2022 East Central State BBQ Championship-Paola Roots Festival

Entry Deadline: July 15, 2022
Categories: BBQ Competitions
2022 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
Venue / Location

Town Square
Paola, KS 66071

General Information

Competition – August 26-27, 2022

This is a State Championship.

This is one of the premier BBQ cook-offs on the KCBS circuit. This year will be our 23rd year of sanctioning of the Roots Festival’s BBQ Cook-off aka East Central KS State BBQ Championship. The competition will feature maximum of 65 teams smoking up what promises to be some of the best BBQ in the world.

The festival features some of the finest music available on the BBQ circuit, as well as plenty of kid’s activities, arts, crafts and food. This contest is geared for the backyard smoker all the way to the trailer type smokers. Check-in starts at 10 a.m. on Friday with a judges meeting that night around 7 p.m.

The BBQ categories are Chicken, Ribs, Pork Butt, Beef Brisket as well as Sausage.

Turn-In TimesSausage 11:30am, Chicken Noon, Pork Ribs 12:30pm, Pork Butt 1pm & Brisket 1:30pm.

Entry Fees

Per Entry Fee – $175.00 (20×40 RV Space)
Per Entry Fee – $150.00 (20×30 Space)
Per Entry Fee – $10.00 (Sausage)

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Chicken, Ribs, Pork Butt and Beef Brisket
Grand Champion
$1,400.00
Reserve Grand – $800.00
1st Place$250.00
2nd Place$125.00
3rd Place$75.00
4th Place$50.00
5th Place$25.00
6th 10th PlaceRibbons

Sausage – Winner takes half of pot entry

Mushroom Forest

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