Category: Events

Perry, GA – The Pigs and Wings BBQ Competition announces they will sponsor a Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA)  juges training class on Saturday, Feburary 18, 2012 at the airport in Perry, GA. Sign in will begin at 2:30 PM with the class starting at 3:00 PM.  The fee for the class is $15.00 per person plus GBA membership of $35 per person or $50 per family.  Those who are already GBA members who wish to take the class will only pay the $15.00 class fee.

Upon completion of the class, trainees will able to judge in the Pigs and Wings cookoff the following weekend as well as all other GBA sanctioned cookoffs.  After judging in two (2) contests during the year, new judges will be fully certified and be issued an official GBA judge ID badge.

For more information contact Audrey Evans at thebbqtimes@yahoo.com

Blackshear, GA –  Thirty two (32) BBQ enthusiasts took part in a judge training class on January 28 in anticipation of the Pierce Co. Pig Pickin’ in two weeks  — Feburary 10-11, 2012. 

Judge Training Class

GBA President Harry Faircloth observes judges trainees

 In addition to the class, the Pierce Co. Development Authority also held a backyard contest. Before the contest, Buster Davis of Smoking AJs competition team held a training session on building competition boxes for the backyard cook teams.

Backyard Cookoff