Competition Results - Painted Hills Natural Beef Backyard Grilling State Fair Championship:
Grilling teams from all across Oregon competed on Sunday, August 24, 2008 in the beautiful Floral Garden at the Oregon State Fair. The Oregon State Fair was the place each team from various county fairs wanted to get to compete for 'statewide bragging rights' in the Painted Hills Natural Beef Backyard Grilling Championship Contest.
- Grand Champion - Hood River Chamber of Commerce - Hood River County - Ray Felton, Mike Madden, Mark Brown and Allen Beeks
- 2nd Place - DaGoremay Kooks - Lane County - The Stanko Family
- 3rd Place - Hood River Valley FFA Barbeque Champions - Hood River County - Don Schmidt
- 4th Place - So Meaty Tri-Tips - Yamhill County - Mark and Suzi Renalds and Brian Eriskson
Mr. BBQ of KXL Radio will be on-hand at many of the competitions to provide grilling demonstrations just prior to the competitions. Mr. BBQ may also broadcast his weekly ‘Cooking with Mr. BBQ’ show on KXL radio from many of the competitions.
ADVANCING TO STATE FAIR Each county fair’s winning entry will automatically qualify for the Oregon State Fair Championship. The county fair's second winning entries will be the alternative contestants. Entries received on a first come, first served basis. See official Rules and Guidelines for more information and how to enter!
Information about Painted Hills Natural Beef Backyard Grilling Contest
County Fair Prizes:
1st Place – Traeger Lil Tex Wood Pellet Grill & ribbon
2nd Place – Blade Trader Knife Set & ribbon
3rd Place – Grill Accessory Set & ribbon
Oregon State Fair Championship Prizes:
Grand Champion – Traeger Texas Wood Pellet Grill & trophy
Reserve Champion – Traeger Jr. Wood Pellet Grill & plaque
3rd Place – Kershaw Deluxe Knife Set & plaque
The “Grill Team” will travel across Oregon this summer to county fairs to help coordinate with participants and county fair officials in the competition. The following counties will participate in the contest and hold a Painted Hills Natural Beef grilling competition:
COUNTY FAIR — GRILL-DATE
- Washington County Fair — Thursday, July 24, 2008
- Hood River County Fair — Saturday, July 26, 2008
- Yamhill County Fair — Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Benton County Fair — Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- Malheur County Fair — Saturday, August 2, 2008
- Umatilla County Fair — Wednesday, August 6, 2008
- Wallowa County Fair — Friday, August 8, 2008
- Crook County Fair — Friday, August 8, 2008
- Wheeler County Fair — Sunday, August 10, 2008
- Lane County Fair — Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- Clackamas County Fair — Friday, August 15, 2008
State Fair Championship Competition Floral Garden
Sunday, August 24th 10 am to 4 pm - The 2008 Oregon State Fair will play host to “Painted Hills Natural Beef Grilling Contest” featuring cooking teams from county fairs battling for statewide bragging rights and great prizes on Sunday August 24, 2008. Cooking teams with their grilling equipment will be located on the north end of the Floral Garden. Just beyond the grilling competition area, visitors will enjoy the wine patio with live entertainment in the floral garden.
A special thanks goes to Painted Hills Natural Beef and Traeger Grills for their generous support and help with coordinating the grilling events. Painted Hills is providing participating counties and the State Fair with their great natural beef products for grilling, all categories of prizes, including a Traeger Wood Pellet Grill at every participating county fair!
During the State Fair’s competition, cooking teams with their own grilling equipment or using a Traeger Grill, will be located on the north end of the Floral Garden. Each county’s top grilling team will compete for the grand prize of the big Traeger Texas BBQ Wood Pellet Grill!
For more information about the competition, contact Lisa Graham: phone 503-947-3244, email- lisa.graham@state.or.us.
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