06/07/2026
Paynefully Good BBQ took the almost 800 mile round trip journey to beautiful Fort Davis for the Smoke in the Mountains BBQ & Ribeye Shootout. Jennifer Probst-Webster knows how to throw an amazing event and Brenda Waters kept the judging room running smoothly. Tracy Hugdahl Spruill (Kicking Ash BBQ) kept all the kids sugared up with Popsicles and Slushies!
We took a short road trip on Friday to Balmorhea Springs with The Chopping Block Webster and Kuykendall BBQ so the kids could enjoy a beautiful morning in a pool.
The kids had big plans for burgers, and right as they started cooking... a monsoon came. They overcame it and got their boxes turned in. Between the rain and not cooking in our trailer we had our share of mishaps and forgotten items - but were overall happy with our turnins.
After the smoke cleared we finished with...
2nd Kids ๐
3rd Kids aka the littlest Payne ๐
13th Kids
29th Ribeye
17th Margarita
14th Salsa
39th Stupid Chicken
8th Ribs ๐
24th Brisket
7th Cabrito
9th Dessert
Good enough for 15th overall out of 60 great teams and 4th overall overall!!
And one dead bird on the way home. ๐ซฃ
Congrats to everyone who heard their song. Can't wait until next year!