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Nada Knights of Columbus cookoff winners

Nada KC Council #3371 Test of the Best Cookoff Photos by Kenny Leopold

NADA — The Nada Knights of Columbus Council 3371 announced the winners of the 43rd Annual Test of the Best Barbecue Cookoff on Oct. 25 and 26 at the St. Mary’s Nada Community Center in Nada.

The results were as follows: COOKOFF

•Overall — BMF BBQ Cookers.

•Bloody Mary’s — 1. The Grill Next Door; 2. Small Town Cookers; 3. G 2 BBQ.

•Beans — 1. Staff Trucking; 2. Smoke’em Cookers; 3. Glazed-N-Confused Cooker; 4. Small Town Cookers; 5. PO Cookers.

•Brisket — 1. Smoke On The Prairie; 2. Texas Heavy Smokers; 3.Hell Raisn’ Hanyaks; 4. BMF BBQ Co., 5. Regulators; 6. Next To Timmy’s; 7. Nada’s Finest; 8. Texas Heavy Smokers; 9. The Grill Next Door; 10. Backyard Boozers.

•Chicken — 1. Regulators; 2. Heidaker Land Services; 3. Broken G Cooker; 4. Smoke On The Prairie; 5. BMF BBQ Co.

•Chicken Noodle Soup — 1. Small Town Cookers; 2. Big Momma BBQ; 3. Hell Raisn’ Hanyaks; 4. Meat Missles; 5. Bad News Beer.

•Chili — 1. Hell Raisn’ Hanyaks; 2. Up In Smoke; 3. PO Cookers; 4. Loco Bohemians; 5. Small Town Cookers; 6. Up in Smoke; 7. Small Town Cookers; 8. Hell Raisn’ Hanyaks; 9. Small Town Cookers; 10. Lucky Toms.

•Corn Hole — 1. Judson Zahradnik and Robert Hart- field; 2. Vicky Polak and Kathy Polak.

•Margaritas — 1. Smell Our Pits; 2. The Good Ole Boys; 3. Smoke’em Cookers.

•Most Colorful — 1. Just Here For The Beer; 2. Cocked & Loaded Smokers; 3. Killin & Grillin; 4. Holy Smoke; 5. Bidi Bidi BBQ.

•Pork Ribs — 1. BMF BBQ Co.; 2. Grilled Out Nicely; 3. Staff Trucking; 4. Smoke’em Cookers; 5. Glazed-N-Confused Cookers.

•Sauce — 1. Regulators; 2. Texas Riderz; 3. Holy Smoke; 4. Nada’s Finest; 5. The Grill Next Door.

•Sausage — 1. Meat Missles; 2. Meat Missles; 3. Up In Smoke; 4. Loco Bohemians; 5. Smoke’em Cookers.

•Shrimp — 1. Small Town Cookers; 2. Clod Busters; 3. Clod Busters; 4. Beagle’s BBQ.

DRAWING

•$5,000 Gift Card — Ken AuBuchon.

•BRZ Rossi SS 410 GA — Everett Lange.

•Henry Lever Action 22LR — Edwin F. Gangi.

•Mossberg 590A1 12 GA Mil 18.5” — Jeff Mensik.

•Chiappa Little Badger 22LR OD SC — David Ondrasek.

•Mossberg Mav 88 12 GA Combo — Brian Domel.

•Ruger American Ranch G2 7.62x39 — Rock Popp.

•Savage Axis Bl Syn 30-06 XP — Jordon Boenisch/Mark Boenisch.

•Stoeger M3020 20 GA Max 7 Camo — Clint Rawlinson.

•36” Blackstone Grill — Mike Ryan.

•Stihl 16” Bar Chainsaw — Timmy Bittner.

•S&W M&P M2.0 SHLD EZ 380 8R TS, Kipton Krenek/ Jonathon Krenek.

•Radical AR 15 5.6 MHR 16” — Galon Mills.

•Remington 783 6.5 CM SYN 22’ Black — Donnie Koenig.

•Ruger LCP Max 380 7th Blk 10RD — Forest English.

•Stoeger S3000C.177 Pellet — Wyatt Prasek/Troy Prasek.

•Heritage RR Snake 22LR 6.5” — Matthew Orsak.

•Hi Point 995 9MM Pos Brace 13”T — Jacob Korenek.

•Heritage Barkeep Eco 22LR 3” — Rock Mazoch.

•$200 Gift Card — Sharon Gerdes.

•Trimmer 27.2 CC — Norbert Kuba.

•Rug AM Rifle 17HMR 9 RD — Mike & Layla Roddy.

•Winchester Xpert Sr 17WSW 16.5” — Anthony Collins.

•Benchmade Fix Adamas Black — Craig Potter.

•Legacy Pointer pup SS 410 GA 18” — Maurice Dluhos.

•Ruger American 7 MM- 08 BLK Rif - Brenna Villar -

real/Gabe Villarreal.

•Rossi LWC 350LEG Elk 16.5” Single — Tammy Till/ Kevin Till.

•Stihl Blower 27.2 CC — Chad Bittner.

•Chiappa Big Badger 3030 TB 20” — Ty Tucker.

•$200 Gift Card — Slide Stary.

•Ross B Rawler 45/310 Greg 9” — Sharon Gerdes.

•Dickinson 12 GA 18.5” PH HS Pump — Barry Donaldson.

•Dickinson Ring 20 GA Single Sun 28 — Galon Mills.

•Ruger 10/22 AMR 18.5” SS Cam — Russell Crane.

•Rug 10/22 Target 22LR TH HB — Sharryn Gerdes.

•Savage Axis XP CAmp 308.22 — Adam Shimek.

•Heritage 22LR BLK 6.5” — Brian Kallina.

•Ruger LCP Max 380 7th BLK 10RD — E.A. Collins & Sons.

•Hi Point 9MM BLK PLY — Shelley Stock/Darrin Stock.

•$200 Gift Card — Cory Sims.

•Glock 23 Gens 40SW BLK — Richard Zahn.

•Leupold VX f 3-9x40 Huntplex — Russell Cranek.

•Taurus G3 Toro 9MM 156/17RD Elk — Bible Tovar.

•S&W Bodyguard 2.0 380ACP 12RD — Josh Supak.

•Taurus G3 9MM 17RD 4” 10 RD BLK — Gabriel Kulhanek.

•GSG Firefly HGA 22LR 4” 10 RD BLK — Deanne Hodges.

•Leupold BX-1 Rogue Com 10x25 — Jeff Mensch.

•Mossberg 817 17HMR 21” BLK SYN — Timmy Bittner.

•Glock 43 FS 9MM 6RD — Gunner Friedrichs/Scott Friedrichs.

•NAA Sentinel 22LR/22M SS 1” — Kayce Cranek/Garrett Crane.

•Ruger Amercian 22LR TB 10RD Bolt — Bubba Dutcher.

•SM Ultra M LQD Reflex Sight — Gabriel Kulhanek.

•Foreverlast 12 Volt Power Unit — Jason Sweatt.

•Rocking Chair — Mike Houlihan.

•Hi Point 9MM Blk Ply — Tiffany Andrews/Dustin or Mandy Schlauch.

•Inferno Game Call Programmed — Joey Polak.

•Kel Tex Su-16C 5.56 16”TB — S&S Grain Inc.

•Ross LWC 5.56 Side Folder 16.5” — Carl Wied.

•Sig Buckmasters 4-16x44 BDC — Paul Blinka.

•Hi Point 45 ACP 9RD Elk Poly Frame — E.A. Collins & Sons.

BBQ BRISKET — SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE
OVERALL — BMF BBQ COOKERS
CHICKEN — REGULATORS
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP — SMALL TOWN COOKERS
BLOODY MARY’S — THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
MARGARITAS — SMELL OUR PITS
CHILI — HELL RAISN’ HANYAKS
MOST COLORFUL — JUST HERE FOR THE BEER
SAUCE — REGULATORS
PORK RIBS — BMF BBQ COOKERS
CORN HOLE — JUDSON ZAHRADNIK AND ROBERT HARTFIELD
SHRIMP — SMALL TOWN COOKERS
SAUSAGE — MEAT MISSLES

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