Pleasant Valley, MO - 2007

5th Overall - 17 Teams
3rd Ribs
1st Pork
5th Brisket

Third week in a row with a top 5 finish. The most thrilling moment was of course the 1st place in pork. It marked our nineth top 10 finish in pork for 2007 and our first ever blue ribbon in pork. I wasn’t happy with the pork at Blue Springs and Kearney, even though Kearney’s pork placed 9th. This week, however, I felt our pork was back on track. Got to cook with Randy and Brandon once again. It was good to have the whole team together. Brandon was our box runner… and didn’t even trip.

The contest a state championship. The grand champion, Grillas, will be invited to the Great American Invitational, American Royal Invitational, and have a chance for the Jack Daniel’s Invitational. It was set in a very quiet area. We had a playground directly behind us for the boys. The organizers were doing a lot for local groups like senior citizens, Boy Scouts, and local Fire Department. It was really nice to see.