Modern Gas Company hosted the 2021 Annual Rib Showdown competition on Saturday, October 23, with all proceeds benefiting the Junior League of Albany, Georgia. Thirty teams of backyard bar-be-que rib masters put their rib cooking skills to the test as they competed for the coveted first-place winning title. Winners included:

• First Place - Cut’s BBQ, whose team was comprised of Rusty and Sharon Lanier. They were awarded a trophy and $500 cash.

• Second Place - Ash Holes, whose team was comprised of Caleb Skipper, Richie Sizemore, Scott Williams, Hank Hall, Steven Marsh, Joseph Reynolds and Davy Youmans. They were awarded a trophy and $300 cash, which the team donated back to benefit the Junior League of Albany.

• Third Place - Hell Fire BBQ was represented by individual griller, Greg Golden who was awarded a trophy and $100 cash.

• Fourth Place - Tipsy Grillers, whose team was comprised of Jon Dozier, Jeremy Breedlove, Chris Nichols and Curt Gleaton. They were awarded a trophy and a $100 gift card

• Fifth Place - Southern Boys, whose team was comprised of Michael Holmes and Scott Espinoza. They were awarded a trophy and a $50 gift card.

The event featured a raffle and cash bar with proceeds benefitting the Junior League of Albany, Georgia – a local non-profit whose members raise funds and support for community organizations. Including a $3K donation from Modern Gas Company, a total of over $9K was raised for the non-profit – a record for the Rib Showdown.

“We are beyond excited that the 2021Rib Showdown was able to generate a record amount of charitable giving funds for this year’s charity,” says Mark Holloway, Modern Gas President. “At Modern Gas, we believe in giving back to our community. The Junior League of Albany is an organization that uses their time and financial resources to serve the community and we are honored to support them!” 

“We are absolutely overwhelmed and overjoyed by the support from the community! COVID-19 has been a challenge for all, but the constraints of the pandemic have especially affected our fundraising efforts over the past 20 months,” said Kirstin Collins, Special Projects Coordinator of the Junior League of Albany. The Modern Gas Rib Showdown has been a wonderful opportunity for The Junior League of Albany, GA to make up for lost time! The funds raised at Saturday’s event help us continue our mission to provide assistance to the most deserving of charitable organizations throughout the Albany area, and we can’t wait to share the efforts of everyone’s hard work and support with NECCO and Children’s Miracle Network. On behalf of The Junior League of Albany, GA, I’d like to thank the team at Modern Gas for selecting our organization to benefit from this year’s Rib Showdown!”