Yeah, competition Q doesn't necessarily equate to "good" Q. There's a hand full of serious teams that are in it to win it but then there is the majority that are there to party and don't really care about producing a good product. Some of the comp BBQ that I've had was borderline or downright inedible!!!:icon_sick If someone is a multiple champion using regular briquettes, it speaks volumes about the level of competition that he's been winning against and with the exception of Harry Soo, Myron Mixon and a few others a lot of the cook off champions using charcoal briquettes are just better than average backyard cooks.
There have been many champions of the competition circuits that have opened Q joints and failed miserably because there's a HUGE difference between competition Q and the quality product that we as consumers expect and pay our hard earned money for.:wink: