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This past weekend, Ubon's BBQ of Yazoo City competed in the Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event, Grillin' For Life, at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Madison, Mississippi. This was the first time Ubon's has competed in a KCBS event and as team member Brian said, "You never see the judges, and they never see you. You can have a dirty ass area, and noboby knows or cares, which we think is unsociable as hell." Indeed.

The KCBS event is different from Memphis Barbeque Network events in that teams must cook at least one, if not all, of the following: beef brisket, chicken, pork ribs and pork shoulder. All finished products are judged on a "blind basis" as there is no "on-site" judging. And I have to agree with Brian about it being unsociable. The whole idea of BBQing is the social aspect. You'd think the judges would want to get involved, but alas, they are the ones making the rules.

Nevertheless, with on-site or blind judging, it doesn't really matter to Ubon's, because they kick BBQ ass everywhere they go. After some 30-odd Grand Championships, they can add another notch to their belt in the form of overall first place at the Grillin' For Life Competition! Awesome job Ubon's!!!!!!

The full results can be found here and more info at full-blooded, Ubon family member Leslie's blog, Mississippi Barbecue Princess. Also, Leslie features a video of Brain and his famous post-win, X-Man pose. Something to behold. I think.

Great job Ubon's!!! And sorry I wasn't their to lend support, maybe at the next competition.

Leslie's pictures of the event are here.