BBQ Related Links
BBQ Associations & Societies
Links to some of the most popular BBQ Associations and
Socities of interest to those interested in competition BBQ.
NATIONAL
KCBS – The Kansas City Barbeque Society [ 2011 KCBS Contest
Schedule ]
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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 – 2010 TOY
Standings
NBBQ – National Barbecue Association (aka NBA)
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Based in
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Provides a membership directory for commercial bbq restaurants,
suppliers and vendors
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Provides basic BBQ information to novices
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Assists aspiring restaurant operator’s with start up activities
FBA - Florida BBQ Association [ 2011 FBA Contest Schedule ]
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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 – 2010 TOY
Standings
MBN – Memphis Barbecue Network [ 2011 MBN Contest Schedule ]
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Based in
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Sanctions BBQ competitions
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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 - 2010 TOY Standings
NCBS – North
Carolina Barbecue Society
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Based in
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Promotes
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Oversee’s the Historic
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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
LABBQ Pit – Louisiana Barbeque Pit
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Association of BBQ Pit Teams and Pits in
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Maintains a list of
KCBS, IBCA and MBN contests in the Gulf Area
IBCA – International BBQ Cookers Association [ 2011 IBCA Contest Schedule
]
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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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Maintains a point system and awards an IBCA Team of the Year Award
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
CTBA - Central Texas BBQ Association [ 2011 CTBA Contest Schedule ]
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Old home page = link
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Based in
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Maintains judging procedures & guidelines
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Assists with organizing competitions
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a CTBA Team of the Year Award – 2008 TOY Standings
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Provides a membership community for competition teams
TGCBCA - Texas
Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association [ 2011 Contest Schedule ]
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Based in
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From 1994 to 2006, was a “Pit” of the IBCA. In
June, 2006, seperated from IBCA into a distinct organization.
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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 – 2010 Cooker of the Year
LSBS - Lone Star
Barbeque Society [ 2011 LSBS Contest Schedule ]
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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 Cooker of the Year Award – 2010 Cooker of
the Year Standings
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Based in
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Educational membership Society
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Conducts Informal BBQ Events in and around
CBBQA - California BBQ Association [ 2011 CBBQA Contest
Schedule ]
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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 - 2010 TOY
Standings
PNWBA - Pacific Northwest BBQ
Association [ 2011 PNWBA Event Schedule ]
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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
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Maintains a Points System
and Awards a PNWBA Team of the Year Award
RMBBQA - Rocky
Mountain BBQ Association [ 2011 Contest Schedule ]
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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 – 2009 Rocky Mountain Cup Winner
NEBS – New England BBQ Society [ 2011 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
Minnesota BBQ Association [ 2011 Event
Calendar ]
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Being reorganized in 2009
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Open to any MN based BBQ enthusiast or BBQ team
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Maintains a list of five 2009 BBQ contests at this link
SLBS - St. Louis BBQ Society [ 2011 SLBS Event
Calendar ]
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Membership Organization, based in
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Certifies Judges as SLBS Judges
ILBBQS - Illinois BBQ Society [ 2011 ILBBQS Contest
Schedule ]
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Based in
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Organizes events around the state of
GOBS – Greater
Omaha BBQ Society [ 2011 GOBS Event Calendar ]
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Internet Based
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An internet community of 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
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An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts – seems to have
disappeared from the internet
MID
MABA - Mid Atlantic BBQ Association [ 2011 MABA Contest
Schedule ]
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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 – 2010 TOY
Standings
SOUTHWEST
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Based in
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Organizes and Sanctions the Barbecue Championship Series
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Maintains a Point System and Crowns a AZBarbecue’s Arizona Triple
Crown of BBQ Team of the Year
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Hosts BBQ competitions in
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Hosts an online community for 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
NORTH CENTRAL
International Ice BBQ
Society
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Based in the cold, artic tundra
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A tongue in cheek society
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Hosts the annual ice BBQ Contest – a BBQ Competition on a frozen
lake !
GLBBQA – Great Lakes BBQ Association
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Based in
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
OUTSIDE
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Based in Tongham,
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Provides a membership community for competition teams in
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Sponsors and conducts BBQ contests in
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Provides meat to competition teams at their competitions
CBBQA - Caribbean
Barbeque Association
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Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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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 multi-lingual BBQ Association sites on
the planet
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Coordinates rule making for contests throughout Europe and
= Defunct, Inactive Organizations or Organizations with unknown
status =
WBBQA –
Big Apple BBQ
Association –
ETBCA – East Texas
Barbecue Cooker’s Association –
North Texas Area BBQ
Cookers Association –
STBA –
Greater
MIM –
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