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Most of you know that my buddy Dave and I have been competing in SCA steak contests for the last couple of years. This year we finished in the top 100 in points and were invited to Ft. Worth to compete on an "at large" bid. We competed in the qualifying round on on Saturday and finished 5th in our bracket, which advanced us to the final 63. On Sunday we cooked for the finals and were lucky enough to finish 8th in the world for the 2019 season out of 274 teams from seven different countries and four continents. I've been doing competition cooking since 2010 and this is by far the highlight of my efforts! ![[Linked Image from thumbs2.imagebam.com]](https://thumbs2.imagebam.com/48/42/b0/13643b1322463639.jpg)
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Congrats, Mike & Dave ! ! ! Love it when a plan comes together ! Did they give you your choice of cut or was It "Here, cook this chunk of meat, ya got 30 minutes"? Do ya have to throw in a couple sides, too?
BTW - To finish that high ain't luck, it's prep, practice, execution, hard work and dedication. Good job to both of you ! ! !
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Very nice!!! That quite the accomplishment!! Grats
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Excellent results, congrats to you and Dave.
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Congratulations to 2 great blokes !
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To answer your question Nick it is always rib-eyes that are supplied by the SCA and are cut 1.25" - 1.5". The cooks randomly draw numbered poker chips from a bag that selects the order you get to select your steak. You get to pick two steaks and turn in your best one. It is done "reverse snake" so the person with chip #1 gets first and last pick. I drew chip #52 out of 63.
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Awesome for you fellers, Mike! How “bad” is the last steak picked? 
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome for you fellers, Mike! How “bad” is the last steak picked? I'll be honest, it's usually a piece of $hit. I hate drawing any number lower than ten. Mike
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Mike, I might have to fly you out here for one of my kids weddings!!! 😂😂
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Mike- Congratulations to you and Dave.
Just curious what setup are you cooking on? What wood? Is it any type of flavoring allowed? Dry rub? Injection? Marinades?
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Congratulations. A good steak is always an enjoyment to eat.
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Awesome for you fellers, Mike! How “bad” is the last steak picked? I'll be honest, it's usually a piece of $hit. I hate drawing any number lower than ten. Mike That seems surprising. Worse than typical grocery steaks?
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Congratulations.
NOW . . .
When are we invited to do our own taste test?
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Mike- Congratulations to you and Dave.
Just curious what setup are you cooking on? What wood? Is it any type of flavoring allowed? Dry rub? Injection? Marinades? We cook on a PK Classic grill with Grill Grates over Kingsford briquets. We use both a marinade and a couple of different dry rubs.
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Congrats. Thanks for sharing.
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