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Ohio firefighters battle for $10K in cooking contest

The finalists were asked to create videos to showing online voters and a panel of judges why their firehouses and recipes are the best

The Dayton Daily News

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Jefferson Twp. firefighters hope their bird is top banana.

Stations 60 and 62’s recipe for Riggsby’s Chicken is one of 10 finalists vying to win $10,000 in America’s Best Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off, presented by Tree Top apple juice.

The finalists were asked to create videos to showing online voters and a panel of judges why their firehouses and recipes are the best.

Online voting for the People’s Choice award ends July 29 at www.americas bestfirehousebbq.com.

The grand-prize winner will be selected partly by the judges. The panel includes Audra Lowe from BetterTV; Jason Day and Aaron Chronister, authors of “BBQ Makes Everything Better"; and Allison Parker of the U.S. Apple Association.

A vote on the judging panel will go to the winner of the People’s Choice vote online.

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