Smoke fills Iola, at VFD Cook-Off

Iola hosted their 7th annual Iola Volunteer Fire Department Benefit BBQ Cook-Off which included a craft show, kid’s area and live music by Steven Marshall and Jody Booth. Forty-six teams competed in the cook-off.

OVERALL

1st Place - Jason Sagmiller - RACE CREW BBQ

2nd Place - William Purvis - Chicken Fried BBQ

3rd Place - Robert Smith - 1st Class BBQ

4th Place - Kelly Curtis - Panther Creek Cookers

5th Place - Michael Kimich - Too Hot Too Handle #

6th Place - LANCE MUZYKA - Muzyka and Sons BBQ

7th Place - Nick Kemper - Kemper Cookers

8th Place - Randall Kendrick - Hide-A-Way Ranch

9th Place - Phil Breeden - LUCKY CHARM

10th Place - Rita Marczewski - The Perfect Mess

BRISKET

1st Place - Jason Sagmiller - RACE CREW BBQ

2nd Place - Nick Kemper - Kemper Cookers

3rd Place - William Purvis - Chicken Fried BBQ

4th Place - Rita Marczewski - The Perfect Mess

5th Place - Bill Manning - BJ’s Blue Smoke BBQ

6th Place - Kelly Curtis - Panther Creek Cookers

7th Place - Ted Koumonduros - SMART ALEX COOKERS

8th Place - Randall Kendrick - Hide-A-Way

9th Place - David Miller - Smokin and Drinkin Again

10th Place - David Greenberg - Cadillac Kids

CHICKEN

1st Place - William Purvis - Chicken Fried BBQ

2nd Place - Kelly Curtis - Panther Creek Cookers

3rd Place - Robert Smith - 1st Class BBQ

4th Place - Lance Muzyka - Muzyka and Sons BBQ

5th Place - David Greenberg - Cadillac Kids

6th Place - Michael Kimich - Too Hot Too Handle #1

7th Place - Matt Goodson - Bottom of the Barrel

8th Place - Randall Kendrick - Hide-A-Way

9th Place - Brice Jones - Smokin Aces

10th Place - Nick Hernandez - Smoke Daddy’s

PORK SPARE RIBS

1st Place - Robert Smith – 1st Class BBQ

2nd Place - Jason Sagmiller - RACE CREW BBQ

3rd Place - Phil Breeden - LUCKY CHARM

4th Place - Michael Kimich - Too Hot Too Handle #1

5th Place - Adam Martinez - Damm If I’m Po Cookers

6th Place - Justin Ruby - Burn Barrel BBQ

7th Place - LANCE MUZYKA - Muzyak and Sons BBQ

8th Place - Ted Koumonduros - SMART ALEX COOKERS

9th Place - Randall Kendrick - Hide-A-Way

10th Place - Bill Manning - BJ’s Blue Smoke BBQ

Editor’s note: Results were submitted by Iola VFD BBQ Cook-Off Fundraiser. Results can also be found on the IBCA website.

Jason Sagmiller – grand champion – Race Crew BBQ

1st place brisket

2nd place pork spareribs

William Purvis – reserve grand champion – Chicken Fried BBQ

3rd place brisket

1st place chicken

Robert Smith – third place – 1st Class BBQ

3rd place chicken

1st place pork spareribs