Downtown Paducah was filled with smoke and thousands of hungry visitors starting on Wednesday with PorkStock and continuing through Saturday evening with Old Market Days, tons of barbecue cooking and being served, cookers competing to support local charities, loads of fixins to go with all the BBQ, entertainment and fun for all ages during the 18th Ever Barbecue on the River.
Winners of this community charitable event were announced Saturday afternoon as the serious fun of competition wrapped up for the 18th year:
GRAND CHAMPION (for the 6th time). . .
Larry, Darrell & Darrell
RESERVE CHAMPION
Smokin' Hose
CIRCUIT DIVISION
CHICKEN
1. Larry, Darrell & Darrell
2. Cookie's Grill
3. Good Ole Boys
RIBS
1. Cookies Grill
2. Smokin' Hose
3. Larry, Darrell & Darrell; Smokey D's and Lenny's
SHOULDER
1. Dave & Danny's Barbeque and Catering
2. Hardwood Cafe
3. Buzzard Brothers BBQ
WHOLE HOG
1. Cookie's Grill
2. Hardwood Cafe
3. Buzzard Brothers BBQ
BACKYARD DIVISION
CHICKEN
1. Cookin' Pigs
2. Ballard Memorial Baseball
3. Certified Holy Smoke
RIBS
1. Certified Holy Smoke
2. Brothers' BBQ
3. Kiwanis Club of Paducah
SHOULDER
1. Ozean's Ribs
2. Ballard Memorial Baseball
3. Kiwanis Club of Paducah
WHOLE HOG
1. River City Rib Ticklers
2. Cookin' Pigs
3. Ozean's Ribs
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