Pickin’ N Pullin’ BBQ Competition

The Pickin’ n’ Pullin’ BBQ Competition occurs in Lanexa, VA, 45 minutes East of Richmond, at Rockahock Campground RV Resort. This RV Resort is a terrific venue for teams and judges. The Rockahock folks were very accommodating, including the use of campsites for teams, indoor event hall for judges and their covered amphitheater for musical entertainment and award presentations. Over 48 pro teams and 54 backyard amateur teams competed. Some of the top teams including Tuffy Stone’s Cool Smoke BBQ* (Three-time Jack winner) and Old Virginia Smoke (World Food Championship winner) competed.

The charity supported by this event is Proclaiming Grace Outreach, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help those in need in the New Kent and James City County area. Proclaiming Grace offers help through a food pantry, thrift shop, small home repairs and scholarships to New Kent students. Click here to learn more.

The organizers from Rockahock Campground were terrific! We would like to thank all the KCBS representatives for being so welcoming to RVBBQTrail and for them allowing us to photograph the judging process. Thanks also go to the BBQ teams who enthusiastically greeted us, posed for pictures and offered their BBQ wisdom in the interviews. Unfortunately, we had technical issues and did not capture the audio with the teams and the organizer. This is just one of the road bumps we’ve encountered in our startup year so please forgive us.

Pickin’ n Pullin’ BBQ Competition is a can’t miss event for next year and a great way to start the BBQ competition season!

*Tuffy’s new book, Cool Smoke, was just released. To learn more about Tuffy and his book click here.