Folks mingle before the start of the Judge's Meeting on Saturday morning. That's Mrs. TVWB walking up the left side of the tent.
And here's a lovely photo of me and Mrs. TVWB. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
Here's something I rarely get to show you...an example of a turn-in box in the Judge's Tent, this one for chicken. Just some of the great photography of Frank Boyer. Please note that I did not judge the entries shown here. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
An anonymous judge sampling six chicken entries. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
Here's a rib turn-in box. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
A pork shoulder turn-in box. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
A brisket turn-in box. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
Me sampling a rib during competition. Photo Credit and Copyright: Frank Boyer
There was also an Ancillary Category called "Woodford Reserve Bourbon BBQ Sauce" in which a subset of teams turned in their own concoction feature a little (or a lot) of Woodford Reserve Bourbon. (Woodford is a sponsor of Santa Anita Park.) I chose not to judge the sauce contest, but I'm told the winning entry from Bar-B-Q's-2Go was da bomb!
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