KCBS Announces 'The Great American BBQ Sweepstakes' for Labor Day

KCBS Announces 'The Great American BBQ Sweepstakes' for Labor Day/PRNewswire/ --
As millions of Americans celebrate this Labor Day weekend with a little backyard grilling, the Kansas City Barbeque Society is introducing a barbeque sweepstakes that is the perfect "recipe of fun" for dedicated grill masters. The grand prize? A chance to win a fully catered, professional "barbeque block party" for one lucky winner and
25 guests.

This is the first barbeque sweepstakes ever offered by KCBS, a nonprofit
organization that sanctions about 300 contests throughout America. The block
party will mark the final stop on the KCBS 2009 Great American BBQ Tour, a
nationwide event that provides live grilling and barbeque demonstrations at 25
of the country's best food festivals.

In addition to the "Ultimate BBQ Block Party," the grand prize features a
combo smoker/grill by GoodOne Smokers, a year's supply of barbeque essentials
from sponsors like Kingsford Charcoal and Weber Grill Creations, authentic
barbeque apparel from the KCBS merchandise store, and free admission to one of
the organization's certified barbeque judging classes. The value of the
package is worth more than $5,000 and will be delivered in person by Mike and
Chris Peters, the KCBS Great American BBQ Tour Team.

"KCBS is all about food, family and fun," commented KCBS executive director
Carolyn Wells, who also co-founded the organization in 1985. "So we couldn't
think of a better way to fulfill our mission than a bona fide barbeque
experience that starts with a party and ends with a year's worth of barbeque
goodies!"

Registration for the Great American BBQ Sweepstakes will be available online
from Sept. 4 to Sept. 30 at http://www.kcbs.us/great-american.php. Contestants do not have to
be KCBS members to enter, and entries are limited to once per day, per person,
during the promotional period. Full entry guidelines and contest rules are
available at www.kcbsblockparty.com/rules.

In addition to the grand prize winner, additional prizes will be awarded to 20
contestants. Some of those prizes include a yearlong KCBS membership, barbeque
utensils, apparel, and barbeque product samples from other tour sponsors like
TABASCO Chipotle Sauce, SCOTT Shop Towels, and Tums Dual Action heartburn
relief. Everyone who enters the contest will get free access during the month
of September to the complete KCBS database of barbeque recipes, which includes
hundreds of professional dishes from championship cookers.

Now in its 24th year, KCBS has more than 11,000 members worldwide and has
trained more than 15,000 certified barbeque judges. There are more than 4,000
teams that compete in KCBS-sanctioned events, which use an objective,
blind-judging format to determine winners in four food categories: chicken,
pork, ribs and brisket.

To learn more about the organization, its classes, rules or events, visit
www.kcbs.us.


SOURCE Kansas City Barbeque Society

Veronica Greene, KCBS PR Team, +1-800-499-2332, kcbspr@mmacreative.com