Tag: Rufus Smokehouse

Apr 20 2014

Smokin’ 42 BBQ Takes Grand at Smokin’ Pork N Butts

Smokin’ 42 BBQ Takes Grand at Smokin’ Pork N Butts

It was  cold and wet weekend in Jackson & Butts County, GA, but even the weather could not douse the hot streak that Smokin’ 42 BBQ has been on. The team in black from Tifton, GA, captured their 4th Grand Championship of the 2013-204 GBA season. Once again, it was Pork Loin that gave Pitmaster Chad Brooks and teammates Chris O’Neal and Justin Marchant the last call of the day.

Grand Champion - Smokin' 42 BBQ

Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ

 

Reserve Champion - Fletcher's Finest

Reserve Champion – Fletcher’s Finest

 

 

 

The rain was almost constant during the day Friday and continued throughout the night and most of the day Saturday.  Temperatures dropped into the bone chilling range, but the tough conditions for the weekend didn’t dampen the spirits of the contestants. The cook teams took it all in stride and produced some outstanding BBQ for the judges.

Scott Fletcher of Fletcher’s Finest, made finals in Ribs to go along with a 4th place finish in  Pullled Pork and a 5th place finish in Loin to take the Reserve Grand Champion award.

 

 

 

Loin Finalist - Where There's Smoke

Loin Finalist – Where There’s Smoke

 

 

Smokin’ 42 BBQ championship winning box topped the Pork Loin field. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack was the runner-up.  Cooking in their first GBA contest, Daniel Waters of Where There’s Smoke made finals & finished third. 92 BBQ came in 4th with Fletcher’s Finest taking 5th place. Another first time GBA competitor, Squeal Team Six/K&K Grills took 6th place. Seventh place went to a hometown team, Just Smoke N Around. Butt Rubbin’ BBQ claimed 8th place with BCD: Boys Cooking Dangerously and Dixie Que rounding out the top 10.

 

 

1 Place Pulled Pork - Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

1 Place Pulled Pork – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack continued their strong run through the GBA contest season by winning the Pulled Pork category.  Brad Sweet and 92 BBQ took 2nd place with Rub Shakers Que taking third.  Fourth place went to Fletcher’s Finest and 5th place went to Dixie Que.  Bubba Grills got the call for 6th place with BCD: Boys Cooking Dangerously getting the 7th place call. Butt Rubbin’ BBQ, Squeal Team Six/K&K Grills and Smokin’ 42 BBQ finished 8th, 9th & 10th respectively.

 

Fletcher’s Finest turned in the best Rib box of the day. Bill Goddard & Rub Shakers Que made finals twice & took 2nd place. TC’s BBQ captured 3rd place. Dixie Que & Where There’s Smoke tied for 4th with Dixie Que winning the spot on the 4th tiebreaker.  Another local team, Rufus Smokehouse came in 6th place.  Seventh thru 10th place went to BubbaGrills, Smokin’ 42 BBQ, 92 BBQ and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack.

 

The GBA extends gratitude to Connie & Wayne Rosser and the Jackson Exchange Club for a job very well done in the face of very trying conditions.  The next stop on the GBA contest trail is the 3 Rivers BBQ Fest at Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center in Hazlehurst on May 2-3.  The following week the GBA heads north to Acworth for Smoke on the Lake.  An new contest has just been added to the GBA Calendar. The Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Cook-off will be held in Dallas on June 20-21.

Full Results for Smokin’ Pork N Butts:

LOIN   PULLED PORK
1 598.8 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 1 594.7 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
2 589.5 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 2 593.9 92 BBQ
3 587.8 WHERE THERE’S SMOKE 3 591.9 RUB SHAKERS QUE
4 591.8 92 BBQ 4 593.3 FLETCHERS FINEST
5 586.8 FLETCHERS FINEST 5 590.5 DIXIE QUE
6 585.7 SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS 6 588.4 BUBBA GRILLS
7 585.6 JUST SMOKE N AROUND 7 586.9 BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY
8 582.3 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ 8 586.8 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
9 582 BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY 9 585.3 SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS
10 581.9 DIXIE QUE 10 584.5 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
11 579.9 BUBBA GRILLS 11 582.3 JUST SMOKE N AROUND
12 575.6 TC’S BBQ 12 578.1 OLD HENRY’S BBQ
13 575 OLD HENRY’S BBQ 13 577.7 RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE
14 573 RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE 14 576.4 MARVINS MISFITS
15 571.1 RUB SHAKERS QUE 15 575.7 TC’S BBQ
16 557.9 MARVINS MISFITS 16 565.9 WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
RIBS
1 595.4 FLETCHERS FINEST
2 594.6 RUB SHAKERS QUE
3 590.4 TC’S BBQ
4 590.9 DIXIE QUE
5 590.9 WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
6 590.2 RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE
7 588.1 BUBBA GRILLS
8 587.2 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
9 583.6 92 BBQ
10 581.0 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
11 576.3 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
12 576.2 OLD HENRY’S BBQ
13 575.1 JUST SMOKE N AROUND
14 566.5 MARVINS MISFITS
15 564.5 BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY
16 557.5 SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS
Reserve Scores
Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 FLETCHERS FINEST 586.8 593.3 595.5 1775.6
2 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 595.4 594.8 581.0 1771.2
3 92 BBQ 591.8 595.4 583.6 1770.8
4 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 596.7 584.5 587.2 1768.4
5 DIXIE QUE 581.9 590.5 590.9 1763.3
6 RUB SHAKERS QUE 571.1 594.2 595.7 1761.0
7 BUBBA GRILLS 579.9 588.4 588.1 1756.4
8 WHERE THERE’S SMOKE 591.8 565.9 590.9 1748.6
9 TC’S BBQ 575.6 575.7 594.8 1746.1
10 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ 582.3 586.8 576.3 1745.4
11 JUST SMOKE N AROUND 585.6 582.3 575.1 1743.0
12 RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE 573.0 577.7 590.2 1740.9
13 BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY 582.0 586.9 564.5 1733.4
14 OLD HENRY’S BBQ 575.0 578.1 576.2 1729.3
15 SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS 585.7 585.3 557.5 1728.5
16 MARVINS MISFITS 557.9 576.4 566.5 1700.8

 

 

Oct 21 2012

Jethro’s Cooking Crew Takes Grand at The Hog Jam!

Jethro’s Cooking Crew Takes Grand at The Hog Jam!

Blairsville, GA, The Lodge at Copperhead – (by Greg Hoyt) The North Georgia Mountains were smoky the weekend of October 12-13.  The Hog Jam at The Lodge at Copperhead just outside of Blairsville, GA was the northern most GBA Contest to date – barely 14 miles from the Georgia-North Carolina State line.

The owners, staff and friends of The Lodge at Copperhead rolled out the red carpet Friday night starting with heavy Hors d’oeuvres an open bar and a rock’n band on the back porch at the Lodge.  The food was fabulous; the drinks were great, the music was wonderful.  Everything our hosts planned for Friday night set the perfect atmosphere for fellowship that is always part of a great GBA Weekend. Anthony, Michelle, Jerry and Paula all worked tirelessly to be sure that everything ran smoothly through the awards on Saturday.

Pitmaster Jeff Schram and Jethro’s Cooking Crew arrived late Friday evening.  Once they got set up, they set the pace for a field of GBA Teams that included Smok’n Willy Squealers, Bubba Grills, The Pampered Pig, Rufus Smokehouse BBQ, Old Henry’s BBQ, Onsite Ribs, Smokn’ 42 and Natural Born Smokers.

Friday Night ancillary winners were: Sauce – Smokn’Q and Onsite Ribs, Stew – Smokin Willy Squealers, Wild Game – Onsite Ribs, Dessert – Rufus Smokehouse, and Bloody Mary – Onsite Ribs.

Saturday morning cookers poured smoke into the mist coming off of the mountains.  Bright sun and mild temperatures burned the mist off early as everyone had a great time cooking to win one of the unique locally made pig trophies.

Four teams double finaled: The Pampered Pig (Loin and Pulled Pork), Jethro’s Cooking Crew (Loin and Ribs), Bubba Grills (Loin and Ribs) Smokin’Willy Squealers (Ribs and Pulled Pork).

Jethro’s Cooking Crew won the Hog Jam Grand Championship with their Ribs.  After years of supporting the GBA as a cook and past President, it was Pitmaster Jeff Schram’s first GBA Grand Championship.  A strong cook by Smokin’Willy Squealers brought the Reserve Champion trophy to Carl and Mary Williams.

Full results are here:

PORK LOIN
*  score from finals
1 592.1  * Jethros.’s Cooking Crew
2 586.8  * Bubba Grills
3 580.9  * The Pampered Pig
4 585.4 Old Henry’s BBQ
5 582.4 Smokin Willy Squealers
6 579.7 Natural Born Smokers
7 577.9 Smokin’ 42 BBQ
8 570.7 Rufus Smokehouse BBQ
9 563 Onsite Ribs

 

PULLED PORK
*  score from finals
1 595.4  * Smokin Willy Squealers
2 589.5  * Onsite Ribs
3 578.6  * The Pampered Pig
4 588.5 Jethros.’s Cooking Crew
5 584.39 Natural Born Smokers
6 582.9 Smokin’ 42 BBQ
7 581 Old Henry’s BBQ
8 571.1 Bubba Grills
9 560.3 Rufus Smokehouse BBQ

 

RIBS
*  score from finals
1 596.7  * Jethro’s Cooking Crew
2 594.8  * Bubba Grills
3 584  * Smokin Willy Squealers
4 586.3 The Pampered Pig
5 583.9 Smokin’ 42 BBQ
6 572.7 Rufus Smokehouse BBQ
7 571.7 Old Henry’s BBQ
8 570.5 Onsite Ribs
9 554.1 Natural Born Smokers

 

Overall Preliminary Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Jethros.’s Cooking Crew 591.8 588.5 593.4 1773.7
2 Smokin Willy Squealers 591.5 594.2 582.4 1768.1
3 The Pampered Pig 586.3 590.2 587.3 1763.8
4 Bubba Grills 599.7 571.1 588.2 1759
5 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 583.9 582.9 577.9 1744.7
6 Old Henry’s BBQ 571.7 581 585.4 1738.1
7 Onsite Ribs 570.5 594.5 563 1728
8 Natural Born Smokers 554.1 584.39 579.7 1718.2
9 Rufus Smokehouse BBQ 572.7 560.3 570.7 1703.7

 

The GBA Pro teams were joined by a small but very talented group of backyard teams,  Diggen Q, Rollin Smoker, Screaming Eagles BBQ, Wilber’s Been Smokin’ Somethin’ and Smokin Q BBQ.  These teams received the full “Pro” experience from meat check-in to judging by certified Judges, comment cards through the awarding of the backyard Grand and Reserve Champion.  The caliber of product turned out by the backyard teams was extraordinary.  On the backyard side, Diggen Q was Grand Champion with Rollin Smoker taking Reserve.

 

Copperhead Lodge Backyard
RIBS   Pulled Pork   Pork Loin
1 590.8 Diggen Que 1 586.5 Diggen Que 1 578.5 Wilbur’s Been Smokin’ Somethin’
2 585.2 Screaming Eagle BBQ 2 585.2 Screaming Eagle BBQ 2 577.9 Rollin Smoker
3 581.3 Rollin Smoker 3 582.9 Rollin Smoker 3 575.9 Diggen Que
4 570 Wilbur’s Been Smokin’ Somethin’ 4 564.2 Smokin Q BBQ 4 565.7 Screaming Eagle BBQ
5 560.69 Wilbur’s Been Smokin’ Somethin’

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Diggen Que 590.8 586.5 575.9 1753.2
2 Rollin Smoker 581.3 582.9 577.9 1742.1
3 Screaming Eagle BBQ 585.2 585.2 565.7 1736.1
4 Wilbur’s Been Smokin’ Somethin’ 570 560.69 578.5 1709.2
5 Smokin Q BBQ 0 564.2 0 564.2