My son and I, along with a friend, won first place in brisket at the San Jacinto Festival in West Columbia this weekend. WE were dead last in beans and chicken and 6th in ribs. I was in charge of the chicken so I need to step up my game. I am also going to take over the bean cooking. Looking forward to doing several cook-offs this year. We only did two last year and did very well in both. It is a lot of fun but also a lot of work. The best part of doing cook offs is I spend a lot of time with my son. Pat