Awards & Press
Awards
| Award | Place/Event | The Winning Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Ribs (1st place) Best Sauce (1st place) Little Hog Award (2nd place) | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 2019 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) Best Beef Brisket | Ft. Wayne, IN | 2019 | |
| Best BBQ Sauce (1st place) | Cleveland, OH | 2019 | |
| Best Pulled Pork (1st place) | Ottawa, Ontario Canada | 2019 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Guelph, ON | 2019 | |
| Best Ribs in Ohio (1st place) Critic Choice's Award (3rd place) | Columbus, OH | 2016 | |
| Best Ribs(1st place) Best Chicken(1st place) Best Sauce(1st place) Little Hog Award (2nd place) | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 2016 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Wilmington, NC | 2016 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) | Guelph, Ontario Canada | 2016 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) | Erie, PA | 2015 | |
| Best Ribs(2nd place) | Milton, Ontario Canada | 2015 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Ottawa, Ontario Canada | 2015 | |
| Best Sauce (1st place) | Chatham, Ontario Canada | 2015 | |
| Best Ribs in Canada (1st place) | Canada's Largest Burnoff Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2014 | |
| People's Choice Best Ribs | Canton, OH (Pro Football Hall of Fame) |
2014 | |
| People's Choice Best Ribs | Indianapolis, IN | 2014 | |
| Best Ribs in Ohio (1st place) Critic Choice's Award (2nd place) | Columbus, Ohio | 2014 | |
| Best Ribs (1st Place) | Chatham, Ontario Canada. | 2014 | |
| Best Chicken (1st place) | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 2014 | |
| Best Ribs (1st Place) | Ft. Wayne, IN | 2014 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) | Erie, PA | 2014 | |
| Peoples Choice & Best Ribs 2nd (Double Win!) | Cleveland, Ohio | 2014 | |
| Best Ribs in Canada (2nd place) | Canada's Largest Burnoff Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2013 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Chatham, Ontario Canada | 2013 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Erie, PA | 2013 | |
| Reserve Grand Champion Ribs (2nd place) Critic's Choice Best Brisket (1st place) | Ft. Wayne IN | 2013 | |
| Reserve Grand Champion Best Ribs (2nd place) | Etobicoke, Ontario Canada | 2013 | |
| Best Ribs in Canada (1st place) | Canada's Largest Burnoff Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2012 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Bedford, Ohio Day of the Rib | 2012 | |
| Best Ribs in Ohio (1st place) | Columbus, OH | 2012 | |
| Best Ribs (1st place) | Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2012 | |
| Mayor's Award | Hall of Fame Ribs Burnoff Canton, Ohio | 2011 | |
| Best Sauce, Best Chicken, Best Pork & Best Ribs (A clean sweep!) | Chatham, Ontario Canada | 2011 | |
| Best Ribs in America (1st place) | Cleveland, Ohio Great American Rib Cook-off | 2010 | |
| Best Chicken | Mississauga, Ontario Canada | 2010 | |
| Mr. Friendly | Toronto, Canada | 2010 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) | Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2010 | |
| Best Ribs (3rd place) | Parma, Ohio Rib Fest | 2010 | |
| People's Choice | Northeast Pa. | 2009 | |
| Best Sauce (3rd place) | Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2009 | |
| Best Ribs & Best Sauce (Double Win!) | Chatham, Ontario Canada | 2009 | |
| Best Ribs (2nd place) | Cleveland, Ohio Great American Rib Cook-off | 2009 | |
| Critic Choice's Award (1st place) | Columbus, Ohio | 2008 | |
| Best Sauce (2nd place) | Burlington, Ontario Canada | 2008 | |
| Best Sauce | Toronto, Canada | 2008 |
Press
Dave Amstutz From “Jack on the Bone” Appeared on Fox 8 Cleveland May 25, 2011
- Perry Township company nabs first Ribs Burnoff award (Canton Repository, Aug. 4, 2011)
- HOF Ribs Fest judges want balance of sweet, spice(Canton Repository, Aug. 4, 2011)
- Ribs vendor, Jack on the Bone, back and better than ever (Canton Repository, Aug. 3, 2011)
- Battle of the Pig: The Best BBQ in the Midwest (Associated Content from Yahoo!, May 22, 2011)
- Pit Masters Turn Up The Heat To Claim Coveted "Greatest Ribs In America" Prize (WKYC.com, April 25, 2011)
- Massillon rib master wins acclaim at Cleveland festival (Massillon Independent, June 19, 2010)
- Ribfest 'crown jewel' of season (Burlington Post, August 27, 2008)
- Jumpin' Jack (Massillon Independent, May 21, 2008)
- From music to food, even planters it's all here (The Daily Record, September 30, 2006)
- Neatness doesn't count among festival ribs eaters
(Canton Repository, July 28, 1994)
