Smoke in the Spring

Congratulations to all of our winners.

2012 Results

GRAND CHAMPION --- 2 Worthless Nuts (Whipple, OH)

RESERVE CHAMPION --- Ponderosa BBQ (Des Moines, IA)

CHICKEN CLASS CHAMPION --- 2 Worthless Nuts

RIBS CLASS CHAMPION --- Early Bird BBQ (Overland Park, KS)

PORK BUTT CLASS CHAMPION --- Spitfire (Fargo, ND)

BRISKET CLASS CHAMPION --- Iowa’s Smokey D’s BBQ (Des Moines, IA)

COOK’S CHOICE --- Ribs N Bibs (Osage City, KS)

DESSERT --- Wildcatter’s Q Crew (Enid, OK)

OSAGE COUNTY CUP WINNER --- Barkin Dawgs BBQ (Osage City, KS)

PELLET SMOKER WINNER --- Smoker’s Wild (Paola, KS)

To see complete standings, check the categories below:

Overall (PDF: ~17KB)

Chicken (PDF: ~15KB)
Ribs (PDF: ~15KB)
Pork Butt (PDF: ~15KB)
Brisket (PDF: ~15KB)

Cook’s Choice (PDF: ~11KB)
Dessert (PDF: ~10KB)

April 6-7, 2012 marks the 9th year of the Smoke in the Spring State BBQ Championship.

Over the previous eight years the Smoke in the Spring has expanded into one of the premiere BBQ contests in the Midwest. The Smoke in the Spring has attracted teams and judges to Osage City from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Minnesota.

The Smoke in the Spring is a sanctioned KCBS (Kansas City BBQ Society) contest, and Governor Sebelius designated us as a State BBQ Championship. With these designations and over $10,000 in prize money awarded each year, Osage City has created a signature BBQ event for teams and judges and a community event Osage City and Osage County can support and embrace.