Our first-ever Traeger Nationals amateur BBQ contest is in the books - and we raised money for the Nebraska Firefighters Museum!

This amateur-only BBQ contest was held June 26, 2010 at Builders in Kearney, NE. 15 competitors entered 47 different dishes in 6 categories, and the public was invited for food, fun, and firefighters!
We offered some great barbecue from Come And Get It BBQ, plus goodies from Schwans ice cream, Coke, KwikDraw Caricatures, Peterson Produce, & Traeger pellet grills…and, all those vendors donated a portion of their proceeds to the Firefighter’s Museum.
Special thanks also go out to to Ice Cubes LLC of Kearney, the Wingate Inn, Construction Rental, and local radio stations Classic Hits 98.9, ESPN, Y102, Hits 106, KGFW, KSYZ, Jack FM, and Rock 101.5 for their support.
The dunk tank was a big hit - thanks go out to DJ Becci, Marylyn Barnett, Lindsey and everyone else who "rode the pine" to raise money for the Museum.
Winner's List:
Chicken Wings
1st Place Bad Pig BBQ of Kearney
2nd Place BBQ Perro of North Platte
Whole Chicken
1st Place Nuclear Que of Kearney
2nd Place BBQ Perro of North Platte
Pork Spare Ribs
1st Place - BBQ Perro of North Platte
2nd Place - Can't Beat Our Meat of Smithfield
Open* Category
1st Place - 2 Kids Que of Kearney
2nd Place - Bad Pig BBQ of Kearney
Pork Shoulder
1st Place - Paradise BBQ of Hastings
2nd Place - Smoke N' of Wilcox
Beef Brisket
1st Place - Smoke N' of Wilcox
2nd Place - Well Sauced of Hastings
All proceeds from
this event will benefit the
Nebraska Firefighters
Museum.Click HERE to see photos from this great event... and stay tuned for information on our 2011 event.