2006 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE RESULTS

Sauce & Seasoning Excellence Awards

Each year, the NBBQA proudly honors the finest makers in barbecue and grilling — artisans whose craftsmanship, creativity, and passion for flavor inspire pitmasters and home cooks alike.  These award-winning sauces and seasonings represent the pinnacle of taste, tradition, and innovation in the world of barbecue.

🍅 TOMATO-BASED SAUCES

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🥇 JB's Fat Boy Sticky Stuff
Bar-B-Que Specialties, Inc.

🥈 Ole Ray's Red Delicious Apple/Bourbon Barbeque & Cooking Sauce
Ole Ray's Sauces

🥉 Britt's Barbecue Red Sauce
Britt's Roadside Grill, LLC

SPICY

🥇 Grandma Foster's BBQ Sauce – Smooth & Spicy
Grandma Foster's

🥈 Uncle Pete's Spicy BBQ Sauce
Uncle Pete's BBQ, LLC

🥉 Jack's Bar-B-Que Sauce – Sweet Hot
Jack's Bar-B-Que

💛 MUSTARD-BASED SAUCES

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🥇 Ozark's Carolina Mustard Sauce
Ozark's Country Meats

🥈 Thomas Bessinger's Original Golden Recipe BBQ Sauce
Bessingers & Bessinger's, Inc.

🥉 Old Glory Savannah Barbeque Sauce
Old Glory All-American Bar-B-Que

SPICY

🥇 Ole Ray's Kentucky Gold Bourbon Barbeque & Cooking Sauce
Ole Ray's Sauces

🥈 Lynch's BBQ Hot Swine Sweet Honey Cayenne Mustard Hot
Lynch BBQ Company

🥉 Texas Rib Rangers Spicy Mustard BBQ Sauce
Rib Rangers Products of Texas, LLC

🍑 FRUIT-BASED SAUCES

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🥇 Rocky Mountain Apricot Sauce
Rocky Mountain Products

🥈 Ole Ray's Apple Cinnamon Barbeque & Cooking Sauce
Ole Ray's Sauces

🥉 Squealers Smoky Sweet Sauce
Squealers Award Winning Barbecue

SPICY

🥇 Squealers Smokin' Hot Sauce
Squealers Award Winning Barbecue

🥈 Grandville's Gourmet Cajun BBQ Sauce
Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauce

🥉 Kill’em-N-Grill’em Sweet Heat
Kill’em-N-Grill’em BBQ

🍎 VINEGAR-BASED SAUCES

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🥇 Smoky Jon's Mild Vinegar BBQ Sauce
Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ

🥈 Woody's Mild BBQ Sauce
Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.

🥉 Big Bob Gibson's Alabama Red Sauce
Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q

SPICY

🥇 Woody's Original Hot BBQ Sauce
Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.

🥈 Bar-B-Bar Caribbean Calypso – Island Hoppin'
Successful Brands Group, LTD

🥉 BBQ & Ribs Co. Pigwyzz
BBQ & Ribs Co.

⚙️ All-Purpose Seasonings

🥇 Lynch's Steak Shaker — Lynch BBQ Co.
🥈 Lynch's Butt Rub — Lynch BBQ Co.
🥉 Jack's Hand Rub — Jack's Bar-B-Que

🌵 Southwest Rubs & Seasonings

🥇 Rocky Mountain Southwest — Rocky Mountain Products
🥈 Smoky Jon's Southwest Seasoning — Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ
🥉 JB's Fat Boy Cowgirl Ride’em Rub — Bar-B-Que Specialties, Inc.

🐊 Cajun Seasonings

🥇 Rocky Mountain Cajun Seasoning — Rocky Mountain Products
🥈 Smoky Jon's Cajun Seasoning — Smoky Jon's #1 BBQ
🥉 Texas Rib Rangers Spicy BBQ Seasoning — Rib Rangers Products of Texas, LLC

🏝️ Caribbean / Jerk Blends

🥇 JB's Fat Boy Chipotle Marinade — Bar-B-Que Specialties, Inc.
🥈 Captain Thom's Jerk Spice — Captain Thom's Chili Pepper Company

🌿 Mediterranean / Herb Blends

🥇 Rocky Mountain Mediterranean — Rocky Mountain Products
🥈 Lynch's Butter & Garlic — Lynch BBQ Company
🥉 Texas Rib Rangers Rosemary & Herb Seasoning — Rib Rangers Products of Texas, LLC