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06/22/2026
05/13/2026
LATE POST ALERT! - After working every night on a backup bbq trailer, we arrived at one of our favorite venues - Saluda Shoals Park in Irmo, SC for the annual Pickin’ and Piggin’ BBQ Festival May 1st and 2nd.
We arrived late and the weather was a little nasty on Saturday but overall it was another great competition. We had a few miscalculations and apparently left a few tools at home which contributed to missing a chance at a call in pork. However, we were able to come away with a 16+ score and securing 4th place call in ribs. Congrats to George Ray of Monkey Bottom Boys for getting the win in pork and Grand Champion, and Gene Culbertson with Backwoods Bar-B-Que for the win in ribs. Also congratulations to Paul Ahmed and John Gaston with Upstate Smoke Shop for the Reserve Grand Champion, as well as everyone else that got calls.
Many thanks to Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!
04/17/2026
We were able to keep it close with a “home game” this weekend for the Annual Youth Mentors of the P*e Dee Barbeque Cook-off Festival here in Florence, SC This is always a great event and supports an even greater cause. We were able to get grand champion last year at this one and hoped to pull off a repeat. The weather was perfect and the teams showed up for what turned out to be another great competition.
For our “Anything But” entry, we did some smoked bacon wrapped honey buns. We didn’t get the bacon just right for what the judges received but what we had for the public was spot on. We also switched up and used all new smokers for this event as a trial for future possibilities. In the end, it all seemed to come together and we got called to the stage 3 times, got some hardware, stickers and $$$ with the following: 3rd in ATB sweet; 4th in pork; 2nd in ribs; 16+ scores in pork and ribs; and finished Reserved Grand Champion. Congratulations to George Ray of Monkey Bottom Boyz for getting GC and 1st in ribs and 1st in ATB savory, and Deanna Phillip Miles and Dennis Caraway of Tail-Gater Hater BBQ Sauce for 1st in pork and 1st in ATB sweet.
Many thanks to Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!
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