Category: BBQ Teams
Anything Butt and Dessert Contest 2014
Anything Butt and Dessert Contest Winners. These contests were guest and VIP judged! Richard Leight, Frederick County Fair Manager was on board to judge!
Lucas Darnell Pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke won the Anything Butt!
Anything Butt…
1 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 161.7256
2 BENTWOOD SMOKERS 157.7600
3 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 157.2000
4 TIPSY PIGS 154.8344
5 SAUCE THIS BBQ 151.9772
6 HOG-IT-UP BBQ 151.4284
7 SULTANS OF SWINE 151.4056
8 The Inked Pig 150.2972
9 LETS MAKE A SQUEAL 149.7028
10 KRY BABY BBQ 147.3940
11 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 145.1544
12 Hill High Country Store 139.4288
Pitmaster William Keefer of Hill High Country Store won the Dessert Contest!
1 Hill High Country Store168.6516
2 BENTWOOD SMOKERS164.5256
3HOG-IT-UP BBQ161.1544
4PIG PEN BBQ158.8112
5PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ157.8172
6SAUCE THIS BBQ157.1084
7HOGSHINERS157.0856
8The Inked Pig156.6060
9TIPSY PIGS150.1828
10BAM BAM’S BBQ WINCHESTER VA149.7484
11SWINE AND SHINE BBQ146.2512
12OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE137.6112
13LETS MAKE A SQUEAL136.5828
Philly Blind Pig BBQ is Coming In
WELCOME GEORGIA’s Swine and Shine BBQ Jim Lloyd Pitmaster
Swine and Shine BBQ team from Atlanta, Georgia is in the house. WOW, can’t wait to see what is gonna happen this year! Jim Lloyd Pitmaster will bring in on! HELL YEAH! www.SwineOn.com
Tipsy Pig BBQ from Hedgesville, WV
Woot Woot Tipsy Pigs is in the house from Hedgesville, WV. Tipsy PIgs BBQ is run by Pitmaster James M. Smith! Let’s see if Jim can bring it over the line into Virginia and show these guys how it’s done! Welcome!
Franklin County Moonswiners Uncle Toots BBQ
Let’s Make a Squeal
Tim Hunt, Pitmaster is in the house from Dunkirk, MD. He’ll be making a squeal like his team name says, competitng for fame and glory at this year’s Hogging Up Festival!
Rack Time is in the House from Alexandria, VA
It’s rack time, that’s right Joe Spede pitmaster is in the house from Alexandria, VA showing this competition how to grill and smoke! Catch up with them on their new website or Facebook page!
Smok – N- Pigz is in the house Kyle Crowder Pitmaster from Powhatan
Smoke n Pigz is in the house all the way fro Powhatan, VA , Pitmaster Kyle Crowder will be smokin’ it up for fame and glory folks. Find them on Facebook at Smok-N-Pigs
Adam’s Rib from Midland, VA is in the house
Welcome to PItmaster David Simpson, he was going to do the back yard but said heck no, he’s in the PROS! Look out everyone Adam’s Rib is here! Can this Midland Virginia team have what it takes to win fame and glory! Wait and see!
Kry Baby BBQ is in the house from Martinsburg, WV
Yee haw we are so excited to have Kevin Barth, Pitmaster in the house from Martinsburg, WV. Kevin will be smoking it up for fame and glory at this year’s Hogging Up Competition. Welcome!
Grand Slam BBQ is in the house from Warrenton VA yeahhhhh babyyyyyy @grandslambbq
Welcome back to our pals at Grand Slam BBQ from Warrenton, Virginia. Pitmaster Neil Pappalardo will be cooking in Winchester to defend his home state title!
Connect with Grand Slam BBQ on Twitter, on their website, or their facebook !
Big Block BBQ is in the house from Gambrills MD @BigBlockBBQ
Woot woot Big Block BBQ is in the house Pitmaster Rick Zimmerli from Gambrills, MD will be smoking it up for fame and glory at Hogging Up ! You can check out their Facebook page or twitter! Woot woot
Checkered Flag 500 is Baacckkkkk from Fawn Grove PA
The Checkered Flag 500 Competition BBQ Team is back this year Pitmaster Mark Gibbs , welcome to Hogging Up festival and we’d like to give a big HOGGING UP WELCOME to Mark & Sharon Gibbs out of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania. In case you didn’t know they were named the Rookie of the Year for 2012 by the Mid Atlantic Barbecue Association ! You can connect with them on their Facebook Page or their Website!
Appleway BBQ is in the house from St. Thomas PA
Appleway BBQ is back, Jeff Stoops Pitmaster is in the house. Watch him smoke it up for fame and glory, all the way from St. Thomas, PA. Like them on Facebook!
Professional Competitors Closed
Sneak Peak: Michael Columbus , gearing up for Hogging Up WV
All professional competitor spaces are now closed. We are submitting our list to the KCBS.We now have to focus on getting all our teams listed and putting on the best accommodations ever for our teams.
Thank you for your support. Apply now for Hogging Up West Virginia. We’re already getting apps in. We anticipate filling up quickly.
Hoos Smokin’ is in the house from Oak HIll Virginia
Brian Dodd , Pitmaster will be competing for fame and glory at Hogging Up BBQ Festival! See him bring his all from Oak Hill Virginia! Who will take the prize? You will have to wait to find out!
Pig Pen BBQ all the way from from Ringoes NJ
Welcome Pitmaster Ted Czahor, all the way from Ringoes, NJ! This is Pig Pen BBQ!
Life is Good But BBQ is BETTER oh yeahhhh
Let’s give a big HOGGING UP Welcome to LIfe is Good, but BBQ is Better, out of Purcellville, VA . Pitmaster Don Wallace will be grilling it up Virginia style with his pit crew: -competing for fame and glory at Hogging Up! Holding down their home state, we will see how they fare at the first ever Hogging Up KCBS competition! Check them out on Facebook
From Forest Hill Maryland Rockin Robyns BBQ
Deguello BBQ is BACK in the Saddle Again
Welcome back Kit Rudd and Deguello, we’ve missed you!
Degüello BBQ
Pitmaster/s: Kit and Sharon Rudd
Representing: Springfield, VA
Facebook Website Twitter Read about Deguello BBQ here.
Wild and Wonderful has a new logo
Wild and Wonderful’s BBQ logo is awesome, just like the Wild and Wonderful state of WV from wherePItmaster: Andrew Ashworth comes from!
Proudly Representing: Martinsburg, WV
Old Virginia Smoke is baaaackkkkk
Pitmaster Lucas Darnell is back in the house at Hogging Up, taking Rookie team for 2013 and taking barbecue seriously, Lucas and team will be here to compete and smoke it up at the Frederick County Fairgrounds. Competing in Dessert, PC, and Anything Butt plus the 4 Categories and one of our featured BBQ Tour stops, you never know what will happen. Lucas is representing BRISTOW, VA! so make sure to come and check them out! Check out their website here!
Drilling and Grilling BBQ Team from Glen Rock
Drilling and Grilling BBQ Team is in the house, from Glen Rock, PA! Pitmaster Dan Thomas is in the house smoking it up for fame and glory! Oh yeah! Welcome to Hogging Up!
Bentwood Smokers from Hagerstown
Uh Oh! Competition in the house! From neighboring Hagerstown, Maryland comes Bentwood Smokers! This team is headed up by Joe Myerly, Pitmaster extraordinaire ! Watch him smoke it up for fame and glory at the Hogging Up BBQ Festival! Oh, and while you are at it, please LIKE them on Facebook!
Bam Bam’s BBQ is in the house from Winchester #virginia
Can Winchester’s own Bam Bam’s BBQ hold down the fort for his hometown? Let’s see as Pitmaster Andy “Bam Bam” LesCalleet competes for fame and glory smoking it up in Clear Brook!
Welcome Old Virginia Smoke from Bristow, VA
Welcome to Old Virginia Smoke BBQ Competition Team from Bristow, Virginia! Led by Pitmaster Lucas Darnell, Pitmaster. Teammies are: Kimberly Darnell, and Leigh Anne Terry ROOKIE TEAM OF 2013! They will be competing for fame and glory at the Hogging Up Festival and we’d like to give them a warm HOGGGGGGGGGGINGGGGGGG UP WELCOME!
Check out their website here!
Welcome 2 Rhodies BBQ #bbq #barbecue #barbeque
Welcome 2 Rhoadies BBQ from Round Hill Virginia!
Team #15 has been updated! Let’s see if Todd can light up Clear Brook! Woot Woot !
15. 2 Rhodies BBQ
Pitmaster: Todd Johnston
Representing: Round Hill, VA
Low Down Dirty has a new Logo #bbq #barbecue #barbeque
Hey! Look at this! Marcus Greene has this cool logo! We are updating the competitor page now!
Low Down Dirty has a new Logo #bbq #barbecue #barbeque http://t.co/5LtAcr3M4L
— Wayne M. Schafer (@BigFatDaddys) May 22, 2014
Bohemian BBQ is in the House from Bel Air, Maryland
Bohemian BBQ is coming all the way from Bel Air, MD to cook it up for fame and glory at Hogging Up BBQ Festival in Clear Brook! See Pitmaster Dave Marciniak compete for fame and glory and give these Virginia folks a run for their money!
Spittin’ Feathers BBQ from Youngstown, Ohio
All the way from Ohio? That’s right! Spittin’ Feathers BBQ is in the house. Pitmaster Tim McMahon is going to BRING IT up against the Panhandle folks competing for fame, glory and more!
Welcome Aporkalypse Now Professional BBQ Team
Let’s give a huge HOGGING UP WELCOME TO Aporkalypse Now who will be smokin’ it up representing Springfield, VA!
Pitmaster: Michael Fay
Connect with Mike Fay and gang:
In case you didn’t know, Mike Fay runs the MABBQA Website MABBQA Twitter
Hill High Country Store Joins the Fun
Have you seen our competitors page lately? Local Hill High Country Store from Ashburn Virginia is competing in the Professional BBQ competition. Pitmaster David Heimburger will be competing for fame and glory! Check them out a HillHighCountryStore (and HIll High Pies!) Or, Like them on Facebook! They will also be trying their hand at the dessert contest and People’s Choice!
Read about them here : HIstory of HIll High Country Store
Welcome to The Inked Pig Pitmaster Dustin Reed
Dustin Reed, Pitmaster of the Inked Pig will be bringing his best to Clear Brook to compete in the 2nd annual Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival for fame and glory. Dustin is going to show his all in 4 KCBS catergories, People’s Choice, Dessert and Anything Butt, so wish him good luck! Dustin is from Hagerstown, MD. Let’s see what he’s got!
BAR-B-QUE Mayham From Waynesboro PA Welcome Jerry Gates
Bar-b-que Mayham BBQ Competition Team and Catering is in the house! These guys compete and sell roadside from Greencastle, PA! These two guys who love to Q will be led by Pitmaster Jerry Gates representing Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Do they have what it takes to win fame and glory at Hogging Up? Wait and see!
Smokin’ Deeze Thaangs from Glen Burnie MD in the House
Don Smallwood and team “Smokin’ Deeze Thaangs” is in the house from our home state of Maryland. Does SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS have what it takes to win fame and glory in Clear Brook, Virginia? You must wait and find out at Hogging Up BBQ Festival!
Team: Smokin’ Deeze Thaangs
Pitmaster: Donald Smallwood
Representing: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Smokin’ Gnome BBQ There are Gnomes in Winchester Who Let the Gnomes Out?
Who let the gnomes out? They have returned to compete for fame and glory from Shippensburg, PA. These guys deserve a big “Hogging Up” welcome and will be competing for prizes fame and glory at the Frederick County Fairgrounds in Winchester Virginia. Led by Pitmaster, Sal Gobat,who loves Pork Barrel BBQ Sauce………
Connect with Smokin’ Gnome:
Redneck Smoke Club Jersey Boys Are Back
The Jersey Boys are back! We would like to extend a a big HOGGING UP Welcome to to Redneck Smoke Club. Mike Altland, is back representing Somerset, New Jersey in the Hogging Up Competition! Woot Woot! Check them out on Facebook folks!
Welcome Jokers and Smokers from Great Falls Virginia
It’s that time folks, to give a warm hogging up welcome to Jokers and Smokers from Great Falls, Virginia. Don McPhail will be cooking it up and representing Virginia at the 2014 Hogging Up BBQ Festival!
Woot woot!
Team Name: Jokers and Smokers
Head Pitmaster: Don McPhail
Representing: Great Falls, VA
3 Eyz BBQ is Back From Maryland 2013 Grand Champion Returns To Defend Title
Helloooooooooooo remember Our Grand Champions last year? They are back to defend their title of “Grand Champion” of Hogging Up. Pitmaster Dan Hixon and team have a long list of GC’s, in fact for 2012 they were the KCBS Team of the Year. You may have seen them on Pitmasters; these guys take BBQ seriously. Did we mention they are a featured TOUR STOP on our BBQ TOUR? Well now you know. Welcome……..
3Eyz BBQ
Pitmaster: Dan Hixon
Representing: Owings Mills, MD
Wecome Low Down Dirty BBQ from Lansdowne
Let’s give a big Hogging Up Welcome to Low Down Dirty BBQ from Lansdowne Virginia! Pitmaster Marcus Greene will be grilling it up for fame and glory !
Team: Low Down Dirty BBQ
Head Pitmaster: Marcus Greene
Representing: Lansdowne, VA
Welcome Backyard Competitors from Maryland
Don and Jill will be competing in the Hogging Up Backyard Competition, all the way from Abingdon, Maryland. Can a Marylander take home the tile of Best in Clear Brook?
Fred Vegas Smokers from Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fred Vegas is in the house……..
Fred Vegas Smokers
Representing: Fredericksburg, VA
Head Pitmaster: Chris Salsberry
Welcome Sauce This BBQ Competition Team
Sauce This BBQ from Easton Maryland is in the house! Welcome Mark Kenney and Head Pitmaster Daniel Youngblood who is competing for fame and glory at the Hogging Up BBQ Festival! Woot Woot! Check out their awesome WEBSITE and LIKE THEM ON FACEBOOK! Hey, you can tweet them too @SauceThisBBQ
Five States Descend on Winchester for BBQ Competition
Welcome to our 26 competitors who are coming from five states NJ, PA, MD, WVA and VA to compete in this bbq competition. Not too shabby for a first year contest that requires only 15. We would like to personally thank you all for supporting our cause and coming out and cooking with us. Below is a random list of teams, and their head pitmasters, and the area from where they are coming. A full list of links and logos can be viewed here on the Competitor Page.
| 1 | Deguello BBQ | Kit Rudd | Springfield, VA | |
| 2 | 3EyzBBQ | Dan Hixon | Owings Mills, MD | |
| 3 | Life is Good But BBQ Is Better | Don Wallace | Purcelleville, VA | |
| 4 | Bam Bam’s BBQ | Andy Lescalleet | Winchester, VA | |
| 5 | Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pig | Craig George | Woodstock, VA | |
| 6 | Virginia BBQ Pirates | Tom Adams | Springfield, VA | |
| 7 | Sloppy Dogs Bar-B-Que | Rob Slayden | Martinsburg, WVA | |
| 8 | I Aim to Smoke | Aric Armstrong | Fredericksburg, VA | |
| 9 | The Smoked Hog | Jason Lage | Lovettsville, VA | |
| 10 | 4:20 Q | Jay Reeder | Clear Spring, MD | |
| 11 | Philly Blind Pig BBQ | Tom Bera | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 12 | Appleway BBQ | Jeffrey Stoops | St. Thomas, PA | |
| 13 | Texas Ribs | Danny Sager | Centreville, MD | |
| 14 | Jordan Springs BBQ | Austin Landry | Stephenson, VA | |
| 15 | Aporkalypse Now | Michael Fay | Springfield, VA | |
| 16 | Smokin’ B’s BBQ | William Keefer | Berryville, VA | |
| 17 | Checkered Flag 500 BBQ | Mark Gibbs | Fawn Grove, PA | |
| 18 | Grand Slam BBQ | Neil Pappalardo | Warrenton, VA | |
| 19 | Old Virginia Smoke | Lucas Darnell | Bristow, VA | |
| 20 | Pavone Brothers BBQ | Dave Pavone | Bristow, VA | |
| 21 | Smokin’ Gnome BBQ | Sal Gobat | Shippensburg, PA | |
| 22 | BBQ Unplugged | Jon Wayne Waldron | Louisa, VA | |
| 23 | Tasty Licks BBQ Supply | Fred Bernardo | Shillington, PA | |
| 24 | Hog-It-Up BBQ | Michelle Lackey | Bluemont, VA | |
| 25 | Pig Pen BBQ | Rich Militano | Yardville, NJ | |
| 26 | Redneck Smoke Club | Mike Atland | Somerset, NJ | |
North Vs South Contest Finalized
Sounds a little silly but here it is folks.
There are only 7 competitors competing for fame and glory in our North Vs. South contest. There are five from Pennsylvania and two from Jersey, all listed here. Basically this is an organizer’s award for the best overall best score of the teams that aren’t in the immediate panhandle area (so if you are a MD/VA/WVA team you are in the Best of the Panhandle Contest.)
North vs South gives teams who came from further away a chance to win something and a nice little thank you for their efforts. In this case, it’s $50 cash and a gift basket that includes goodies from Big Fat Daddy’s . Just a little something something to say thanks for coming all this way!
Will a Jersey team take the cake representing the North? Or will the Pennsylvanians step up and reclaim the South? We know, calling Pennsylvania a southern state is kind of cheesy, but hey, we had to make it work. Good luck to all of you!
Smokin’ B’s BBQ from Berryville is in the House
Smokin’ B’s BBQ is run by Pitmaster William (Billy) Keefer, Jr. Billy has special VIP team members coming from out of town just to descend upon Clear Brook for this event and help him cook up some’ que. Billy, a Clarke County Ruritan loves to smoke barbecue and he will be competing in a KCBS sanctioned competition for the very first time, Representing Berryville, Virginia, he will be competing for fame and glory and making new friends at the first annual Hogging Up Festival!
Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pig
Welcome to Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pig, our 25th team who will be competing for fame and glory at this year’s Hogging Up festival. They come to us from Woodstock, Virginia where PItmaster Craig George and Mike Orsenigo will be grilling it up righteous!
Welcome Bam Bam’s BBQ WInchester
Hello, what’s this? A local BBQ Team, right out of Winchester! Holding down the fort in Clear Brook let’s give a big HOGGING UP WELCOME to Bam Bam’s BBQ. Pitmaster John Lescalleet (known as Andy to his pals) , with Pit Crew Cindy Lescalleet and Dianne Breeden (and one more tbd…). They will be representing their home state, and home town, at the Hogging Up BBQ Festival !
Life is Good But BBQ Is Better rom Purcellville, VA
Let’s give a big HOGGING UP Welcome to LIfe is Good, but BBQ is Better, out of Purcellville, VA . Pitmaster Don Wallace will be grilling it up Virginia style with his pit crew: Sandy Wallace, Pat Simone, Jerry Simone–competing for fame and glory at Hogging Up! Holding down their home state, we will see how they fare at the first ever Hogging Up KCBS competition!
Welcome The Smoked Hog Lovettsville VA head by Chef Jason Lage
Coming from Lovettsville, VA we extend a huge HOGGGGING UP welcome to The Smoked Hog competition barbecue team! Head by Chef Jason Lage (read about him at MarketTableBistro),with team members Tara, Rebecca, Shawn and Sam who will be grilling it up at Hogging Up BBQ Festival and competing for fame, fortune and glory (and the Best of the Panhandle Award!)
Connect with them on the Facebook,
Eat with Chef Lage at Market Table Bistro Restaurant ! Check out their Facebook!
Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival Virginia 