19th annual Barbecue Festival

Ken Carter takes pork ribs from the grill to begin preparing the entry by "Three Men and a Grill" Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 for the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (FRED LYNCH)
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Chuck Brown applies a rub to a pork butt Friday night, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Malcom, left, and Waylon Reed of Killer Hogs from South Haven, Miss. trim pork butts Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Jim Frank of McFrankenboo Barbecue out of O'Fallon, Mo. applies a secret dry rub to a pork butt Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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John Farquhar takes a phone call outside his Papa John's Flying Swine barbecue stand Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Contestants stay close to their stand August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Christina Patrick and Conner Taylor share barbeque chicken for dinner Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Charcoal briquettes are prepared for the grill Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Erin and Jim Frank of McFrankenboo Barbecue out of O'Fallon, Mo. prepare a pork butt Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Boo Randolph checks the meat on his grill Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Josh Stephens mans the bread pudding as Ryan Taylor makes his way down the dinner line Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Craig Crawford bastes a grill full of chicken thighs August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Craig Crawford of Smokin Brothers from Sikeston, Mo. checks the pork steaks Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Chickens cook on the rotisserie Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Jackson, left, and Baylor Wilson munch on hot dogs August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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A young music aficionado dances to The Mike Renick Band Friday, August 26, 2011 during the 19th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (LAURA SIMON)
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Richard Jones, left, Ennis Hinkebein II and Dwayne Kirchhoff with the Pine Hills Barbecue team of Jackson prepare their entry of pulled pork at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Arena Park. (FRED LYNCH)
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Kevin Ammon adds a light sheen of barbecue sauce to the pork ribs entry by "Three Men and a Grill" Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 for the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival at Arena Park. (FRED LYNCH)
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The Penny Street Porkers of Cape Girardeau, from left, Jim Ham, Reeder Withers, Kenny Bramlett and Mike Klipfel, work on their pulled pork entry at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Arena Park. (FRED LYNCH)
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Jason Wheeler and his sons, Davin, left, and Wyatt, with the Pork Swords team of Frohna, Mo., prepare their entry of pulled pork at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Arena Park. (FRED LYNCH)
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Judges compare entries at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Barbecue Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at the A.C. Brase Arena. (FRED LYNCH)
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