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In 1982, a group of "pig cookers" in Vienna, Georgia, [4] created the Big Pig Jig by combining a barbecue competition with an arts and crafts fair. From 20 teams in 1982, the event now has about 100 teams competing. [4]
The event was listed in the book 1000 Places to See in the USA & Canada Before-You-Die, a part of the series based on the best-selling 1,000 Places to See Before You Die [43] In 2012, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Lexington as #4 on its list of the best cities for barbecue. [44] The barbecue competition is central to the event.
It is the Southeast's largest and Georgia's oldest official barbecue cooking contest. The Big Pig Jig was named to the Discovery Travel Channel's top ten list of "World's Best Barbecue Contests" for four consecutive years (2002–2005). [citation needed] The Georgia State Cotton Museum is located in Vienna.
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After attending a competitive BBQ event in 1989, he entered his first BBQ event in 1990 in Denton, Texas, [2] and jokes that BBQ is his "golf game". [4] After entering contests in his home state of Texas , he began competing at Kansas City Barbeque Society events in 1999 as the prize money was better. [ 2 ]
Jackson, Georgia. The dish that makes Georgia barbecue stand out from all other regions is brunswick stew. In rural areas, practically every smokehouse sells it, including Fresh Air, founded in ...
Sconyers Bar-B-Que, also known as Sconyers Inc. [1] is a southern food and barbecue restaurant located in Augusta, Georgia.It has received popular acclaim for its food, and was listed as a top ten barbecue restaurant in the United States by People magazine in 1989.