17x WORLD BBQ CHAMP CHRIS LILLY on BBQ RADIO NETWORK

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When they talk about the best BBQ place in America there are a
couple names ALWAYS in the conversation - one of them being Big
Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama.
Chris Lilly is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the
head pitmaster of the Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Competition Cooking
Team, the winner of 17 World BBQ Championships in meat
categories, and holds a record 5 Memphis In May World Grand
Championships. He won the American Royal International
Invitational and captured the International Jamaican Barbeque
Championship. He also won the title of “King of the Smokers” at a
national barbecue Invitational.


Lilly is a 2016 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame and in
2019 he was presented with the 2019 Pioneer Award for his work in
barbecue. Also, in 2020, Lilly was awarded the Legends of
Barbecue Pitmaster Award by the National Barbecue
Association. 


Lilly has appeared on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “The Today
Show” fourteen times, “The Martha Stewart Show,” “ESPN College
Football Live,” and “ESPN Game Day,” as well as numerous Food
Network programs, including judging BBQ Brawl with Michael Simon
and Bobby Flay. Lilly is a Celebrated Chef of the National Pork
Board and serves as a proud Ambassador for Kingsford Charcoal and
Yeti Coolers. His private catering jobs include work for
high-profile celebrities such as Keith Urban and work for
companies like Nissan, Smithfield, NASCAR, and Microsoft.


In 2009, Lilly authored a compilation of recipes, stories, and
advice: BIG BOB GIBSON’S BBQ BOOK, Recipes, and Secrets from a
Legendary Barbecue Joint. In 2014, Lilly’s authored a second book
titled: FIRE & SMOKE, A Pitmaster’s Secrets.


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