GBA State Champions – Smokin’ Grill BBQ
Thirty six of the best BBQ pitmasters in the state gathered in Fort Valley on September 7-8, 2012 for the 7th Annual ComSouth Hambone Jam and the GBA State Championship. The cook teams arrived to find a new venue for the competition at the new Festival Park. The new setup was a huge hit with the cook teams with 50 amp power & water at each cook site.
With a score of 599.4 in Loin Finals, Smokin’ Grill BBQ, pitmaster Sta C Hale, captured the Grand Championship and the GBA State Championship. The champions clamed a cash award of $3,000 for the Grand Championship. The team was also awarded a 36″ semi-insulated smoker from Jack’s Old South Smokers, an invitation to the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, NV and $1,000 in travel money from the GBA. This was the first Grand Championship for Smokin’ Grill BBQ.
Reserve Grand Champion – Smokin’ AJs
Smokin’ AJs was named Reserve Grand Champion for the highest overall cumulative score in the preliminary rounds with a first place in Pork and second place in Loin.
Following Smokin’ AJ’s in the Pork category was 5 O’clock Somewhere in second place. Cook’s Portable Smokehouse recorded a perfect score of 600 in the Pork preliminary round and took 3rd place in the finals. Rounding out the top five were D.W.’s Kountry Cookers and Budmiesters. This was the first GBA competition for Budmiesters.
| PULLED PORK *=Final round score |
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| 1 | 599.1* | Smokin-AJ’s |
| 2 | 590.9* | 5 O-Clock Somewhere |
| 3 | 590.2* | Cook’s Portable Smokehouse |
| 4 | 595.4 | D.W.s Kountry Cookers |
| 5 | 595.1 | Budmeisters |
| 6 | 592.8 | Smokinwilly Squealer’s |
| 7 | 591.5 | Smokey Butts |
| 8 | 590.9 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack |
| 9 | 590.5 | AnarQue |
| 10 | 589.6 | Smarr Cooking Crew |
| 11 | 586.3 | Big D’s Firehouse Smokers |
| 12 | 585.9 | Bethel Smokers |
| 13 | 585.9 | BS-n-Jess |
| 14 | 585.6 | Holy Smokers BBQ |
| 15 | 585.4 | Smoke Risin |
| 16 | 584.5 | L J Smokin |
| 17 | 584.2 | Holy Smokes |
| 18 | 583.4 | BBQ Monster |
| 19 | 581 | Ray Scott Outdoors |
| 20 | 579.3 | Jus’ Plain Smokin’ |
| 21 | 577.4 | Law Dawg BBQ |
| 22 | 577.4 | Shade Tree Smokers |
| 23 | 575.5 | Sunset Smokers |
| 24 | 575.2 | How does that make you feel? |
| 25 | 574.9 | SmokinGrill BBQ |
| 26 | 573.3 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ |
| 27 | 573.1 | Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade |
| 28 | 572 | Pampered Pig, The |
| 29 | 569.9 | Dixie Que |
| 30 | 569.7 | Houston Hawg Hustlers |
| 31 | 569.6 | Bubba Grills |
| 32 | 568.9 | Old Henry’s BBQ |
| 33 | 567.9 | ComSouth BBQ Cook Team |
| 34 | 566.8 | Road Kill Kafe |
| 35 | 560.5 | Com South Oinkers |
Smokin’ Grill BBQ took first place in Loin followed by Smokin’ AJs. Third place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ. Sauced Hogs Smokeshack took home fouth place with D.W’s Kountry Cookers in fifth place
| PORK LOIN * = Final round score |
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| 1 | 599.4* | SmokinGrill BBQ |
| 2 | 591.2* | Smokin-AJ’s |
| 3 | 589.9* | Smokin’ 42 BBQ |
| 4 | 591.8 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack |
| 5 | 590.5 | D.W.s Kountry Cookers |
| 6 | 589.5 | Law Dawg BBQ |
| 7 | 589.5 | Smarr Cooking Crew |
| 8 | 588.2 | 5 O-Clock Somewhere |
| 9 | 586.2 | L J Smokin |
| 10 | 584.8 | Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade |
| 11 | 584.5 | Jus’ Plain Smokin’ |
| 12 | 583.5 | Holy Smokers BBQ |
| 13 | 582.5 | Big D’s Firehouse Smokers |
| 14 | 582 | Smokinwilly Squealer’s |
| 15 | 579.7 | Sunset Smokers |
| 16 | 578.9 | Cook’s Portable Smokehouse |
| 17 | 578.5 | Budmeisters |
| 18 | 578.1 | Old Henry’s BBQ |
| 19 | 577.7 | How does that make you feel? |
| 20 | 577.6 | Dixie Que |
| 21 | 576.9 | Smoke Risin |
| 22 | 576.6 | Holy Smokes |
| 23 | 575 | ComSouth BBQ Cook Team |
| 24 | 572.9 | BS-n-Jess |
| 25 | 572.4 | Shade Tree Smokers |
| 26 | 572 | Bubba Grills |
| 27 | 571.4 | Houston Hawg Hustlers |
| 28 | 569.7 | AnarQue |
| 29 | 567.5 | Smokey Butts |
| 30 | 563.5 | BBQ Monster |
| 31 | 562.9 | Bethel Smokers |
| 32 | 556.9 | Com South Oinkers |
| 33 | 555.5 | Pampered Pig, The |
Smokin’ 42 BBQ
The top entry in Ribs for the contest was turned in by Smokin’ 42 BBQ with The Pampered Pig as runnerup. Rounding out the top five were Bethel Smokers, Bubba Grills and Smokin’ Grill BBQ.
| RIBS * = Final round score |
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| 1 | 595.7* | Smokin’ 42 BBQ |
| 2 | 591.5* | Pampered Pig, The |
| 3 | 586.6* | Bethel Smokers |
| 4 | 592.7 | Bubba Grills |
| 5 | 592.4 | SmokinGrill BBQ |
| 6 | 591.9 | Dixie Que |
| 7 | 591.8 | Budmeisters |
| 8 | 591.7 | Sunset Smokers |
| 9 | 591.2 | Smokey Butts |
| 10 | 589.8 | ComSouth BBQ Cook Team |
| 11 | 587.3 | AnarQue |
| 12 | 584.9 | Big D’s Firehouse Smokers |
| 13 | 584.5 | Smarr Cooking Crew |
| 14 | 584.5 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack |
| 15 | 584.2 | Cook’s Portable Smokehouse |
| 16 | 583.9 | Old Henry’s BBQ |
| 17 | 582.8 | Smokin-AJ’s |
| 18 | 581.2 | Houston Hawg Hustlers |
| 19 | 577.3 | Drive By Smokers |
| 20 | 577.2 | BBQ Monster |
| 21 | 577 | Holy Smokes |
| 22 | 575.1 | 5 O-Clock Somewhere |
| 23 | 573.1 | Ray Scott Outdoors |
| 24 | 573 | Law Dawg BBQ |
| 25 | 572.1 | L J Smokin |
| 26 | 571.7 | Holy Smokers BBQ |
| 27 | 570 | Smokinwilly Squealer’s |
| 28 | 569.4 | Shade Tree Smokers |
| 29 | 564.6 | D.W.s Kountry Cookers |
| 30 | 562.4 | Jus’ Plain Smokin’ |
| 31 | 561.5 | Smoke Risin |
| 32 | 560.3 | How does that make you feel? |
| 33 | 557.9 | Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade |
| 34 | 555.3 | BS-n-Jess |
| 35 | 513.5 | Com South Oinkers |
The GBA thanks Mayor Stumbo and the City of Fort Valley for their commitment to providing a first class site for the GBA State Championships. The GBA also thanks ComSouth and the Hambone Jam organizing committee for hosting a great contest.
| Reserve Scores preliminary rounds only | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | Smokin-AJ’s | 582.8 | 595.7 | 597.7 | 1776.2 | ||
| 2 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | 584.5 | 590.9 | 591.8 | 1767.2 | ||
| 3 | Budmeisters | 591.8 | 595.1 | 578.5 | 1765.4 | ||
| 4 | Smarr Cooking Crew | 584.5 | 589.6 | 589.5 | 1763.6 | ||
| 5 | Cook’s Portable Smokehouse | 584.2 | 600 | 578.9 | 1763.1 | ||
| 6 | 5 O-Clock Somewhere | 575.1 | 599.7 | 588.2 | 1763 | ||
| 7 | SmokinGrill BBQ | 592.4 | 574.9 | 593.1 | 1760.4 | ||
| 8 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 593.6 | 573.3 | 592.5 | 1759.4 | ||
| 9 | Big D’s Firehouse Smokers | 584.9 | 586.3 | 582.5 | 1753.7 | ||
| 10 | D.W.s Kountry Cookers | 564.6 | 595.4 | 590.5 | 1750.5 | ||
| 11 | Smokey Butts | 591.2 | 591.5 | 567.5 | 1750.2 | ||
| 12 | AnarQue | 587.3 | 590.5 | 569.7 | 1747.5 | ||
| 13 | Sunset Smokers | 591.7 | 575.5 | 579.7 | 1746.9 | ||
| 14 | Smokinwilly Squealer’s | 570 | 592.8 | 582 | 1744.8 | ||
| 15 | Bethel Smokers | 595.5 | 585.9 | 562.9 | 1744.3 | ||
| 16 | L J Smokin | 572.1 | 584.5 | 586.2 | 1742.8 | ||
| 17 | Holy Smokers BBQ | 571.7 | 585.6 | 583.5 | 1740.8 | ||
| 18 | Law Dawg BBQ | 573 | 577.4 | 589.5 | 1739.9 | ||
| 19 | Dixie Que | 591.9 | 569.9 | 577.6 | 1739.4 | ||
| 20 | Holy Smokes | 577 | 584.2 | 576.6 | 1737.8 | ||
| 21 | Bubba Grills | 592.7 | 569.6 | 572 | 1734.3 | ||
| 22 | ComSouth BBQ Cook Team | 589.8 | 567.9 | 575 | 1732.7 | ||
| 23 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 583.9 | 568.9 | 578.1 | 1730.9 | ||
| 24 | Jus’ Plain Smokin’ | 562.4 | 579.3 | 584.5 | 1726.2 | ||
| 25 | BBQ Monster | 577.2 | 583.4 | 563.5 | 1724.1 | ||
| 26 | Smoke Risin | 561.5 | 585.4 | 576.9 | 1723.8 | ||
| 27 | Houston Hawg Hustlers | 581.2 | 569.7 | 571.4 | 1722.3 | ||
| 28 | Pampered Pig, The | 595.1 | 572 | 555.5 | 1722.6 | ||
| 29 | Shade Tree Smokers | 569.4 | 577.4 | 572.4 | 1719.2 | ||
| 30 | Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade | 557.9 | 573.1 | 584.8 | 1715.8 | ||
| 31 | BS-n-Jess | 555.3 | 585.9 | 572.9 | 1714.1 | ||
| 32 | How does that make you feel? | 560.3 | 575.2 | 577.7 | 1713.2 | ||
| 33 | Com South Oinkers | 513.5 | 560.5 | 556.9 | 1630.9 | ||
| 34 | Ray Scott Outdoors | 573.1 | 581 | 0 | 1154.1 | ||
| 35 | Drive By Smokers | 577.3 | 0 | 0 | 577.3 | ||
| 36 | Road Kill Kafe | 0 | 566.8 | 0 | 566.8 | ||