The GBA returned for the first competition of 2019 at Dilly Dally in Dooly on February 22, 2019. Fifty professional teams gathered on the historic grounds of the Big Pig Jig to battle for trophies, bragging rights, and over $10,000 in prize money. As an added bonus, longtime pitmaster Darryl Strickland was married in front of his BBQ family in a ceremony held right before the awards.
Off the Chain claimed the Grand Championship for their loin entry. Rescue Smokers won Reserve Grand Champion by finishing 5th in loin, 6th in pork, and 1st place in ribs.
As an example of just how competitive the GBA has become, all three loin finalists finished the preliminary round with the highest possible score of 600. After the finals round, Off the Chain was declared the loin winner, followed by EZQ and Smoke Show.
Big Butts BBQ finished first in pulled pork. The Pit Crew came in second in their first ever GBA competition. Meanwhile, Southern Hogs/Dexter Meat Company retuned to competition for the first time this season with third place in pulled pork.
The ribs category was won by Rescue Smokers. In their first BBQ competition ever, Big Daddy’s Meat House finished second in ribs, followed by newlywed Lang BBQ Smokers in third.
Finally, Smoke Show won the ancillary brisket contest, with Smokin’ the Good Stuff coming in second and Uncle Toads finishing third.
The full results for each category and Pro reserve scores can be found at the following links:
Loin, Pork, and Rib Results
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Dilly%20Dally%202019%20Scores.pdf
Reserve Scores
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Dilly%20Dally%202019%20Reserve%20scores.pdf
Brisket Scores
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Vienna%202019%20Brisket%20scores.pdf