Kingsford Points Chase 2011
Competition barbecue and grilling is on fire! How hot? Well, with more than 500 contests on tap for 2011 alone, I can almost guarantee there will be at least one taking place somewhere near you.
And while the categories and rules may differ depending on who’s putting them on, the objective is always the same — put your recipes and cooking skills to the test and see how they stack up against the rest of the pack.
To make winning just a little more special, The Kingsford Points Chase is back and bigger than ever, offering additional prize money at 25 top notch contests across the country and an additional cash payout to the overall points leader.
The chase kicks off next month at the Hammond Blues & BBQ Challenge and will culminate at one of the most prestigious contests out there, The Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue.
So you think you’ve got what it takes to defeat the defending champs, QUAU? Then check out the complete schedule below and get cooking!
- Hammond Blues & BBQ Challenge (Hammond, LA) 3/25-26
- Grillin’ On The River (Columbus, MS) 4/8-9
- Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival (Springfield, MO) 4/15-16
- Pork in the Park (Salisbury, MD) 4/15-16
- Stagecoach Music Festival BBQ Championships (Indio, CA) 4/30-5/1
- Inaugural Run for the Ribs BBQ Competition (Louisville, KY) 5/6-7
- Morgan Hill No Bull BBQ Cookoff (Morgan Hill, CA) 5/6-7
- Memphis In May (Memphis, TN) 5/12-14
- Great American Barbecue Festival (Bonner Springs, KS) 5/20-21
- Bloomin’ BBQ and Bluegrass Festival (Sevierville, TN) 5/20-21
- Roc City Rib Fest (Rochester, NY) 5/28-29
- Great Lenexa BBQ Battle (Lenexa, KS) 6/24-25
- Iowa State BBQ Championships (Marshalltown, IA) 6/24-25
- Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle (Washington, DC) 6/25-26
- SC Festival of Discovery (Greenwood, SC) 7/8-9
- New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (North Wildwood, NJ) 7/8-9
- Krystal 93 BBQ at the Summit (Dillon, CO) 8/12-13
- Mainely Grillin’ & Chillin’ BBQ Festival (Eliot, ME) 8/13-14
- 7th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival (Worland, WY) 8/19-20
- Decatur Jaycees 16th Annual Riverfest (Decatur, AL) 9/16-17
- Praise the Lard (Murphysboro, IL) 9/22-24
- American Royal Barbecue (Kansas City, MO) 9/30-10/1
- Bikes, Blues, & BBQ (Fayetteville, AR) 9/28-10/1
- Cherokee Pignic (Canton, GA) 10/14-15
- 22nd Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Lynchburg, TN) 10/22
- Clint Cantwell, Grilling.com Guest Editor
