Smokey Bees Competition BBQ Team

We just received our copy of Foley Local Magazine! Check it out here: https://foleylocal.com/

We were honored to be interviewed for their latest issue. Thank you to everyone who supports us and our sponsors Man Meat BBQ Springer Mountain Farms Country Boys Farm to Table Fresh Market and The Back Porch

There is some good company on this list!

Just about half-way through June. Time for another look at the Team of the Year chase. A few changes since last month. Congratulations to all of you!

Well the 8th Annual Reelin' N Smokin' Backyard Barbecue Competition is in the books. Pretty solid cook today. We pulled off a 3rd place finish in a field of 35 teams!

Chicken - 5th place Springer Mountain Farms
Ribs - 6th place Prairie Fresh

Congrats to Norala BBQ Team on the dominate GC and to Electro-Que-ted on RGC!

We are gonna take a little break for the summer and then get ready to go full throttle in September! Amanda Mills Blackledge might let me sneak one in before then😁.



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The Back Porch of Meridian

All set up here at Ditto Landing for the 8th Annual Reelin' N Smokin' Backyard Barbecue Competition. I’m cooking solo today. Amanda Mills Blackledge had to stay behind and take care of the kiddos and all their summer activities. Ribs are on and chicken is coming soon. Good luck to all those out there cooking today!

Thanks to our sponsors for helping us do what we do.

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Tonight we’re talking kcbs invitational/open with a great friend of the pod Mr Steven “nutter butter” Tremayne of two swine crew.

We are home home from the KCBS World Invitational and Open held in Lebanon, TN this year. They put on a great contest and the competition was stiff!

We ended the 2nd day hearing our name called for 5th in ribs. Our chicken was fairly judged and we knew it was as not our best. We ended up 17th out of 47 of the best backyard teams in the country.

The first day was a good time had by all. We teamed up with Norala BBQ Team and Small Batch Barbecue and created the Right On Que Podcast dream team. We ended up ranked 55th among 118 PRO teams and we were pretty happy with that.

We also participated in the Turkey Smoke and the judges must have hated our take on a Turkey Cuban and Amanda made a cocktail for the drink category coming in 31st.

All in all, we did what we love to do and got to spend time with our bbq family!

Congratulations to everyone that heard their names called. Congrats to Bushwood BBQ on GC and Smoke This Drink That KC on RGC in the Backyard Invitational. And an attaboy for Logan and Houston with Small Batch BBQ for a 3rd place finish! 👏

Thanks always to our sponsors who make it possible to do what we love.

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It’s the second day of World’s and we are still feeling good after day one. We drowned our sorrows in a sackful of Krystal burgers and we are moving on!

Today is the Invitational, which means we are competing against some of the best backyard teams in the country to see how our ribs and chicken will stack up. 🤞🏼

We appreciate our sponsors and our families so much for their support.

Set up at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN for the World Open and Invitational. We teamed up with Small Batch Barbecue and Norala BBQ Team for tomorrow’s Open and the Invitational is Sunday to see how we stack up to some of the best teams in the country. Gonna be a fun weekend!

As the great 80’s power anthem from Whitesnake taught us, “Here I Go Again!”

We are off to Lebanon, TN for the KCBS World Invitational. Safe travels to all those on the roads!

Heavy Hitter Alert!!!! 🚨 🚨

Congratulations to everyone that heard their names called this weekend!

We participated in the Wampler's Farm Sausage sponsored Taco Contest Friday night and ended up with a 4th place call! We used Wampler’s sausage and chorizo and made a corn salad, topped with grated cheese and avocado and a crema sauce. 🤤

What a day at High on the Hog Festival. This was our first time to cook this event and we had a blast. Amanda Mills Blackledge and the kids were able to come and enjoy the event. I’m thinking Gus rode every ride possible at the carnival. We turned out a solid cook with a strong field of 39 teams.

Chicken - 4th place Springer Mountain Farms
Ribs - 2nd place Prairie Fresh

Overall Grand Champion

Great job by Electro-Que-ted on their RGC. Congrats to all those that heard their name called today!

Next week we will head to Lebanon, TN for the KCBS World invitational BBQ.

Many thanks to our sponsors for helping keep us supplied with the best proteins, rubs, sauces, and bbq supplies!



Country Boys Farm to Table Fresh Market
The Back Porch of Meridian

We are set up today at High on the Hog Festival in Wi******er, TN. We have a beautiful view of Tim’s Ford Lake and the smoke is rolling! Good luck to everyone out there cooking today.

Talking to the hottest team on the backyard circuit hunt blackledge of Smokey b’s

Day 2 at O’So Good BBQ Festival Competition is in the books. We faired a bit better today.

5th place chicken - Springer Mountain Farms
7th place ribs - Prairie Fresh

4th overall.

Congrats to the Day 1 GC Pork Life Competition BBQ Team and 931 BBQ on RGC and to all those those that heard their name called.

Congrats to the Day 2 GC Blue Falcon BBQ and to the RGC Norala BBQ Team with a 180 chicken.

Also, it was great getting to catch up with our Midwest bbq buds Curly Bird BBQ and Breaking Slabs BBQ Competition Team. Hope you all have safe travels!

Lastly, Garreth Price and his team put on a wonderful contest. Thanks for all the hospitality and taking care of all the teams!

We will fire up the smokers again in a couple weeks in Wi******er, TN at High on the Hog Festival.



Country Boys Farm to Table Fresh Market
The Back Porch of Meridian

Let’s get day two at O’So Good BBQ Festival Competition rolling! Good luck to everyone cooking today.

Turn in’s from yesterday:
Chicken - 15th Springer Mountain Farms
Ribs - 7th Prairie Fresh

Taco turn in - results later!

Up and at it this morning at the O’So Good BBQ Festival Competition. Good luck to all those cooking today!

On the road again! Oneonta here we come.

We will see y’all at Oneonta, Wi******er and the Worlds! It’s gonna be a good May! 🔥

Only one comp left in March...time to start looking at April comps! Who's going to be at any of these?

We had a great time at smoke on the falls in Gasdsen. The weather turned out absolutely gorgeous and the event was a blast.

Results:

Chicken - 1st place (180) Springer Mountain Farms

Ribs - 1st place Prairie Fresh

Overall GC

Congrats to our friends Deviant Smoke Seasonings on RGC and to all our bbq buds on hearing their names called.

Thank you Norala BBQ Team for making some killer biscuits and gravy Saturday morning!

Thanks to our sponsors who help keep us stocked with all the essentials!




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Smoke’s rolling at Noccalula Fls Pk & Campground in Gasdsen, Al at the smoke on falls bbq competition. Good luck to all those cooking today!

Happy Valentine’s (a day late) for our crew! These prime filets from Country Boys Farm to Table Fresh Market were 🔥. Blues Hog and Man Meat BBQ seasoning were all these needed before smoking them and searing to a perfect medium for my crew.