Ponchatoula pit contest awards barbecue chefs

Several chefs, both local and from out of state, won prizes during the Ponchatoula’s fifth annual Party in the Pits.

Forty-nine teams competed in the event for more than $6,000 in cash prizes, organizers said.

Party in the Pits Winners 2012 were:

Chicken

• First place — Aaron Miley, 4 Friends, Loranger
• Second place — Adam Gauthreau, Deep South Smokin’ Que, Gonzales
• Third place — Jason White, BBQ ‘n White, Addis
• Fourth place — Doug Wingo, Wing Bones, Hammond
• Fifth place — Tom McCollough, Makin’ Smoke, Sulphur
• Sixth place — Spike Graham, Can Do BBQ, Prairieville
• Seventh place — Jeff Woolf, The Woolf Pack, Port Allen
• Eighth place — Barry Smith, Bayou Boogie BBQ, Hammond
• Ninth place — Danny Titus, Roadtoad’s Smoke-n-BBQ, Youngsville
• Tenth place — Edwin Manotas, Smokin’ Coonasses, Port Vincent

Ribs

• First place — John Dunn, Dunn Smoke, Ponchatoula
• Second place — Sean Hebert, Big Bear BBQ, Prairieville
• Third place — Jason Pettes, Smoking Baptist, Pearl River
• Fourth place — Andy Simpson, Holy Mohler’s BBQ, Pineville
• Fifth place — Brian Lipps, Smokin’ Lipps, St. Amant
• Sixth place — John Tullos, Lil John’s BBQ, West Monroe
• Seventh place — Adam Gauthreau, Deep South Smokin’ Que, Gonzales
• Eighth place — Mike Church, The Death Chefs, Madisonville
• Ninth place — Danny Titus, Roadtoad’s Smoke-n-BBQ, Youngsville
• Tenth place — Michael Mercante, Sweet Southern Sauces, Hammond

Brisket

• First place — Dustin Barnett, Barrels Smokin’, Denham Springs
• Second place — Jim Finnegan, Swamp Hogs, Slidell
• Third place — Barry Smith, Bayou Boogie BBQ, Hammond
• Fourth place — Andrew Simpson, Holy Mohler’s BBQ, Pineville
• Fifth place — Spike Graham, Can Do BBQ, Prairieville
• Sixth place — Alfredo Salinas, Hawgs Honey Hole, Gonzales
• Seventh place — Sean Hebert, Big Bear BBQ, Prairieville
• Eighth place — Jeff Angusso, Funky Meaters, Madisonville
• Ninth place — Ed Dimaggio, Ed’s Plumbing, Hammond
• Tenth place — Brian Lipps, Smokin’ Lipps, St. Amant

Cook’s Choice

• First place — Justin Proctor, Smokin’ Good Times, Hammond
• Second place — Darren Clark, Geaux BBQ, Mandeville
• Third place — Jackie Wingo, Little Wing Bones, Hammond

Grand Prize

• Andrew Simpson, Holy Mohler’s BBQ, Pineville