!
See You Next Year June 13, 2009 & June 12, 2010
There are a lot of pictures, so please be patient and enjoy the music while the page loads :)
Photographer: Mr. Douglas Lockett - Wichita, KS
Music by: Mrs. Cherryl Ann Clark - Wichita, KS
2008 KS Masters BBQ Championship Overall Top 10 Winners1. 4 Legs Up BBQ - Grand Champion
2. Blue Collar BBQ - Reserve Grand Champion
3. JP Custom Smoke
4. Smoke Meisters
5. Twin Oaks Smoking Crew
6. Firebreathers Barbecue
7. Pig In! Pig Out!
8. Hedgehogs BBQ
9. Uncle Bud's Smoke House
10. Smokin and Jokin
Classic Car Show People's Choice
1. Mr. Thomas Gant - 1957 Chevy
2. Mr. Greg Florence - 1965 SS Chevy Impala
The Center for Health and Wellness, Inc. (CHW) just completed its 5th Annual CHW Kansas Masters BBQ Championship at Cowtown Museum Saturday, June 14, 2008. It was fabulous! The Center for Health and Wellness has been providing quality primary family health care for 10 years. The efforts to promote prevention and wellness education are strengthened by partnerships, sponsorship and contributions such as the one shown by your time and contributions at the 2008 BBQ Fest
The Center for Health and Wellness is proud to be “Promoting a Healthy Community!” in Wichita. www.wichitawellness.org
CONTEST RECAP5th Annual South placeCentral Kansas Masters BBQ Championship
Sponsored by the Center for Health and Wellness, Inc.
Perfect weather, great BBQ teams and a large crowd to enjoy the “Wild-Wild West
Family Fun Day” and BBQ Championship held as a benefit for the Center for Health and
Wellness (host) at PlaceNameOld PlaceNameCowtown PlaceTypeMuseum grounds in placeCityWichita, KS on June 14, 2008 were the
right ingredients for a great recipe for a successful contest.
Early on Friday, June 13, the cooks started rolling in their RVs and smokers until
late that night to get their rigs hooked up to electricity, have their meat supplies checked
by the Meat Inspector and fired up their smokers for the KCBS sanctioned contest. John
Grimes and Robert Hahn, KCBS officials, were on site by early afternoon to oversee the
preparations and contest-did a great job.
Twenty-six teams competed in the 5th Annual South placeCentral Kansas Masters BBQ
Championship from the great states of StateKansas, StateMissouri and placeStateOklahoma---some first-timers
and mostly seasoned experienced BBQ teams. Two teams that had entered the contest had
to cancel because of family emergencies-so 26 teams engaged in the final competition.
Coleman coolers, lanterns, flashlights, key chains -outdoor camping products
supplied by the Wichita-based Coleman Company were handed out to the teams as they
checked-in on Friday, June 13th. Coleman sponsorship as well as other hospitality items
supplied by local merchants provided a real boost for this Wichita-based BBQ competition
-all added up to a great way to say “howdy” to these “bbq cowboys” joining us at Old
Cowtown-a historic museum honoring the pioneering Wild West Days of StateplaceKansas
and Wichita.
Wichita's Mayor, Carl Brewer, a contestant, hosted a BBQ dinner and Blues concert
on Friday night for all the cooks, their families/friends and many invited guests of the Mayor
-all who attended the party enjoyed both the tasty food (plenty of it) as well as the musical entertainment.
Saturday, June 14, was filled with family fun activities-inflatable games for the
Kids, Western strolls through historic Cowtown where folks enjoyed authentic gun-slinging
contests, seeing ladies dressed in vintage dress, examining classic cars on display, enjoying
Saloon beverages, spooning old fashioned vanilla ice cream (made on the spot), voting in the
People's Choice contest, and plenty of tasty ribs, brisket, chicken and pork as people mingled
among with the cooks. Blues/jazz bands including Back Porch Blues, Craig Twister Stewart,
placecountry-regionKent Overacre RKO Band, Made from Scratch, and Corbett Vintage Music & Sound
entertained the crowds during the day-making for a fun day for all.
Around 3:00p.m., as eager cooks and folks alike gathered around the stage area, The Award Ceremony announcer provided the long-awaited names of winners of the 2008 KCBS BBQ Championship. These winners, given awards of cash (top 5 winners) or ribbons (6th to 10th place),include:
The TEN top winners for the 2008 BBQ Championship
4 Legs Up BBQ--Grand Champion:
Blue Collar BBQ-- Reserve Grand Champion
JP Custom Smoke
Smoke Meisters
Twin Oaks Smoking Crew
Firebreathers Barbecue
Pig In! Pig Out!
Hedgehogs BBQ
Uncle Bud's Smoke House
Smokin' and Jokin'
Top 5 Winners in Each Category:
Chicken:
4 Legs Up BBQ
Smokin' Leprechauns
Pok N Da Ribs
Blue Collar BBQ
JP Custom Smoke
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Ribs:
JP Custom Smoke
Uncle Bud's Smoke House
Bubba's SmokeShack
Smoke Meister
Pig In! Pig Out!
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Pork:
4 Legs Up BBQ
Twin Oaks Smoking Crew
Blue Collar BBQ
Smoke Meisters
Pig In! Pig Out!
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Brisket:
Two Men And A Barbie
Hedgehogs BBQ
Three Men and a Butt
Firebreathers Barbecue
Blue Collar BBQ
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People's Choice
Twin Oaks Smoking Crew
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Thanks to all the wonderful BBQ chefs, judges, sponsors, volunteers and general public
that came to enjoy the day with us. Congratulations to all the winners! You're invited
to check www.wichitawellness.org and click on BBQ Fundraiser to view the slide show
of pictures taken at various sites/times/functions throughout the day. Keep the 2009
dates for the next BBQ Championship in CityplaceWichita on your calendar: June 12 and 13.
See you in 2009!