As the old saying goes; third time鈥檚 a charm.
At least it held true for the Second Hand Smoke crew at this year鈥檚 Amateur BBQ Competition that was part of Rhythm 'n Ribs today at the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds.
The local barbecue team pulled off a double win, topping the Chef鈥檚 Choice category with a combination bacon wrapped chicken, and a cup of macaroni and cheese.
Kelly Hancock, spokesperson for the winning team said their combo for Chef鈥檚 Choice is one they make often.
鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of our go to,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou come over on a weekend that鈥檚 what we鈥檇 make for you.鈥�
Cosmos Gator BBQ was second in the Chef鈥檚 Challenge with pork belly ends, while Team Traeger (Logan Stevens), was third with a chocolate zucchini cake baked on the grill.
Second Hand Smoke was back on top in the rib category which organizer Ron Balacko had termed 鈥渢he king of categories鈥� in his preamble to the presentations.
On the rib side Second Hand Smoke topped team RCM who finished second for a second straight year, and In Good Taste from Togo who were third after winning the trophy in both 2017 and 2018.
Hancock said they didn鈥檛 do a whole lot different this year when it came to their ribs.
鈥淚t was pretty much the same thing,鈥� he said, adding it often comes down to the taste of the particular people doing the judging. 鈥淪ometimes were last, and sometimes we do good,鈥� he said.
