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Hogtoberfest 2006

Barbecue sauce and barbecue ribs took center stage at Hogtoberfest festivities on Sunday, Oct. 15, in Lansing. Contests filled the day, including a paint with barbecue sauce contest and the main attraction: The World's Rib-Eating Contest. Here are some scenes:

Ethan Stultz, 5, reacts to winning Hogtoberfest 2006's barbecue sauce finger-painting competition. Stultz won the competition's grand prize, a bicycle valued at $300. Stultz's grandmother, Joy, rear, brought him to the event from Leavenworth.