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Festival-goers gather near the stage Saturday afternoon during the second day of the third annual Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel at Fairpark. (Lauren Wood)
Skylar Barkley, 3, licks his fingers as he eats barbecue nachos with his mother Hope on Saturday afternoon during the second day of the Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel. Proceeds from the third annual event benefit the Link Centre. (Lauren Wood)
1. Brew “N” Bar-B-Que of Shawnee, Kan.
2. Big Blue Que of Athens, Ala.
3. Southern Krunk BBQ Society of Hot Springs, Ark.
4. Warren Co. Pork Choppers of Bowling Green, Ky.
5. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n of Kennesaw, Ga.
6. Jiggy Piggy of Decatur, Ala.
7. Smokin’ Triggers of Alvarado, Texas
8. QUAU of Brimfield, Ill.
9. Tuscumbia River Bottom BBQ of Ramer, Tenn.
10. House of Que of Springville, Ala.
Of note was the highest placing local team, Hotty Totty BBQ Crew from Marietta. The team placed first in chicken with a perfect score and 15th overall, beating out a lot of teams that are in the top 25 in the country.
PRIZE MONEY
The festival paid out $15,000 among the top 10 places and category winners.The grand overall winner walked away with $3,000; second place, $2,000; third place, $1,000; and category winners got anything from $50 to $700.