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The American Royal is Back!
September 16th-19th 2021
The 41st American Royal
World Series of BBQ took
place Sept. 16-19th, 2021.
Many MN BBQ Teams were
excited to head to Kansas
City for the world’s largest
BBQ competition and com-
pete against hundreds of
teams from across the US. In
addition, numerous Min-
nesota Judges, KCBS Reps,
and volunteers headed down
to support making the con-
tests a success. The Royal
needs hundreds of judges
and volunteers to join the event each year in order to make the contests possible.
The American Royal includes an Invitational contest for teams that have won a Grand Champion award at a KCBS sanctioned contest (with 25+ teams) from July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021. (Extended timeframe this year). There is also an Open contest (for any team to brave), a Turkey Smoke contest, contests for the best side dishes, and a Kids’ Que contest. Many teams competed in multiple contests while they were at the Kansas Speedway.
For judges, there are lots of judging opportunities with all the contests. In addition, for those that have not gotten their official certificates, there were KCBS judge and table captain certification classes available to take.
For everyone, there was plenty of time to see BBQ friends and family from all over the country, enjoy live entertain- ment, shop the marketplace for BBQ goodies, and celebrate the cooks inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame.
The Society is proud of all the Minnesota BBQ Society teams competed at the AR:
• PartyQ
• Hogline
• Last Call Heroes BBQ
• Lucky 19 Sauce Company • Owen’s BBQ
• Marburg Brothers BBQ
• Nectar of the Hogs
• Rub Doctor
• Rub My Rack
• Rum N Smoke
• Shiggin’ and Grinnin’
• Smoke in the Eye
Royal Judging Photo courtesy of Barb Jeffers
• Wag’s Backwood BBQ • Who Dat BBQ
THE Jack Daniels 2021 World Championship Invitaional Barbecue October 8-9, 2021
Nectar of the Hogs
Members: Jim Mitchell and Tom Kendhammer
Started in 2014,
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