Owl's Nest BBQ Wins Annual Blue/Gray BBQ Contest

  • Saturday, September 20, 2014
Dan Griess, Steve Ray, Roger VanCleave and Tyler Griess of Owl's Nest BBQ
Dan Griess, Steve Ray, Roger VanCleave and Tyler Griess of Owl's Nest BBQ

Owl's Nest BBQ from Ooltewah, won the annual Blue/Gray BBQ Contest Saturday on the grounds of the Gordon-Lee Mansion in Chickamauga.

Team members Steve Ray, Dan Griess, Roger VanCleave, Bucky McCulley, Taylor Griess and Tyler Griess finished first in the chicken category and pork category. Team Sloppy Seconds from Marietta, Ga. finished in second place. Team Quinator BBQ from Chickamauga finished first in the rib category.

The Blue/Gray BBQ Contest is sponsored by Friends of Gordon-Lee Mansion.

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