The Rotary Club of Summit County presented its 12th annual barbecue event hosted by the Town of Dillon August 10th and 11th. More than 22,000 hungry people strolled the winding streets of downtown Dillon enjoying the sites, sounds, smells and tastes of 79 teams from around the country competing for a variety of awards.

Carcass Cookers of Pueblo won the Grand Champion. They were awarded $2,500 in cash, a $2,300 Kingfisher Kountry Kooker and the unique Championship Buckle.

Our Reserve Grand Champion, was Quau (rhymes with luau) of Brimfield, IL.. They were awarded $1,500 in cash and the Reserve Grand Championship Buckle.

Other top finishers include...

Chicken:

1st place - Hot Meat Smokers, Olathe, KS
2nd place - Beef Jerkeys BBQ Team, Kansas City, MO
3rd place - Buffalos BBQ, Sperry, OK.

Pork Ribs:

1st place - Carcass Cookers, Pueblo, CO
2nd place - Quau, Brimfield, IL
3rd place - Hot Meat Smokers, Olathe, KS

Pork:

1st place - Smokin Triggers, Alvarado, TX.
2nd place - Carcass Cookers, Pueblo, CO
3rd place - Throw Me a Bone, Ft. Collins, CO

Brisket:

1st place - Throw Me a Bone, Ft. Collins, CO
2nd place - Quau, Brimfield, IL..
3rd place - Los Nerds BBQ Team, Parker, CO

Miscellaneous:

1st place - The Husky Team, Morrison, CO
2nd place - Buffalos BBQ, Sperry, OK.
3rd place - Korn Fed Cookers, Brighton, CO.

Dessert:

1st place - The Slabs.Com, Kansas City, MO
2nd place - Buzz's Boar, Littleton, CO
3rd place - 4 Legs Up, Great Bend, KS.

Salsa:

1st place - Brian J. Bliss, Fort Collins
2nd place - Smokin Moes, Winter Park, CO
3rd place - Sno & Joe, Dillon, CO

Sauce:

1st place - Carcass Cookers, Pueblo, CO
2nd place - Burnin’ Bob's Butts & Bones, Morrison, CO
3rd place - Buzz's Boar, Littleton, CO

Side Dish:

1st place - Heff N Bull BBQ, Parker, CO
2nd place - Husky Bros Bar B Que, Morrison, CO
3rd place - Middle Earth Pub, Littleton, CO

Kid's Q Amateur (5 to 10 years)

1st place - Amber Tiemann, Husky Brothers BBQ Team
2nd place - Taylor Stith, Big Creek BBQ
3rd place - Caitlin Parks

Kid's Q Professional (11-15 years)

1st place - Brent Richardson/The Slabs of Approval
2nd place - Keelan Wertz/4 Legs Up
3rd place - Ashley Rojics, Big Creek BBQ

People's Choice:

Chicken - Cabin Creek Smokehouse, Conifer; CO
Ribs - Hot Meat Smokers, Olathe, KS
Pork - Cabin Creek Smokehouse, Conifer, CO
Brisket - Cabin Creek Smokehouse, Conifer, CO
Miscellaneous - Golden Toad, Littleton, CO

Crispy Critters of Littleton Colorado wooed Mayor Barbara Davis for the Mayor's Cup Showmanship award.

Congratulations to Robert Kimble of Dillon who was the lucky winner of the silver 1985 Corvette and congratulations to Bryce Berquist of Lakewood who was the lucky winner of the electric BBQ grill and cart. Bryce is a senior at CSU. He plans to use the grill at school this year and then give it to his parents next summer.