1997 KCBS SANCTIONED EVENTS
[April][May][June][July][August][September][October]
March 21-22
1st. Tiger Town Pig Festival
Contact: Gerry Black 217 S. Fl. Ave Lakeland FL 33801
Phone 941-686-4136
April 4-6
2nd Louisiana State BBQ Championship Cook Off & Chili Contest
Contact: Donna or Ernie Autin 2 Beth Dr. Covington, La 70433
Phone 504-892-7873
April 18-19
Marshall Rotary BBQ
Contact: Charles Cooper 746 East Easwoood Marshall, MO 65340
Phone 816-886-5871 Fax 816-886-6830
April 18-19
Mid South Regional BBQ Cookoff
Contact: Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce Barry Greene PO Box 942 Lincoln, AR 72744
Phone 501-824-3232
April 18-19
Aiken BBQ Blast
Contact: Sonya Thomas-Aiken Jaycees PO Box 707 Aiken, SC 28902
Phone 803-648-8955
April 25-26
9th. Oklahoma Joes Stillwater Elks Interplanetary Blaze-A-Thon
Contact: Pat Pittman 202 E. Mcelloy, Stillwater, OK 74056
Phone 405-372-3925
May 2-3
8th. Old Town BBQ Cookoff
Contact: Old Town Association C/O Vickie Peterson PO Box 1377 Wichita, KS 67201
Phone 1-800-733-1363
May 2-3
2nd Sam's Club Cookout America
Contact: Dennis Roberts 12420 South 71 HWY Grandview, MO 64030
Phone: 816-765-0600
May 2-3
Grovefest
Contact: Richard Lippitt PO Box 450693 Grove OK 74345
Phone: (D) 918-786-2366 (E) 918-786-4420
May 2-3
Red, Hot,& Wild BBQ Championship
Contact: George Liesmann PO Box 1818 Arkansas City, KS 67005
May 9-10
11th Annual Blue Devil Sunflower State Barbecue Championship Cookoff
Contact Jerr Toney/Karen Atchley Wyandotte Co. Fairgrounds 1405 N.98th., Kansas City, KS 66211
Phone 913-596-9632 or 913-596-9675
May 9, 10, 11
Diamond State Barbeque Cookoff and Delaware State Championship
Contact Wayne Jackson, 12 Montague Rd., Newrk, DE 19713
Phone 302-731-0363
May 10
Arkansas City Sorotimist Fun BBQ
Contact: Jennifer Glenn PO Box 761 307 South Summit, Arkansas City, KS 67005
May 30-31
11th North Kansas City Mo State Championship
Contact: Doug King & Vicki King 302 NE 82nd. Terr. Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone: (H) 816-436-2219 (W) 816-842-2284
June 6-7
Great Pork Barbeqlossal
Contact: Anne Rehnstrom 1778 NW 114th. Olive, IA 50325
Phone 515-223-2622 Fax 515-223-2646
June 6-7
6th Annual Mclouth Prairie Days BBQ Blow-Out
Contact: Cliff Weeks, POB ox 87, Mclouth, Ks 66054
Phone: 913-796-6122 Evenings 913-796-6330
June 13-14
Lexington BBQ Bail-out, Lexington, MO Memorial Airport
Contact: Bill Rousseau, POBox 714, Grain Valley, MO 64029
Phone 816-229-2225 Email
June 13-14
Greater Slater Open BBQ Cookoff
Contact: Bud Summers PO Box 100 Slater, MO 66349
Phone (D) 816-529-2222 (E) 816-520-2660
June 13-14
Toganoxie Days BBQ
Contact: Mike Kaiser 23740 Honey Creek Rd. Toganoxie, KS 66086
Phone (H) 913-281-0328 (W) 913-845-3854
June 13-14
Blue Ridge BBQ Craft & Music Festival
Contact: Andy Millard Polk County Chamber 401 N. Trade St. Tryon, NC 28782
Phone 704-859-6236
June
4th Lexington Bar-B-Q Battle
Lexington, Mass.
Lexington Rotary Club
June 20-21
Cushing Blues & Barbeque Festival,
Contact: Sherri Kyker, PO Box 1007, Cushing,OK
Phone: 918-225-2400
June 20-21
The 8th Annual Raytown Barbecue Cook-Off
Contact: Raytown chamber of Commerce at 816-353-8500
June 25-26
KFDI State Championship BBQ Fest
Contact: Kathleen Wille Kansas Coliseum PO Box 1402 Wichita, KS 67202 Premier RV Park
Phone 318-641-4991
June 27-28
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle The Kansas State Championship
Contact: Bill Nicks 13420 Oak Lenexa, KS 66215
Phone 913-541-8529 Fax 913-492-8118
June 27-28
Platte City BBQ Contest (formerly Zed Martin Days)
Contact: Larry or Donna Van Fosson 13100 Bethel Terrace Platte City, MO 64079
Phone 816-858-2028
July 4-5
Chief Osceola Ozark BBQ State Championship
Contact: Helen Kidwell PO Box 7 Osceola, MO 64776
Phone 417-646-8829
July 11-12
Illinois State BBQ Championship
Contact: Mike Lake PO Box 636 Shannon, IL 61078
Phone 816-864-3679 Fax 816-864-2825
July 18-19
7th. Annual Piper BBQ Cook-off
Governor Bill Graves has issued a proclamation stating that this is the
"Eastern KS State BBQ Championship"
Contact: Craig Howell, 12117 Leavenworth RD.,Kansas City, KS 66109
Phone 913-721-1163
Red Hot & Wild BBQ Cookoff
Topeka, KS
New Hampshire State Championship
Portsmouth, NH
KC Blues and Jazz Festival
KC Liberty Memorial
Blues and Jazz Society
July 18-19
5th. Annual Platte County Fair Barbeque Contest
Contact: Brad Babcock or Stan Palmer, 16725 NW 136th, Platte City, MO 64079
Phone: Brad 816-741-8328 Stan 816-858-2820
July 25-26
3rd Annual Jamesport BBQ Cook-off.
Contact: Janet Den Hartog, PO Box46, Jamesport, MO
Phone 816-684-6711
July 25-26
7th annual Dodge City Days Barbeque Championship Contest
Entry fee $100 Payout $10,000
Contact: Gretchen Woolsey, PO Box 939, 501 W. Spruce St., Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: 316-227-3119
August 1-2
5th. annual village of Laurie BBQ Cookoff
Contact: Shirley J. Jobe, PO Box 1515, Laurie, MO 65038
Phone: 573-374-8776
August 8-9
5th. Annual The Woodlands Barbeque Cook-Off
Contact Jill Walton, 9700 Leavenworth RD., Kansas City, KS 66109
Phone: 913-299-9797
Johnson County Fair
Gardner, Kansas
Musketaquid Summer BBQ Challenage
BBQ and Fall Music Festival
Goodlettsville, TN
Benton County BBQ Championship
Benton County Mississippi
Benton County Fair
August 9-10
Bates County BBQ Championship
Contact: Tom Chandler RT 4 Box 436 Butler, MO 64703
Phone 816-679-5515
King of the Grill NJ State Championship
Ocean City, NJ
August 15-16
2nd Annual Mulvane Old Settlers BBQ Bonanza
Contact: Jason Wharry/Fred Stroot, 115 N. 1st. Mulvane, KS 67116
Phone: (day) 316-777-4421 (eve) 316-488-3469
August 15-16
1st. Grandview Elks "Hog Wild" BBQ Cookoff
Contact Gene Nichols, c/o Grandview Elks Lodge #2088, Granview, MO 64030
Phone816-322-7800 Email
August 15-16
California State Championship BBQ Cook-Off
Contact: Melanie Jones, Follows Camp 23400 East Fork RD Azusa, CA 91702
Phone 800-642-7500 or 818-910-1100 Email: campgirl@msn.com
August 22-23
8th Annual Tennessee State Championship Cook-Off
Contact: Ricky Shelton, PO Box 966, Cookeville, TN 38503
Phone: 615-5280-4007
August 22-23
Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Official Colorado State Championship Contest
Contact: linda Lichtendahl, Town of Fresco, PO Box 4100, Frisco, CO 80443
Phone 1-800-424-1554
http://www.brecknet.com/townfrisco/bbq.html
August 22-23
2nd. Roots Festival BBQ Cook-Off
Contact: Rick Schoenberger 508 South Hospital Dr. Paola, KS 66071
Phone 913-294-4891
September 5-6
Blue Springs BBQBlaze-Off State Championship Contest
Contact: Pam Duck Blue Springs City Hall, 903 Main St. Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone 816-228-0137
September 5-6
3rd. Annual Shirnefest Bar-B- Que Cook-off Festival & Beach Blast
Contact Calvin Gaddy/Oasis Shriners, 604 Daniel Burnham Way Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: 1-800-226-2747
September 12-13
2nd Annual Argentine Barbeque Battle Cook-off
Contact: Roberto Marin, Jr., PO Box 6724, 1406 S. 25th St., Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: 913-384-2616
September 12-13
5th Annual Bubbafest
Contact: Chester A. Hoag, 308 Sloping Meadow DR., spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone 864-429-7821 Fax864-439-7821 EMAIL
September 12-13
4th. Annual Waverly Apple Jubliee BBQ Contest
Contact: Fred Utlaut, Tt. 1, Box 20, Waverly, Mo 64096
Phone: 8`16-493-2527 Fax 816-493-2710
September 12-13
Cass County Cookoff
Contact: Ed Long 202 South Lexington Harrisonville, MO 84701
Phone 816-380-3522
September 19-20
Jesse James BBQ Cookout
Contact: Larry Pratt PO Box 202 Kearney, MO 64060
Phone 816-628-4502 or 816-274-8580
September 20
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff
Contact: Donna Morgan RT. 3 Box 674 Ponca City, OK 74604
Phone (H) 405-765-3566 (W) 405-782-5651
September 26-27
Riverfest BBQ Cookoff
Contact: Smoke'n John Underwood 1210 4th. Ave SE Decatur, AL 35601-40004
Phone 205-350-8403
September 26-27
Mountain Mania BBQ Championship
Contact: Richard F. Vollmer PO Box 488 Mountian Home, AR 72653
Phone 501-424-8062
September 26-27
State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Contact: Bill Cramer 1701 South 61 Ave. Omaha, NE 68106
Phone 402-558-2886
October 2-4
American Royal BBQ
Contact: Tracy Satterfield 1701 American Royal Court Kansas City, MO 64102
Phone: 816-221-9800 Email amroyalbbq@aol.com
October 10-11
3rd Annual Great Grillers Bar-B-Que Meat
Contact: Terry Lodge, 11110 Hohnson Dr., Shawnee, KS 66203
Phone: 913-631-5200
October 10-11
Autumn Fest/Tyson Foods State Championship
Cotact:: Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce 123 West Mountain, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone 501-521-1710
October 24-25
JackDaniels Workd Championship Invitational Barbecue Contest, Lynchburt, TN
Contact Tana Shupe, 110 21st Ave. south, Nashville, TN 37203
INVATATIONAL ONLY
Phone: 615-340-1065
October 31 - Novermber 1
6th. Annual Homebuilders hog Happnin
Conatct: Jerry Gardner, 1321 Vista Dr., Shelby, NC 28150
Phone 704-482-4202 Fax 704-482-0720
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Of Special Interest
October 31
Terlingua Championship Brisket Cook-Off, Terlingua TX
This is not a KCBS Sactioned event but was a 1996 American Royal and Jack Daniels qualifer
Contact: Theresa Logan or Al Hopkins 214-874-5601
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Most Recent Update 09/26/97
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