92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers Wins GBA State Championship
Brad Sweet, Pitmaster of 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers,really brought his A game to Fort Valley for the ComSouth Hambone Jam and the Georgia Barbecue State Championship. Brad made finals in all three categories and claimed wins in both Loin and Pulled Pork. The dominating performance earned 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers their first Grand Championship and the title of GBA State Champion for 2014-2015.
Lawdawg BBQ, Kerry & Kevin Sparks, made finals in Loin and Pulled Pork then tied for 3rd place in Ribs. They missed a triple finals on the 5th tiebreaker to finish in fourth place in the category. The strong performance over the three categories carried the Brunswick team to the Reserve Championship
92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers turned in the state championship Pork Loin. Lawdawg BBQ took second place with The BBQ Ninja, Pitmaster Rodney Ellington, claimed third place. Cooking with Stump took 4th place and Anarque took 5th place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ and Hard Rock Hill BBQ tied for 6th place with Smokin’42 taking the spot on the 5th tiebreaker. Smokin’ AJs took 8th place. Bubba Grills claimed 9th and Dixie Davis Cookers completed the top 10.
In Pulled Pork it was 92 BBQ/Assassin Smoker again for the win with Bubba Grills as runner-up. Lawdawg BBQ finished in 3rd place. H&J Cook Team with special guest Pitmistress Lois Sebastian, edged out Cooking with Stump for 4th place on a tiebreaker. Arnarque claimed 6th with The BBQ Ninja in 7th. Real South BBQ, Rub My Butt BBQ and Hard Rock Hill BBQ finished 8th thru 10th respectively.
Bubba Grills broke up 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers run with the best Rib box of the day. Buster Davis of Smokin’ AJs grabbed second place with 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers taking the 3rd spot. Lawdawg BBQ came in 4th place. The BBQ Ninja got their third call of the day with a 5th place finish. Smokin’ 42 BBQ grabbed 6th. Rounding out the top 10 were Anarque, Smokin’ Js, Swine Time Grilling Team and Butt Rubbin’ BBQ.
The Georgia Barbecue Association thanks ComSouth and the Fort Valley Downtown Development Authority for hosting another great state championship event. The next stop on the GBA trail will be the Grande Creek Pig Jam in Swainsboro on Sept 19-20.
Full Results:
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 596.1 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 1 | 596.1 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | |
| 2 | 594.6 | Lawdawg BBQ | 2 | 595.3 | Bubba Grills | |
| 3 | 591.3 | The BBQ Ninja | 3 | 590.6 | Lawdawg BBQ | |
| 4 | 591.2 | Cookin’ with Stump | 4 | 586.9 | H & J Cook Team | |
| 5 | 587.5 | AnarQue | 5 | 586.9 | Cookin’ with Stump | |
| 6 | 586.6 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 6 | 584.5 | AnarQue | |
| 7 | 586.6 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 7 | 584.2 | The BBQ Ninja | |
| 8 | 580.5 | Smokin-AJ’s | 8 | 582.9 | Real South | |
| 9 | 576.3 | Bubba Grills | 9 | 581.4 | Rub My Butt BBQ | |
| 10 | 575.8 | Dixie Davis Cooks | 10 | 578.7 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | 575 | Real South | 11 | 576.7 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | |
| 12 | 574.5 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 12 | 574.1 | Bethel Smokers | |
| 13 | 569.3 | Swine Time | 13 | 573.8 | Swine Time | |
| 14 | 568.3 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | 14 | 573.7 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | |
| 15 | 568.1 | H & J Cook Team | 15 | 571.1 | Smokin-AJ’s | |
| 16 | 565.7 | Major League Q | 16 | 563.9 | Major League Q | |
| 17 | 555.8 | Smokin J’s BBQ | 17 | 563.8 | Smokin J’s BBQ | |
| 18 | 554.1 | Bethel Smokers | 18 | 559.2 | Dixie Davis Cooks |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 594.2 | Bubba Grills |
| 2 | 593.8 | Smokin-AJ’s |
| 3 | 593.7 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers |
| 4 | 587.6 | Lawdawg BBQ |
| 5 | 585.5 | The BBQ Ninja |
| 6 | 585.2 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ |
| 7 | 584.3 | AnarQue |
| 8 | 583.2 | Smokin J’s BBQ |
| 9 | 583 | Swine Time |
| 10 | 581.3 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ |
| 11 | 580.3 | Bethel Smokers |
| 12 | 579 | Cookin’ with Stump |
| 13 | 577.1 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ |
| 14 | 576.8 | Rub My Butt BBQ |
| 15 | 575.2 | H & J Cook Team |
| 16 | 570.1 | Major League Q |
| 17 | 567.5 | Real South |
| 18 | 560.1 | Dixie Davis Cooks |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | Lawdawg BBQ | 594.8 | 592.1 | 587.6 | 1774.5 | ||
| 2 | Bubba Grills | 576.3 | 596.4 | 596.4 | 1769.1 | ||
| 3 | The BBQ Ninja | 599.4 | 584.2 | 585.5 | 1769.1 | ||
| 4 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 591.4 | 587.3 | 587.61 | 1766.31 | ||
| 5 | Cookin’ with Stump | 591.2 | 586.9 | 579 | 1757.1 | ||
| 6 | AnarQue | 587.5 | 584.5 | 584.3 | 1756.3 | ||
| 7 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 586.61 | 573.7 | 585.2 | 1745.51 | ||
| 8 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 586.6 | 578.7 | 577.1 | 1742.4 | ||
| 9 | Smokin-AJ’s | 580.5 | 571.1 | 589.2 | 1740.8 | ||
| 10 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 574.5 | 581.4 | 576.8 | 1732.7 | ||
| 11 | H & J Cook Team | 568.1 | 586.91 | 575.2 | 1730.21 | ||
| 12 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | 568.3 | 576.7 | 581.3 | 1726.3 | ||
| 13 | Swine Time | 569.3 | 573.8 | 583 | 1726.1 | ||
| 14 | Real South | 575 | 582.9 | 567.5 | 1725.4 | ||
| 15 | Bethel Smokers | 554.1 | 574.1 | 580.3 | 1708.5 | ||
| 16 | Smokin J’s BBQ | 555.8 | 563.8 | 583.2 | 1702.8 | ||
| 17 | Major League Q | 565.7 | 563.9 | 570.1 | 1699.7 | ||
| 18 | Dixie Davis Cooks | 575.8 | 559.2 | 560.1 | 1695.1 | ||