PHOTOS: Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown

Tom Warden polishes up his 1959 Chevy Apache pickup at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Gregg Hultquist with the team Holy Smokers checks his brisket cooking on a Recteq RT-700 at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Aiden Krause splashes into the dunk tank at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Denny Falcon from the team Totally Sauced started cooking his 12 lb. brisket at around 6 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino smiles and fixes the seat after splashing into the dunk tank at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Strickland with the team Grateful Bags, tosses in the cornhole tournament at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Cale Greene and Cayden Roberson, with the team Great Northern Barbeque, check on their brisket on their Yoder Smoker at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Anna Holt has her face painted by Megan Payte-Reeves at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Richard Frisk, with the Knights of Columbus, takes a look at a 1971 Chevy K20 pickup at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

At right, Charles Pesola, a deputy with the Flathead County Sheriff's Office, and Sam Nunnally, manager of the Flathead County Fairgrounds, pour bags of ice into the water as Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino gets ready for his turn in the dunk tank at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

From left, Randy Flora, Gregg Hultquist, Duane Dierenfield and Bret Bullock check on their brisket cooking in a Recteq RT-700 at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Denny Falcon from the team Totally Sauced started cooking his 12 lb. brisket at around 6 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino splashes into the dunk tank at the Knights of Columbus Brisket Showdown at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)