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The 2010 Hub City BBQ Cook-off will be Thursday, September 23!
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Is your BBQ the best in West Texas? Compete and find out at the 9th Annual Hub City BBQ Cook-off, presented by Suddenlink West Texas, to be held Thursday, September 23, in downtown Lubbock, just west of the new Chamber offices!
Team entry fee will be $100 for all teams (including amateur) except student teams which will pay $50. Companies may choose which division they wish to participate - Corporate, Professional or Amateur/Student. Space is at a premium, so send in your entry form and get your cooker ready!
The event will be open to the public from 5-9 p.m. Thursday evening.
Current committed sponsors include:
Event: Suddenlink West Texas
Media: KCBD-TV NewsChannel 11 and True Country 105.3
Diamond: Arctic Glacier Premium Ice
Emerald: United Supermarkets, Griffin Wink Advertising, Midtown Printing and Graphics, City of Lubbock
Platinum: First Bank & Trust, Republic National Distribution Company, First United Bank, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, Atmos
Energy and Green Queens
Gold: Bash Riprocks, Xcel Energy, Westech Electric, Inc., Scarborough Specialties,
Silver: Rush Realtors and Gene Messer Auto Group
Want to add your name to this list? Sponsorships are available. To inquire about teams or sponsorships, or to get more information about the BBQ, contact Robin Raney at robin.raney@lubbockbiz.org, or (806) 761-7009.
Categories include brisket, ribs, other meat and fajitas.
If you ask nicely, these teams MIGHT give you their secrets...their cooking received top honors at the 2009 BBQ! They are:
Other (which includes any meat other than brisket, ribs or fajitas)
Professional 1st – ADC, Inc.
Professional 2nd – Westech Electric, Inc.
Professional 3rd – Peoples Bank
Corporate 1st – Gene Messer Ford
Corporate 2nd – Custom Homes by Robert Wood Construction
Corporate 3rd – First United Methodist Church
Amateur/Student 1st – Overhead Door Company of Lubbock, Inc.
Amateur/Student 2nd – Lubbock Heart Hospital
Amateur/Student 3rd – Entravision Communications Corporation
Ribs
Professional 1st – Westech Electric, Inc.
Professional 2nd – TexMex Grillers
Professional 3rd –Raider Red Meats
Corporate 1st – Gene Messer Ford
Corporate 2nd – Platinum Bank
Corporate 3rd – Custom Homes by Robert Wood Construction
Amateur/Student 1st – Overhead Door
Amateur/Student 2nd – Lubbock Heart Hospital
Amateur/Student 3rd – Tommy Klein Construction
Brisket
Professional 1st – United Supermarkets
Professional 2nd – Westech Electric, Inc.
Professional 3rd – Lubbock County CDA-SPAT
Corporate 1st – PlainsCapital Bank
Corporate 2nd – Citibus
Corporate 3rd – Impacto Marketing and Productions
Amateur/Student 1st – Lubbock Heart Hospital
Amateur/Student 2nd – Bash Riprocks
Amateur/Student 3rd – AmeriPride Linen & Apparel Services
Best Fajitas – Lone Star State Bank
Best Decorated Booth – Acme Electric Co.
The Hub City BBQ committee plans and conducts this growing event, which started in 2002 with 12 teams. In 2009, almost 80 teams competed for top honors and bragging rights, and more than 7,000 people attended. The cook-off is not sanctioned.
