BBQ Related Links
BBQ Associations & Societies
Here are some link’s the
most popular BBQ Communities of interest to those interested in competition
BBQ.
KCBS – The Kansas City Barbeque Society [ 2008 KCBS Contest
List ]
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Based in
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Sanctions BBQ Contests - Largest BBQ Contest Sanctioning Body in
the
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Assists with organizing BBQ Contests
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Publishes the Bullsheet
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Trains & Supplies Judges for competitions
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a KCBS Team of the Year Award
IBCA – International BBQ Cookers Association [ 2008 IBCA Contest List ]
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Based in
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Sanctions BBQ Contests
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Assists with organizing contests
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Supplies Judges for competitions
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
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Based in
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Formerly sanctioned BBQ competitions (no longer doing this as of
2008)
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As of 2008, no longer sanctioning BBQ competitions
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Conducts the Annual Memphis in May World Championshnip BBQ Contest
MBN – Memphis Barbecue Network | MBA – Memphis BBQ Association
[ 2008 MBN Contest List ]
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Based in
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Sanctions BBQ compeittions
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Assists with organizing contests
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Supplies Judges for competitions
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards an MBN Team of the Year Award
FBA - Florida BBQ Association [ 2008 FBA Contest List ]
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Based in
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Sanctions BBQ Contests & Assists with organizing contests
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Maintains a current list of FBA events
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards an FBA Team of the Year Award
CBBQA - California BBQ Association [ 2008 CBBQA
Contest List ]
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Based in CA
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Organizes BBQ competitions
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Provides a membership community for caterer’s, restaurant
operators, suppliers
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a CBBQA Team of the Year Award
NEBS – New England BBQ Society [ 2008 NEBS Event
Schedule ]
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Based in
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Publishes the National BBQ News
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Assists with organizing competition events in MA, NH and NY
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
CTBA - Central Texas BBQ Association
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Based in
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Maintains judging procedures & guidelines
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Assists with organizing compeitions
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a CTBA Team of the Year Award
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
MABA - Mid Atlantic BBQ Association
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Based in
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Provides a membership community for competition teams and backyard
BBQ Enthusiasts
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a MABA Team of the Year Award
NBBQ – National Barbecue Association (aka NBA)
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Based in
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Provides a membership directory for commercial bbq restaraunts,
suppliers and vendors
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Provides basic BBQ information to novices
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Assists aspiring restauranter’s with start up activities
PNWBA - Pacific Northwest BBQ
Association
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Based in
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Affiliate of the KCBS
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Organizes and Conducts BBQ Contests in WA, OR, ID, Western MT,
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Publishes Drippings from the
Pit
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
RMBBQA - Rocky
Mountain BBQ Association
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Based in
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Promotes BBQ competitions in the Rocky Mountain Region
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards the Rocky Mountain Cup annually
NCBS – North
Carolina Barbecue Society
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Based in
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Promotes
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Oversee’s the Historic North Carolina Barbecue Trail
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Provides a membership community for competition teams, commercial
BBQ restaurants and BBQ enthusiasts
SCBA - South Carolina Barbeque Association
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Based in
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Maintain the SCBA judging program & provides judges to
competitions
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards the Budweiser Master Barbeque Award annually
TGCBCA - Texas
Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association
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Based in
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Affiliated with the ICBA
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Sanctions BBQ competitions and organizes and conducts BBQ
competitions in TX
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Provides a membership community for competition cooks and teams
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a Texas Gulf Coast Cooker of the Year annually
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Based in
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Educational membership Society
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Conducts Informal BBQ Events in and around
LSBS - Lone Star
Barbeque Society
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Based in
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Sanction and assist with organizing BBQ and other cooking events
in
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a LSBS Team of the Year Award
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Based in
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Hosts BBQ competitions in
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Hosts an online community for BBQ enthusiasts
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Internet Based
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An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts in
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Provides a membership community for competition teams and back
yard BBQ enthusiasts
ILLBBQS -
Illinois BBQ Society
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Internet Based
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An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts
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Based in
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An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts in
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Provides a membership community for competition teams and BBQ
Enthusiasts
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May maintain a points systems for it’s members – this isn’t clear
International Ice BBQ
Society
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Based in the cold, artic tundra
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A toungue in cheek society
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Hosts the annual ice BBQ Contest – a BBQ Competition on a frozen
lake !
= Organizations outside
of the
CBA – Canadian Barbeque Association
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Based in
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Hosts the Annual Canadian Open BBQ competition
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Provides a membership community for competition teams in
CBBQA - Caribbean
Barbeque Association
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Based in
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Provides a membership community for competition teams and BBQ
Enthusiasts in the
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Certifies BBQ Judges & Holds Cooking Classes
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Based in
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Maintains a Points and Rankings System for Competition teams in Europe & Russia
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Maintains one of the only mulit-lingual BBQ Association sites on
the planet
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Coordinates rule making for contests throughout Europe and
= Defunct or Inactive
Organizations =
WBBQA –
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