Hometown Throwdown cookoff held

The annual Hometown Throwdown cookoff and car show took place Saturday, June 18 at the Los Banos Fairgrounds. Organizers Eric and Steve Gallichio said that 26 barbecue teams competed in backyard and competition divisions.

Kansas City Barbecue Society trained judges awarded first, second and third places to teams barbecuing chicken, pork ribs and tri-tip.

In conjunction with the barbecue competition was a car and motorcycle show.

Here are the winners from the cook off and car show.

Car Show Winners by Year:

1920-1939 — Christian Paradiso with a 1937 Ford Street Rod

1940-1959 —  Jeremy Meneze with a 1955 Chevy Bel Air

1960-1979 —  Scott Crist with a 1968 Chevy K10 “Special K”

1980-1999 — Jose Magana with a 1996 Chevy Impala SS

2000-2019 — Steve Nunes with a 2003 Chevy Corvette

Best Low Rider — Gilbert Real with a 1965 Chevy Impala

Best Motorcycle — Tony Bueno with a Harley Davidson

Committee Favorite — Scott Crist with a 1968 Chevy K10 “Special K”

Cook-off Winners:

Backyard Division:

Tri-Tip:

1^st – Stevens Smokehouse of Atwater

2^nd – Game Time BBQ of Los Banos

Chicken:

1^st – Game Time BBQ of Los Banos

2^nd – Dos Bros BBQ of Los Banos

Backyard overall winner: Stevens Smokehouse  (He must move up to the competition division next year)

Competition Division:

Chicken:

 1^st – KO BBQ of Turlock

 2^nd – Smokin Chris BBQ of Los Banos

 3^rd -Los Mexi”Q”tioners of Hollister

Pork Ribs:

1^st – KO BBQ of Turlock

2^nd – Los Mexi”Q”tioners of Hollister

3^rd – Solid Smoke of Madera

Tri Tip:

1^st – Solid Smoke of Madera

2^nd – Smokin Sparkys of Modesto

3^rd – Big Boys BBQ of Hilmar

Overall Grand Champion: KO BBQ of Turlock