Huron BBQ-er's Going To The "The Jack"

A Huron Barbecue team has been selected to participate at the 23rd Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tenn. on October 22. The Gerrit Boys Barbecue team took first place at the South Dakota Barbecue Championships at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds this past June. Competitors often refer to “the Jack” as the most prestigious barbecue competition in the world. A pool of 72 champion teams from across the United States and 18 international teams representing Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico and Switzerland.are scheduled to compete. In order to receive an invitation to “The Jack” domestic teams must have won an automatic event, such as Memphis in May or the American Royal, a state championship with 25 teams, a competition with more than 50 teams or have won seven contests in the past barbecue season. Due to the large amount of seasoned competitors, the final teams were selected in a blind drawing of all qualifiers in early September. Teams will compete in seven categories: Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder/Butts, Beef Brisket, Chicken, Cook’s Choice, Dessert and Jack Daniel’s Sauce