At $50,000, it’s one of the world’s richest competitions. Smoke at Pine Bluff Regional Park.

It’s a simple proposition: To be the best, you have to beat the best. And Sissy’s Log Cabin Smoke on the Water Championship presented by Saracen Casino is offering $50,000 to find out who’s the best.

Considered one of the world’s richest competitions with a guaranteed purse of $50,000, the KCBS-sanctioned Grand Champion purse of $15,000 is one of the largest on the competition circuit. We’re spreading the love by paying top five overall and top fifteen in all categories.

In addition to the $15,000 cash prize, our Grand Champion will receive this stunning, massive championship ring custom-crafted exclusively for Smoke on the Water by the master jewelers at Sissy’s Log Cabin, the Mid-South’s premier independent jeweler since 1970. This impressive, karat-gold mounting is set with genuine gemstones. Professional footballers, eat your heart out! And while you’re at it, have a little barbecue on the side. Also, the winner will be eligible for the Jack Daniel’s World’s Championship draw.

People’s Choice Barbecue Sampling Contest
Back by popular demand, we’ll present our People’s Choice sampling contest! Members of the barbecue-loving public will have a chance to taste-test world-class barbecue in blind-labeled samples.

Participants will vote for their favorite barbecue, by texting their nominees on their mobile phones. The People’s Choice Winner will be announced on the Main Stage along with our other winners.

REGISTER TO JUDGE https://www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com/register_judge_pb.html?iframe=true&width=1600&height=1600
REGISTER PRO TEAM https://www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com/register_proteam_pb.html?iframe=true&width=1800&height=1800
RULES https://www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com/ewExternalFiles/2022KCBSRules.pdf

Schedule:

September 20: Event Area Open to Cook Teams Only

9:00AM until 4:00PM
Load In Pro & Backyard Teams

5:00PM
Mandatory Pro Team Meeting

6:00PM
Pro Teams Begin Cooking

September 21: Event Area Open to Judges and Cook Teams Only

9:00AM Backyard Team Meeting Date: September 21, 2024

9:00AM until 9:45AM Judges Check In
10:00AM Mandatory Judges Meeting
12:00PM Turn In Chicken Entries
12:30PM Turn In Pork Rib Entries
1:00PM Turn In Pork **** Entries
1:30PM Turn In Beef Brisket Entries

September 21: Gates Open to the Public at 12:00 Noon

12:00PM until 5:00PM Pet Adoption Event
12:00PM until 5:00PM Jefferson Regional Men’s Health Fair
12:00PM until 5:00PM Jefferson Regional TV Game Zone
12:00PM until 5:00PM Craft Bazaar
12:00PM until 5:00PM Free Kids’ Fun Zone
12:00PM until 5:00PM Food Trucks Open
1:00PM until 3:00PM Public Sampling & Voting
3:30PM Addyson Kennedy Band
This talented up-and-comer hails from neighboring White Hall. She and her bandmates will knock your socks off!

5:00PM Awards Presentation

6:30PM Jon Bailey & Heathen Revival
Grass Roots band, Jon Bailey & The Heathen Revival will play in the evening. Jon’s upbringing as a blue collar, small town kid, gives him that gritty sound that most can identify with. Voicing his roots in the foothills of the Ozarks for almost 30 years, Jon’s stories come from around the nation and sure to bring back the familiar taste of home that we’ve spent our lives searching for.

8:30PM Tina Cossey Band
Fresh off their trip to the Blues Foundation’s worldwide competition on Beale Street in Memphis, our headliner, THE TINA COSSEY BAND, will belt out the tunes like no Blues band you've ever heard before. Although Cossey was born in California, she's been throughly baptized in the Blues here in Arkansas. Stir together the unbridled energy of Tina Turner with the soulful rasp of Janis Joplin and you've got the Tina Cossey vibe.

Joining Cossey on our amphitheatre Main Stage will be Lex “Copritalia” Arenella on drums, David Tidwell on bass, Andrew Poe on guitar and Darius Blanton on keyboard.

This will be a celebration of the Blues you don’t want to miss!

Date: Sept. 20-21, 2024

Venue:
Pine Bluff’s Regional Park
1100 Regional Park Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71601

For more info 870-536-0920 https://www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com/pb_schedule.html.