Scottie Johnson of the Cancer Sucks Chicago BBQ Team, had his smoker broken into and a brisket removed as he prepared for the American Royal BBQ contest in Kansas City Oct. 5th. 2007.  Scottie was the Grand Champion of the very prestigious Jack Daniels World Barbecue Championship in 2006.  He cooks under the team name of cancersuckschicago.com.  He was competing in the American Royal Innovational Contest in KC when someone stole a brisket out of his cooker in the middle of the night.  The thief's also stole some equipment he uses. 

Click this link for a short audio interview with Scottie

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