2015

Eastern Washington BBQ Championship – Wenatchee, Washington

• Third Place Sausage
• First Place CASI Chili
• First Place Brisket

Canadian Festival of Chili and Barbecue – Langley, British Columbia

• Second Place Burger
• Ninth Place Chef’s Challenge (Chicken Wings)
• Third Place CASI Chili
• Sixth Place Pork
• Fifth Place Brisket
• Fifth Place Chicken
• Second Place Ribs
• Reserve Grand Champion

2014

Sam’s Club BBQ Tour – Renton, Washington

• Fifth Place Chicken

McKinley Springs BBQ Showdown – McKinley Springs, Washington

• Eighth Place Brisket
• First Place Tri-Tip

Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ – Langley, British Columbia

• Christene: First Place CASI Chili

Tour de Terrace – Mountlake Terrace, Washington

• Eighth Place Pork
• Fourth Place Brisket
• First Place Ribs
• Second Place Dutch Oven Dessert

Clearwater’s Grill for Ten Grand – Clearwater, Washington

• Fourth Place “Anything Goes” Burger
• Third Place Salmon

Safeway Rib Cook for Breast Cancer – Everett, Washington

• First Place Ribs

Chevron’s Game Day Chef Challenge – Century Link Field, Washington

• Third Place Finalist

World Food Championships – Las Vegas, Nevada

2014 marked the Third Annual World Food Championships, and the third time we competed at the event, with Anthony and Father-in-Law Ed cooking in the Sandwich category, while Christene and her mom Gail cooked Chili.

Christene:

•  Sixth Place Homestyle Chili

Anthony:

• After the first round of Signature and Build sandwiches: Eighth Place
• After the Top 10 Final Round, a jump of five spots! for Third Place!

2013

Mark Miller Subaru BBQ Comp (Salt Lake City) – Backyard Competition

• Second Place Chicken
• Second Place Ribs
• Reserve Grand Champion

Kla Ha Ya Spring Fest

Barbecue:

• Sixth Place Chicken
• Third Place Tri-Tip
• Fourth Place Ribs
• Third Place Overall

Chili:

• Christene: First Place CASI
• Anthony: Fourth Place CASI

Washington State Spring BBQ and Chili Cook-off

Chili – After three-way tie for First…

• Christene: First Place CASI – Qualified for World Food Championships Chili Category!
• Anthony: Second Place CASI
• Anthony: Fourth Place Homestyle
• Christene: Sixth Place Homestyle

Cascade Country Cook-off

Dutch Oven (Anthony!):

• Sixth Place Bread
• Sixth Place Dessert
• Third Place Main Dish

Family Style Chili (Christene!):

• First Place – Second World Food Championships Chili Qualifier!

Barbecue:

• Fourth Place Ribs

Kla Ha Ya Days BBQ Championship

Well, you can’t win them all.  Heck, apparently sometimes you can’t walk them all!

Smokey Point BBQ Cook-off

Sometimes some things are better off left unsaid…let’s just chalk it up to being out of practice!

World Food Championships – Sandwich (Anthony) and Chili (Christene)

The World Food Championships are conducted in a tournament format.  The top 10 finishers in each first round competition compete for the top cook in their respective categories.  Those 7 winners then go head-to-head to determine the world’s best!

For 2013, Anthony cooked with his father-in-law, Ed, while Christene was assisted by her mother Gail.

Chili (Christene!):

• Twelfth Place Texas Red (CASI-style)

Sandwich (Anthony!):

• First Round: Tenth Place
• Overall: Ninth Place, and an automatic invite to the 2014 event!

2012

Thunder Mountain BBQ Championship

• Fourth Place Ribs
• Fourth Place Overall

BBQ on the Bypass

• Sixth Place Pork
• Sixth Place Brisket
• Fourth Place Chicken
• Fifth Place Ribs
• Fourth Place Overall

Basin BBQ Bash

• First Place Dutch Oven Dessert
• Second Place Dutch Oven Bread
• Fourth Place Brisket
• Fourth Place Ribs

2011

Washington State Spring Training

• Second Place Tri-Tip
• Sixth Place Chicken

Cascade Country Cookoff

• Fifth Place Brisket
• Fifth Place Chicken
• Third Place Ribs

Thunder Mountain BBQ

• Third Place Brisket
• Sixth Place Ribs

Evergreen State Barbecue Championship

• Fifth Place Chef’s Choice (Southwestern Sliders with Spicy Mayo and Avocado)
• Third Place Ribs

Silver Firs Safeway Breast Cancer Rib Cookoff

• First Place Ribs

2010

McKinley Springs

• Second Place Pork
• Sixth Place Chicken

Skagit Valley BBQ Championship

• Fourth Place Pizza
• Fifth Place Brisket
• Fifth Place Chicken
• Third Place Ribs

Molalla

• Fifth Place Pork

Birch Bay Barbecue Championship

• Second Place Pork

Pork in the Pines Rib Cookoff

• First Place Baby Back
• Second Place Spare
• Reserve Grand Champion

Pork in the Pines Backyard Cookoff

• Second Place Burger
• First Place Ribs
• Grand Champion

Whistler Canadian National Championshipo

• Third Place Pork

Duvall BBQ at the Rock

• Third Place Pork Butt
• Fifth Place Brisket
• Sixth Place Chicken
• Fifth Place Ribs
• Reserve Grand Champion

BBQ on the Bypass

• Fifth Place Brisket
• Fourth Place Halibut (Halibut and Potato Chowder)

Silver Firs Safeway Breast Cancer Rib Cookoff

• First Place Ribs

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