Pictures by Marla Blair

An atomic clock was displayed to let competitors know their official turn-in time.

Chris Graue, coordinator for the Up in Smoke on the Square competition and initiator of the Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned cook-off event at the 2011 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival.

Winners

Bandit BBQ, chicken category,  sponsored by the State Bank of Lincoln, with David Irwin.

Able Acres, pork ribs, sponsored by Nikles Chevrolet, with Brad Nikles.

Twyford BBQ & Catering, pork shoulder, sponsored by Stuffed Aria, with Chad Batson.

Reserve grand champion, One2BBQ,  sponsored by Lincoln IGA and Graue Inc., with Charlie Lee and Chris Graue.

A Boy and His BBQ, beef brisket,   sponsored by Croft Fertilizer Services.

Grand champion for Up in Smoke on the Square, Able Acres, sponsored by Lincoln IGA and Graue Inc., with Charlie Lee and Chris Graue.

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