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Competition Barbeque Team...



 

I began competition barbeque in 1998. It all started as a way for me to introduce Butt Rub® to the public and I knew that if I could win it would be good for business. Safe to say I was motivated!

The events, places and people along the way have been incredible. There is no competition in the world like barbeque. Intensely competitive and yet always a good time. Barbeque folks are the best! It has been an honor and a privilege to be a competitor and I suspect it will be a part of me and Butt Rub® for years to come.Byron Chism

 

March 2nd, 2012
March 3rd, 2012
Pensacola, Florida
March 9th, 2012
March 10th, 2012
Mobile, Alabama
April 20th, 2012
April 21st, 2012
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Zaandam, Netherlands
June 8th, 2012
June 9th, 2012
Tryon, North Carolina
June 29th, 2012
June 30th, 2012
Bristol, England
August 3rd, 2012
August 4th, 2012
Dillard, Georgia
August 17th, 2012
August 18th, 2012
Madison, Indiana
Grand Champion
  October 2011 Lyons Barbecue and Music Festival
Lyons, Georgia
  October 2011
Jim Beam Barbeque Classic
Springfield, Kentucky
  August 2011
Madison Ribberfest
Madison, Indiana
  August 2011 Georgia State Championship, Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque
Dillard, Georgia
 
July 2011
Grillstock BBQ and Music Festival
"King of the Grill" Award
Bristol, England
  May 2010 Brushy Creek BBQ Championship
Round Rock, Texas
  June 2008 Kiwanis Club Tennessee State BBQ Championship
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
  May 2008
Lakeside Showdown Bar-B-Que Cook-off
Lake Bryan, Texas
  April 2008 Grilling on the River
Columbus, Mississippi
  July 2007 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Mason City, Iowa
  June 2007
 
Blue Rdge BBQ Festval
Tryon, North Carolina
  March 2007 Hammond Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge
Hammond, Louisiana
  Jan 2007 Gator Hammock 7th Annual Wild Pig & Pepper Jam
Felda, Florida
  May 2006 Oklahoma Joe's World Brisket Championship
Kansas City, Kansas
  May 2006 Sun Drop Country BBQ Cookoff
Pulaski, Tennessee
  April 2006 High on the Hog
Winchester, Tennessee
  March 2006 Smoke at the Rock
Rockingham, North Carolina
  March 2006 Mitchell Company BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mobile, Alabama
  Sept 2005 11th Annual Riverfest/Alabama State Championship
Decatur, Alabama
  August 2005 Georgia State Championship, Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque
Dillard, Georgia
  July 2005 South Carolina State Championship Festival of Discovery
Greenwood, South Carolina
  April 2005 High on the Hog
Winchester, Tennessee
  December 2004 Christmas on the River
Demopolis, Alabama
  August 2004 Kentucky State Championship
Crestwood, Kentucky
  July 2003 Pig in the Park Barbecue Festival
Charleston, South Carolina
  January 2003 Florida State Championship
Lakeland, Florida
  November 2002 Lions Gulf Coast BBQ
Slidell, Louisiana
  March 2002 Greater Gulf States BBQ Championship
Mobile, Alabama
  October 2001 American Royal/KC Masterpiece International Invitational
Kansas City, Missouri
  August 2001 Amazin' Blazin' Tennessee State Championship
Lebanon, Tennessee
  July 2001 Illinois State Championship
Shannon, Illinois
  March 2001 Beach, Blues, & Barbeque
Flagler Beach, Florida
  July 2000 Illinois State Championship
Shannon, Illinois
  April 2000 Baker/Charlton Pig Out
St. George, Florida
Reserve Grand Champion
  August 2011
Pigs & Peaches BBQ festival
Kennesaw, Georgia
  Nov 2007 Hog Hapnin'
Shelby, North Carolina
  Nov 2007 Carolina Smokin' Fall Fling
Lumberton, North Carolina
  Dec 2006 Christmas on the River
Demopolis, Alabama
  April 2006 Pigs in the Garden
Charleston, Missouri
  Dec 2005 Christmas on the River
Demopolis, Alabama
  Oct 2005 Leadership Clarksville BBQ
Clarksville, Tennessee
  Jan 2005 Gator Hammock 5th Annual Pig & Pepper Jam
Felda, Florida
  June 2004 Blue Ridge BBQ Festival
Tryon, North Carolina
  Nov 2003 Plant City Pig Jam
Plant City, Florida
  Nov 2003 Gulf Coast Lions BBQ Festival
Slidell, Louisiana
  Oct 2003 Florida State Championship
Brooksville, Florida
  Aug 2003 Kentucky State Championship
Crestwood, Kentucky
  June 2003 Wild Turkey's 2nd Annual Tennessee State
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
  June 2003 10th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ Festival
Tryon, North Carolina
  April 2003 1st Annual River & Spires Barbeque
Clarksville, Tennessee
  Sept 2002 Riverfest & Alabama State Championship
Decatur, Alabama
  April 2002 High on the Hog BBQ Competition
Winchester, Tennessee
  June 2000 Barbeqlossal World Pork Expo
Indianapolis, Indiana
  May 2000 Mississippi State Championship
  Sept 1998 Kentucky State Championship
Louisville, Kentucky

KCBS National Awards

2007

10th chicken
6th ribs
1st pork
1st brisket
2nd Runner Up - Team of Year
 
2006
 

 

#5 Team on Chicken
#5 Team on Pork
#8 Team on Brisket
2nd Runner Up - Team of Year
2005 #3 Team on Chicken
#10 Team on Brisket
#13 Team on Pork
3rd Runner Up -Team of the Year
2004 #6 Team on Brisket
#13 Team on Ribs
#13 Team on Chicken
7th Runner Up -Team of the Year
2003 # 1 Team on Brisket
# 4 Team on Ribs
# 8 Team on Chicken
5th Runner Up -Team of the Year
2002
#1 pork
#2 brisket
# 1st Runner Up -  Team of the Year
National BBQ News Cook of the Year
2001
#4 chicken
#2 pork
6th Runner Up - Team of the Year

Circuit Pics

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Bad Byron competing on Barbeque Championship Series which aired on Verses network in 2006.

Reno, Nevada

Award recipient at the 20th annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, 2008

Franko Bobo - former Jack Daniel's master distiller, Byron Chism, Jeff Arnett - current Jack Daniel's master distiller (pictured left to right)

Grand Championship 2006, Kansas City

Grand Championship 2006 Oklahoma Joes World Brisket Open, Kansas City, Kansas

Oklahoma Joe Davidson, Byron Chism, Jeff Stehney, Joy Stehney (pictured left to right)

Grand Champion, Demopolis AL, 2004

Grand Champion, Demopolis Alabama, 2004

Grand Championship - KC Masterpiece International
ButtRub.com Grand Champions
American Royal/KC Masterpiece International Invitational, Kansas City, Missouri
 
67 teams competed

Stephen Smith, Byron Chism (Buttrub.com) and Ora Yoder of Kingfisher Kountry Kookers (pictured left to right)

Visit Stephen's website: www.nocents.us

Fred & Linda Gould Awarding Byron and Robert in Winchester TN, April 2002 Fred & Linda Gould Awarding Byron and Robert

Winchester, Tennessee, April 2002

A Big Win:  Shannon IL, Summer of 2000, Robert, Byron, Theresa & Mike Lake A Big Win

Shannon Illinois, Summer of 2000, Robert, Byron, Theresa & Mike Lake

Butt Rub Barbeque Team 2000-2001 Buttrub.com Grand Champions - 2 Years in a Row

Illinois State Championship 2000 - Shannon, Illinois
Illinois State Championship 2001 - Shannon, Illinois
Byron Chism and Robert Worsley

 

Byron and Robert get down to business Serious about competing in BBQ

Robert & Byron, 2000

More on BBQ at Robert's website:
www.howtobarbeque.com

The Butt Rub Bistro - 2000 World BBQ Championship Bruce Palidini, Byron Chism, John Jacob & Robert Worsley

2000 World BBQ Championship, Lebanon Tennessee

John Jacob is Executive Chef at Vin'tij:  www.vintij.com

"While the Worlds of a Culinary Institute of America trained Chef and a BBQ Champion are really quite different, the very best of both Worlds clearly seem to share a common characteristic.  Both have that personal involvement in a labor of love that makes their end result so superior."
Brian Heinecke, National Barbecue News, 1998

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