Bethel Smokers Tops the Field at Richland Pig Fest
Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers
Richland — Mr. Joe Wright, pitmaster for Bethel Smokers, got the last call in a GBA contest for the year 2012 and claimed the Grand Championship at the Richland Pig Fest. Bethel’s score of 592.7 in the Pulled Pork finals was the highest score among the finalists.
Bubba Grills with pitmaster Lonnie Smith, took home the Reserve Grand Championship by finishing in the top 4 in all three categories. Bethel Smokers made finals in all three categories and compiled the highest cumulative score, but due to winning the Grand Championship the Reserve Grand award was passed down to Bubba Grills.
Reserve Grand Champion – Bubba Grills
Cooking in their first GBA contest, SWT BBQ scored an impressive win the the always difficult Pork Loin category. Bubba Grills and Bethel Smokers finished second and third respectively. Fiddlers BBQ claimed 4th place with L J Smokin’ in fifth.
Bethel Smokers top score in Pulled Pork was followed by Quenut in second place. Third place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and Bubba Grills took fourth. Drive By Smokers claimed fifth place just 0.1 ahead of Anarque.
Bubba Grills turned in the best Ribs of the day. L J Smoking , 2nd, and Bethel Smokers, 3rd, rounded out the top three. Double D Cooking Team edged out Drive By Smoker for 4th place by 0.3.
| Richland Pigfest | ||||||||||
| November 10, 2012 | ||||||||||
| *Finals Round Scores | ||||||||||
| RIBS | PULLED PORK | PORK LOIN | ||||||||
| *1 | 592.1 | Bubba Grills | *1 | 592.7 | Bethel Smokers | *1 | 591.8 | SWT BBQ | ||
| *2 | 581.2 | LJ Smokin | *2 | 581.2 | Quenut BBQ | *2 | 581.2 | Bubba Grills | ||
| *3 | 577.2 | Bethel Smokers | *3 | 573.6 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | *3 | 580.5 | Bethel Smokers | ||
| 4 | 587.6 | Double D Cooking Team | 4 | 587.9 | Bubba Grills | 4 | 588 | Fiddler’s Barbecue | ||
| 5 | 587.3 | Drive-By Smokers | 5 | 587.6 | Drive-By Smokers | 5 | 586.4 | LJ Smokin | ||
| 6 | 585.7 | SWT BBQ | 6 | 587.5 | Anar-Que | 6 | 585.2 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | ||
| 7 | 585.5 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | 7 | 586.9 | LJ Smokin | 7 | 582.9 | Smolin’ 42 BBQ | ||
| 8 | 579.7 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 8 | 585.7 | SWT BBQ | 8 | 582 | Big D’s Fire House Smokers | ||
| 9 | 578.7 | Quenut BBQ | 9 | 583.3 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | 9 | 579.4 | Anar-Que | ||
| 10 | 578.1 | Fiddler’s Barbecue | 10 | 582.6 | Big D’s Fire House Smokers | 10 | 577.3 | Smokin Grill BBQ | ||
| 11 | 577 | Anar-Que | 11 | 580.1 | Lil’ Jack’s Shack | 11 | 570 | Lil’ Jack’s Shack | ||
| 12 | 575.1 | Lil’ Jack’s Shack | 12 | 576.8 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 12 | 568 | Old Henry’s BBQ | ||
| 13 | 571.5 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 13 | 574.5 | Double D Cooking Team | 13 | 564.7 | Double D Cooking Team | ||
| 14 | 568.2 | Royal Porkers | 14 | 569.3 | Fiddler’s Barbecue | 14 | 559.9 | Lickem Lips BBQ | ||
| 15 | 563.9 | Big D’s Fire House Smokers | 15 | 560.8 | Smokin Grill BBQ | 15 | 558.7 | Drive-By Smokers | ||
| 16 | 561.8 | Smokin Grill BBQ | 16 | 560 | Lickem Lips BBQ | 16 | 0 | Royal Porkers | ||
| 17 | 554.5 | Lickem Lips BBQ | 17 | 558.9 | Royal Porkers | 17 | 0 | Quenut BBQ | ||
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | Bethel Smokers | 595.8 | 589.9 | 592.1 | 1777.8 | ||
| 2 | Bubba Grills | 591.5 | 587.9 | 594.2 | 1773.6 | ||
| 3 | SWT BBQ | 585.7 | 585.7 | 599.4 | 1770.8 | ||
| 4 | LJ Smokin | 591.2 | 586.9 | 586.4 | 1764.5 | ||
| 5 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | 585.5 | 583.3 | 585.2 | 1754 | ||
| 6 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 571.5 | 591.2 | 582.9 | 1745.6 | ||
| 7 | Anar-Que | 577 | 587.5 | 579.4 | 1743.9 | ||
| 8 | Fiddler’s Barbecue | 578.1 | 569.3 | 588 | 1735.4 | ||
| 9 | Drive-By Smokers | 587.3 | 587.6 | 558.7 | 1733.6 | ||
| 10 | Big D’s Fire House Smokers | 563.9 | 582.6 | 582 | 1728.5 | ||
| 11 | Double D Cooking Team | 587.6 | 574.5 | 564.7 | 1726.8 | ||
| 12 | Lil’ Jack’s Shack | 575.1 | 580.1 | 570 | 1725.2 | ||
| 13 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 579.7 | 576.8 | 568 | 1724.5 | ||
| 14 | Smokin Grill BBQ | 561.8 | 560.8 | 577.3 | 1699.9 | ||
| 15 | Lickem Lips BBQ | 554.5 | 560 | 559.9 | 1674.4 | ||
| 16 | Quenut BBQ | 578.7 | 592.8 | 0 | 1171.5 | ||
| 17 | Royal Porkers | 568.2 | 558.9 | 0 | 1127.1 | ||