PHOTO GALLERY: Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ announces winners

September 22, 2012 | 6:43 p.m. CDT

Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ brought 65 teams to Columbia to compete for $10,000 in prizes and the winners of the best chicken, ribs, beef brisket and pork divisions were announced 3 p.m. Saturday.

Spectators wait for the announcement of the winning team at the Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ Festival in Flat Branch Park on Saturday. Winning categories included best chicken, ribs, pork, beef brisket and an overall category. The teams competed for over $10,000 in prizes. | Emma Kessinger

The grand champion trophy guitar sits on the stage before the announcements of the barbecue cook-off at Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ Festival in Flat Branch Park on Saturday. This is the sixth festival sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. | Emma Kessinger

The grand champion Dan Richard of Blazin' Blues BBQ stands next to the runner-up Tim Scheer of Shake 'N Bake BBQ at the Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ Festival Saturday. The two advanced 63 other teams who competed in the cook-off. | Emma Kessinger