In March of 2002, Hagood took his food focus full-time. He traded his briefcase for a 30ft long barbecue rig – “The Big Red Rig” - to launch Tidewater Foods and Catering, LLC, the BlackJack Barbecue™ & Sauce Company and the legendary BlackJack Cooking Team.

The BlackJack Cooking Team takes its barbecuing seriously with awards to prove it.

Memphis in May World Barbecue Championship
• 2001 8th Place Shoulders
• 2003 12th Place Shoulders
• 2004 5th Place Mustard Sauce
• 2005 5th Place Shoulders
• 2006 5th Place Shoulders

South Carolina State Barbecue Championship
• 1995 2nd Place Whole Hog
• 1999 1st Place Shoulders
• 2000 2nd Place Shoulders
• 2002 4th Place Whole Hog
• 2002 1st Place Shoulders
• 2002 Grand Champion
• 2006 4th Place Ribs
• 2007 2nd Place Shoulders

North Carolina State Barbecue Championship
• 2004 1st Place Shoulders
• 2006 5th Place Shoulders

Georgia State Championship
• 2005 8th Place Shoulders

Big Red Rig

The “Big Red Rig” is BlackJack Barbecue’s™ “ultimate cooking experience.” Making appearances at national competitions and large catered events, the two-story, 30-foot long rig has enough cooking space for 50 Boston Butts, 40 racks of ribs and much more.
The upstairs serves as a viewing area where guests can check out pit master Jimmy Hagood and his team slow cook the award-winning pork shoulders, ribs and whole hogs.

Hagood and the rig are featured in the book Extreme Barbecue: Smokin’ Rigs and Real Good Recipes. For more information on the book, visit http://www.extremebarbecuethebook.com.

Cooking Team Event Calendar

In June of 2007, The BlackJack Barbecue™ Cooking Team joined America’s top pitmasters in Manhattan for the Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. Look for the Big Red Rig on the streets of New York City in 2008!

Upcoming Events - come checkout the BlackJack Barbecue™ Cooking Team and see the Big Red Rig in all its glory.