December 21, 2021
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After winning the Central Region 4-H Grill Master Challenge contest, the DeKalb County 4-H grilling team went on to compete in the State Competition and finished third. The team was comprised of Avalynn Smullen, Paul Oliver, Riley Fuson, and Lilly Waggoner. They competed against eight other teams from across the state that had placed in the top three of their respective regions. Along with the team placing third for the entire state, Lilly Waggoner was the second highest scoring individual in the poultry category.
The contest is comprised of four different species: beef, pork, lamb, and poultry. Each contestant cooks a cut from one of the species and submits it for judging along with a copy of their recipe. A special thanks goes out to C&S Farms, the Smithville Food Lion store and the DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association for helping to sponsor the team.
Since Lilly Waggoner finished second in the poultry category, she was invited to go on the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky and compete in the Turkey BBQ contest where she competed against 4-H members from across the nation. In that competition, along with grilling, she also completed an oral presentation on the turkey industry and placed seventh overall. Congratulations to these young people for their hard work throughout the Fall.