Ludington High School
1st Annual
BBQ Cook Off
No Guts..
No Glory....
7 Teams
Homemade BBQ
10 Weeks
1st Place:
12v Cordless Drill, Hammer, Stud Finder, Crescent Wrench, Pliers, Tape Measure, Bits, Charger,
Tool Bag and BRAGGING RIGHTS

2nd Place:
Utility/hunting/saw combo knife kit, 4D MAG-Lite

3rd Place:
Carhartt winter hat, tape measure

**Each member of the winning teams will receive their own individual prize**
THE TEAMS ARE:
Nick Tushek & DJ Raspotnik
Jordan Yeck & Tom Brown
Eleasar Esparza, Matt Genta & Shane Mannen
Mike Kimball, Colton Gregory, Scott Cooper
Justin Duggan, Sam Barber, Mr. C
Joao Goncalves
Nick Yutzy & Jake Brody
Competition Rules:
BBQ grill/smoker must be constructed at LHS metalshop.  Charcoal, wood, propane and electric are all
permitted.  If you can dream it, you can build it.  All of the food in this competition will be cooked on site on
the chosen day.  Winners will be determined by a panel of judges and will be judged on the following criteria:
1. Overall appearance/quality of the custom made BBQ equipment  
2. Taste/Presentation of a pork entrée
3. Taste/Presentation of a poultry entrée
4. Taste/Presentation of jerky (any meat goes!)
5. Taste/Presentation of a side dish
Ludington High School
1st Annual
BBQ Cook Off
Team:  DJ Raspotnik &
Nick Tushek
Project Description:  
Horizontal propane
smoker from a 55 gallon
barrel.  Propane deep
fryer as a attached
accessory.
Team:  Jordan Yeck &
Tom Brown
Project Description:  
Horizontal charcoal
BBQ grill from a 33
gallon barrel.  This is
the tailgate model
because it is designed
to install into your
vehicles trailer hitch.
Team:  Matt Genta,
Shane Mannen, Eleasar
Esparza
Project Description:
Horizontal charcoal BBQ
grill from the bottom half
of a 55 gallon barrel and
a custom top half.
Team:  Mike Kimball,
Scott Cooper, Colton
Gregory
Project Description:  
Wood fired smoker using
a custom base with a
vertical 55 gallon barrel
as the smoker chamber.
Team:  Joao Goncalves
Project Description:  TOP SECRET
Team:  Nick Yutzy & Jake Brody
Project Description: Wood fired
smoker using a vertical 55 gallon
barrel.
Team:  Mr. C, Sam Barber,
Justin Duggan
Project Description:  
Charcoal fired grill and
wood fired smoker.  This
unit is designed using two
55 gallon barrels.
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for more information contact:
tj christiansen
tchristiansen81@yahoo.com
231-845-7303
ext. 2050
BBQ Cook Off
Results
1st Place:  Nick Tushek & DJ Raspotnik
2nd Place:  Justin Duggan, Sam Barber, Mr. C
3rd Place:  Jordan Yeck & Tom Brown
9 & 10 News even came out and put a couple of the guys on their news
broadcast:  
http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=130310