January 20-21, 2012 - The Dundee Area Chamber of Commerce is kicking off 2012 in true BBQ Smoker style with their 1st annual Southern Smoker’s BBQ Competition – a Florida Bar-B-Que (FBA) sanctioned event guaranteed to become a series to remember!
There are a ton of top notch competition BBQ Smoker Cook Teams here in the Central Florida area. Teams like Rub Bagby’s Swamp Boys BBQ, Team Unknown BBQ, Whiskey Bent BBQ, and Fatt Ashes BBQ are just a few of those here who are sure to be in contention for the Grand Champion honors!
Prize Money Break Down for the Professional Division
- Grand Champion $1500.00
- Reserve Champion $1000.00
- 3rd Place Overall $ 500.00
- 4th Place Overall $ 300.00
- 5th Place Overall $ 150.00
Each Category (Chicken, Ribs, Pork, and Brisket)
- 1st Place Trophy $250.00
- 2nd Place Trophy $150.00
- 3rd Place Trophy $100.00
Turn in Schedule
- 11:00 a.m. Chicken Judging Professional & Backyard
- 12:00 a.m. Ribs Judging Professional & Backyard
- 1:00 p.m. Pork Judging Professional & Backyard
- 2:00 p.m. Brisket Judging Professional & Backyard
- 5:00 p.m. Awards
This great event is sponsored by Central Florida Sports Marketing and sanctioned by the Florida BBQ Association. Sure to please the crowd, there will be chicken, pork ribs, pork and brisket available for sampling – prepped BBQ Smoker style all day by professional and amateur competitors and judged by local hero and Auburndale Police Officer Stacy Booth!
Admission to this event is free to the public.
Location and Details
This year’s event will be held on January 20-21, 2012 at the Winn Dixie Plaza located at 28047 Hwy 27, Dundee, FL. You won’t be able to miss it, because the parking lot will be BBQ Smoker central!
All on site purchase of food and beverages will be made with “Smokin’ Bucks,” that an be bought at an exchange of one buck for $1. Be sure to get your Smokin’ Bucks right away, so you can get started enjoying all of the BBQ Smoker goodness there will be on hand!
Want to Compete? There’s Still Time to Enter!
Any backyard or professional BBQ smoker cook teams interested in competing or vending, please contact the Dundee Chamber by phone at 863-439-3261 or 863-412-2774 or send an email to the Membership and Events Coordinator at ingrid.dflchamber@gmail.com. Forms and applications can also be found here.
Come kick off the BBQ season while supporting your local community! We’ll be Smokin’ at the Dundee Ridge Plaza!
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Kicking the 2012 Florida Bar-B-Que Association (FBA) competition cook off is this year’s Ziggy Dick’s BBQ Cookoff and Festival sponsored by the Naples, FL Rotary. The event runs from January 6th to the 7th and will be held at the Collier County Fairgrounds.
Last year was the first year for this event, and it’s sure to bring a huge crows again this time ’round. I know the guys from Team Unknown BBQ will be there, and local Naples area favorite and current FBA President Dana “Big Papa” Hillisand his Big Papa’s Country Kitchen BBQ Team will be there as well!
Ziggy Dick’s BBQ Cookoff and Festival A Sure Fire Good Time
Here’s a video promo from last year’s event, just to give you an idea of what you’re in for! In this video, you’ll spot favorites including Dana “Big Papa” Hillisand his Big Papa’s Country Kitchen BBQ Team, Rotary organizer Roger “Ziggy Dick” Dick, Gene Risen of Southern Boys BBQ Team, and Tim Reynolds of Pig In or Pig Out BBQ Team.
If you’re going to be in the Naples, FL area this weekend, be sure to check out the Ziggy Dick’s BBQ Cookoff and Festival. As an FBA sanctioned event, you’re sure to sample some of the best BBQ you’ve ever tasted – both from within and outside the state of Florida.
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