Holy Smokes Pulls Out Win at BBQ & Brews – Cartersville
Grand Champion – Holy Smokes
Cartersville – The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) officials had to go to the tiebreaker system to determine the Grand Champion at the Cartersville BBQ & Brews festival. Southern Hogs Loin entry and Holy Smokes Ribs entry both totaled a 597.5 final round score. On the first level tiebreaker, Taste, Holy Smokes received four 10’s compared to three received by Southern Hogs gave the edge to Gary & Dionn Lanton of Holy Smokes.
Reserve Champion – Southern Hogs
Southern Hogs, Matt & Donna Sapp, took the Reserve Grand Championship.
First Place Pulled Pork – Swine Dining GA
Following Southern Hogs winning Loin entry was Pop N Chubby BBQ in 2nd place & Rub Shakers Que in 3rd place. Swine Dining GA, Pitmaster Anthony Mullins, won the Pulled Pork category. Holy Smokes claimed 2nd with We Want Que taking third. Holy Smokes first place Ribs topped the runner-up Lang BBQ Smokers. Third place went to Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team.
Napalm Sticks for Pigs
In the Cooking for Fun Division, Napalm Sticks to Pigs won both the Pulled Pork & Ribs categories. O Holy Knight BBQ took 2nd in Ribs & 3rd in Pulled Pork. VPQ was runner-up in Pulled Pork. If You Smoke It, They Will Come placed 3rd in Ribs. Swine Dining GA won the Brisket ancillary contest with a perfect 600 score.
The GBA congratulates the BBQ & Brews crew for putting on an outstanding first contest in Cartersville.
Full Standings: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place scores are from final rounds. All other scores are from preliminary rounds.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 597.5 | Southern Hogs | 1 | 596.6 | Swine Dining Ga | 1 | 597.5 | Holy Smokes | ||
| 2 | 595.8 | Pop N Chubby’s BBQ | 2 | 596.4 | Holy Smokes | 2 | 595.6 | Lang BBQ Smokers | ||
| 3 | 589.9 | Rub Shakers Que | 3 | 591.8 | WeWant Que | 3 | 591.9 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | ||
| 4 | 596.8 | GTQ | 4 | 594.8 | Southern Hogs | 4 | 595.1 | Pirates of Pork Scents | ||
| 5 | 596.1 | Holy Smokes | 5 | 594.5 | Pop N Chubby’s BBQ | 5 | 593.9 | East Coast BBQ | ||
| 6 | 595.1 | Rescue Smokers | 6 | 591.8 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | 6 | 593.4 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 7 | 594.6 | Hootie Q | 7 | 590.8 | Just Blowing Smoke | 7 | 592.5 | Pop N Chubby’s BBQ | ||
| 8 | 591.9 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | 8 | 590.61 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 8 | 591.8 | Hootie Q | ||
| 9 | 591.22 | We Want Que | 9 | 590.6 | Fire In The Hole | 9 | 591.21 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 10 | 591.21 | We-Q-4-U | 10 | 589.6 | Rub Shakers Que | 10 | 591.2 | McQue BBQ | ||
| 11 | 591.2 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 11 | 588.5 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | 11 | 589.5 | Just Blowing Smoke | ||
| 12 | 588.6 | Swine Dining GA | 12 | 588.2 | Hootie Q | 12 | 587.9 | Hickory Flat BBQ | ||
| 13 | 587.9 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 13 | 586.9 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 13 | 586.3 | Swine Dining GA | ||
| 14 | 585.4 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 14 | 584.3 | Pirates of Pork Scents | 14 | 586 | Smoking Butts BBQ | ||
| 15 | 584.6 | Hickory Flat BBQ | 15 | 581.4 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 15 | 583 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | ||
| 16 | 583.3 | Just Blowing Smoke | 16 | 581 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | 16 | 578.8 | Assassin 92 BBQ | ||
| 17 | 582.4 | Fire In The Hole | 17 | 580 | East Coast BBQ | 17 | 575.4 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 18 | 578.4 | Assassin 92 BBQ | 18 | 577.8 | Rescue Smokers | 18 | 575.1 | GTQ | ||
| 19 | 575.7 | Pirates of Pork Scents | 19 | 576.1 | Hickory Flat BBQ | 19 | 574.5 | Smokin The Good Stuff | ||
| 20 | 574.1 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 20 | 575.4 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 20 | 573.9 | Fire In The Hole | ||
| 21 | 570.6 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | 21 | 575.3 | Assassin 92 BBQ | 21 | 573.8 | We Want Que | ||
| 22 | 569.4 | McQue BBQ | 22 | 572.3 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 22 | 572.1 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 23 | 567.4 | Zombie Aporkalypse | 23 | 570.1 | Barnsley Gardens | 23 | 570.7 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | ||
| 24 | 565.3 | East Coast BBQ | 24 | 569.8 | McQue BBQ | 24 | 570.4 | Barnsley Gardens | ||
| 25 | 558.3 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | 25 | 562.3 | GTQ | 25 | 565.6 | We-Q-4-U | ||
| 26 | 557.5 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 26 | 561.7 | Zombie Aporkalypse | 26 | 564.5 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | ||
| 27 | 552.7 | Barnsley Gardens | 27 | 0 | We-Q-4-U | 27 | 563 | Zombie Aporkalypse |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Holy Smokes | 596.1 | 600.0 | 597.3 | 1793.4 | |
| 2 | Southern Hogs | 599.7 | 594.8 | 593.4 | 1787.9 | |
| 3 | Pop N Chubby’s BBQ | 599.1 | 594.5 | 592.5 | 1786.1 | |
| 4 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | 591.9 | 591.8 | 598.8 | 1782.5 | |
| 5 | Hootie Q | 594.6 | 588.2 | 591.8 | 1774.6 | |
| 6 | Swine Dining GA | 588.6 | 598.8 | 586.3 | 1773.7 | |
| 7 | Rub Shakers Que | 599.7 | 589.6 | 575.4 | 1764.7 | |
| 8 | We Want Que | 591.2 | 599.1 | 573.8 | 1764.1 | |
| 9 | Rescue Smokers | 595.1 | 577.8 | 591.2 | 1764.1 | |
| 10 | Just Blowing Smoke | 583.3 | 590.8 | 589.5 | 1763.6 | |
| 11 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 585.4 | 575.4 | 599.4 | 1760.2 | |
| 12 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 591.2 | 590.6 | 574.5 | 1756.3 | |
| 13 | Pirates of Pork Scents | 575.7 | 584.3 | 595.1 | 1755.1 | |
| 14 | Hickory Flat BBQ | 584.6 | 576.1 | 587.9 | 1748.6 | |
| 15 | Fire In The Hole | 582.4 | 590.6 | 573.9 | 1746.9 | |
| 16 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 587.9 | 572.3 | 586.0 | 1746.2 | |
| 17 | East Coast BBQ | 565.3 | 580.0 | 593.9 | 1739.2 | |
| 18 | GTQ | 596.8 | 562.3 | 575.1 | 1734.2 | |
| 19 | Assassin 92 BBQ | 578.4 | 575.3 | 578.8 | 1732.5 | |
| 20 | McQue BBQ | 569.4 | 569.8 | 591.2 | 1730.4 | |
| 21 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 574.1 | 581.4 | 572.1 | 1727.6 | |
| 22 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 557.5 | 586.9 | 583.0 | 1727.4 | |
| 23 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | 570.6 | 588.5 | 564.5 | 1723.6 | |
| 24 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | 558.3 | 581.0 | 570.7 | 1710.0 | |
| 25 | Barnsley Gardens | 552.7 | 570.1 | 570.4 | 1693.2 | |
| 26 | Zombie Aporkalypse | 567.4 | 561.7 | 563.0 | 1692.1 | |
| 27 | We-Q-4-U | 591.2 | 0.0 | 565.6 | 1156.8 |
Cooking For Fun:
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 596.4 | Napalm Sticks To Pigs | 1 | 592.8 | Napalm Sticks To Pigs | |
| 2 | 587.2 | VPQ | 2 | 592.1 | O Holy Knight BBQ | |
| 3 | 582.3 | O Holy Knight BBQ | 3 | 589.5 | If You Can Smoke It, They Will Come | |
| 4 | 582 | If You Can Smoke It, They Will Come | 4 | 581.2 | VPQ | |
| 5 | 581.5 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | 5 | 576.7 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 6 | 579.5 | MJ’s BBQ | 6 | 573.7 | MJ’s BBQ | |
| 7 | 576.3 | Whitewater Smokers | 7 | 571 | Johns BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 8 | 572.4 | Moonschwein BBQ | 8 | 560.5 | Moonschwein BBQ | |
| 9 | 564.4 | Johns BBQ Smokehouse | 9 | 559.9 | Whitewater Smokers |
Brisket:
| 600 | Swine Dining GA |
| 596.4 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ |
| 596.1 | Rescue Smokers |
| 582 | VPQ |
| 581.4 | Hold Your Horses BBQ |
| 573.8 | McQue BBQ |
| 568.1 | Hootie Q |
| 565.7 | Zombie Aporkalypse |
| 565.1 | Barnsley Gardens |
| 564.5 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ |
| 559.6 | Smoking Butts BBQ |