Effingham IL Illinois State KCBS BBQ Barbeque, Hometown Throwdown

Contests
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hometown throwdown & corporate challenge
Information for the 2020 Hometown Throwdown Amateur competition is now available! The application is below for teams interested in participating in the event. For more information or questions regarding the contest, please contact the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at 217-342-4147.
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KCBS professional competition
Information for the 2020 KCBS competition is now available! Applications are below for both KCBS competition teams and certified judges interested in participating in the event. For more information or questions regarding the sanctioned contest, please contact the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at 217-342-4147.

Schedule of Events
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vendors
If you are interested in being a vendor, please download one of the applications below. For more information or questions regarding vendors, please contact the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at 217-342-4147.

Testimonials

Ham-Jam sponsors
Thank You to Last Year's Sponsors
- Koerner Distributor, Inc.
- Teutopolis Banquet Hall
- Stang Arts
- John Boos
- Martin's IGA
- AKRA Builders
- Effingham Prompt Care
- Dairy Queen
- Law Group of Illinois, LTD
- Sherwin Williams
- Imagine This! Marketing Group
- Siemer Milling Company
- Rotary International
- Continental Mills
- Agracel, Inc.
- Southtown Car Wash
- Everclean Car Wash
- Land of Lincoln Credit Union
- Beck's
- HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
- Consolidated Communications
- WCIA News
- SIRS
- Marxmann Group
- Smokey's House BBQ
- Stillwater Enterprises
thank you!
The EffingHAM-JAM State BBQ Championship would not be possible without the support of many area businesses and organizations.
It is because of these pro-community efforts that result in events such as this to our area. Be sure to show your appreciation to this year's event sponsors! Interested in sponsoring? We welcome both financial and in-kind sponsorships to best fit your investment!
want to be a sponsor?
View Sponsorship Opportunities

About Ham-Jam
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event coordination
Chamber Foundation of Effingham County
(217) 342-4147
Email the Chamber

volunteer at EffingHam-Jam
If you are interested in volunteering for the EffingHAM-JAM, please contact the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at (217) 342-4147.
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Join us at the EffingHAM-JAM this July!
Circle July 24 and 25 on your calendar and join us in downtown Effingham, IL for the EffingHAM-JAM and Kansas City BBQ Society State BBQ Championship, sponsored by Coors Light in cooperation with Koerner Distributor. Friday evening’s Hometown Throwdown local BBQ competition sets the stage for a great weekend of great BBQ, music, food, and fun! Your team of amateur BBQ enthusiasts can compete for category trophies, a Taste for Ticket award and the Grand Champion team will take home the $250 cash prize, sponsored by Martin’s IGA! We’ll also have great music, food, and beverages. Thanks to the City of Effingham, participants will be able to move around the event area with beverages purchased at the Beer and Wine Tent. Friday night we are bringing back the popular Kilborn Alley Blues band from Champaign Quick and Bradley as well as EVOLVER (formerly ESP)! Saturday is the official KCBS State Championship Competition, but there will be plenty of other things to enjoy, starting the day off with the popular Effingham Farmer’s Market along with live music by The Experienced. Competitor and vendor information/applications are now available online at www.effinghamjam.com and spaces are available at a low price of $100 per booth for the whole weekend. (Food vendor pricing is also available.) There are still great sponsorship opportunities available. We thank the Effingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, our marketing sponsor; John Boos & Company, our trophy sponsor and StangARTS Studio & Gallery, our judging headquarters sponsor. Information about Ham-Jam sponsorships is available on the Chamber website.