State Fair announces eight finalists for sporkies competition
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin State Fair has announced the finalists for this year's sporkies. The eight finalists have been selected from 31 entries, and a panel of local celebrity judges – with some help from fairgoers – will choose the winners at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8.
Fairgoers are encouraged to participate in judging during the fair by sampling all of the Sporkies entries and voting for their favorite. The entry with the most votes will receive the Sporkies trophy for Fairgoers’ Fave. Votes can be cast via Facebook voting app, Twitter and Instagram using #FairgoersFave, text message keyword, or paper ballot at the Guest Services Pavilion, located on Central Avenue near Central Park and the Exposition Center. Voting for the #FairgoersFave will be open from Thursday, August 2 to Tuesday, August 7.
The finalists include deep-fried spinach lasagna bites from Albanese's Roadhouse, deep-fried turducken on-a-stick from Water Street Brewery, french onion soup on-a-stick from Slim's PBR Park, Pig Candy Cannoli from Brew City, S'mores Beer Float from Slim McGinn's Irish Pub, Saz's Breakfast Bombs from Saz's Taste of Wisconsin, The PorkSTACKular from Budweiser Pavilion and WI Hot Chicken Bombs from Water Street Brewery. To read a description of each click here.
See a full list of all the 31 entries below.
SPORKIES ITEM | VENDOR |
Ants On-a-Stick | All Things Jerky |
Bacon Jam and Brie Burger | Blue Moon Tavern at the Park |
Bacon-Wrapped Pork On-a-Stick | Pork Schoppe |
Beerana Foster Shake | Slim’s Lakefront Brew Pub & Eatery |
Bourbon BBQ Brisket Egg Roll | Machine Shed Restaurant |
Brat-chos | Big Sky Country Bar & Grill |
Breakfast Waffle Sandwich | Siggy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese |
Buffalo Sliders with Blue Cheese Slaw | Blue Moon Tavern at the Park |
Cinna-Roll Mini Donuts | The Donut Family |
Albanese’s Roadhouse | |
Water Street Brewery | |
Desert Heat Burger (World’s Hottest Camel Cheeseburger) | Exotic Meat Grill |
Flammin’ Hot Asian Burrito | Mexican Grill |
Flammin’ Hot Corn on the Cob | Slim’s PBR Park |
Slim’s PBR Park | |
Ice Cream S’mores Quesadilla | Mexican Grill |
Mango Madness | Caribbean Smoothees |
Pig Boy (with beer-battered fries or slaw) | Slim’s Lakefront Brew Pub & Eatery |
Brew City | |
Pina Colada Shrimp On-a-Stick | Door County Fish Boil |
Pretzel Brat covered in Sauerkraut & Bacon | Getrude’s Pretzels |
Slim McGinn’s Irish Pub | |
Saz’s Taste of Wisconsin | |
Sheboygan Bratchos | Sheboygan Brat Haus |
Sloppy Joeys | Exotic Meat Grill |
Smashed Blackberry and Goat Cheese Bagel | Wisconsin Dairy Goat Products |
Sweet Tots | Knucklehead |
Budweiser Pavilion | |
Vegetarian Wings On-a-Stick | Slim McGinn’s Irish Pub |
Water Street Brewery | |
Wisconsin Dog | Siggy’s Wild Dogs Saloon |
Wrecking Balls | Rupena’s |