Winners for the 32nd annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off were announced on Monday.

The six-day festival featured 22 of the country’s best rib cookers squaring off for the title of Best In The West.

First place went to GIT-R-SMOKED team - the Reno area team won $10,000. 

Second place went to Back Forty Texas Barbecue from Pleasant Hill, California, $5,000

Third place was Montana Q Bar-B-Que from Frenchtown, Montana, $2,000

Fourth went to Blazin’ Bronco BBQ from Port St. Lucie, Florida, $1,000

And lastly, fifth place went to Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ from Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, $500

Other winners include: 

Best Sauce: Texas Outlaw Barbecue, $500 

People’s Choice: Back Forty Texas Barbecue, $500

The 33rd annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off is scheduled for Wednesday, August 31 through Monday, September 5, 2022, on Victorian Avenue at the Nugget.

Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off Names Winners for 2021

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