Poker Porkers Take All at the Bolivar BBQ Blowout

There were 19 professional teams and eight backyard teams that battled it out for $25,000 in cash prizes and trophies at the 2nd annual Bolivar BBQ Blowout and Music Festival on Friday and Saturday, October 21 – 22, 2022, with Poker Porkers winning top place in all of the professional divisions.

“Congratulations to all of the 2022 Bolivar BBQ Blowout winners. This competition has a tremendously positive impact on our local economy. We appreciate all of the effort put into the competition from all of the teams, staff, and volunteers. This event is something that Bolivar can be extremely proud of, and we hope to see it get bigger each year,” said Mayor Julian McTizic. “I also want to take this time to thank all of the sponsors of this year’s event. Without our generous sponsors, we could not host events of this magnitude.”

Division winners in each category are listed below.

Whole Hog, Professional Division

1. Poker Porkers
2. Smokemasters
3. Hank’s BBQ
4. Boom Boom Que
5. Jack’s Old South

Pulled Pork, Professional Division

1. Poker Porkers
2. Fireside Smokers
3. Slabs A Smokin’
4. U Pigs
5. Great Pig in the Sky

Ribs, Professional Division

1. Poker Porkers
2. Fireside Smokers
3. Sweet & Smokey
4. Smokemasters
5. Rolling Bones

Pulled Pork, Backyard Division

1. Vaughan Oil Presents Habeus Porkus
2. All Hail the Swine
3. Piggy Bankers

Ribs, Backyard Division

1. Piggy Bankers
2. Nacho’s
3. All Hail the Swine

The Chicken Challenge

1. Bolivar Energy Authority
2. Nacho’s
3. Great Pig in the Sky

The two-day festival featured a high-stakes BBQ cookoff sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network, live bands, food trucks, vendors, a classic car and truck roundup, 35-mile bicycle ride, and great Memphis Style BBQ. The trophies for the event were made by the students at Bolivar Central High.

The Bolivar BBQ Blowout and Music Festival is a collaborative effort between Bolivar Main Street and the City of Bolivar.

You may view an album of photos from the event on the Hatchie Press Facebook page.

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