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Jun 22 2014

Bubba Grills Gets The Last Call at Paulding Co Stars & Stripes BBQ

Grand Champion – Bubba Grills

The battle for Grand Champion at the first Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Contest in Dallas, GA was just as heated as the summer afternoon, Bubba Grills’ Rib entry and Smokin’ 42 BBQ’s Loin entry both scored 596.2 points in the finals round. This forced the Grand Championship to be decided on a tiebreaker. It didn’t take long, however, as Bubba Grills won the first level tiebeaker to claim the Grand Championship.

Competing in their first GBA contest, Robin Bowles and the Just Blowing Smoke team made finals in Loin and Pulled Pork along with a fifth place finish in Ribs to take the Reserve Championship Award.

Reserve Champion – Just Blowing Smoke

First Place Loin – Smokin’ 42 BBQ

Smokin’ 42 BBQ continued to rule the Pork Loin category by winning the category for the 6th time this season. Just Blowing Smoke took second place with Bubba Grills taking third. Brad Sweet of 92 BBQ finished in 4th place and another first time GBA competitor, Reading BBQ finished in fifth place. Sixth place went to The Fat Redneck BBQ Co. Seventh place went to Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. Eighth place went to Smokin’ J’s. Ninth place went to Swine Time Grilling Team. Rounding out the top 10 was the only lady pitmaster in the contest, Crystal Smitherman of Hard Rock Hill BBQ.

First Place Pork – Fiddler’s BBQ

Harvey Willis of Fiddler’s BBQ had the top Pulled Pork entry of the contest. Just Blowing Smoke was just 0.6 of a point behind for their second runner-up finish. TC’s BBQ came in third place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ claimed 4th place with H & J BBQ taking fifth. Sixth place went to Swine and Shine BBQ. The Fat Redneck BBQ Co. & Swine Time Grilling Team finished 7th and 8th place respectively. Moe Cason of Poderosa BBQ and TV’s BBQ Pitmasters fame, took 9th place. Bubba Grills got the 10th place call.

Bubba Grills’ Grand Champiionship winning Ribs were tops in the category. Ponderosa BBQ came in second place. Smokin Squealers, another team cooking their first GBA contest, came in third place. 92 BBQ grabbed 4th place with Just Blowing Smoke in fifth place. Four Fathers BBQ edged out Just Smoke N Around BBQ for 6th place by just 0.1 of a point. Eighth thru tenth places went to TC’s BBQ, Fiddler’s BBQ and Butt Rubbin’ BBQ.

First Place Pork Cooking for Fun – Screaming Eagle BBQ

First Place Ribs Cooking for Fun – The Fat Guys

The contest also held a GBA Cooking For Fun division competition. Larry Cavendar of Screaming Eagle BBQ won the Pulled Pork Category. The Fat Guys took second place with We Want Q in third. The Fat Guys, pitmaster Robert Holt, had the top Ribs entry of the division. Sreaming Eagle BBQ was the runner-up with Pig Buster BBQ in third place.

This completes the 2013-2014 contest year for the Georgia Barbecue Association. The new contest year with begin with the GBA State Championships at the Hambone Jam in Fort Valley on September 5-6. The GBA will hold the first ever Team of the Year banquet on August 16 in Macon. More details of the banquet will be posted soon on the GBA website: www.bbqg.com

Full Contest Results:


		LOIN
1	596.2	Smokin’ 42
2	595.3	Just Blowing Smoke
3	589.8	Bubba Grills
4	591.2	92 BBQ
5	588.6	Reading Smoke
6	587.2	The Fat Redneck BBQ Company
7	586.9	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
8	585.4	Smokin J’s
9	582.7	Swine Time Grilling
10	580.7	Hardrock Hill’s BBQ
11	579.2	Butts & Brews BBQ
12	579.1	TC BBQ
13	579	Ponderosa BBQ
14	579	Smoking Butts BBQ
15	577.7	Just Smoke N Around
16	577.5	H & J Cook Team
17	575.4	Smokin Squealers
18	575.2	Bird Dog BBQ
19	572.7	Butt Rubb’n BBQ
20	571.8	Dirt Road Smokers
21	571.8	Fiddler’s BBQ
22	571.5	Old Henry BBQ
23	570.3	Four Fathers BBQ
24	570.2	Squeal Team Six
25	568.4	Swine and Shine BBQ
26	563.2	Smoking the Good Stuff


		PULLED PORK			RIBS
1	595.6	Fiddler’s BBQ	1	596.2	Bubba Grills
2	595	Just Blowing Smoke	2	595.1	Ponderosa BBQ
3	591.1	TC BBQ	3	591.3	Smokin Squealers
4	589.2	Smokin’ 42	4	594.2	92 BBQ
5	588.6	H & J Cook Team	5	590.9	Just Blowing Smoke
6	587.8	Swine and Shine BBQ	6	588.2	Four Fathers BBQ
7	586.6	The Fat Redneck BBQ Company	7	588.1	Just Smoke N Around
8	586	Swine Time Grilling	8	587.2	TC BBQ
9	584.3	Ponderosa BBQ	9	584.8	Fiddler’s BBQ
10	583.9	Bubba Grills	10	582.9	Butt Rubb’n BBQ
11	581.6	Bird Dog BBQ	11	582.3	Old Henry BBQ
12	581.6	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	12	582.3	Bird Dog BBQ
13	581	Smoking the Good Stuff	13	581.1	Swine Time Grilling
14	579.1	92 BBQ	14	579	Squeal Team Six
15	579.1	Hardrock Hill’s BBQ	15	577.6	H & J Cook Team
16	579	Squeal Team Six	16	575.6	Hardrock Hill’s BBQ
17	577.7	Butts & Brews BBQ	17	575.3	Smokin J’s
18	575.4	Smokin Squealers	18	573.3	Dirt Road Smokers
19	572.5	Just Smoke N Around	19	573.3	Smoking Butts BBQ
20	571.8	Old Henry BBQ	20	571.7	Reading Smoke
21	570.9	Smoking Butts BBQ	21	571.4	Swine and Shine BBQ
22	570.8	Smokin J’s	22	566.8	Smoking the Good Stuff
23	567.2	Butt Rubb’n BBQ	23	566.5	Smokin’ 42
24	567	Dirt Road Smokers	24	565.1	Butts & Brews BBQ
25	563.4	Reading Smoke	25	563.9	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
26	553	Four Fathers BBQ	26	561.2	The Fat Redneck BBQ Company

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	Bubba Grills	597.6	583.9	595.4	1776.9
2	Just Blowing Smoke	592.7	590.5	590.9	1774.1
3	92 BBQ	591.2	579.1	594.2	1764.5
4	TC BBQ	579.1	591.8	587.2	1758.1
5	Ponderosa BBQ	579	584.3	594.5	1757.8
6	Smokin’ 42	597.7	589.2	566.5	1753.4
7	Swine Time Grilling	582.7	586	581.1	1749.8
8	Smokin Squealers	575.4	575.4	598.8	1749.6
9	Fiddler’s BBQ	571.8	591.1	584.8	1747.7
10	H & J Cook Team	577.5	588.6	577.6	1743.7
11	Bird Dog BBQ	575.2	581.6	582.3	1739.1
12	Just Smoke N Around	577.7	572.5	588.1	1738.3
13	Hardrock Hill’s BBQ	580.7	579.1	575.6	1735.4
14	The Fat Redneck BBQ Company	587.2	586.6	561.2	1735
15	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	586.9	581.6	563.9	1732.4
16	Smokin J’s	585.4	570.8	575.3	1731.5
17	Squeal Team Six	570.2	579	579	1728.2
18	Swine and Shine BBQ	568.4	587.8	571.4	1727.6
19	Old Henry BBQ	571.5	571.8	582.3	1725.6
20	Reading Smoke	588.6	563.4	571.7	1723.7
21	Smoking Butts BBQ	579	570.9	573.3	1723.2
22	Butt Rubb’n BBQ	572.7	567.2	582.9	1722.8
23	Butts & Brews BBQ	579.2	577.7	565.1	1722
24	Dirt Road Smokers	571.8	567	573.3	1712.1
25	Four Fathers BBQ	570.3	553	588.2	1711.5
26	Smoking the Good Stuff	563.2	581	566.8	1711

Cooking for Fun Division
			PULLED PORK			RIBS
	1	590.9	Screaming Eagle	1	591.2	The Fat Guys
	2	586.6	The Fat Guys	2	577.8	Screaming Eagle
	3	580.3	We Want Q	3	574.8	Pig Buster BBQ
	4	579.3	CJ’s BBQ	4	568	Sweetwater Competition Smoke Out Team
	5	560.4	Pig Buster BBQ	5	566.7	We Want Q
	6	546	Sweetwater Competition Smoke Out Team	6	562.5	CJ’s BBQ

May 04 2014

Bethel Smokers Rises to the Top at 3 Rivers BBQ Fest

Bethel Smokers of Douglas, GA, won the Pulled Pork Category and with the top score of the finals rounds captured the Grand Championship at the 3 Rivers BBQ Fest. The contest was held at the Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center just north of Hazlehurst on the banks of the mighty Altamaha River.

Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers

Reserve Champion – Bubba Grills

First Place Loin – 92 BBQ

It was a close race for the Reserve Championship. Bubba Grills total of 1765.5 in the three preliminary rounds was just 0.2 of a point ahead of Smokin’ 42 BBQ.

Bethel Smokers score of 597.7 topped the Pulled Pork category. Mojo Smokehouse of Willacoochee, GA took second place. In third place, cooking in their first GBA contest, was Straw Boss BBQ. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack finished in fourth place with Just Smoke N Around in fifth place. Sixth place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and 7th place went to Drive By Smokers. H & J Cook Team, Bubba Grills and 92 BBQ finished 8th, 9th & 10th respectively.

Bubba Grills won the Ribs category with Smokin’ 42 BBQ as runner-up. TC’s BBQ of Swainsboro, captured third and 92 BBQ captured fourth place. Rounding out the top 5 was Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. Sixth place was taken by Mojo Smokehouse. Seventh thru 10th places went to Smokin’ AJ’s, Bethel Smokers, Just Smoke N Around and Doc & Dicies.

92 BBQ, Brad Sweet with special assistant pitmaster William, conquered the Pork Loin category. Bubba Grills took second place. Mojo Smokehouse grabbed the third spot. Sauced Hogs Smokeshack had their second 4th place finish and Just Smoke N Around got their second 5th place award. Smokin’ AJ’s took 6th place and Doc & Dicies took 7th place. Eighth went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and 9th place went to Straw Boss BBQ. Bethel Smokers completed the top 10 in the category.

The GBA would like to thank the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Co. Board of Tourism and the staff of Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center for hosting a great contest at a beautiful venue.

The GBA heads north to Acworth for Smoke on the Lake next week (May 9-10) then winds up the 2013-2014 season in Dallas GA at the Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Cook-off & Festival on June 20-21.

Full Contest Results:

		PULLED PORK			RIBS
1	597.7	BETHEL SMOKERS	1	596.7	BUBBA GRILLS
2	592.0	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE	2	594.7	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
3	590.4	STRAW BOSS BBQ	3	591.4	TC’S BBQ
4	589.9	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK	4	589.9	92 BBQ
5	587.0	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ	5	583.9	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK
6	586.6	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	6	583.6	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE
7	585.3	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	7	583	SMOKIN – AJ’S
8	585.0	H & J COOKING TEAM	8	579	BETHEL SMOKERS
9	582.3	BUBBA GRILLS	9	574.5	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ
10	581.7	92 BBQ	10	574.4	DOC & DICIES
11	581.7	TC’S BBQ	11	574.1	H & J COOKING TEAM
12	579.7	DOC & DICIES	12	573	STRAW BOSS BBQ
13	578.7	SMOKIN – AJ’S	13	572.4	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
14	569.9	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	14	570.2	R K BQ
15	567.0	R K BQ	15	554.3	OLD HENRY’S BBQ

		LOIN
1	595.1	92 BBQ
2	593.6	BUBBA GRILLS
3	590.9	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE
4	588.8	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK
5	587.9	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ
6	587.6	SMOKIN – AJ’S
7	582.4	DOC & DICIES
8	579.3	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
9	578.3	STRAW BOSS BBQ
10	573.7	BETHEL SMOKERS
11	572.4	H & J COOKING TEAM
12	568.8	R K BQ
13	568.1	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
14	567.1	TC’S BBQ
15	557	OLD HENRY’S BBQ

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	BUBBA GRILLS	591.4	582.3	591.8	1765.5
2	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	579.3	586.6	599.4	1765.3
3	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE	590.1	590.9	583.6	1764.6
4	92 BBQ	591.8	581.7	589.9	1763.4
5	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK	588.8	589.9	583.9	1762.6
6	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ	587.9	587.0	574.5	1749.4
7	SMOKIN – AJ’S	587.6	578.7	583	1749.3
8	BETHEL SMOKERS	573.7	595.8	579	1748.5
9	STRAW BOSS BBQ	578.3	592.5	573	1743.8
10	TC’S BBQ	567.1	581.7	591.5	1740.3
11	DOC & DICIES	582.4	579.7	574.4	1736.5
12	H & J COOKING TEAM	572.4	585.0	574.1	1731.5
13	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	568.1	585.3	572.4	1725.8
14	R K BQ	568.8	567.0	570.2	1706.0
15	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	557	569.9	554.3	1681.2

Apr 20 2014

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

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

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

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

Mar 30 2014

Bubba Grills Takes Grand at Bikes, Blues & BBQ

The Georgia Barbecue Association brought competition BBQ back to Douglas, GA for the Bikes, Blues & BBQ Festival held at Douglas Gene Chambers Municipal Airport. Twenty-seven teams persevered though heavy rains and a late night wind storm to produce championship BBQ. The GBA judges really had their work cut out for them as the close scoring indicated a high level of quality pork loin, pulled pork and pork ribs made it to the tables.

Grand Champion – Bubba Grills

Reserve Grand Champion – G.A.S. Passers

The City of Douglas really rolled out the red carpet for the GBA’s cook teams, judges and officials. The plans were in place for two days of great Blues music, motorcycle shows & games, a vintage car show & about 75 food & craft vendors. Unfortunately, the weather forced cancellation of most of the events. Still, despite the weather challenges, the festival organizers held a very successful contest.

Lonnie Smith & his Bubba Grills team from Haddock, GA had the highest scoring entry of the finals round. His Ribs scored a 597.9 to earn the Grand Championship. G.A.S. Passers of Hazlehurst, finaled in Ribs along with a fourth place in Pulled Pork and sixth place in Pork Loin to win the Reserve Grand Championship.

In Pork Loin, Bubba Grills topped the field in the category. Douglas, GA’s Bethel Smokers took second place. Smoking 42 BBQ claimed third place. Mojo Smokehouse finished fourth with H & J Cooking Crew finishing in fifth. Sixth through 10th places went to: G, A.S. Passers; Dirt Road Smokers; Drive By Smokers; Smokin-AJ’s & Ricketson Construction.

Harvey & Shirley Willis of Fiddler’s BBQ won the Pulled Pork Category with Bethel Smokers once again taking second place. Another Douglas team, Ricketson Construction claimed third place. G.A.S. Passers took fourth. Only 1.6 points separated 5th through 10th places. A tie for fifth place went to the fifth tiebreaker before Triple Threat Smokers gained an edge over TC’s BBQ. Rounding out the top 10 were: Bubba Grills, Smokin AJ’s, B-Queb’d; and Smokin 42 BBQ. Hard Rock Hill BBQ missed the top 10 by just a half point.

Bubba Grill’s championship winning Rib box topped the category. G.A.S. Passers claimed second place. Third place went to Loud Pipe Grillers. 92 BBQ took fourth with Smokin’ 42 BBQ in fifth place. TC’s BBQ; Lightning Strike BBQ; Hungry Hog BBQ; Mojo Smoke House and Hurricane Cookers finished 6th through 10th places respectively

The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to thank the City of Douglas, organizing staff and the multitude of volunteers for their hospitality and a great contest. All the GBA teams & judges are looking forward to returning in 2015.

Full Results: (note: 1st, 2nd & 3rd places are final round scores. All others are from the preliminary rounds)

		LOIN			PULLED PORK
1	595.1	Bubba Grills	1	596.2	Fiddler’s BBQ
2	594.6	Bethel Smokers	2	596	Bethel Smokers
3	592.3	Smokin 42	3	588.3	Ricketson Construction
4	592.8	Mojo Smoke House	4	590.5	Gas Passers
5	591.5	H&J Cooking	5	588.8	Triple Threat Smokers
6	589.3	Gas Passers	6	588.8	TC’s BBQ
7	587.6	Dirt Road Smokers	7	588.1	Bubba Grills
8	587.5	Drive By Smokers	8	587.5	Smokin-AJ’s
9	584.7	Smokin-AJ’s	9	587.3	B-Queb’d
10	583	Ricketson Construction	10	587.2	Smokin 42
11	582.9	Triple Threat Smokers	11	586.7	Hard Rock Hill BBQ
12	582.7	Lighter’d Knot BBQ	12	586	92 BBQ
13	580.2	Loud Pipe Grillers	13	585.3	Mojo Smoke House
14	579.3	Fiddler’s BBQ	14	582.3	Hurricane Cookers
15	579.1	Hard Rock Hill BBQ	15	581.2	H&J Cooking
16	578.7	TC’s BBQ	16	580.5	Smokin J’s
17	578.1	Rub Shakers Q	17	576.6	Rub Shakers Q
18	577.5	Lightning Strike BBQ	18	576.2	Swine Time Grilling
19	576.5	Swine Time Grilling	19	575.9	Hungry Hog
20	574.7	Williams Food BBQ	20	574.7	Loud Pipe Grillers
21	573	92 BBQ	21	574.5	Lighter’d Knot BBQ
22	569.7	Hurricane Cookers	22	569.4	Southwire
23	565.5	Hungry Hog	23	567.1	Drive By Smokers
24	564.2	B-Queb’d	24	566.5	The Pickled Pigs
25	560.5	The Pickled Pigs	25	565.7	Lightning Strike BBQ
26	556.6	Smokin J’s	26	561.7	Dirt Road Smokers
27	0	Southwire	27	561.5	Williams Food BBQ

		RIBS
1	597.9	Bubba Grills
2	591.5	Gas Passers
3	588	Loud Pipe Grillers
4	593.7	92 BBQ
5	590.9	Smokin 42
6	589.4	TC’s BBQ
7	587.3	Lightning Strike BBQ
8	586.6	Hungry Hog
9	586	Mojo Smoke House
10	584.3	Hurricane Cookers
11	583	Triple Threat Smokers
12	582.7	Ricketson Construction
13	582.4	Swine Time Grilling
14	581.7	Bethel Smokers
15	580.9	Lighter’d Knot BBQ
16	580.8	Drive By Smokers
17	580.4	Williams Food BBQ
18	580	Dirt Road Smokers
19	579.6	B-Queb’d
20	578.5	Hard Rock Hill BBQ
21	575.4	Rub Shakers Q
22	573.8	Fiddler’s BBQ
23	572.9	Smokin-AJ’s
24	564.4	H&J Cooking
25	560.4	The Pickled Pigs
26	559.4	Smokin J’s
27	554.6	Southwire

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	Bubba Grills	599.7	588.1	595.2	1783
2	Gas Passers	589.3	590.5	599.1	1778.9
3	Smokin 42	599.1	587.2	590.9	1777.2
4	Bethel Smokers	598.8	595.8	581.7	1776.3
5	Ricketson Construction	583	598.5	582.7	1764.2
6	Mojo Smoke House	592.8	585.3	586	1764.1
7	TC’s BBQ	578.7	588.8	589.4	1756.9
8	Triple Threat Smokers	582.9	588.81	583	1754.71
9	92 BBQ	573	586	593.7	1752.7
10	Loud Pipe Grillers	580.2	574.7	597	1751.9
11	Fiddler’s BBQ	579.3	593.9	573.8	1747
12	Smokin-AJ’s	584.7	587.5	572.9	1745.1
13	Hard Rock Hill BBQ	579.1	586.7	578.5	1744.3
14	Lighter’d Knot BBQ	582.7	574.5	580.9	1738.1
15	H&J Cooking	591.5	581.2	564.4	1737.1
16	Hurricane Cookers	569.7	582.3	584.3	1736.3
17	Drive By Smokers	587.5	567.1	580.8	1735.4
18	Swine Time Grilling	576.5	576.2	582.4	1735.1
19	B-Queb’d	564.2	587.3	579.6	1731.1
20	Lightning Strike BBQ	577.5	565.7	587.3	1730.5
21	Rub Shakers Q	578.1	576.6	575.4	1730.1
22	Dirt Road Smokers	587.6	561.7	580	1729.3
23	Hungry Hog	565.5	575.9	586.6	1728
24	Williams Food BBQ	574.7	561.5	580.4	1716.6
25	Smokin J’s	556.6	580.5	559.4	1696.5
26	The Pickled Pigs	560.5	566.5	560.4	1687.4
27	Southwire	0	569.4	554.6	1124

Mar 23 2014

Back to Back Grands for Smokin’ 42 BBQ

The “Black Train” from Tifton, GA is on a serious roll in the Georgia Barbecue Assocation. Fresh off a Grand Championship earlier this month in their hometown contest, Smokin’ 42 BBQ made it two Grands in a row with a win at the Durhamtown Moonshiners BBQ Festival in Union Point, GA. As in Tifton, the team’s Pork Loin entry was the highest scoring box in the finals round.

Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack made finals in all three categories at Durhamtown. That strong overall performance earned the Reserve Grand Champion trophy wotj the highest cumulative score in the three preliminary rounds. In the preliminary Ribs competition, TC’s BBQ recorded a perfect score to become the newest member of the GBA’s 600 club.

Reserve Grand Champion – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Smokin’ 42 BBQ’s Grand Championship Pork Loin entry led the way in the category. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack was the runner up. H & J Cooking Crew took third place. Clay & Sephanie Beal of Old Henry’s BBQ got the fourth place call with Bubba Grills rounding out the top five.

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack had the best Pulled Pork box of the day. Smokin the Good Stuff came in second with H & J Cooking Crew once again finishing third. TC’s BBQ captured fourth place. Bubba Grills took fifth place just a half point ahead of Rub My Butt.

29 Barbecue and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack tied for first Ribs. 29 Barbecue took the top spot on the first tiebreaker. TC’s BBQ came in third place. Old Henry’s BBQ got their second fourth place call of the day and Bubba Grills took fifth place for the third time in the contest.

The GBA also sanctioned a Cooking for Fun contest at Durhamtown. Screaming Eagle took first place in Pulled Pork with Southern Accent taking second place. Komado Kommandos scored a perfect 600 in the Ribs contest with Screaming Eagle as runner up. Screaming Eagle had the highest cumulative score for the two categories to claim the Grand Championship.

The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to thank the Durhamtown Plantation staff for their outstanding hospitality and for putting together a great contest at a very unique venue.

The next stop on the GBA contest trail will be Bikes, Blues & BBQ in Douglas on March 28 & 29. In April the GBA will return to Jackson, Ga for Smokin’ Pork N Butts on April 18-19. In May, the GBA heads to Hazlehurst for the Three Rivers BBQ Fest on May 2-3 then the following weekend will be in Acworth for Smoke on the Lake on May 9-10.

Full Results Pro Contest: (Scores for 1st, 2nd & 3rd are from finals round. 4th and down are preliminary round scores)

		LOIN			PULLED PORK
1	598.5	Smokin’ 42 BBQ	1	594.7	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
2	592.8	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	2	594.1	Smokin The Good Stuff
3	590.5	H & J Cooking Crew	3	592.5	H & J Cooking Crew
4	585.3	Old Henry’s BBQ	4	585.9	TC’s BBQ
5	582.9	Bubba Grills	5	583.5	Bubba Grills
6	580.5	Masters Basters	6	583	Rub My Butt
7	580.2	29 Barbeque	7	582.6	Dixie Que
8	578.6	Just Smoke N Around	8	582	Just Smoke N Around
9	576	TC’s BBQ	9	579.6	Smokin’ 42 BBQ
10	575.2	Rub My Butt	10	578.1	Old Henry’s BBQ
11	573.8	Dixie Que	11	575.3	Masters Basters
12	568.8	Smokin The Good Stuff	12	553.2	29 Barbeque

		RIBS
1	594.1	29 Barbeque
2	594.1	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
3	590.1	TC’s BBQ
4	591.2	Old Henry’s BBQ
5	590.6	Bubba Grills
6	584	Smokin’ 42 BBQ
7	583	Rub My Butt
8	582	Dixie Que
9	580	H & J Cooking Crew
10	579.7	Smokin The Good Stuff
11	573.7	Masters Basters
12	573.4	Just Smoke N Around

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack	597.7	590.8	591.8	1780.3
2	H & J Cooking Crew	594.5	591.8	580	1766.3
3	TC’s BBQ	576	585.9	600	1761.9
4	Smokin’ 42 BBQ	595.1	579.6	584	1758.7
5	Bubba Grills	582.9	583.5	590.6	1757
6	Old Henry’s BBQ	585.3	578.1	591.2	1754.6
7	Rub My Butt	575.2	583	583	1741.2
8	Dixie Que	573.8	582.6	582	1738.4
9	Smokin The Good Stuff	568.8	589.8	579.7	1738.3
10	Just Smoke N Around	578.6	582	573.4	1734
11	Masters Basters	580.5	575.3	573.7	1729.5
12	29 Barbeque	580.2	553.2	593.8	1727.2

Full Results Cooking for Fun Division:


		PULLED PORK			RIBS
1	599.4	Screaming Eagle	1	600	Kamado Kommandos
2	594.8	Southern Accent	2	583.5	Screaming Eagle
3	576.1	Kamado Kommandos	3	0
4	571.5	The Smokin’ Pipes	4	0
5	558.4	Two Butts Bar B Que	5	0

	Grand Champion Scores
		Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	Screaming Eagle	599.4	583.5	1182.9
2	Kamado Kommandos	576.1	600	1176.1
3	Southern Accent	594.8	0	594.8
4	The Smokin’ Pipes	571.5	0	571.5
5	Two Butts Bar B Que	558.4	0	558.4