American Exchange Bank welcomed the public last Saturday to the Fall Festival and BBQ Competition at Nichols Park. The Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned Backyard BBQ Competition awarded the best of the best in their various categories.

Winners were also awarded in the Car Show. Congratulations to the following winners:

Grand Champion 1st – B Team BBQ 2nd – Sassy Sow BBQ — Ribs

1st – B Team BBQ

2nd – Money$hot BBQ

3rd – Sassy Sow BBQ

4th – MK-BBQ

5th Smokin Love BBQ — Chicken

1st – Sassy Sow BBQ

2nd – B Team BBQ

3rd – Smokin Love BBQ

4th – Money$hot BBQ

5th – Chris & Tracy’s Backyard BBQ — People’s Choice

1st – Smokin Love BBQ

2nd – Sassy Sow BBQ

3rd – Cactus BBQ — Car Show

Best in Show

1st – Dylan Henderson’s 1980 Chevy Chevelle

2nd – Roberta Davis’ 1969 VW

3rd – Steve Sanford’s 1968 Chevy Camaro — People’s Choice

1st – Dylan Henderson’s 1970 Chevy Chevelle —“On behalf of Red, White & Q, thank you to each and every single person that came out, thank you to our sponsors, thank you to KCBS and OKBS, thank you to the great BBQ competitors that competed, thank you to all of the vendors that participated, thank you to the car owners that shared their amazing vehicles with us and a huge thanks to all of the volunteers that helped make this event a success,” representatives stated. “Look for this to be an annual event on the first weekend of October every year.”