Oct 27 2013

Jack’s Old South Edges Out Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in Hawkinsville

Jack’s Old South Edges Out Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in Hawkinsville

Grand Champions - Jack's Old South

Grand Champions – Jack’s Old South

Some of the top names in the world of competition BBQ turned out for the Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cook Off, but the regulars on the Georgia Barbecue Association circuit were up for the challenge.  When the smoke settled, the Grand Championship had to be decided by a coin toss.  Jack’s Old South scored a near perfect 599.1 in the Pork Loin finals.  That was matched by Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack’s final Rib entry.  The GBA officials compared the scores thru the tie breaker procedure and the two teams matched up exactly.  That left it up to a coin toss and the winningest man in BBQ walked last once again.       

Myron Mixon actually got his winning ways started in Hawkinsville.  In 1996, Hawkinsville hosted a Memphis in May BBQ contest & Mixon won his very first Grand Championship at that event.

 

Reserve Grand Champions - Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

 

 

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack may have come out on the wrong end of the coin toss, but the team’s strong showing across the three GBA categories secured the Reserve Grand Championship.  The team made finals both Ribs & Pork Loin .

Jack’s Old South score of 599.1 in Pork Loin topped the category.  Sauced Hogs Smoke shack finished second with ComSouth High Tech Smokers finishing third.. BBQ Pitmasters star, Michael Character of Character’s Famous BBQ from Adairsville, GA, captured  4th place.  Another BBQ Pitmasters alum, Moe Cason of Ponderoas BBQ, took 5th place.

 

 

 

1st Place Pulled Pork - 92 BBQ

1st Place Pulled Pork – 92 BBQ

In Pulled Pork, 92 BBQ in just their 3rd GBA contest, beat out all the big names & seasoned vets to capture their first category win. Smokin 42 BBQ was the runner up. Kelvin’s BBQ took third place. Cooking with Stump, another BBQ Pitmasters star, claimed 4th place. Jack’s Old South rounded out the top five.

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack racked up a near perfect score in the Ribs Finals to win the category over Jack’s Old South, second place, and Ponderosa BBQ, third place.  Smokin’ 42 BBQ came in 4th place with ComSouth High Tech Smokers claiming 5th place.

The GBA thanks the Hawkinsville Downtown Development Authority for organizing a great contest and looks forward to returning to the Harvert Festival again next year.  The next stop on the GBA trail with be in Richland on November 8-9 followed up by a new event on the circuit, the Moultrie Moose Lodge BBQ Cook Off on December 6-7

Full Contest Results:

 

LOIN   PULLED PORK
1 599.1 JACK’S OLD SOUTH 1 598.8 92 BBQ
2 590.8 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 2 596.1 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
3 580.6 COMSOUTH HIGH TECH 3 589.6 KELVIN’S BBQ
4 590.8 CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ 4 587.9 COOKING WITH STUMP
5 583.7 PONDEROSA BBQ 5 586.2 JACK’S OLD SOUTH
6 581.2 KELVIN’S BBQ 6 582.7 PONDEROSA BBQ
7 580.3 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 7 580 LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ
8 579.4 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ 8 579 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
9 575.8 SWINE TIME BBQ 9 579 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
10 575.2 DADDY-O’S BBQ 10 574.7 COMSOUTH HIGH TECH
11 575.1 92 BBQ 11 572.3 SWINE TIME BBQ
12 570.3 LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ 12 571.8 CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ
13 568 COOKING WITH STUMP 13 568.5 TECHNICALLY COOKING
14 560.1 TECHNICALLY COOKING 14 566.2 DADDY-O’S BBQ

 

RIBS
1 599.1 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
2 598.5 JACK’S OLD SOUTH
3 588.9 PONDEROSA BBQ
4 592.1 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
5 584.3 COMSOUTH HIGH TECH
6 580.3 TECHNICALLY COOKING
7 579.4 COOKING WITH STUMP
8 577.9 KELVIN’S BBQ
9 575.1 LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ
10 573.8 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
11 572.8 CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ
12 572.8 DADDY-O’S BBQ
13 571.9 SWINE TIME BBQ
14 568.7 92 BBQ

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 JACK’S OLD SOUTH 592.2 586.2 592.1 1770.5
2 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 595.8 579 592.4 1767.2
3 PONDEROSA BBQ 599.7 582.7 583.7 1766.1
4 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 592.1 593.1 580.3 1765.5
5 KELVIN’S BBQ 577.9 596.8 581.2 1755.9
6 COMSOUTH HIGH TECH 584.3 574.7 595.4 1754.4
7 92 BBQ 568.7 594.5 575.1 1738.3
8 CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ 572.8 571.8 590.8 1735.4
9 COOKING WITH STUMP 579.4 587.9 568 1735.3
10 BUTT RUBBIN BBQ 573.8 579 579.4 1732.2
11 LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ 575.1 580 570.3 1725.4
12 SWINE TIME BBQ 571.9 572.3 575.8 1720
13 DADDY-O’S BBQ 572.8 566.2 575.2 1714.2
14 TECHNICALLY COOKING 580.3 568.5 560.1 1708.9

Oct 27 2013

Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cook Off

Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cook Off

Grand Champions – Jack’s Old South
Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
1st Place Pulled Pork – 92 BBQ

Oct 21 2013

Cooking with Stump Tops the Field in Tennille

Cooking with Stump Tops the Field in Tennille

STUMP

When Walter “Stump” McDowell posed for the GBA camera flexing his muscles on Friday afternoon, it was a sign of things to come.  The Cooking with Stump team of “Stump” and Tab “Mama Stump” McDowell notched a perfect score of 600 in the preliminary round of the Ribs category.  They followed up with a near perfect entry in the Ribs Finals to capture the Grand Championship at the 7th Annual Tennille BBQ Blast.   Full results of the contest are below

The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) has been honored to be a part of one the great small town festivals in the state for the past three years.  Huge crowds filled the streets of Tennille Friday and Saturday to enjoy great food, good music and crafts vendors.  The GBA thanks the Tennille Downtown Development Authority, the Tennille Fire Department and everyone associated with the contest for their hospitality.

Grand Champion - Cooking With Stump

Grand Champions – Cooking with Stump

Another team that flexed its cooking “muscles” was Sweat’s BBQ.  Pitmaster Lee Sweat made finals in all three categories to win Reserve Grand Champion.  The team finished second in both Loin and Ribs and took third place in Pulled Pork.  Sweat’s also took first place in the ancillary Poultry category and second place in the Brisket ancillary.

Reserve Grand Champion - Sweat's BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion – Sweat’s BBQ

 

SAUCED HOGS

First Place Loin – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack claimed first place in the Pork Loin category. Sweats BBQ came in second place and the Tennille Fire Department Engine 2 BBQ took third place.  Fourth place went to Just Smokin’ Around with TC’s BBQ in fifth place.

The winning entry in Pulled Pork was turned in by the husband & wife team, the McRea’s of Just Smokin’ Around from Jackson, GA.   Cooking with Stump was runner up in the category. Sweat’s BBQ finished in third place.  ET’s BBQ came in fourth.  Fifth place in Pulled Pork went to TC’s BBQ who edge out Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack by 0.1 of a point.

JUST SMOKIN AROUND

First Place Pulled Pork – Just Smokin’ Around

Cooking with Sump was the top entry in Ribs with Sweat’s BBQ in second.  Third place went to Ivey Rack & Q.  Engine 2 BBQ claimed fourth place and Just Smokin’ Around took fifth place.

The Georgia Barbecue Association looks forward to returning to Tennile again in 2014.  The next stop for the GBA will be this weekend – October  25 & 26, in Hawkinsville, GA for the Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cookoff.  

LOIN   PULLED PORK
1 598.8 SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK 1 598.5 JUST SMOKIN AROUND
2 596.4 SWEATS BBQ 2 596.7 COOKING WITH STUMP
3 582.3 ENGINE 2 BBQ 3 590.3 SWEATS BBQ
4 582.9 JUST SMOKIN AROUND 4 591.8 ET’S BBQ
5 578.5 TC’S BBQ 5 579.6 TC’S BBQ
6 577.7 COOKING WITH STUMP 6 579.5 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
7 574.9 BACK YARD PORKERS 7 578.6 OLD HENRY’S BBQ
8 570.7 ET’S BBQ 8 578.3 BACK YARD PORKERS
9 569.3 PIT WITTA SWIG 9 566 ENGINE 2 BBQ
10 566.6 IVEY RACK & Q 10 564.5 PIT WITTA SWIG
11 558.2 OLD HENRY’S BBQ 11 557.5 IVEY RACK & Q

  

RIBS
1 599.1 COOKING WITH STUMP
2 591.8 SWEATS BBQ
3 582.6 IVEY RACK AND Q
4 583 ENGINE 2 BBQ
5 580.1 JUST SMOKIN AROUND
6 578.9 TC’S BBQ
7 576 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
8 572.9 ET’S BBQ
9 571 BACK YARD PORKERS
10 563.8 OLD HENRY’S BBQ
Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 SWEATS BBQ 592.1 595.4 593.1 1780.6
2 COOKING WITH STUMP 600 592.7 577.7 1770.4
3 JUST SMOKIN AROUND 580.1 596.4 582.9 1759.4
4 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 576 579.5 595.7 1751.2
5 TC’S BBQ 578.9 579.6 578.5 1737
6 ENGINE 2 BBQ 583 566 586.4 1735.4
7 ET’S BBQ 572.9 591.8 570.7 1735.4
8 BACK YARD PORKERS 571 578.3 574.9 1724.2
9 IVEY RACK & Q 585.4 557.5 566.6 1709.5
10 OLD HENRY’S BBQ 563.8 578.6 558.2 1700.6
11 PIT WITTA SWIG 0 564.5 569.3 1133.8

  

Oct 20 2013

Tennille BBQ Blast 2013 Photo Gallery

Tennille BBQ Blast 2013 Photo Gallery

Stump flexing his muscles
Grand Champion – Cooking with Stump
Reserve Grand Champion – Sweat’s BBQ

Sep 22 2013

Smokin 42 BBQ Walks Last at Sumner

Smokin 42 BBQ Walks Last at Sumner

Grand Champion - Smokin 42 BBQ

Grand Champion – Smokin 42 BBQ

The Georgia Barbecue Association was once again a part of the Sumner Egg Festival with the 3rd annual BBQ Blast.  While Sumner may be a small town, there is always BIG fun at the festival. The city always rolls out the red carpet for the GBA cook teams, judges & officials.

Smokin 42 BBQ, from nearby Tifton, made sure no other GBA team walked after them in their own backyard with a near perfect (599.7) score in the Loin Finals to get the last call at the Sumner Egg Fest BBQ Blast.  The Grand Championship call capped a dominating performance as the “Black Train” also won the Pork category and placed 4th in Ribs.

Reserve Grand Champion - Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers

Reserve Grand Champion – Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers

 

Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers made finals in both Pork and Ribs along with a 4th place finish in Loin to claim the Reserve Grand Championship.

Not only was Smokin 42 BBQ just one tick off a perfect score with their Loin finals box, they tallied an identical near perfect score with their preliminary Loin entry. 92 BBQ in just their second GBA contest finished second in the challenging Loin category. Fiddler’s BBQ took third place with Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers in fourth place.  Cooking with Stump claimed 5th place by 0.3 of a point over Smokin AJs’

Smokin 42 took home their second first place trophy of the day in the Pork Category. Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers was the runner-up.  Bubba Grills claimed third place.  Smokin AJs got the call for fourth place with 92 BBQ in fifth place. Lightning Strike BBQ finished in the money at sixth place.

Bubba Grills had the best Rib entry of the day. Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers once again as the runner-up and Lightning Strike BBQ rounded out the top three. Smokin 42 BBQ came in fourth place. Cooking with Stump took fifth place with Fiddler’s BBQ taking home sixth place.

 

Full Results

LOIN   PULLED PORK
1 599.7 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 1 599.1 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
2 586.2 92 BBQ 2 591.8 PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS
3 584.2 FIDDLERS BBQ 3 590.9 BUBBA GRILLS
4 586.6 PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS 4 588.1 SMOKIN AJS
5 583.2 COOKING WITH STUMP 5 587.3 92 BBQ
6 582.9 SMOKIN AJS 6 585.9 LIGHTENING STRIKE
*7 578.7 BUBBA GRILLS 7 583.9 SWINE TIME
*8 578.7 SWINE TIME 8 582.7 COOKING WITH STUMP
9 572.6 LIGHTENING STRIKE 9 581.3 DRIVE BY SMOKERS
10 569.6 DRIVE BY SMOKERS 10 578.6 FIDDLERS BBQ
11 565.1 ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS 11 574.4 H & J BBQ
12 563.8 H & J BBQ 12 572.3 ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS

 

RIBS
1 595.1 BUBBA GRILLS
2 589.8 PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS
3 586.6 LIGHTENING STRIKE
4 591.2 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
5 588.5 COOKING WITH STUMP
6 586.8 FIDDLERS BBQ
7 586.3 92 BBQ
8 582.7 SMOKIN AJS
9 577.7 SWINE TIME
10 577 DRIVE BY SMOKERS
11 573 H & J BBQ
12 572.4 ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 591.2 589.9 599.7 1780.8
2 PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS 593.1 594.9 586.6 1774.6
3 92 BBQ 586.3 587.3 596.7 1770.3
4 FIDDLERS BBQ 586.8 578.6 599.4 1764.8
5 BUBBA GRILLS 591.6 590.9 578.7 1761.2
6 COOKING WITH STUMP 588.5 582.7 583.2 1754.4
7 SMOKIN AJS 582.7 588.1 582.9 1753.7
8 LIGHTENING STRIKE 594.5 585.9 572.6 1753
9 SWINE TIME 577.7 583.9 578.7 1740.3
10 DRIVE BY SMOKERS 577 581.3 569.6 1727.9
11 H & J BBQ 573 574.4 563.8 1711.2
12 ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS 572.4 572.3 565.1 1709.8