The Basteys finished 33rd overall in the Invitational competing against 69 of the best teams in the country. They finished 9th in ribs. World BBQ Championship Three teams from New England will be traveling to Lynchburg, TN to compete in the Jack Daniels World Championship BBQ competition to be held on October 27. The Yahoos, led by Lance Fuher, NJ State Champions Dirty Dick and the Legless Wonders, led by Richard Westhaver and NEBS Team of The Year 2000, Liquid Smoke, led by Garry Howard will all be competing. The Jack Daniels is the most prestigious BBQ competition in the country, make that the world.
Participation is by invitation only.
In addition, in order to be invited, teams must first qualify by winning a state championship, a major contest with more than 50 teams competing, or a sanctioned, points-based Team of the Year award. Since more teams qualify than can be accommodated, a drawing is held to select the participants from the pool of qualifiers. This year 87 teams qualified but only 48 were selected to compete. Two teams from New England won the gold in the PA State Championship held in New Holland, PA on August 26. Barbecue Bandits II led by Stu Carpenter won Grand Champion and Liquid Smoke, led by Garry Howard won Reserve Grand Champion.