Holy Smokes Takes GBA State Championship
GBA State Champions – Holy Smokes
The largest field of the year, 39 teams, gathered in Milledgeville for the Deep Roots Festival and the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) State Championships. The GBA State Championship is sponsored by Stump’s Smokers who present the State Champion with a $2,500 bonus on top of their Grand Championship winnings. Gary & Dionne Lanton of Holy Smokes scored a perfect 600 score in the Pulled Pork preliminary round, but it was their near perfect (599.7) score in the Loin Finals that earned them the Grand Champion and GBA State Champion titles.
Reserve Champion – Rub Shakers Que
First Place Pulled Pork – Bull Rush
The Rub Shakers Que team of Bill & Renee Goddard made finals in Loin along with a 5th place in Pulled Pork and a 7th place in Ribs to earn the Reserve Championship award.
Holy Smokes topped the Loin category. Rub Shakers took second place and a local Millegeville team Rotary Roasters brought home the 3rd place trophy. In Pulled Pork, Bull Rush BBQ took top honors with Hold Your Horses in 2nd place. Holy Smokes rounded out the top 3.
Two teams from Tifton dominated the Ribs category. Fat Boys of Tenneson
First Place Ribs – Fat Boys of Tenneson Nissan
Nissan won the Ribs contest with Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team taking 2nd. Que Shack came in 3rd place. Que Shack also had a perfect 600 score in the ribs preliminary round.
The GBA head to Johnson Co next week for Wiggled & Twist. In Novemeber, it will be in Jackson for Smokin Pork N Butts followed by the Moultrie Moose Lodge BBQ Cook-off in December.
Full Results: (note- the top three scores are from the finals rounds. all others are preliminary round scores)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599.7 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 1 | 597.2 | BullRush | 1 | 598.6 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | ||
| 2 | 592.9 | Rub Shakers Que | 2 | 594.7 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 2 | 595.7 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | ||
| 3 | 591 | Rotary Roasters | 3 | 592.4 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 3 | 589.1 | Que Shack | ||
| 4 | 596.1 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 4 | 595.51 | Southern Hogs | 4 | 598.8 | Swineholio | ||
| 5 | 595.81 | We Want Que | 5 | 595.5 | Rub Shakers Que | 5 | 597.61 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | ||
| 6 | 595.8 | The BBQ Ninja | 6 | 595.3 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 6 | 597.6 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 7 | 595.4 | Hootie Q | 7 | 593.9 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 7 | 595.4 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 8 | 595.2 | Just Blowing Smoke | 8 | 593.31 | Rescue Smokers | 8 | 594.6 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | ||
| 9 | 594.8 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 9 | 593.3 | The BBQ Ninja | 9 | 594 | Holy Smokes Bbq | ||
| 10 | 593.6 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 10 | 591.5 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 10 | 593.6 | Main Street BBQ | ||
| 11 | 589.9 | Main Street BBQ | 11 | 591.2 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 11 | 593.3 | Just Blowing Smoke | ||
| 12 | 589.9 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 12 | 590.2 | Just Blowing Smoke | 12 | 591.8 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 13 | 589.6 | Bull Rush | 13 | 589 | Hootie Q | 13 | 591.6 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | ||
| 14 | 586.6 | New Generation BBQ | 14 | 589 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 14 | 590.6 | Bull Rush | ||
| 15 | 586.4 | Southern Hogs | 15 | 588.8 | We Want Que | 15 | 590.6 | Lang BBQ Smokers | ||
| 16 | 586 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 16 | 588.7 | Bubba Grills | 16 | 589.7 | The BBQ Ninja | ||
| 17 | 586 | Sensational Pigs | 17 | 588.2 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 17 | 589.2 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 18 | 585.7 | Rescue Smokers | 18 | 587.6 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 18 | 586.3 | Party Porkers | ||
| 19 | 585 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 19 | 586.9 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 19 | 586 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | ||
| 20 | 583.8 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 20 | 586.4 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 20 | 585.2 | Kelvin’s BBQ | ||
| 21 | 581.5 | Swineholio | 21 | 586 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 21 | 585 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | ||
| 22 | 581.1 | Party Porkers | 22 | 585.9 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 22 | 583.8 | Old Henry’s BBQ | ||
| 23 | 580.7 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 23 | 584.8 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 23 | 583.7 | Ivey Rack & Q | ||
| 24 | 579.6 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 24 | 584.7 | Sensational Pigs | 24 | 583.6 | We Want Que | ||
| 25 | 579 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 25 | 581.9 | Main Street BBQ | 25 | 582.9 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | ||
| 26 | 577.8 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 26 | 581.6 | Maxus Porkamus | 26 | 582.7 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | ||
| 27 | 577.1 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 27 | 581.1 | Que Shack | 27 | 582.4 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 28 | 575.4 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 28 | 580 | Real South BBQ | 28 | 579.7 | Sensational Pigs | ||
| 29 | 574.4 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 29 | 578.7 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 29 | 579.4 | Smokin The Good Stuff | ||
| 30 | 572.3 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 30 | 578.1 | Rotary Roasters | 30 | 579.2 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | ||
| 31 | 570.8 | Bubba Grills | 31 | 577.7 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 31 | 579 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 32 | 570.8 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 32 | 577.5 | Pickle Barrel | 32 | 578.5 | Smoke Shack BBQ | ||
| 33 | 570.6 | Real South BBQ | 33 | 575.6 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 33 | 578.4 | Pickle Barrel | ||
| 34 | 566.8 | Pickle Barrel | 34 | 574.3 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 34 | 576 | Maxus Porkamus | ||
| 35 | 563.9 | Que Shack | 35 | 572.1 | Swineholio | 35 | 575.9 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | ||
| 36 | 562.9 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 36 | 572 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 36 | 573.2 | The Grillman BBQ Company | ||
| 37 | 562.7 | Maxus Porkamus | 37 | 570.2 | Party Porkers | 37 | 571.5 | Rotary Roasters | ||
| 38 | 558.7 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 38 | 564.8 | New Generation BBQ | 38 | 562 | Hootie Q | ||
| 39 | 0 | Ivey Rack & Q | 39 | 562.1 | Ivey Rack & Q | 39 | 559.1 | New Generation BBQ |
Reserve Scores:
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | |||
| 1 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 599.7 | 600.0 | 594.0 | 1793.7 | |
| 2 | Rub Shakers Que | 599.7 | 595.5 | 595.4 | 1790.6 | |
| 3 | Bull Rush | 589.6 | 599.7 | 590.6 | 1779.9 | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ninja | 595.8 | 593.3 | 589.7 | 1778.8 | |
| 5 | Just Blowing Smoke | 595.2 | 590.2 | 593.3 | 1778.7 | |
| 6 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 594.8 | 595.3 | 586.0 | 1776.1 | |
| 7 | We Want Que | 595.8 | 588.8 | 583.6 | 1768.2 | |
| 8 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 572.3 | 595.5 | 597.6 | 1765.4 | |
| 9 | Main Street BBQ | 589.9 | 581.9 | 593.6 | 1765.4 | |
| 10 | Southern Hogs | 586.4 | 595.5 | 582.4 | 1764.3 | |
| 11 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 589.9 | 591.5 | 582.7 | 1764.1 | |
| 12 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 596.1 | 586.0 | 579.4 | 1761.5 | |
| 13 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 579.0 | 591.2 | 590.6 | 1760.8 | |
| 14 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 593.6 | 588.2 | 578.5 | 1760.3 | |
| 15 | Rescue Smokers | 585.7 | 593.3 | 579.0 | 1758.0 | |
| 16 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 585.0 | 587.6 | 585.2 | 1757.8 | |
| 17 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 583.8 | 578.7 | 594.6 | 1757.1 | |
| 18 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 577.8 | 575.6 | 599.4 | 1752.8 | |
| 19 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 580.7 | 589.0 | 582.9 | 1752.6 | |
| 20 | Swineholio | 581.5 | 572.1 | 598.8 | 1752.4 | |
| 21 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 579.6 | 586.4 | 585.0 | 1751.0 | |
| 22 | Sensational Pigs | 586.0 | 584.7 | 579.7 | 1750.4 | |
| 23 | Bubba Grills | 570.8 | 588.7 | 589.2 | 1748.7 | |
| 24 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 562.9 | 593.9 | 591.6 | 1748.4 | |
| 25 | Rotary Roasters | 598.8 | 578.1 | 571.5 | 1748.4 | |
| 26 | Real South BBQ | 570.6 | 580.0 | 597.6 | 1748.2 | |
| 27 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 575.4 | 572.0 | 599.7 | 1747.1 | |
| 28 | Hootie Q | 595.4 | 589.0 | 562.0 | 1746.4 | |
| 29 | Que Shack | 563.9 | 581.1 | 600.0 | 1745.0 | |
| 30 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 574.4 | 584.8 | 583.8 | 1743.0 | |
| 31 | Party Porkers | 581.1 | 570.2 | 586.3 | 1737.6 | |
| 32 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 570.8 | 586.9 | 579.2 | 1736.9 | |
| 33 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 577.1 | 585.9 | 573.2 | 1736.2 | |
| 34 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 586.0 | 574.3 | 575.9 | 1736.2 | |
| 35 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 558.7 | 577.7 | 591.8 | 1728.2 | |
| 36 | Pickle Barrel | 566.8 | 577.5 | 578.4 | 1722.7 | |
| 37 | Maxus Porkamus | 562.7 | 581.6 | 576.0 | 1720.3 | |
| 38 | New Generation BBQ | 586.6 | 564.8 | 559.1 | 1710.5 | |
| 39 | Ivey Rack & Q | 0.0 | 562.1 | 583.7 | 1145.8 |