3 was a good seat because I would have a choice of meat in the turn-in box if a team turned in only 6 pieces. We had four MCBJ in the mix including two budding MCBJ of the husband and wife team of Aaron Staines and Lori Lieneke who were celebrating their 30 th contest judged at Elk Grove.Īfter the alternate pairing of the most experienced judge with least experienced judge, I was assigned to one of the 5 judging tables with one Master Judge seated at my table. It was easy for Dennis, Mike, and me to find our place at the end of the line while other judges jockeyed for position based on their respective contest counts. Steve and Merrialyce conducted the Southwest Sort which was to line all the judges from most contests judged to the least contests judged. Steve (R) and Merrialyce (C) Alvarez presented by CBJ Donna Fong (L)with a autographed souvenir of their first contest signed by everyone. The Western Festival was in full swing with a full carnival and three music stages which had entertained the surrounding communities for over 50 years. When I arrived, it was a picture-perfect day with blue skies and temps in the low 70’s. Instead, it was time to get dressed in my new powder blue KCBS judge shirt and head on over to Sacramento. When my alarm went off on Saturday morning, my first instinct was to awaken to prepare ribs. For an excellent primer of how judging a KCBS sanctioned contest works, check out the prior three-part storyboard by Donna of Butcher’s Daughter BBQ ( Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). I made my first baby step towards the MCBJ certification at the Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship on May 3, 2014. Sure, I’ve judged Invitational events, backyards, and even tried my hand as a contest organizer but my 2008 KCBS Judging Logbook was devoid of entries of the 30 contests I needed to become a Master Certified Barbecue Judge (MCBJ). After seven years as a competitor, I was very excited to make my first foray into the judging tent as a newbie BBQ judge.
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