"When Pigs Fly" Indoor BBQ Bash

January 25, 2020

Grill teams from seven states convened in Cape Girardeau for the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Tyler Graef

Trent Wilson, right, tends to several racks of ribs as his grilling teammate, Chris Brown, looks on during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Shane Washburn, left, and Daniel Sutton pose for a photo during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Dustin Wareing, left, sets out a rack of ribs to be seasoned by teammate Eric Welter during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Wareing, Welter, and the other member of their "Ugly Grills" bbq team, Kyle Greenley, (not pictured) wore camouflage kilts to participate in the grilling competition. "We got drunk and ordered them," Welter explained. "It was supposed to be a joke," Wareing added, "but I pulled 'em up on Amazon and ordered it right there."

Eric Welter seasons a rack of ribs with, among other ingredients, brown sugar and honey during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Rhonda Dickherber, of Wentzville, Missouri, tastes a piece of barbecue during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Trophies are seen during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

The crowd is seen during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Steve Kovach, right, and Dan Murphy make a taste test of BBQ seasoning during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Jeremy Williams, right, and Phil Hood monitor a grill during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Scott Klaus, center, tastes ribs cooked by other competitors during the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. "Some of 'em are good," Klaus said. "Some of 'em are dry as hell."

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Grill teams from seven states convened in Cape Girardeau for the "When Pigs Fly" indoor BBQ bash Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

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