Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash
Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers
The Georgia Barbecue Association traveled to Jekyll Island, GA for the first contest of 2014. The Brunswick Lions Club hosted the event & the Golden Isles turned out in record numberst. At one point Saturday, traffic was backed up for miles on the causeway leading to the beach front contest & festival site.
Mr Joe Wright, Pitmaster of Bethel Smokers, made finals in both Pork & Ribs, but it was his final round Pork entry that scored a 599 out of a possible 600 points that got the last call of the day. Inside sources tell us that the secret to the team’s success is all in the shoes.
Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack came to Jekyll Island short handed, but Clint & Mandy Britton were up to the challenge. The husband & wife team made finals in Loin along with fifty place finishes in both Pork & Ribs to capture the Reserve Grand Championship.
First Place Loin – 29 Barbecue
In Pork Loin, 29 Barbecue, cooking in their first GBA contest, grabbed first place honors. Legal Smoke took second place with Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in third. Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint came in fourth with Fiddler’s BBQ in fifth place.
Bethel Smokers topped the field in the Pulled Pork category. Dixie Que was the runner up. Old Henry’s BBQ made finals for the first time in a GBA contest & took home third place. There was a tie for fourth place between 29 Barbecue and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. It went to the 4th level before 29 Barbecue won the tiebreaker.
Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint from Blackshear had the best Ribs entry of the day. Legal Smoke BBQ took second place. Bethel Smokers captured third with Fiddler’s BBQ taking fourth place. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack finished in fifth place just a half point ahead of Naked Dave’s BBQ.
The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to congratulate the Brunswick Lions club on a very successful contest and are looking forward to returning to the islands next year. The GBA heads to Tifton, GA for the first time for Rhythm & Ribs Festival on Feb 28 – March 1.
Full Results:
Note: the top 3 scores in each category are final round scores. 4th place scores & down are from preliminary rounds.
| LOIN | ||
| 1 | 594.2 | 29 BARBEQUE |
| 2 | 592.8 | LEGAL SMOKE |
| 3 | 590.8 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK |
| 4 | 588.2 | SMOKE RISIN’ |
| 5 | 587.2 | FIDDLERS BBQ |
| 6 | 584.9 | BARE BONES BBQ |
| 7 | 582.6 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ |
| 8 | 580 | H&J BBQ |
| 9 | 579.7 | PAMPERED PIG BBQ |
| 10 | 579 | JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE |
| 11 | 577 | TC’S BBQ |
| 12 | 576.7 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM |
| 13 | 576.5 | OLD HENRY BBQ |
| 14 | 575.7 | R KAE BBQ |
| 15 | 573.7 | HURRICANE COOKERS |
| 16 | 572.6 | BLACK DOG BBQ |
| 17 | 571.4 | NAKED DAVES |
| 18 | 569.4 | RUB SHAKERS QUE |
| 19 | 568.1 | 92 BBQ |
| 20 | 566.8 | DIXIE QUE |
| 21 | 564.7 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ |
| 22 | 562.1 | BETHEL SMOKERS |
| 23 | 557 | SMOKING J’S |
| 24 | 548.7 | SMOKE MEAT MILITIA |
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 599 | BETHEL SMOKERS | 1 | 594.1 | SMOKE RISIN’ | |
| 2 | 594.4 | DIXIE QUE | 2 | 593.2 | LEGAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | 574.7 | OLD HENRYS BBQ | 3 | 585.9 | BETHEL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 593.3 | 29 BARBEQUE | 4 | 591.2 | FIDDLERS BBQ | |
| 5 | 593.3 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 5 | 590.2 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 6 | 591.2 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 6 | 589.7 | NAKED DAVES | |
| 7 | 590.8 | JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE | 7 | 589.1 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | 587.6 | 92 BBQ | 8 | 587.3 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 9 | 586.3 | PAMPERED PIG BBQ | 9 | 586.9 | JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | 586.2 | HURRICANE COOKERS | 10 | 586 | PAMPERED PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | 584.2 | FIDDLERS BBQ | 11 | 585.6 | R KAE BBQ | |
| 12 | 583.6 | H&J BBQ | 12 | 584.6 | DIXIE QUE | |
| 13 | 583.6 | SMOKE RISIN’ | 13 | 582.6 | H&J BBQ | |
| 14 | 579.8 | LEGAL SMOKE BBQ | 14 | 580 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | |
| 15 | 579.5 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | 15 | 578.7 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 16 | 578.7 | NAKED DAVES | 16 | 578.1 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | |
| 17 | 578.4 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | 17 | 572.7 | BLACK DOG BBQ | |
| 18 | 577.7 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 18 | 570.9 | SMOKE MEAT MILITIA | |
| 19 | 574.7 | BARE BONES BBQ | 19 | 567.9 | SMOKING J’S | |
| 20 | 574.4 | SMOKE MEAT MILITIA | 20 | 567.3 | 29 BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | 571.3 | TC’S BBQ | 21 | 564.8 | TC’S BBQ | |
| 22 | 570.6 | R KAE BBQ | 22 | 562.7 | 92 BBQ | |
| 23 | 565.4 | SMOKING J’S | 23 | 560.2 | OLD HENRY BBQ | |
| 24 | 560 | BLACK DOG BBQ | 24 | 553.1 | BARE BONES BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 596.1 | 593.3 | 590.2 | 1779.6 | ||
| 2 | LEGAL SMOKE BBQ | 596.1 | 579.8 | 599.1 | 1775 | ||
| 3 | SMOKE RISIN’ | 588.2 | 583.6 | 593.7 | 1765.5 | ||
| 4 | FIDDLERS BBQ | 587.2 | 584.2 | 591.2 | 1762.6 | ||
| 5 | JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE | 579 | 590.8 | 586.9 | 1756.7 | ||
| 6 | 29 BARBEQUE | 594.8 | 593.3 | 567.3 | 1755.4 | ||
| 7 | BETHEL SMOKERS | 562.1 | 596.1 | 596.7 | 1754.9 | ||
| 8 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 582.6 | 591.2 | 580 | 1753.8 | ||
| 9 | PAMPERED PIG BBQ | 579.7 | 586.3 | 586 | 1752 | ||
| 10 | H&J BBQ | 580 | 583.6 | 582.6 | 1746.2 | ||
| 11 | DIXIE QUE | 566.8 | 594.2 | 584.6 | 1745.6 | ||
| 12 | NAKED DAVES | 571.4 | 578.7 | 589.7 | 1739.8 | ||
| 13 | HURRICANE COOKERS | 573.7 | 586.2 | 578.7 | 1738.6 | ||
| 14 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 569.4 | 577.7 | 587.3 | 1734.4 | ||
| 15 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | 564.7 | 579.5 | 589.1 | 1733.3 | ||
| 16 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | 576.7 | 578.4 | 578.1 | 1733.2 | ||
| 17 | R KAE BBQ | 575.7 | 570.6 | 585.6 | 1731.9 | ||
| 18 | OLD HENRY BBQ | 576.5 | 594.2 | 560.2 | 1730.9 | ||
| 19 | 92 BBQ | 568.1 | 587.6 | 562.7 | 1718.4 | ||
| 20 | TC’S BBQ | 577 | 571.3 | 564.8 | 1713.1 | ||
| 21 | BARE BONES BBQ | 584.9 | 574.7 | 553.1 | 1712.7 | ||
| 22 | BLACK DOG BBQ | 572.6 | 560 | 572.7 | 1705.3 | ||
| 23 | SMOKE MEAT MILITIA | 548.7 | 574.4 | 570.9 | 1694 | ||
| 24 | SMOKING J’S | 557 | 565.4 | 567.9 | 1690.3 | ||