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McAlester, Okla. (Nov. 20, 2025) – Next Friday skip those Thanksgiving leftovers for a taste of award-winning pitmaster Kevin Bludso’s smoked beef shank and pork spareribs at Choctaw Casino – McAlester.

Bludso will make a special appearance and will smoke his signature, award-winning barbecue at Trophy’s Bar & Grill on Friday, November 28 from 4-9 p.m. Cost is $35 per person, and guests will enjoy beef shank, pork spareribs, potato salad, collard greens, red beans and rice and cornbread.

Bludso will mingle with guests throughout the evening, while working alongside Trophy’s chefs to prepare his signature barbecue.

Bludso is a James Beard Award-winning pitmaster, restaurateur, author and TV personality known for Netflix’s American Barbecue Showdown and the Food Network’s BBQ Brawl. He is the author of the bestselling cookbook Bludso’s BBQ Cookbook: A Family Affair in Smoke and Soul.

Choctaw Casino – McAlester is located at 1638 S. George Nigh Expressway, McAlester, Oklahoma, 74501

About Choctaw Casinos & Resorts

Owned and operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the third-largest Indian Nation in the United States with almost 230,000 tribal members and 13,000 employees. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts features a variety of gaming, hotel and resort properties throughout southeastern Oklahoma, including Durant, Grant, Pocola, Idabel, Broken Bow, McAlester, Stigler and Stringtown.  Choctaw Nation opened the 100-room luxury resort, Choctaw Landing in Hochatown, OK, in April 2024.  For more information visit, www.ChoctawCasinos.com.

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