Bolivar, TN | October 24, 2022: Poker Porkers rolled into Bolivar on Friday morning, October 21, 2022, for the second time in as many years, and they rolled out of Bolivar on Saturday evening as the Best of the Best in a clean sweep of all categories in the Bolivar BBQ Blowout Pro Division. Winners in each category are listed below.
Whole Hog, Professional Division
Poker Porkers
Smokemasters
Hank's BBQ
Boom Boom Que
Jack's Old South
Pulled Pork, Professional Divison
Poker Porkers
Fireside Smokers
Slabs A Smokin'
U Pigs
Great Pig in the Sky
Ribs, Professional Division
Poker Porkers
Fireside Smokers
Sweet & Smokey
Smokemasters
Rolling Bones
In the Backyard Division, local teams competed for cash and prizes in three divisions: chicken, pulled pork, and ribs. The Backyard Grand Champion and winner of the Mayor's Award was Piggy Bankers, a team of cookers representing The Bank of Hardeman County. Backyard division winners in each category are listed below.
Pulled Pork, Backyard Division
Vaughan Oil Presents Habeus Porkus
All Hail the Swine
Piggy Bankers
Ribs, Backyard Division
Piggy Bankers
Nacho's
All Hail the Swine
The Chicken Challenge was a new category this year and was sponsored by Wall Innovations.
Bolivar Energy Authority
Nacho's
Great Pig in the Sky
"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."
To view the full photo album of the weekend's events, please visit the city Flickr page by clicking here.