- Sep 15, 2012
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Folks, let me be brutally honest with you. This had to be the toughest throw-down we've had to date. From the overall quality and quantity of the entries To the difficult behind the scenes discussions Robert (
tx smoker
) and I had trying to determine the winners. It was an immense undertaking and I'd like to thank all who participated, the unsung judging committee, the voters, the sponsors, and most of all the SMF administration team for letting us put these competitions on.
So without further ado we are proud to announce the winning recipients of the 2023 SMF Labor Day Throw-down.
First up, Let me congratulate David (
DRKsmoking
). His entry of Smoked and Braised Oxtail not only won our forum poll, but it also won over the hearts of our judging committee. Congratulations David on winning both categories.
Unfortunately for David. The SMF throw-down bylaws state that a contestant cannot win both, and if a contestant is proclaimed the winner of both categories. Then that contestant is automatically deemed the winner of the judges committee vote.
So to make a long story short. David for your efforts. You have won the CPB prize package. Please reach out to Robert for arrangements on claiming your prize.
Congratulations David well deserved:
The second place winner in the judges vote goes to
Ishi
for his smoked beef shanks and beans entry. Ishi will receive the four probe ink-bird thermometer offered up by our very own Robert. Congratulation ishi on a beautiful plate, and please get in touch with Robert for your prize.
Congratulations ishi:
Now the winner of the special judges choice award goes to Keith (
indaswamp
) and his entry of Venison and Wild hog braciole fatty . Keith will take home the fermented hot sauce package provided by Jeff (
jcam222
) and the cast iron skillet donated by Steve (
Steve H
).
Congratulations Keith:
Now onto the winner of our forum poll. This is where it got a little tricky. With David garnering the most votes in both the forum poll and judges voting. He was automatically declared the winner of the judges voting. The SMF throw-down bylaws then state that the entry who receives the second most votes in the forum poll is declared the winner of the forum poll. Now, since we have a tie for second place. The bylaws then state that a third party will blindly choose the winning dish(confused yet) of the forum poll.
Well we're proud to announce that West Coast Chris aka
Chris_in_SoCal
is the winner of the forum poll with his entry of Skewered picanha. Chris has won the Porter Road gift card. Please contact
TulsaJeff
for arrangements.
Congratulations Chris:
Our last but not least by any means winning entry is for second place in the forum poll, and it is with great privilege to announce that honor goes to
SmokingUPnorth
for his entry of Firehouse quarters!!! Congratulations and your prize consists of one of the three items that Robert offered from amazon. Please contact Robert for details.
Congratulations Smoking!!!
This throw-down was a real challenge from beginning to end, but it was also one of the more exciting throw-downs we've had. Thanks again it was a pleasure for both Robert and I put on, and we're so very sorry for some of the bumps in the road we experienced.
Special note: To all that won prizes. The whole SMF family would love to see what you do with your winnings. We'd really appreciate it if you made their mention in a future thread. That way we'd all get to enjoy them.
Thanks again
Chris
P.S. Boy I hope I didn't make any mistakes.
tx smoker
) and I had trying to determine the winners. It was an immense undertaking and I'd like to thank all who participated, the unsung judging committee, the voters, the sponsors, and most of all the SMF administration team for letting us put these competitions on. So without further ado we are proud to announce the winning recipients of the 2023 SMF Labor Day Throw-down.
First up, Let me congratulate David (
DRKsmoking
). His entry of Smoked and Braised Oxtail not only won our forum poll, but it also won over the hearts of our judging committee. Congratulations David on winning both categories. Unfortunately for David. The SMF throw-down bylaws state that a contestant cannot win both, and if a contestant is proclaimed the winner of both categories. Then that contestant is automatically deemed the winner of the judges committee vote.
So to make a long story short. David for your efforts. You have won the CPB prize package. Please reach out to Robert for arrangements on claiming your prize.
Congratulations David well deserved:
The second place winner in the judges vote goes to
Ishi
for his smoked beef shanks and beans entry. Ishi will receive the four probe ink-bird thermometer offered up by our very own Robert. Congratulation ishi on a beautiful plate, and please get in touch with Robert for your prize. Congratulations ishi:
Now the winner of the special judges choice award goes to Keith (
indaswamp
) and his entry of Venison and Wild hog braciole fatty . Keith will take home the fermented hot sauce package provided by Jeff (
jcam222
) and the cast iron skillet donated by Steve (
Steve H
). Congratulations Keith:
Now onto the winner of our forum poll. This is where it got a little tricky. With David garnering the most votes in both the forum poll and judges voting. He was automatically declared the winner of the judges voting. The SMF throw-down bylaws then state that the entry who receives the second most votes in the forum poll is declared the winner of the forum poll. Now, since we have a tie for second place. The bylaws then state that a third party will blindly choose the winning dish(confused yet) of the forum poll.
Well we're proud to announce that West Coast Chris aka
Chris_in_SoCal
is the winner of the forum poll with his entry of Skewered picanha. Chris has won the Porter Road gift card. Please contact
TulsaJeff
for arrangements. Congratulations Chris:
Our last but not least by any means winning entry is for second place in the forum poll, and it is with great privilege to announce that honor goes to
SmokingUPnorth
for his entry of Firehouse quarters!!! Congratulations and your prize consists of one of the three items that Robert offered from amazon. Please contact Robert for details. Congratulations Smoking!!!
This throw-down was a real challenge from beginning to end, but it was also one of the more exciting throw-downs we've had. Thanks again it was a pleasure for both Robert and I put on, and we're so very sorry for some of the bumps in the road we experienced.
Special note: To all that won prizes. The whole SMF family would love to see what you do with your winnings. We'd really appreciate it if you made their mention in a future thread. That way we'd all get to enjoy them.
Thanks again
Chris
P.S. Boy I hope I didn't make any mistakes.
