Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash

Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers

The Georgia Barbecue Association traveled to Jekyll Island, GA for the first contest of 2014. The Brunswick Lions Club hosted the event & the Golden Isles turned out in record numberst. At one point Saturday, traffic was backed up for miles on the causeway leading to the beach front contest & festival site.

Mr Joe Wright, Pitmaster of Bethel Smokers, made finals in both Pork & Ribs, but it was his final round Pork entry that scored a 599 out of a possible 600 points that got the last call of the day. Inside sources tell us that the secret to the team’s success is all in the shoes.

Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack came to Jekyll Island short handed, but Clint & Mandy Britton were up to the challenge. The husband & wife team made finals in Loin along with fifty place finishes in both Pork & Ribs to capture the Reserve Grand Championship.

First Place Loin – 29 Barbecue

In Pork Loin, 29 Barbecue, cooking in their first GBA contest, grabbed first place honors. Legal Smoke took second place with Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in third. Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint came in fourth with Fiddler’s BBQ in fifth place.

Bethel Smokers topped the field in the Pulled Pork category. Dixie Que was the runner up. Old Henry’s BBQ made finals for the first time in a GBA contest & took home third place. There was a tie for fourth place between 29 Barbecue and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. It went to the 4th level before 29 Barbecue won the tiebreaker.

Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint from Blackshear had the best Ribs entry of the day. Legal Smoke BBQ took second place. Bethel Smokers captured third with Fiddler’s BBQ taking fourth place. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack finished in fifth place just a half point ahead of Naked Dave’s BBQ.

The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to congratulate the Brunswick Lions club on a very successful contest and are looking forward to returning to the islands next year. The GBA heads to Tifton, GA for the first time for Rhythm & Ribs Festival on Feb 28 – March 1.

Full Results:

Note: the top 3 scores in each category are final round scores. 4th place scores & down are from preliminary rounds.

		LOIN
1	594.2	29 BARBEQUE
2	592.8	LEGAL SMOKE
3	590.8	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
4	588.2	SMOKE RISIN’
5	587.2	FIDDLERS BBQ
6	584.9	BARE BONES BBQ
7	582.6	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
8	580	H&J BBQ
9	579.7	PAMPERED PIG BBQ
10	579	JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE
11	577	TC’S BBQ
12	576.7	SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM
13	576.5	OLD HENRY BBQ
14	575.7	R KAE BBQ
15	573.7	HURRICANE COOKERS
16	572.6	BLACK DOG BBQ
17	571.4	NAKED DAVES
18	569.4	RUB SHAKERS QUE
19	568.1	92 BBQ
20	566.8	DIXIE QUE
21	564.7	HUNGRY HOG BBQ
22	562.1	BETHEL SMOKERS
23	557	SMOKING J’S
24	548.7	SMOKE MEAT MILITIA

		PULLED PORK			RIBS
1	599	BETHEL SMOKERS	1	594.1	SMOKE RISIN’
2	594.4	DIXIE QUE	2	593.2	LEGAL SMOKE BBQ
3	574.7	OLD HENRYS BBQ	3	585.9	BETHEL SMOKERS
4	593.3	29 BARBEQUE	4	591.2	FIDDLERS BBQ
5	593.3	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK	5	590.2	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
6	591.2	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	6	589.7	NAKED DAVES
7	590.8	JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE	7	589.1	HUNGRY HOG BBQ
8	587.6	92 BBQ	8	587.3	RUB SHAKERS QUE
9	586.3	PAMPERED PIG BBQ	9	586.9	JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE
10	586.2	HURRICANE COOKERS	10	586	PAMPERED PIG BBQ
11	584.2	FIDDLERS BBQ	11	585.6	R KAE BBQ
12	583.6	H&J BBQ	12	584.6	DIXIE QUE
13	583.6	SMOKE RISIN’	13	582.6	H&J BBQ
14	579.8	LEGAL SMOKE BBQ	14	580	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
15	579.5	HUNGRY HOG BBQ	15	578.7	HURRICANE COOKERS
16	578.7	NAKED DAVES	16	578.1	SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM
17	578.4	SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM	17	572.7	BLACK DOG BBQ
18	577.7	RUB SHAKERS QUE	18	570.9	SMOKE MEAT MILITIA
19	574.7	BARE BONES BBQ	19	567.9	SMOKING J’S
20	574.4	SMOKE MEAT MILITIA	20	567.3	29 BARBEQUE
21	571.3	TC’S BBQ	21	564.8	TC’S BBQ
22	570.6	R KAE BBQ	22	562.7	92 BBQ
23	565.4	SMOKING J’S	23	560.2	OLD HENRY BBQ
24	560	BLACK DOG BBQ	24	553.1	BARE BONES BBQ

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK	596.1	593.3	590.2	1779.6
2	LEGAL SMOKE BBQ	596.1	579.8	599.1	1775
3	SMOKE RISIN’	588.2	583.6	593.7	1765.5
4	FIDDLERS BBQ	587.2	584.2	591.2	1762.6
5	JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE	579	590.8	586.9	1756.7
6	29 BARBEQUE	594.8	593.3	567.3	1755.4
7	BETHEL SMOKERS	562.1	596.1	596.7	1754.9
8	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	582.6	591.2	580	1753.8
9	PAMPERED PIG BBQ	579.7	586.3	586	1752
10	H&J BBQ	580	583.6	582.6	1746.2
11	DIXIE QUE	566.8	594.2	584.6	1745.6
12	NAKED DAVES	571.4	578.7	589.7	1739.8
13	HURRICANE COOKERS	573.7	586.2	578.7	1738.6
14	RUB SHAKERS QUE	569.4	577.7	587.3	1734.4
15	HUNGRY HOG BBQ	564.7	579.5	589.1	1733.3
16	SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM	576.7	578.4	578.1	1733.2
17	R KAE BBQ	575.7	570.6	585.6	1731.9
18	OLD HENRY BBQ	576.5	594.2	560.2	1730.9
19	92 BBQ	568.1	587.6	562.7	1718.4
20	TC’S BBQ	577	571.3	564.8	1713.1
21	BARE BONES BBQ	584.9	574.7	553.1	1712.7
22	BLACK DOG BBQ	572.6	560	572.7	1705.3
23	SMOKE MEAT MILITIA	548.7	574.4	570.9	1694
24	SMOKING J’S	557	565.4	567.9	1690.3

A judge training class has been scheduled for March 8, 2014 in Acworth, GA. The class will be held at the Roberts School at 4681 School Street.

Sign in for the call begins at 11:30 AM. The class will begin at 1:00 PM. The class lasts approximately 3 hours. A meal will be served following the class.

Membership in the GBA is required to take the class. Membership fees are $35 for individuals or $50 for a family membership. Family memberships are limited to two adults living in the same household. The fee for the class is $35 per person. Fees are paid by cash or personal check at sign in. If paying with cash, please have the correct amount.

In order to expedite the sign in process, please download a Membership Application & have it filled out prior to arriving.

Seating is limited . Each person who wishes to take the judge training class must fill out the form below to reserve a seat. If both husband and wife plan to attend, each needs to fill out the form. below.

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