Mr. Barnes. Mr. Eric Barnes, that is. Yes indeed, the strategy of focusing on good beef instead of some crazy magic marinade paid off as I managed to win both the Pit and Grill competition. The competition was hot (pun intended) and intense. After a brief “sit-down” of the Barnes / Bloink / Ridge families to firm up the rules, we tossed our wrapped-in-foil burgers on Mr. Jerry Barnes Jr.’s immaculately created fire pit. Five prominent and impartial judges sampled each burger and scored their burger cards. Following my major upset of Jerry and Jimmie (they was a 200:1 Vegas line on Team California pulling the upset), the noble and attractive judges proceeded to vote Team Cali’s grill burger perfect – receiving a perfect score of “5″ by all five discerning and wise judges. In all seriousness, this had to be the most fun I’ve had with my family in my 38 years of being a Barnes!