Bar-B-Q Teams
50 Professional and Backyard Teams from across the region will gather to compete for more than $10,000 in cash prizes, trophies and bragging rights. This year's cook-off is an official Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned contest and as such
KCBS rules will apply. For full information see our applications.
Pro Teams will compete in 4 categories including: Brisket, Chicken, Pulled Pork, Ribs. Winners will be selected in each category and an overall winner will be selected based on the highest combined score.
Backyard Teams will compete in ribs, pork and chicken category. Winners will be selected for each category and an overall winner will be selected based on the highest combined score.
• Smithfield Rib Super Series Event!
The 2013 Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is a
Smithfield Rib Super Series event. Participating teams can register for a chance to win bonus prize money as a top three finisher in the Rib Category. In addition to bonus prize money, Smithfield® will provide two FREE racks of Smithfield spareribs to any registered team competing in the Smithfield Rib Super Series. Teams who wish to participate in the points chase will receive points based upon their finishing position at their best four events of the series. The three qualifying teams with the highest point total overall will win bonus Grand prize money out of the $15,200 prize purse. For those that have already registered for the 2013 Atlanta BAR-B-Q festival,
sign up here for the Smithfield Rib Super Series
• World Food Championship
The 2013 Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is a
qualifying event for the World Food Championships in Las Vegas Oct 31-Nov 2. The winner of the Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival's Pork and Desert Categories will both receive FREE competition entry to the World Food Championships event.
• World BBQ Festival
The 2013 Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is a qualifying event for the World BBQ Festival in Sweden, May 2015. Airfare not included, but the event will loan equipment and give discounted hotels.
Please click the application links for complete details on the Competition and Rules .
2013 Participating Teams
Check back often - a lot of teams will be joining between now and the festival!
If you'd like to compete this year, download an application from the sidebar on the right. There are plenty of spots available!
| Pro Teams |
Backyard Teams |
BBQ Monsters
City Gone Country
Five Star BBQ
Grilliin Magic
KC's Real Deal BBQ
Low I Q BBQ
Max is Smokin Again
Plum Superior
Rub Shakers Que
South Pork
Terra Byte
Under Construction
Will and the Thrills
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Groovy Que
A Rubdown and a Smoke
Stoked and Smoked
Sweetwater BBQ
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Try Some Championship Styled BBQ from our Teams
We have
2 great ways to sample the diversity of flavors and cooking styles that our BAR-B-Q Team Pit Masters have worked so hard to perfect! If you've never had championship styled BBQ don't miss your chance!
FRIDAY: Drumstick Dine Around
Chicken Drumstick Samples
Sponsored by Spring Mountain Farms
Starting at 6pm on Friday night eight (8) of our competitive BAR-B-Q Teams will be serving up chicken drumsticks for $2 each while supplies last! Samples can be purchased at participating team booths. Just look for the BLUE flags at each team booth which will designate participating team booths that have samples to sell. When the flags come down there's no more drumstick samples so get 'em early!
Participating teams include: Characters, Deep South, Taylor'd BBQ, Smokey Tales and Under Construction (more to come!)
SATURDAY: Taste of the Pig
Pork Samples
On Saturday, while supplies last, purchase $1 pulled pork and whole hog samples at participating team booths. Sampling starts at 12 noon and continues while supplies last. More than 20 teams will be offering up samples during the day. Look for the blue flags on participating team booths which will designate that they have samples to sell. Did we mention samples are limited? Enjoy them while you can as they will sell out!
Event ticket provides admission only and does not include food cost or BBQ samples.
* All sample sales on Friday and Saturday at team booths are cash only.
