Local Sauce Maker — Wynne, Arkansas
Johnny Surgeoner was a local sauce maker in Wynne, Arkansas whose mustard-and-molasses recipe died with him — his formula never written down, never passed on. Jim Quessenberry knew Surgeoner and watched that knowledge disappear.
It was partly this loss that inspired Jim to be deliberate about recording his own recipes. The cautionary tale of Johnny Surgeoner is one reason Sauce Beautiful survived to the present day.
Local Character — Birdeye, Arkansas
Storyteller — Harrisburg, Arkansas
42nd President of the United States
Blues Legend — Indianola, Mississippi
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion — St. Francis County, Arkansas
Country Music Legend — Helena, Arkansas
The Man in Black — Kingsland, Arkansas
U.S. Senator & 1988 Presidential Candidate
NFL Player — New Orleans Saints
Arkansas Political Figure
Owner — Pluck A Duck Lodge, Beedeville, AR
Co-Host — The All-Star BBQ Showdown
Lawyer & 1993 Inaugural Crew
Owner — Pancho's Restaurants & 1993 Inaugural Crew
CEO — Tabasco / McIlhenny Company
Son of B.B. King
B.B. King's Girlfriend — Namesake of the Guitar
Country Music Legend — Colt, Arkansas
French Chef & 1990 Memphis in May Collaborator
Jim's Assistant — Pit Operations
2× World Champion 
Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 
BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 
Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team 
Memphis in May 1978–1994