BBQ at the Summit winners announced

Dillon — Carcass Cookers of Pueblo was named the grand champion and 4 Legs Up of Great Bend, Kans., took second at the 13th annual barbecue event held in Dillon on the Aug. 8-9.

More than 22,000 people walked the winding streets of downtown Dillon enjoying the sites, sounds, smells and tastes of 65 teams, including one team from England, all competing for a variety of awards at the event sponsored by the Rotary Club of Summit County.

Carcass Cookers was awarded $2,500 in cash, a $2,300 Horizon trailer grill donated by Ruff’s BBQ Shoppe of Golden and the championship belt buckle.

The Kansas team took home $1,500 in cash and the reserve grand championship belt buckle.

Golden Toad of Littleton captured first place for the people’s choice award.

Other top finishers include:
— Chicken
First place — Burned Out BarBeQue, Grand Junction
Second place — Toad Hollar BBQ, Maryville, Mo.
Third place — Buffalo Smokin Bandits, Buffalo, Okla.

— Pork Ribs
First place — Okies Smokin in the Rockies, Owasso, Okla.
Second place — 4 Legs Up, Great Bend, Kans.
Third place — Wild Hogs, Colorado Springs

— Pork
First place — Okies Smokin in the Rockies, Owasso, Okla.
Second place — Learn2q.com, Birmingham, Ala.
Third place — Q Pig BBQ, Pueblo

— Brisket
First place — Sweet Peppers, Albuquerque, N.M.
Second place — Pellet Envy, Leawood, Kans.
Third place — Brew N Bar — B — Que, Shawnee, Kans.

— Miscellaneous
First place – Smoke in the Rockies, Pueblo
Second place — Brew N Bar — B — Que, Shawnee, Kans.
Third place – 4 Legs Up, Great Bend, Kans.

— Dessert
First place — Smoke in the Rockies, Pueblo
Second place — Okies Smokin in the Rockies, Owasso, Okla.
Third place — Quau, Brimfield, Ill.

— Salsa
First place — Burned Out Barbeque, Grand Junction
Second place — The Best of the British BBQ, Bristol, United Kingdom
Third place — Los Nerds BBQ Team, Parker

— Sauce
First place — Mountain Lyon Extreme Team, Silverthorne
Second place — Burned Out Barbeque, Grand Junction
Third place — Okies Smokin in the Rockies, Owasso, Okla.

— Side Dish
First place — Rub This, Westwood Hills, Kans.
Second place — Best of the British BBQ, Bristol, United Kingdom
Third place — Middle Earth Pub, Littleton

— Kid’s Q Junior
First place — Kelsey Vreeman
Second place — Raymond Salazar, Mountain Lyon Extreme Team
Third place — Max Wozniak, Quau

— Kid’s Q Senior
First place — Cody Hufford
Second place — Ashley Bowlby, Meat and Bones BBQ
Third place — Chris Naslund, Smoke in the Rockies