SmokeSlam announces first-ever winners
SmokeSlam Barbecue Festival contest grand champions, SmokeMasters BBQ, celebrate Saturday at Tom Lee Park. Pitmaster Will Hair said the team formed in 2007 and has been competing ever since. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Organizers said the $250,000 in prize money is the biggest purse in barbecue contest history; the Grand Champion took home a $50,000 prize.
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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