They call themselves Buns-N-Roses.
TheHouston-based team was named Overall Grand Champion at the World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at NRG Park.
Jamie Geer, a Fort Worth native who has been in the industry for 30 years, cooks for the team:
“This has been a fantastic experience… I am so honored and excited to win for the second time. Everybody is going to be in trouble because here I am, a second-time champion, and you bet we will becoming back next year!”
“BNR” also took home the top prize in the ribs competition.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo gets underwayin earnest on Tuesday night, when Garth Brooks hits the rotating stage.
Here’s all the winners from the Bar-B-Que competition:
The 2018 World’s Championship Bar-B-QueContest winners are:
· Grand Champion Overall – Buns-N-Roses Cook Team
· Reserve Grand Champion Overall – Jasper County Go Texan
Brisket
· Champion – Buckshot BBQ
· Second Place – Manning Valley Natural Smokers
· Third Place – Steve’s Cooking Team
Ribs
· Champion – Buns-N-Roses Cook Team
· Second Place – British Bulldog BBQ
· Third Place – Operation BBQ Relief
Chicken
· Champion – The Tumble Inn
· Second Place – Madison County Go Texan
· Third Place – San Patricio County Go Texan
Go Texan
· Grand Champion – Jasper County
· Reserve Champion – Bee County
Dutch Oven Dessert
· Champion – Lingon & Dill BBQ Team
· Second Place – Comcast Business
· Third Place – Smokin’ Stokers
Specialty Awards
· Most Colorful Team – Floyd Morrow & Larkin
· Runner Up Most Colorful Team – Over the Hill Gang
· Go Texan Most Colorful Team – Grid Iron Cookers
· Runner Up Go Texan MostColorful Team – Nueces County
· Most Unique Pit – Pit Boss
· Runner Up Most Unique Pit – Clifton Chevy Cookers
· Best Team Skit – Brazos County
· Runner Up Best Team Skit – Bad Girls Gone Wild
· Cleanest Team Area – Houston First
· Runner Up Cleanest Team Area – Floyd Morrow & Larkin