Tag: L J Smokin

Nov 12 2012

Bethel Smokers Tops the Field at Richland Pig Fest

Bethel Smokers Tops the Field at Richland Pig Fest

Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers

Richland — Mr. Joe Wright, pitmaster for Bethel Smokers, got the last call in a GBA contest for the year 2012 and claimed the Grand Championship at the Richland Pig Fest.  Bethel’s score of 592.7 in the Pulled Pork finals was the highest score among the finalists.

Bubba Grills with pitmaster Lonnie Smith,  took home the Reserve Grand Championship by finishing in the top 4 in all three categories.  Bethel Smokers made finals in all three categories and compiled the highest cumulative score, but due to winning the Grand Championship the Reserve Grand award was passed down to Bubba Grills.

Reserve Grand Champion – Bubba Grills

Cooking in their first GBA contest, SWT BBQ scored an impressive win the the always difficult Pork Loin category. Bubba Grills and Bethel Smokers finished second and third respectively.  Fiddlers BBQ claimed 4th place with L J Smokin’ in fifth.

Bethel Smokers top score in Pulled Pork was followed by  Quenut in second place. Third place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and Bubba Grills took fourth.  Drive By Smokers claimed fifth place just 0.1 ahead of Anarque.

Bubba Grills turned in the best Ribs of the day. L J Smoking , 2nd,  and Bethel Smokers, 3rd, rounded out the top three. Double D Cooking Team edged out Drive By Smoker for 4th place by 0.3.

Richland Pigfest
November 10, 2012
*Finals Round Scores
RIBS   PULLED PORK   PORK LOIN
*1 592.1 Bubba Grills *1 592.7 Bethel Smokers *1 591.8 SWT BBQ
*2 581.2 LJ Smokin *2 581.2 Quenut BBQ *2 581.2 Bubba Grills
*3 577.2 Bethel Smokers *3 573.6 Smokin’ 42 BBQ *3 580.5 Bethel Smokers
4 587.6 Double D Cooking Team 4 587.9 Bubba Grills 4 588 Fiddler’s Barbecue
5 587.3 Drive-By Smokers 5 587.6 Drive-By Smokers 5 586.4 LJ Smokin
6 585.7 SWT BBQ 6 587.5 Anar-Que 6 585.2 Jethro’s Cooking Crew
7 585.5 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 7 586.9 LJ Smokin 7 582.9 Smolin’ 42 BBQ
8 579.7 Old Henry’s BBQ 8 585.7 SWT BBQ 8 582 Big D’s Fire House Smokers
9 578.7 Quenut BBQ 9 583.3 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 9 579.4 Anar-Que
10 578.1 Fiddler’s Barbecue 10 582.6 Big D’s Fire House Smokers 10 577.3 Smokin Grill BBQ
11 577 Anar-Que 11 580.1 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 11 570 Lil’ Jack’s Shack
12 575.1 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 12 576.8 Old Henry’s BBQ 12 568 Old Henry’s BBQ
13 571.5 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 13 574.5 Double D Cooking Team 13 564.7 Double D Cooking Team
14 568.2 Royal Porkers 14 569.3 Fiddler’s Barbecue 14 559.9 Lickem Lips BBQ
15 563.9 Big D’s Fire House Smokers 15 560.8 Smokin Grill BBQ 15 558.7 Drive-By Smokers
16 561.8 Smokin Grill BBQ 16 560 Lickem Lips BBQ 16 0 Royal Porkers
17 554.5 Lickem Lips BBQ 17 558.9 Royal Porkers 17 0 Quenut BBQ

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Bethel Smokers 595.8 589.9 592.1 1777.8
2 Bubba Grills 591.5 587.9 594.2 1773.6
3 SWT BBQ 585.7 585.7 599.4 1770.8
4 LJ Smokin 591.2 586.9 586.4 1764.5
5 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 585.5 583.3 585.2 1754
6 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 571.5 591.2 582.9 1745.6
7 Anar-Que 577 587.5 579.4 1743.9
8 Fiddler’s Barbecue 578.1 569.3 588 1735.4
9 Drive-By Smokers 587.3 587.6 558.7 1733.6
10 Big D’s Fire House Smokers 563.9 582.6 582 1728.5
11 Double D Cooking Team 587.6 574.5 564.7 1726.8
12 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 575.1 580.1 570 1725.2
13 Old Henry’s BBQ 579.7 576.8 568 1724.5
14 Smokin Grill BBQ 561.8 560.8 577.3 1699.9
15 Lickem Lips BBQ 554.5 560 559.9 1674.4
16 Quenut BBQ 578.7 592.8 0 1171.5
17 Royal Porkers 568.2 558.9 0 1127.1

Oct 28 2012

LJ Smokin’ Takes Pigs & Produce Grand Championship

LJ Smokin’ Takes Pigs & Produce Grand Championship

 

Grand Champion – L J Smokin’

Hawkinsville —  Larry Johns of LJ Smokin’ walked last at the Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ contest on the strength of a near perfect (599.7 score) in the Ribs Final round.  Bubba Grills,pitmaster Lonnie Smith, finished in the top 4 in the preliminary round in all three categories to capture the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Grand Champion – Bubba Grills

 

Myron Mixon wins the Rib Cookoff over his son Michael

 

 

The crowds began to gather on Friday afternoon for the head to head Rib Cookoff between Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South and his son, Michael, of Jack’s New South. A panel consisting of GBA Contests Reps, GBA Master Judges, and local VIPs judged two boxes from each of the competitors.  The Winningest Man in BBQ, Myron Mixon edged out his protege’.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr.Joe Wright of Bethel Smokers dominated the Ancillary contests taking first place in Sauce, Brunswick Stew and People’s Choice. Bubba Grills won the Georgia State Boiled Peanuts Championship.

Bethel Smokers win Sauce, Brunswick Stew & People’s Choice

Boiled Peanut State Champion – Bubba Grills

First Place Loin – Smokin Grill

 

 

The Pork Loin category was won by Smokin’ Grill, the reigning GBA State Champions. Second place went to Holy Smokers.  Bubba Grills took third place.  Anarque edged out Smokin’ 42 BBQ for fourth place by 0.4 of a point.  Bubba Grills and LJ Smokin’ tied for first place in Pork with Bubba Grills getting the win after the second tiebreaker. Bethel Smokers got the third place call with Smokin’ 42 BBQ in fourth and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack rounding out the top five. LJ Smokin’ missed a perfect score by 0.3 of a point in Ribs to win the category. Bethel Smokers came in second with Ray Scott Outdoors in third. Bubba Grills and Kelvin’s BBQ finished fourth & fifth respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Hawkinsville
October 27, 2012
RIBS   PULLED PORK   PORK LOIN
1 599.7 LJ SMOKIN 1 596.1 BUBBA GRILLS 1 595.4 SMOKIN GRILL
2 588.6 BETHEL SMOKERS 2 596.1 LJ SMOKIN 2 592.5 HOLY SMOKERS
3 582.2 Ray Scott Outdoors 3 587.6 BETHEL SMOKERS 3 575.6 BUBBA GRILLS
4 595.5 Bubba Grills 4 590.1 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 4 588.5 AnarQue
5 594.8 Kelvin’s BBQ 5 588.8 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 5 588.1 Smokin’ 42 BBQ
6 591.8 Bomb Diggity Barbecue 6 587.9 Holy Smokers BBQ 6 586.8 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
7 591.5 AnarQue 7 587.5 Ray Scott Outdoors 7 584.2 Lj smokin
8 589.9 Holy Smokers BBQ 8 585.1 Bomb Diggity Barbecue 8 581.2 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
9 582 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 9 584.3 Kelvin’s BBQ 9 576.6 ComSouth BBQ cook team
10 582 Old Henry’s BBQ 10 580.9 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade 10 576.6 Old Henry’s BBQ
11 579.5 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade 11 577.8 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers 11 575.2 Bomb Diggity Barbecue
12 579.3 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 12 577.3 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 12 575.2 Smokinwilly Squealers
13 578.7 ET’s BBQ 13 577.1 AnarQue 13 572.9 Kelvin’s BBQ
14 571.4 Smokin’ Aces 14 570.7 Old Henry’s BBQ 14 569 BETHEL SMOKERS
15 569.7 ComSouth BBQ cook team 15 570.4 Butt Rubbers 15 569 Ray Scott Outdoors
16 566.5 Smokin Grills 16 570 Smokinwilly Squealers 16 565.5 ET’s BBQ
17 565.8 Butt Rubbers 17 567.5 Smokin Grills 17 565.4 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade
18 560.9 Smokinwilly Squealers 18 566.1 3 D’s BBQ 18 562.7 3 D’s BBQ
19 558.6 3 D’s BBQ 19 560.5 ET’s BBQ 19 560.8 Smokin’ Aces
20 557.5 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers 20 560.4 Smokin’ Aces 20 0 Lil’ Jack’s Shack
21 0 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 21 547.6 ComSouth BBQ cook team 21 0 Butt Rubbers
Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Bubba Grills 595.5 594.5 595.4 1785.4
2 Lj smokin 598.8 596.7 584.2 1779.7
3 Holy Smokers BBQ 589.9 587.9 592.1 1769.9
4 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 582 590.1 588.1 1760.2
5 BETHEL SMOKERS 599.4 590.4 569 1758.8
6 AnarQue 591.5 577.1 588.5 1757.1
7 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 579.3 588.8 586.8 1754.9
8 Ray Scott Outdoors 597 587.5 569 1753.5
9 Bomb Diggity Barbecue 591.8 585.1 575.2 1752.1
10 Kelvin’s BBQ 594.8 584.3 572.9 1752
11 Old Henry’s BBQ 582 570.7 576.6 1729.3
12 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade 579.5 580.9 565.4 1725.8
13 Smokin Grills 566.5 567.5 590.1 1724.1
14 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers 557.5 577.8 581.2 1716.5
15 Smokinwilly Squealers 560.9 570 575.2 1706.1
16 ET’s BBQ 578.7 560.5 565.5 1704.7
17 ComSouth BBQ cook team 569.7 547.6 576.6 1693.9
18 Smokin’ Aces 571.4 560.4 560.8 1692.6
19 3 D’s BBQ 558.6 566.1 562.7 1687.4
20 Butt Rubbers 565.8 570.4 0 1136.2
21 Lil’ Jack’s Shack 0 577.3 0 577.3

Jun 10 2012

L J Smokin’ Wins First Grand at Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach, FL – L J Smokin’ Wins First Grand at Fernandina Beach

Grand Champion - L J Smoking

Pitmaster Larry Johns of L J Smokin’ captured his first Grand Championship at GBA Goin’ Coastal in Fernandina Beach, FL. The team’s rib finals entry was judged the best of the day just 0.3 of a point ahead of the rib entry by D.W.’s Kountry Cookers. It was the first Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) contest outside the state of Georgia.  D.W.’s Kountry Cookers continued their climb to the top of the GBA Team of the Year standings by taking home the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Grand Champion - D. W.'s Kountry Cookers

L J Smokin’ won the Pork Loin Category with Legal Smoke BBQ as runner up and Smokin’ the Good Stuff in third place. It went to the second tiebreaker to award 4th place to Team Two Eggheads with Rib Ranch taking 5th place.

In Pulled Pork, Bethel Smokers took first place honors. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers came in 2nd place. Third place went to Sunset Smokers. Bubba Grills and Legal Smoke BBQ finished in 4th & 5th respectively.

First Place Pork - Bethel Smokers

 

L J Smokin’s Ribs topped the field just ahead of D.W’s Kountry Cookers. Bubba Grills came in third. Legal Smoke BBQ took 4th place to give Pitmaster Nathan Deaton a top 5 finish in all three categories. Smokin’ 42 BBQ rounded out the top 5.

 

Legal Smoke BBQ - 2nd Place Loin, 4th Place Ribs, 5th Place Pork