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Ready or Not, It’s Time for Ribs

August 21, 2018 John Tuckness

Ready or not, the 30th Annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook Off is almost here. Starting on Wednesday, Aug. 29 and going through Monday, Sept. 3 it’s ribs and concerts all day long. […]

PHOTOS: A Review of the 2017 Annual Rib Cook-off

September 6, 2017 John Tuckness

The 2017 Nugget Rib Cook-off rocked every night with a very good entertainment line up. The event started Wed. Aug. 30 and ran through Mon. Sept. 3, 2017. The main stage headliners this year included […]

VIDEO: Live From the Rib Cook-off

September 2, 2017 Dana Nollsch

The Nugget Rib Cook-Off is in full swing this weekend. Check out what Michelle and Dana found at the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off…

Nugget Rib Cook Off Lines Up Two Stages of Entertainment

August 20, 2017 John Tuckness

The 31st Annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook Off in Sparks, Nevada is almost here. The event, held Aug. 29 through Sept. 4, 2017, brings thousands of rib-lovers to Victorian Square to sample […]

PHOTOS: Rasta Joe’s BBQ Wins Nugget Rib Cook-Off

September 9, 2016 John Tuckness

First place honors at the 2016 Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off in Sparks, Nevada, went to Rasta Joe’s BBQ Inc. Twenty-three of the country’s top competitive, large volume barbecue teams competed Aug. 31 […]

Nugget Releases Entertainment Lineup for 2016 Rib Cook-off

August 11, 2016 John Tuckness

The Nugget Casino Resort released the full entertainment lineup for the 2016 Best of the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. The highly anticipated list of just about every genre of music you would like to hear […]

PHOTO GALLERY: Rib Cook-off Concludes with Bone Daddy’s BBQ Taking First

September 8, 2015 ThisIsReno

The winners are in. Announced yesterday at 2 p.m., the annual Nugget “Best in the West” Rib Cook-off 2015 featured two dozen competitors throughout the Labor Day weekend event. An estimated half-million people attended, consuming […]

Desperado’s BBQ takes first at 2014 Rib Cook-Off

September 1, 2014 ThisIsReno

The top honors at the 2014 Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off in Sparks, Nevada went to Desperado’s BBQ from Hinckley, Ohio. The Labor Day weekend competition features 23 of the nation’s best barbecue […]

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut defends title at Nugget rib eating championship

August 29, 2014 ThisIsReno

Reigning Nugget World Rib Eating Champion Joey Chestnut, the world’s No.1-ranked competitive eater, was in top form in defense of his World Rib Eating title, placing first by nearly a full pound at the 9th […]

Chicago BBQ takes first at rib cook-off

September 3, 2012 ThisIsReno

NUGGET NEWS RELEASE SPARKS –After 24 years of competing in the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off, Chicago BBQ won first place for the first time. Today, they are proudly displaying that first place […]

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