On October 18 and 19, 54 barbeque teams set up camp in our parking lot to compete for the Grand Champion title and the chance to compete nationally at other Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned events.
Our Barn Burner is only 1 of 5 of these BBQ competitions to happen in Northern Illinois each year! As a result, we have had increasing interest from BBQ teams, judges and the community over the past 8 years.
This year, due to limited space some teams and judges had to be put on a wait list and unfortunately were not able to claim any spots in the weekend competition. While we hate to not have everyone be a part of the fun, it is exciting to see the potential behind this event!
We are looking into making the Barn Burner a more public-friendly event, possibly with BBQ for sale next year to spectators. Stay tuned!
See all of our pictures from the 8th Annual Barn Burner here.
Read the article that the Lake County News-Sun wrote about our event this year.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Grand Champion
The Smoke Hunters
(pictured above)
Reserve Champion
Crazy Larry’s BBQ
Chicken
1st Place- Crazy Larry’s BBQ
2nd Place- Smokey Joel/Cubby Bear
3rd Place- The Smoke Hunters
Pork
1st Place- Crazy Larry’s BBQ
2nd Place- Smokey Joel/Cubby Bear
3rd Place- The BBQ Jedi
Brisket
1st Place- Rack Masters BBQ
2nd Place- Bone Collector BBQ
3rd Place- The Smoke Hunters
Ribs
1st Place- Bone Collector BBQ
2nd Place- The Smoke Hunters
3rd Place- JH Old School
Dessert
1st Place- Rodeo Joe’s Pignacious BBQ
Concealed weapons are not allowed on premises