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November 2, 2021
Firemans Challenge BBQ winners gallery
By Chris Darus
The Bandera Prophet
Sixteen BBQ cook teams converged on Bandera City Park on Oct. 23 to participate in the annual Firemans Challenge BBQ Cookoff.
Official classes contended were: Bloody Marys, Beans, Chicken, Ribs and Brisket with an added bonus of Margaritas and Chefs Choice to spice things up.
Firemans Challenge BBQ Cookoff results:
Bloody Marys: 1, Susan Simpson, 2, Rhett Butler, 3, Betty Joseph
Beans: 1, Bobby Haggerton, 2, Ernest Martinez, 3, David Lefler, 4, Buck Cook, 5, Bobby Cummings, 6, Tommy Joseph, 7, Rhett Butler, 8, Chance Simpson, 9, Bryan Jones, 10, Ruben Garza
Chicken: 1, Vanessa Vela, 2, Larry Zimmerman, 3, Tommy Smith, 4, Bobby Haggerton, 5, James Pugh, 6, Wes Caldwell, 7, David Lefler, 8, Rhett Butler, 9, Ernest Martinez, 10, Chance Simpson
Ribs: 1, Bobby Haggerton, 2, Kit Polk, 3, Tommy Smith, 4, Chance Simpson, 5, Vanessa Vela, 6, David Lefler, 7, Wes Caldwell, 8, Larry Zimmerman, 9, Ernest Martinez, 10, Bryan Jones
Brisket: 1, Ernest Martinez, 2, James Pugh, 3, Kit Polk, 4, Larry Zimmerman, 5, Chance Simpson, 6, Tommy Smith, 7, Vanessa Vela, 8, Eddy Guajardo, 9, Bryan Jones, 10, Rhett Butler
Margaritas: 1, Eddy Guajardo, 2, Larry Zimmerman, 3, Rhett Butler
Chefs Choice: 1, Chance Simpson, 2, Tommy Joseph, 3, Buck Cook, 4, Buck Cook, 5, Rhett Butler
Reserve Grand Champion: Vanessa Vela
Grand Champion: Tommy Smith
Official classes contended were: Bloody Marys, Beans, Chicken, Ribs and Brisket with an added bonus of Margaritas and Chefs Choice to spice things up.
Firemans Challenge BBQ Cookoff results:
Bloody Marys: 1, Susan Simpson, 2, Rhett Butler, 3, Betty Joseph
Beans: 1, Bobby Haggerton, 2, Ernest Martinez, 3, David Lefler, 4, Buck Cook, 5, Bobby Cummings, 6, Tommy Joseph, 7, Rhett Butler, 8, Chance Simpson, 9, Bryan Jones, 10, Ruben Garza
Chicken: 1, Vanessa Vela, 2, Larry Zimmerman, 3, Tommy Smith, 4, Bobby Haggerton, 5, James Pugh, 6, Wes Caldwell, 7, David Lefler, 8, Rhett Butler, 9, Ernest Martinez, 10, Chance Simpson
Ribs: 1, Bobby Haggerton, 2, Kit Polk, 3, Tommy Smith, 4, Chance Simpson, 5, Vanessa Vela, 6, David Lefler, 7, Wes Caldwell, 8, Larry Zimmerman, 9, Ernest Martinez, 10, Bryan Jones
Brisket: 1, Ernest Martinez, 2, James Pugh, 3, Kit Polk, 4, Larry Zimmerman, 5, Chance Simpson, 6, Tommy Smith, 7, Vanessa Vela, 8, Eddy Guajardo, 9, Bryan Jones, 10, Rhett Butler
Margaritas: 1, Eddy Guajardo, 2, Larry Zimmerman, 3, Rhett Butler
Chefs Choice: 1, Chance Simpson, 2, Tommy Joseph, 3, Buck Cook, 4, Buck Cook, 5, Rhett Butler
Reserve Grand Champion: Vanessa Vela
Grand Champion: Tommy Smith