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LEE ANN WHIPPEN
celebrity pitmaster and judge | competitor | restaurateur
PROFESSIONAL
Pit Boss Grills | Brand Ambassador |
Pitmaster
07/2021 – CURRENT
MMA Creative | champion chef roster (events/demos/experiences)
06/2021 – CURRENT
Underwood Ranches | Brand
Ambassador |Pitmaster
06/2021 – CURRENT
Tabby’s Incorporated | Tampa, FL |
Owner & Distributor of Trim Tabb’s Pig
Powder
04/2002 – CURRENT
American Culinary Federation
Member
CURRENT
The Deviled Pig | Tampa, FL | Founder, Owner/Managing Partner, Pitmaster/Executive Chef
10/2018 – 03/2021
Authentic, onsite “pit smoked” BBQ restaurant incorporat- ing Tampa flavors including the signature dish “Deviled Pig”. Winner of South Tampa Chamber of Commerce “Emerging Business of the Year”.
CHAMPIONSHIPS & RECOGNITION
1/1996 – Present
• 1 of 9 Nominees for the 2020 and 2021 BBQ Hall of Fame • 2019 Winner “Master of Que”; Bobby Flay and Michael Symon’s “Food Network’s BBQ Brawl”, a competitive four- part series including USA’s 8 best BBQ Pitmasters
• 25-year Professional BBQ Competitor/Member/Certified BBQ Judge; Kansas City Barbecue Society
• 2020 1st BBQ Fite Klub (Pay per view), Celebrity Judge
• 2018 Harry Connick Jr. Show “Grilling Innovation” seg- ment, Pit Boss Grills/Walmart
• 2017 Contestant on Food Network’s “Chopped” BBQ Se- ries
• Featured in 2017 on Corey B’s BBQ “Who did it best” viewed by over a quarter of a million foodies
• 2017 Cooking Channel’s Celebrity Judge “Big Bad BBQ Brawl”
• Featured Pitmaster; Southern Pride’s Smokers ad cam- paign
• 2015 American Destination Channel “All Star BBQ Pitmas- ters” competitor
• World Champion, BBQ 1st Runner Up Overall, 2015 World Food Championships, Las Vegas
• 2010-2014 TLC/American Destination original “BBQ Pit- masters” series. Only female of original cast of 8 Pitmasters • World Champion, Best Potato Salad, 2014 World Food
Championship, Las Vegas
• Winner of Food Network’s “Bobby Flay Throw down” for best BBQ and appears in Bobby Flay’s cookbook “Bobby Flay’s Throw Down”, and “Bobby Flay Road Show 2”
• Featured on The Travel Channel, Today Show, Speed Network, Steve Har- vey Show, and The 700 Club on CBN TV • Celebrity Chef demos with Big Green Egg “Chicago Gourmet” Event
• 1996 National Champion for Pork, American Royal Invitational
• BBQ State/Grand Champion multiple states including Virginia, North Car- olina, Georgia, Maryland and Grand Champion of the prestigious Kingsford
BBQ Championships, Washington, D.C.
• Jack Daniels World BBQ Championship Judge (2019/2021) and competitor
• Memphis in May Certified BBQ Judge, including Finalist Judge (1 of 4 selected from 400+ judges)
• American Culinary Federation Member
Meet the BBQ42
A 5-star Best-Seller!
Chicken and sausage on BBQ26S
Pivoting “sandwich” grate makes it easy to 昀ip a case of chicken with one hand.
With Optional Stainless Steel Body
“Family and friends always say it’s the best chicken they ever had!” —John OBrien, chicken 昀ipper owner
MeadowCreekBBQ.com
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