Johnsonville invites fans to enter Tongsman contest

Johnsonville is searching for the best Tongsmen in the South through its Titanium Tongsman Contest. Between now and Oct 31, consumers are asked to share a photo or video to Instagram or Twitter using #JohnsonvilleTongsmanContest, showing off how they make room on the grill for Johnsonville sausage. Is it a favorite sausage recipe? Elite tong-flipping skills? Or maybe just a variety of sausages on the grill?

When the contest ends Oct. 31, Johnsonville will choose two finalists to compete in a live cook-off event with Johnsonville before the Saturday, Dec. 4 SEC Championship football game in Atlanta.
Each finalist will be paired with a celebrity chef – either seven-time world BBQ champion and restaurateur Melissa Cookston or Chef Richard Ingraham, cookbook author and personal chef to basketball great Dwayne Wade and wife Gabrielle and other athletes. The two Tongsmen finalists will battle it out grilling their favorite sausage-based recipe during a 30-minute contest in hopes of being crowned the Titanium Tongsman!

The grand prize-winning Tongsman can win a new Pit Boss grill, a year's supply of Johnsonville sausage, grilling accessories and swag, and a custom set of titanium tongs. The two finalists selected to join Johnsonville Dec. 4 for the live cook-off event with Melissa Cookston and Richard Ingraham, will also receive a pair of tickets to the SEC Championship game, a $1,000 travel voucher, lodging for two nights and a Tongsman swag bag.

See official details, rules and prizing information at www.tongsman.com. To enjoy the Tongsman commercials, please visit the Johnsonville YouTube channel.