FORT WORTH, Texas (July 16, 2024) \u2013 Riscky\u2019s Barbeque, the 98-year-old Fort Worth BBQ legend, will host its 19th annual Rib-Eating Competition at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, at Riscky\u2019s Stockyards Station location at 140 East Exchange Avenue in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. The competition will challenge up to 30 barbeque enthusiasts to eat as many Riscky\u2019s beef ribs as possible in just 60 seconds. The top qualifiers will then go head-to-head to win the top three prizes:<\/p>\n
\u2022\t1st place — $500 Riscky\u2019s gift card<\/p>\n
\u2022\t2nd place — $250 Riscky\u2019s gift card<\/p>\n
\u2022\t3rd place — $100 Riscky\u2019s gift card<\/p>\n
All participants must pay a $5 entry fee at the door on the day of the event, and sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis (limited to 30 participants). Participants must be 18 years of age or older, and minors are eligible if accompanied by a parent or guardian. All participants will receive a complimentary Riscky\u2019s t-shirt.<\/p>\n
Riscky\u2019s famous rib-eating battle will be held in tandem with a series of celebratory events hosted by the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District in honor of the National Day of the American Cowboy. Voted the \u201cBest Cowboy Tribute Event\u201d in the U.S. by American Cowboy magazine, the Stockyards\u2019 National Day of the American Cowboy celebration has become a cherished and time-honored tradition.<\/p>\n
With over 35,000 attendees expected, the National Day of the American Cowboy promises a day filled with family-friendly activities from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The festivities include a Cowboy Celebration parade, armadillo races, cowboy poetry, cow milking, petting zoo, horseback riding, face painting, live music, gunfight shows, the Fort Worth Herd cattle drive, Stockyards Championship Rodeo, and much more.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re proud to continue Fort Worth\u2019s most legendary food challenge,” said Eddie Sullivan, co-owner of Riscky\u2019s BBQ. “This event is a celebration of tradition, community, and, of course, our love for great barbeque. It\u2019s an honor to be part of such a cherished Fort Worth tradition, and we\u2019re excited to welcome participants and spectators alike to join in the fun and festivities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT WORTH, Texas (July 16, 2024) \u2013 Riscky\u2019s Barbeque, the 98-year-old Fort Worth BBQ legend, will host its…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,2105,7371,7372,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-68166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-food-and-drink","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fortworth","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114865050935651762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}