2026 Omar Bootleggers BBQ Cookoff

🔥 THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED… AND WE HAVE CHAMPIONS!

🔥The 2026 Omar Bootleggers Bar-B-Que Cookoff brought the heat to the Berkeley Shrine Club on February 28, and the competition was fierce from the first turn-in to the final scorecard.
With the Southern BBQ Network judging the action, pitmasters delivered incredible barbecue that kept judges talking long after the last bite.
After an outstanding day of competition, here are the teams that rose to the top.

🏆 GRAND CHAMPION
🔥 Monkey Bottom Boys

🥈 RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
💨 Backdraft BBQ

🍖 PORK CATEGORY
🥇 Fu-Man-Que
🥈 Monkey Bottom Boys
🥉 Backdraft BBQ

🍖 RIB CATEGORY
​🥇 Big Wally's BBQ
🥈 Monkey Bottom Boys
🥉 Backdraft BBQ

👏 Congratulations to all of the pitmasters who competed and brought outstanding barbecue to the judges’ table.
A special thank-you to:
• Omar Shriners
• Berkeley Shrine Club
• The volunteers and event organizers
• The Southern BBQ Network certified judges
Events like this showcase the best of the BBQ community — great food, great people, and great causes.

🔥 Tag your team if you competed!
🔥 Share your cook site photos in the comments!
🔥 Who’s ready for the next competition?