It took four tries, but a Branson competitive barbecue team picked up the title at the 32nd Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue.
Gettin’ Basted won the Grand Championship at the competition in Lynchburg, Tennessee, which returned after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team beat out 76 other competitors, including the defending champions.
Teams qualified for “The Jack” by winning a state competition with at least 25 competitors, a competition of 50 or more teams, or one of the top competitions in the United States: Memphis in May, American Royal Open, or Houston World’s Championship Bar-B-Que. Teams compete in seven categories: pork ribs, pork shoulder/butts, beef brisket, chicken, dessert, cook’s choice, and Jack Daniel’s sauce.
The top three spots at the competition all came from the region as second place went to Slap’s BBQ of Kansas City, and third was Razor-Racks BBQ of Prairie Grove, AR.
Gettin’ Basted is located in Branson on 76 Country Blvd with locations also in Nixa and Springfield.
The complete story by Jason Wert can be read on the Branson Tri-Lakes News Website.
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