Pigs and Swigs Festival off to a
great start
Steak Cook-off kicks off contests
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[June 03, 2017]
LINCOLN
- The Pigs and Swigs Festival kicked off with an evening
cooking contest on Friday evening. The Lincoln BBQ Committee chose
to offer a Steak Cook-off open to competitors who are present, many
camping downtown to be ready for tomorrow’s official Kansas City
Barbecue Society contests, but is also open to anyone else who
wanted to pay the $75 entry fee.
The steak cook-off category allows more local chefs to participate.
Last year’s winner was a Lincoln woman, Kari Lukas who went on to
win $10,000 at the World Food Championships in Alabama in Nov. and
then won $100,000 as grand champion.
The Friday Night Steak Cook-off will be scored according to KCBS
rules and be supervised by onsite KCBS representatives.
The winner of The Friday Night Steak Cook off will again be awarded
an entry into the World Food Championships.
Contestants for the Pigs and Swigs Steak Cook-off met at the event
tent Friday night to receive instructions for competition.
The $75 entry fee included the two-16 oz prime rib eye steaks.
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Nineteen cooks entered the competition for the
following purse:
1st place $500
2nd place $300
3rd place $200
4th place $150
5th place $100
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The cooks had about an hour and a half to prepare steaks that
were judged on appearance, taste, and tenderness. The competition was
administered and scored by certified KCBS judges. Winners will be announced
Saturday at the Awards Ceremony, which takes place at 5 p.m. on the west side of
the Logan County Courthouse.
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Live entertainment took place starting at 6 p.m. with “Brother-Sister” from
Hartsburg, IL. Members of Brother-Sister are siblings Jonathan and Maddie Thomas
with friend Travis Moore. If you missed this Folk-Country singing duet, you can
catch them Saturday night at 6 p.m. downtown Lincoln.
Also appearing on the main stage was “Imagine that Band” from Decatur, IL.
Festival goers enjoyed the variety classic rock, funk, disco, and contemporary
music the group played for their audience. Band members include Todd Hooker,
Harvey Horton, Emma Wene-Snearly, Vic Serbe, Dan Phillips and Michael Snearly.
[Lisa Ramlow / with additions by Jan
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