LILLIE’S Q NAMED GRAND CHAMPION OF FRANKLIN’S BATTLE OF THE BBQ
Thirty Teams Competed in Memphis Barbecue Network-Sanctioned Event
When the smoke cleared, Lillie’s Q of Destin, Fla. was named the Grand Champion of the Second Annual Franklin’s Battle of the BBQ.
The team also won first place in the pork shoulder, first place in ribs and second place in whole hog categories as professional competitors in the Memphis Barbecue Network-sanctioned event. Wild Boar Smokers won the title of Middle Tennessee Champion, along with first place in whole hog.
Fifteen professional teams and 15 backyard grill masters set up on Friday to compete in a host of categories, including the People’s Choice awards. On Saturday, several hundred attendees sampled the teams’ pulled pork and voted for their favorites. When the votes were tallied, Team Manwagon of Nashville stood victorious.
In the Backyard division, Three Hog Night took home first-place honors in the rib category, with Big B’s BBQ winning poultry and Best Barbecue in the Cul-de-Sac capturing the prize in beef.
More than $10,000 in prizes and awards were presented to the winners across all categories and divisions, with the Grand Champion winning $2,000 and the Middle Tennessee Champion winning $1,000.
Franklin’s Battle of the BBQ is produced by the Downtown Franklin Association, a nationally certified Main Street Program of the National Trust and a division of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. Proceeds from the BBQ competition go to the continued revitalization and promotion of Historic Downtown Franklin.
FULL RESULTS
WHOLE HOG:
1st Place: WILD BOAR SMOKERS
2nd Place: LILLIE’S Q
3rd Place:GWATNEY CHAMPIONSHIP BBQ
4th Place: SQUEALTEAM 6
5th Place: NOTORIOUS P.I.G.
SHOULDER:
1st Place: LILLIE’S Q
2nd Place: SERIAL GRILLERS
3rd Place: GWATNEY CHAMPIONSHIP BBQ
4th Place: SQUEALTEAM 6
5th Place: PARROTHEAD PORKERS
RIBS:
1st Place: LILLIE’S Q
2nd Place: JRG BBQ
3rd Place: GWATNEY CHAMPIONSHIP BBQ
4th Place: PARROTHEAD PORKERS
5th Place: TEAM MANWAGON
PEOPLE’S CHOICE (# indicates # on cup)
1st Place: TEAM MANWAGON (#10)
2nd Place: WILD BOAR SMOKERS (#8)
3rd Place: BUCKEYE BBQ (#15)
BACKYARD
RIBS:
1st Place: 3 Hog Night
2nd Place: Ole Country Porkers
3rd Place: Pickled Porkers
POULTRY:
1st Place: Big B’s BBQ
2nd Place: 2 Guys and a Grill
3rd Place: Charcoal Cowboys
BEEF:
1st Place: Best BBQ in the Cul-De-Sac
2nd Place: Big B’s BBQ
3rd Place: Hard Core BBQ
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR…