Southern Chefs win grand championship

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October 8, 2007

By TIM FRANZEN

timothy.franzen@gaflnews.com

VIENNA — Representing BIG PIG JIG at the 2008 Memphis in May competition will be Southern Chefs from Lake Blackshear. Before taking the grand championship title to climax the 26th annual event this past weekend, Southern Chefs also finished first in the Ribs category.

Selected as volunteers of the year were Ann Gambrell and Cindy McAnally.

Winner of the Alfred Hawkins People’s Choice award, sponsored by Stripling’s General Store, was The Not Ready for Primetime Cookers.

Other winners in the pork categories which count toward the grand championship included:

Whole Hog competition

• First place- Grill Masters

• Second place-Jacks Old South

• Third place-Stumps Smokers, Inc.

• Fourth place tie -Lost Mountain Barbecue and Sporty Porkers

Shoulders

• First place-Grill Masters

• Second place-Lost Mountain Barbecue

• Third place-Sowega Smokers

• Fourth place-Squealer Dealers

• Fifth place-Atlanta Motion Pigtures

Ribs

• First place - Southern Chefs

• Second place - Fletcher’s Finest Barbecue

• Third place - L and L Cookin’ Crew

• Fourth place - Not Ready for Primetime Cookers

•Fifth place tie - Wild Turkeys and Exhausted Rooster Club

Winners in the Stew category were • First place - Petes Pork Pokers; • Second place - Whitfield’s Recipes and • Third place - Backyard Barbecue Boys.

For Best sauce, the winners were • First place- Smoke Shack Barbecue; • Second place- Sowbellies and • Third place - The Florida Boys.

Winners in the chicken category include • First place- Citizens Telephone Cookers; • Second place- Back Porch Smokers and • Third place- Low Country Long Shots.

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