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OFFICIAL PROGRAM

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Entertainment (Main Stage, Free)

Diego’s Umbrella Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.

A mix of soul, punk and gypsy rock, this band from the Bay area will wow audiences on the first night of the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. Diego’s Umbrella is sure to get people dancing with their high-energy, funky music.

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he 25th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off will

run Wednesday, August 28, through Monday, September 2, 2013. This must-attend culinary, music and craft festival is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. Admission is free!

More than 500,000 visitors and 100 tons of ribs were served in 2012. The wide variety of activities within the event, including the Nugget World Rib Eating Championship, a carnival area with rides and activities, and topnotch entertainment – not to mention the best BBQ in the country – all come together to draw thousands of people to Victorian Square every Labor Day weekend.

Similar large crowds are expected for 2013.

Twenty-four of the country’s most decorated and talented rib cookers will feed event goers, while competing for a total cash purse of $14,500 and the title of “Best in the West” – a designation many cookers consider to be the ultimate prize in highvolume competitive BBQ. Last year, Chicago BBQ Company was the top winner, their first time taking home the grand prize after 24 years at the event. Another top honor- the 2012 People’s Choice Award was given to Back Forty Texas Barbecue.

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2013 JUDGES Alan Zeman

Rational USA

Ray Lampe

Dr. BBQ

Albert Hall

Chef and Owner of Acacia

Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti

Owner of Glutton Force Five and Former Pro-Eater

Avital Ungar

Owner of Avital Tours

Spud Hilton

Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle

Matt Russell

Host of On the Menu Live

Mike Peters

Host of The Great American BBQ Tour

Ken Wayne

KTVU Weekend Anchor

John Maher

President and Publisher of RGJ Media and the Reno Gazette-Journal

JJ Christy

KBUL 98.1 Reno Radio Personality

Mike Alger

KTVN Channel 2 News Chief Meteorologist

Tad Dunbar

Charter Judge

D. Brian Burghart

Editor and Co-Publisher of the Reno News & Review

Jennifer Bushman

Chef and Cookbook Author

Keller Williams Thursday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m.

This musician really is a jack-of-all-trades. Keller Williams plays music reminiscent of jazz, funk, reggae, bluegrass, folk and more. He creates his own evocative sound and is often described as a ‘one-man jam-band’ due to his frequent use of live phrase looping with multiple instruments.

website/social media: Learn more about The Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off at Website: www.nuggetribcookoff.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nuggetribs Twitter: @nuggetribs Instagram: @nuggetribs Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/nuggetribs Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/nuggetribs

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds Friday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m.

This blues rock group started in 1974, and will be sure to get people up on their feet dancing. They’re best known for their hit “Tuff Enuff.” Sure to be a crowd-favorite!

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Time Band 11am-2pm Emerald City 2:30-5:30pm Hired Gunnz 6-8:30pm Mojo Green

THURDAY, Aug 29 11am-2pm Mojo Green 2:30-5:30pm Buddy Emmer 6-8:30pm Saddle Tramps FRIDAY, aug 30 11am-2pm Rick Hammond Blues Band 2:30-5:30pm Slide Mountain Band 6-8:30pm Mark Sexton Band SATURDAY. aug 31 11am-2pm Cliff Notes 2:30-5:30pm Greg Golden Band 6-8:30pm The Saloons

Mark Chesnutt

SUNDAY, Sept 1 11am-2pm Jason King Band 2:30-5:30pm Audio Sky 6-8:30pm West Bay Rythym

Saturday, August 31 at 7:00 p.m.

Country-favorite Mark Chesnutt propelled into the spotlight with his late-1980s album, Doing My Country Thing. Since then, he’s charted more than thirty singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs, including eight #1 singles.

MONDAY. Sept 2 11am-2pm Delta Cat 2:30-5pm Jo Mama

Bad Company with Brian Howe Sunday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m.

This popular English rock band formed in 1973 and the group has included many popular rockers throughout the years. The band is best known for their hit songs “Can’t Get Enough,” “Bad Company,” and “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad.”

Commander Cody & His Modern Day Airmen Monday, September 2 at 3:00 p.m.

Mixed styles of country, rock and bluegrass music will entertain ribeaters on the last day of the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. The band is known as a pioneer in incorporating Western Swing into its music, and became known for marathon live shows.

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Name: Armadillo Willy’s Location: Los Altos, CA About Us: It all began in 1983 with a simple goal: Serve the best BBQ this side of Texas in a fun, inviting atmosphere at affordable prices. We take pride in offering a family-friendly experience and we’re proud of the look and feel of each of our restaurants. Yet, we never forget that Armadillo Willy’s is all about barbecue. Real barbecue. Cooked over an oak-wood fire. No gas. No electricity. Just serious barbecue. Whether you’re dining in our home or yours, know that, when it comes to barbecue, this is as good as it gets.

History: Best Sauce 1989 www.armadillowillys.com Facebook: facebook.com/armadillowillys Twitter: @armadillowillys

Name: Aussom Aussie Location: Pittsburgh, PA About Us: Aussom Aussie is Australia’s most accomplished BBQ chef with more than 150 awards for best BBQ in the USA and Canada. A 24 year veteran of the International BBQ Circuit, Paul “Aussom Aussie” MacKay started competing in BBQ contests in 1988 and after several years he and his father developed their very own traditional Australian fruit based barbecue sauce. Taking on the best Barbecue chefs, he came to North America to prove he had a winning formula.

Paul’s sauces, seasonings and supplies are simply the best you can buy, if you take the art of Barbie (BBQ) seriously.

History: 3rd 2004, 2nd 2002, 1st 2001, 5th 2000 www.aussomaussie.com Facebook: facebook.com/AussomAussie Twitter: @aussomaussie

Name: The Barbecue Company Inc. Location: Phoenix, AZ About Us: In business since 1987, The Barbecue Company has been recognized with several national awards for our ribs, including Michigan’s Bay City Pig Gig, the Naperville Ribfest in Illinois and Iowa’s World Pork Expo and the “National Championship” Trophy from the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. Our FreeRange Red and Sweet Sonoran Heat barbecue sauces have also won awards, including 1st Place in the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off and the Arizona Fiesta Bowl BBQ Classic. Chili Pepper Magazine has repeatedly recognized us for our outstanding barbecue sauces throughout the years. Most recently we were awarded the “Best of Phoenix” in the Phoenix New Times for our Sweet Sonoran Heat sauce.

History: Best Sauce 2008, 5th 1998, Best Sauce 1998, 4th 2001, 2nd 1997, 1st 1995, 3rd 1993 www.thebbqco.com Facebook: The Barbecue Company Grill and Café Twitter: @TheBBQCoWI

Name: BJ’s Barbecue Location: Sparks, NV About Us: Established nearly 20 years ago, BJ’s Nevada Barbecue Company is family owned and operated and a local favorite. We serve up delicious Pork Ribs, Beef Brisket, chicken, shredded pork, Louisiana Hot Links, salads, wings and more! How good are our ribs? BJ’s is very proud to be a six time “Best in the West” rib cook-off winner! This is why we are Sparks, Reno, and Carson City’s favorite place for real Nevada Barbecue.

History: 4th 2010, 2nd 2006, 5th 2005, 4th 2000, 1st 1998, 3rd 1994, Best Sauce 1992 www.bjsbbq.com Facebook: facebook.com/pages/BJs-Nevada-BarbecueCompany/113186409907

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Name: Back Forty Texas Barbecue Location: Pleasant Hill, CA About Us: Jeff and his team compete regularly in contests against the nation’s finest barbecue operations. As one of the nation’s Top 24 Barbecue Teams, Back Forty Texas Barbecue has been invited to compete in the Rib Cook-Off every year since 1991. The judges regularly vote Back Forty the #1 Barbecue in California and twice voted Back Forty’s barbecue sauce as Best in the Nation.

In 1993, Back Forty opened a restaurant in Shingle Springs, CA and, in 1995, Back Forty served travelers at the Roseville, CA location. In 2007, Back Forty Pleasant Hill opened the Roadhouse & Saloon 20 miles up Interstate 680 from San Ramon.

History: 1st 2011, People’s Choice 1997, 5th 1996, Best Sauce 1996, People’s Choice 2012, 4th 1995, Best Sauce 1995, 4th 1992 www.backforty.us Facebook: facebook.com/BackForty

Name: Bone Daddy’s BBQ Location: Midland, MI About Us: Bill Wall married his wife, Kim, while here for the competition one year. Their beautiful daughter Jessica has been attending shows with them since she was little and still helps out today. In 2005, Bone Daddy’s opened a restaurant in Midland, Michigan. Today Bill and Kim continue to offer award-winning food through their catering and restaurant business and they are still winning competitions throughout Michigan and the USA. The best of all of these competitions is The Best In the West Nugget Cook-Off, in which Bone Daddy’s has been invited to compete since 1990.

History: 3rd 2011, People’s Choice 2011, 1st 2010, People’s Choice 2010, 2nd 2009, People’s Choice 2009, 1st 2008, 5th 2006, 3rd 2003, 1st 1999 www.bonedaddysbarbeque.com Facebook: facebook.com/bonedaddysBBQ

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Name: Bourbon Q Location: Westport, KY About Us: Since buying our first mobile pit in 1984, Team BourbonQ has competed coast to coast in dozens of local and national cooking events winning numerous awards for our ribs and signature products. We bring a bit of The “Bleu-grass” with us; you will love our (often imitated, but never duplicated) Famous Blue Cheese Coleslaw. You can find our award winning sauces and rubs on the shelves in hundreds of retailers across North America and abroad.

History: 5th 2008, 4th 2009 www.bourbonq.com Facebook: facebook.com/KentuckyBourbonQ Twitter: @KentuckyBourbonQ Instagram: @BourbonQ

Name: Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ About Us: Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ ribs and sauce have won prizes all across America. Now, whenever we get a craving for some of Butch’s ribs, we just fire up the grill and follow Butch’s time-tested rib cooking recipe while using some of his amazing smack-your-lips barbecue sauces and seasoning rubs. We like our sauce sweet, but you can get yours whatever way you like it best: Mild, sweet, pyrogenic and if you’re real brave – super pyrogenic!

History: People’s Choice 2008, People’s Choice 2006, 1st 2005 www.smackyourlipsbbq.com Facebook: Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ Twitter: @Butchsbbq

Name: Carson City BBQ Location: Carson City, NV About Us: We’re Nevada’s most award winning barbecue company. Our first contest was the Arizona Rib Round Up. We tried our luck again at The Best on the Mountain Horizon Rib Cook Off and won Best Sauce. Following this we won 1st or 2nd place for sauce and 1st place for ribs for the next five years. In 1998 we entered the “Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook off” for the first time and took 4th place with ribs; we’ve since won five more trophies. In the preceding years we started catering more and more and now cater anywhere from 250 to 300 catering jobs a year with clients reaching us from as far as 500 miles away.

History: Best Sauce 2004, People’s Choice 2003, Best Sauce 2009 www.carsoncitybbq.com

Name: Checkered Pig BBQ Location: Martinsville, VA About Us: Checkered Pig™BBQ has two restaurant locations in Martinsville and Danville, VA. Our national competition cooking team is based out of Martinsville, Virginia. We travel all over the nation serving award-winning ribs and our Southern style menu, including America’s leanest pork BBQ. We’re a fairly new team on the circuit but we’re already bringing home the big trophies. Our biggest accomplishment was winning the 2004 Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. Our ribs have been featured on the Food Network and we’re members of the Kansas City Barbecue Society and National Barbecue Association.

History: 4th 2007, 1st 2004, 5th 2012 www.checkeredpig.com Facebook: Checkered Pig BBQ | Twitter: @checkered_pig Instagram: @checkered_pig

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Name: Chicago BBQ Company Location: Burr Ridge, IL About Us: Owner and barbecue expert Tom Ferguson opened Chicago BBQ Company in 1985, with a vision of creating Chicago’s ultimate barbecue experience. Trained in the fine art of low and slow smoking at the age of ten, Tom has spent his life creating the world’s best barbecue. Tom started traveling around the country doing ribfests in 1988. Critics have been raving ever since. Rib eaters agree...Chicago BBQ is the best barbecue in the country. Please join us in making everyday an outdoor barbecue.

History: 2nd 2011, 5th 2010, 2nd 2008, 2nd 2005, 3rd 1999, 4th 1996, 1st 2012, 3rd 1998, 3rd 1991 www.chicagobbq4u.com Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Chicago-BBQ-Company/193115447365861

Name: Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Co. Location: Hinckley, OH About Us: Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Company was started by a personal ad, sort of.

Co-owner Lee Rice was looking through newspaper ads for a car when he found himself looking through the personal ads, one of which caught his eye - about a sassy redhead who soon became his wife and partner, Donna Rice. Donna’s home economics background and Lee’s food service background led to opening a restaurant. In 1989, the Rices started participating in BBQ competitions. Instant success led to more cook-offs every year since. Today, Desperado’s participates in 30 cookoff contests annually, and boasts 19 first place awards in 1997 alone.

History: 2nd 2007, 3rd 2005, People’s Choice 2004, 1st 2009, 3rd 1997 www.lickmyribs.com

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Wed., Aug. 28- Mon. Sept. 2, 2013 Victorian Square, Sparks NV

on Victorian Ave., between 14th Street & Pyramid Way. Parking: Surrounding areas of Victorian Square, Sparks, Nevada.

Shuttles: For quick, convenient access, park at Legends at Sparks Marina, and ride the free shuttle. Shuttles run Wednesday through Friday from 5pm to 10pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm. The pick-up/drop-off point at Legends

is the dirt lot next to Sparks Blvd., between Fuddruckers and Popeye’s. Shuttles will take event goers to the RTC Centennial Plaza, near Victorian and 14th, just steps away from all the action!

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Kids’ Area: Children will delight in an array of rides and activities.

The kids’ area will be located on the west side of Victorian Plaza, near the West End Stage, and will include an obstacle course, a bounce house, a slide, and a mechanical swing. Ride tickets will be available for purchase just outside the kids’ area.

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Name: Famous Dave’s BBQ Location: Plymouth, MN About Us: Dave started with a hankerin’ for fine barbecue and a desire to make the finest slow-smoked barbecue folks had ever tasted. He visited rib shacks, roadside joints, every hole-in-the-wall or fancy pants supper club he could, in search of the most BBQ succulent meats, savory seasonings and lip-smackin’ sauces around.

After 25 years of tastin’ and cookin’, Dave decided he had to share. He’s received more awards than he has walls to hang ‘em on. Over three hundred, in all. Famous Dave’s offers great barbecue and fun. But that’s for you to judge, ‘cause after all, you’re our best critics. Come on in, we’ll treat y’all right.

History: 4th 2008, 1st 2007, People’s Choice 2007, 1st 2006 People’s Choice 2005, 3rd 2012, Best Sauce 2012 www.famousdaves.com

Name: Joey’s Texas Thunder Location: Euless, TX About Us: We’ve operated Sutphen’s Family Style Restaurants since 1950. We are the barbecue that all others are measured by in the Texas Panhandle for over 40 years. Visiting 11 states and 15 cities annually we’ve served wood-cooked and wood-smoked BBQ to the Texas delegation of the U.S. Congress, the Governor and distinguished guests plus approximately 2600 crew members at the christening of the USS Texas, factory workers in Oregon and Tennessee, Phillips oil men working in the North Sea, celebrity fox hunts in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut and celebrity tennis tournaments at LaCosta Resort in Carlsbad.

History: Best Sauce 2002, 1st 1997, 2nd 1995, 1st 1992, 4th 1991, 2nd 1989 www.texasthunderbbq.com

Name: Johnson’s Bar-B-Que Location: Chesapeake, VA About Us: In operation since 1984, Johnson’s is now one of the most respected indoor and outdoor caterers in the Southeast. We serve award-winning baby back ribs, pit BBQ hams, shoulders, loins and whole hog roast.

History: Best Sauce 2010, 5th 2004, Best Sauce 2000, Best Sauce 1999

Name: Just North of Memphis Location: Clearwater, MN About Us: Located just south of the Mississippi river in Clearwater, MN, Jon and Kristy Bigalk operate their family-owned BBQ business now called Just North of Memphis (formerly Willingham’s). For over 20 years, Kristy and Jon have been cooking and competing with their Memphis-style BBQ all over the U.S. each summer serving tens of thousands of people the best BBQ they can. With their new sauce affectionately named “Sweet Kristy’s,” 2012 was a breakout year for their BBQ team winning 1st place awards in Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Columbus, Lincoln, Omaha & Miami! www.jnomemphis.com

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Name: Kinder’s Custom Meats Inc. Location: Concord, CA About Us: Three generations of hard work and family pride began in 1946 when John Kinder opened his first meat market in San Pablo, CA. In 1985, Kinder’s relocated to Concord, CA and the business became a popular neighborhood meat market, deli and catering company. Kinder’s now boasts 15 franchise and corporate locations throughout Northern CA and NV. Over the years, Kinder’s has developed their own collection of award-winning BBQ sauces, marinades, rubs and spices. The combination of Kinder’s products with a passion to make every customer feel at home has made each location a thriving success.

History: 4th 2011, 2nd 2010, 5th 2007, Best Sauce 2007, 4th 2005, 2nd 2003 Best Sauce 2003, People’s Choice 2002, People’s Choice 2000, 3rd 2009 www.kindersbbq.com

Top BBQ Tips “Take risks with your recipes and have fun.” ~ Armadillo Willy’s “Measure your cooking time by cases of beer…the more beer you consume, the better the BBQ. Use natural lump wood charcoal with lighter sticks – give up on briquettes and lighter fluid.” ~ Aussom Ausssie “Use indirect heat when possible, especially cooking ribs – don’t set directly on grill itself – use a rib rack and turn your grill down and let them cook slowly.” ~ BJ’s Barbeque “Don’t try to rush. Plan ahead and take your time.” ~ Back Forty Texas Barbecue “Cook it low, cook it slow, serve no swine before it’s time!” ~ Butch’s “BBQ is not a sport for the impatient; you must take it slow.” ~ Checkered Pig BBQ

“Don’t put the BBQ sauce on the ribs until they’re fully cooked, just heat it up enough so it caramelizes and marries to the meat. Otherwise the sauce burns off.” ~ Chicago BBQ Company “Don’t boil your ribs unless you are making rib soup!” ~ Desperado’s “BBQ is not just a way of cooking, it’s a lifestyle. Don’t be afraid to try out new recipes as even the worst barbecue is still the best barbecue. May you always be surrounded by good friends and great tasting barbecue!” ~ Famous Dave’s “You can marinate the ribs in coffee.

Caffeine works like a tenderizer but won’t leave a coffee taste. Marinate for about 6–10 hours.” ~ Joey’s Texas Thunder “Always use a combination of hickory for flavor and apple for smoke, never use sauce until after 5 minutes before you take it off the grill, and always no wood no good.” ~ Johnson’s BBQ

Name: Memphis Championship Barbecue Location: Las Vegas, NV About Us: Memphis Championship Barbecue is a product of the heritage of slow cooking, my family’s passion and my deep desire to take it one step further. It’s not just the Applewood we use for sweet and smoky flavor, or our sauce my mother was still making when she was 95. It’s not my unique blend of spices – our “Magic Dust” - that makes our barbecue special. It’s my family’s belief in the power of great barbecue that brings people to Memphis Championship Barbecue again and again. Accolades and awards from barbecuing competitions across the country don’t hurt either. www.memphis-bbq.com Facebook: Facebook.com/pages/Memphis-Champtionship-Barbecue-Las-Vegas Twitter: @memphisbarbecue Instagram: @memphischampionshipbbq

from the Rib Cookers “Don’t be afraid to experiment! Trying different combinations of herbs and spices will often add a new and exciting twist to your meal. Also, true BBQer’s pride themselves on their side dishes as they tend to compliment the meat.” ~ Kentucky Bourbon Q “Avoid flipping the meat too much; that dries it out. Instead, move it around on the pit from hot to cooler spots as necessary.” ~ Kinder’s Custom Meats “Don’t put sauce on the grill or smoker too early, or the ribs will burn and turn bitter” ~ Sweet Baby Ray’s “Before you do anything, put your ribs in the oven at 210 degrees until they’re about ¾ of the way cooked, get them tender, and then put them on the BBQ to finish them off.” ~ Porky ‘N’ Beans BBQ

“Take your time, don’t rush it.” ~ Smokehouse Specialties “Take time to learn from the best guys you can find. Never be afraid to try something new and different and always follow your passion for what you believe that you are best at.” ~ The BBQ Company “Patience! There is no trick to getting BBQ done fast. Low and slow is the way to do it right. Also, do not over smoke your meat, a little hardwood goes a long way.” ~ Uncle Bub’s “You can’t cook good BBQ fast. The most important ingredient in BBQ is your time, the second most important is a good dry rub and seasoning.” ~ Just North of Memphis

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Name: Porky ‘N’ Beans BBQ Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL About Us: Porky ‘N’ Beans has been a proud member of the National Award Winning Rib Cookers of America since 1983. We are national rib cook-off contenders and travel between 10,000 and 15,000 miles a year competing in cities from St. Paul, MN to Fort Lauderdale, FL. We have won numerous rib cook off titles such as the prestigious Golden Rib Award and Best Ribs in America. We make our presence felt from the moment we enter a city with a $30,000 custom built Dooley which transports a 20’ specially equipped, self-contained trailer.

History: Best Sauce 2006, 5th 2011, 5th 2009, 4th 2012 www.porkynbeans.com

Name: Rasta Joe’s BBQ Inc. Location: Plymouth, IN About Us: In 1993, “Rasta Joe” Alexander turned his passion for barbecuing into a national award-winning business. The accolades and prize money started rolling in when Rasta Joe perfected his “Jamaican Style” sauce recipe after five trips to the Caribbean, where Joe discovered that blending local spices and flavorings - including Jamaican Rum - livened up his barbecue sauce even more. Considered by many to be one of the country’s top BBQ chefs, Rasta Joe continues to win national rib cook-off competitions from coast to coast. Joe takes his Southern Pride 700 Cooker on the traditional summer festival and fund-raising circuit.

History: 3rd 2010, 2nd 2004, 5th 2002, 3rd 2000, 2nd 1998, 5th 1997, Best Sauce 1997, 3rd 1996 www.rastajoe.com/moses

Name: Smokehouse Specialties Location: Dos Palos, CA About Us: Carolyn admits this was all her husband’s idea long before their 20 plus year marriage. He had a family catering business for almost 10 years. Enjoying the fun of bringing their BBQ on the road is what it is all about. “We participate for the FUN” says Carolyn “and we have met a lot of people at the various events who have turned into life-long friends.” Smokehouse Specialties has been a part of the Nugget Rib Cook-Off for many years. They love coming to Sparks. In addition to ribs they also bring their award-winning BBQ Turkey Drums.

Name: Sweet Baby Ray’s Location: Chicago, IL About Us: Sweet Baby Ray’s is well known for their delicious BBQ sauce! Chef Larry says he perfected his family’s sauce recipe back in 1985, creating a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce that beat out more than 700 other sauces at a national cook-off. After their success, they started selling the sauce door-to-door, at small mom and pop shops, eventually growing their business across the country. Now, they sell about 500,000 bottles a year! The name, Sweet Baby Ray’s, comes from the nickname of Chef Larry’s younger brother, David, who got the nickname shooting hoops on Chicago’s West Side.

History: 2nd 2012 www.sweetbabyrays.com Facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Baby-Rays-Restaurants-Catering/198579583486159 Twitter: @SweetBabyRayBBQ Instagram: @sbrwrigley

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Name: Texas Outlaw Barbecue Location: Elizabethtown, KY About Us: Jim IS Texas Outlaw Barbecue. For 16 years, Jim has kept the BBQ on the road and it’s paid off as Texas Outlaw Barbecue is the only three-time 1st place winner at the Nugget Rib Cook-Off. Jim has won five awards in Sparks and is looking forward to this year’s competition. Restaurant manager Paul keeps the doors open back home at Texas Outlaw Barbecue Restaurant. Everything is made from scratch. The meat is hand-cut and smoked all day long. Jim keeps his recipes to himself but feel free stop by and talk to him at the Nugget Cook-Off. History: 3rd 2008, 1st 2003, 1st 2002, 1st 2000, 2nd 1999, 2nd 1994

Fun Facts Armadillo Willy’s: There are over 100 years of combined BBQ experience on the team. One of the only original rib cookers from the first Cook-Off in 1989.

Aussom Aussie: Known for his accent and their Australian Fruit Based BBQ concept.

BJ’s Barbeque: They do not glaze their ribs, they rely mostly on the dry rub.

Back Forty Texas Barbecue: Ribs are a combination of spicy and sweet, and slow cooked.

Butch’s: The pit master, Alyson Lupinetti, just turned 21 and is one of the youngest pit masters on the traveling national BBQ cookers circuit.

Checkered Pig BBQ: Checkered Pig is the only team competing at the cook-off to be on the hit show “BBQ Pitmasters”.

Name: Uncle Bub’s Location: Westmont, IL About Us: Uncle Bub’s BBQ puts a “best of BBQ regions” spin on their own unique award-winning recipes. Given their many competition awards, celebrity chef admirers and fiercely loyal fan base, it’s no wonder that WGN-TV in Chicago has declared Uncle Bub’s as one of Chicago’s Best BBQ Joints. Whether you like the BBQ styles of Carolina, Texas, Kansas City or anywhere in between, you’ll be in hog heaven with your first taste of “BUB LOVE”!!!

History: Best Sauce 2011 www.unclebubs.com Facebook: Uncle Bub’s Award Winning BBQ Twitter: @unclebubsbbq

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Chicago BBQ Company: They claim their ribs are an aphrodisiac because their seasoning has a kick to it.

This year also marks Chicago BBQ’s 25th year! They have been coming to the Cook-Off since it started.

Desperado’s: Desperado’s has won 1st place in over 23 states so they claim title to “America’s Best BBQ.” Joey’s Texas Thunder: Joey is known for his cooking attire. He wears tennis shoe cowboy boots in a variety of colors.

Bourbon Q: Unique in their cooking process. They like to “cold smoke” their slabs for 1-2 hours and slowly add heat. They were recently featured in Rachael Ray Magazine.

Kinder’s Custom Meats: They smoke their ribs with apple wood to give a sweeter smoke flavor. They believe you should taste four things when eating BBQ – spice, sauce, a kiss of smoke and the meat itself – a rodeo in your mouth!

Sweet Baby Ray’s: There is a new item this year, Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings, that are seasoned, fried, and sauced with their sweet and spicy wing sauce.

Porky ‘N’ Beans BBQ: Porky N Beans cooks Southernstyle ribs, slow smoking with a sweet and smoky sauce.

Smokehouse Specialties: The team has been together for a long time, they’re family, and they cook old fashioned style barbecue.

The Barbecue Company: The BBQ Company has been competing for 21 years at the Nugget Cook-Off, and have won numerous awards over the years.

Uncle Bub’s: Uncle Bub’s puts out every slab of ribs as if it was going to the judges.

Just North of Memphis: They’re family owned and operated, and have four children whose initials spell out “RACK”.

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