{"id":144470,"date":"2025-03-19T21:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/barbecue\/washmo-bbq-and-bluesfest-past-winners-upcoming-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:48:46","slug":"washmo-bbq-and-bluesfest-past-winners-upcoming-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=144470","title":{"rendered":"WashMo BBQ and Bluesfest &#8211; Past Winners &#038; Upcoming News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Washington Missouri boasts a population of just under 15,000 people. And\u00a0yet, every year the last weekend of April that same number of people come to enjoy the WashMo BBQ &amp; Bluesfest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> \u00a0 April 26 \u2013 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Throughout Downtown<br \/>317 West Main Street<br \/>Washington, MO 63090<\/p>\n<p>The town was named after George Washington when taken over by the United States, having been started by the Spanish Empire. Areas across the Missouri River were settled by family and followers of Danial Boone. And lest you thought it had no further claim to fame, Washington is the corncob pipe capital of the world with the oldest and largest manufacturer of said, Missouri Meerschaum, smoking away since 1869.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8397 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/squirrelcookoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Washington.jpg\" alt=\"Washington welcome board\" width=\"1240\" height=\"788\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The WashMo BBQ &amp; Bluesfest is a KCBS sanctioned event with over $10k in prize money and typically about 50 teams competing for points and cash.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">In 2023 the winners were:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Grand Champion:<\/strong> Shake \u2018N Bake BBQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserve Champion:<\/strong> Heavy Smoke BBQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicken;<\/strong> Smoke This BBQ MO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pork Ribs;<\/strong> Damn Fine Beef &amp; Swine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pork;<\/strong> Smoked &amp; Furious<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brisket;<\/strong> Shake \u2018N Bake BBQ<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8398 alignright\" style=\"border: 5px solid #BB642B; box-shadow: 0 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);\" src=\"https:\/\/squirrelcookoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/winners.jpg\" alt=\"WashMo BBQ and Bluesfest winner\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/squirrelcookoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/winners.jpg 255w, https:\/\/squirrelcookoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/winners-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\"\/>In addition to world class barbecue and quality live blues music, the folks in Washington make this a great event. First off there\u2019s a bacon tasting\u2026and a bourbon tasting. Mic drop. What more do you need to make a festival?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently, they bring even more, with food and local vendors and all kinds of other activities. Being a river town, the waterfront is right there, spring weather can be dicey but is often beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/squirrelcookoff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WashMo-river-front.jpg\" alt=\"WashMo river front at night\" width=\"1260\" height=\"480\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, not the biggest event, the WashMo BBQ &amp; Bluesfest is a valued stop among the competitive Que crowd, boasting good competition and even better, enthusiastic event attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Missouri boasts a population of just under 15,000 people. 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