OBIE-CUE AWARDS
Very few of the competitive BBQ cookers tell us when they win something while cooking with my rubs. However, we have these confirmed victories:


National BBQ Titles (that we know of):
ALL 1st Places in category

SWEET RUB:
11, including 2-1st Chicken at the Jack Daniels, 1 Chicken, 2 Pork, and 1 Ribs At the American Royal, 1Chicken and 1 Brisket at the Meridian TX National Invitational, 1 Pork at OK Joe's National Invitational, 1 Ribs and 1 Chicken at the Pasadena TX Rodeo Cookoff (over 130 teams).

STEAKMAKER:
Best Rub On The Planet-'95, 1st Chicken American Royal

SWEET 'N HEAT:
1st Sausage @ American Royal, Best Hot Rub-'98@ the Royal

SMOOTH MOOVE:
2-1st Chicken @ the Royal

ORIGINAL FAJITA:
Best Rub on the Planet-'98

GATORBREATH:
Best Rub on the Planet- '99 Plus '98 Florida and South Carolina State Championships (both won by Kevin Cowan of Spartanburg, SC using several of my rubs).

TOTAL 20 FIRST PLACE WINS in Cookoffs at a National Level



At the American Royal Rub Contest:
(this is the biggest rub contest in the world and I consider it to be the World's Championship)

SWEET RUB:
placed in the top 10 (but never higher than 3rd) in '94,95,96 & 97

YANKEE BLASTER:
-2nd in '94,(also the top hot rub, but no Hot category in '94)

STEAKMAKER
- Best Rub On the Planet-'95, 2nd overall '98

ORIGINAL FAJITA
-Best Rub On The Planet-'98

SWEET N' HEAT
-Best Hot, 3rd overall -'98

SMOOTH MOOVE
- 5th overall-'98

GATORBREATH
-Best Rub on the Planet-'99, Best Hot Rub

TOTAL 3 World's Championships, 8 "top 5" wins



National Trade Association Contests Food Distributor Magazine 1999 National Rub and Marinade Tasting

BBQ BOMBER-1st Chicken Rub-Mild
SWEET RUB-1st Fish Rub-Mild
GATORBREATH-1ST Pork Rub-Spicy
ORIGINAL FAJITA-2nd Beef Rub-Mild, 2nd Fish Rub-Mild
SWEET N' HEAT- 2nd Chicken Rub-Spicy
MOO-CUE PLUS- 3rd Beef Rub-Mild
STEAKMAKER- 3rd Fish-Mild


National BBQ Association 1999 Awards of Excellence

STEAKMAKER-2nd Pepper Blend
SMOOTH MOOVE-4th Pepper Blend
OBIECUE'S LEMON PEPPER- "top 10" Pepper Blend
ORIGINAL FAJITA-4th Herb Blend
MOO-CUE PLUS-"top 10" Herb Blend
GATORBREATH-3rd Spice Blend, 5th Packaging
YANKEEBLASTER-5TH Spice Blend
SWEET N' HEAT-"top 10" Spice Blend, 3rd Packaging
SWEET RUB-"top 10" Spice Blend

TOTAL 3- 1st, 4- 2nd, 4- 3rd, & 4-"top 5"



GRAND TOTALS:

23 First Places & 3 World's Championships