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Bethel Smokers Tops Field at Grande Creek PigJam

Bethel Smokers Tops Field at Grande Creek PigJam

Nineteen teams gathered at the Georgia Sports Arena in Swainsboro, GA for the first Grande Creek PigJam. The teams & judges found the new venue to be an execllent site for a BBQ competition. The GBA family and members of the Swainsboro community were treated to a concert on Friday night by The LACS. 

Mr Joe Wright of Bethel Smokers claimed first place in both Pulled Pork & Ribs to take home the Grand Championship.  His finals Ribs score of 595.4 was 0.3 of a point better than his finals Pulled Pork score to claim the top award of the day.

Grand Champions Bethel Smokers

Grand Champions Bethel Smokers

 

Smokin’ AJ’s Pitmaster Buster Davis had a strong showing in all three categories to win the Reserve Grand Championship. Buster’s top 3 finals calls in Loin & Pulled Pork along with a 9th place finish in Ribs was the highest overall score in the preliminary round.

Reserve Grand Champion Smokin' AJs

Reserve Grand Champion Smokin’ AJs

Cookin’withStump.com took first place in the Pork Loin category just 0.6 of a point ahead of Butt Rubbin BBQ. Smokin AJs claimed third place with Budmeisters taking fourth.  Sauce Hogs Smokeshack edged out Dirt Road Grillin for fifth place by 0.3 of a point.

First Place Loin - Cookin with Stump.com

First Place Loin – Cookin with Stump.com

The finish in Pulled Pork was even closer than the Loin category as Bethel Smokers winning score was just 0.3 of a point better than Bubba Grills. Smokin AJs once again took third place. Butt Rubbin BBQ finished fourth with Cookin’ with Stump.com in fifth place.

Bethel Smokers topped the field in the Ribs category with Shadetree Smokers as runner up. Smokin Butts took home the third place award. Just a single point separated fourth and fifth place with Rump Burners just ahead of Butt Rubbin BBQ.

 

PORK LOIN
1 590.8 Cookin with Stumps
2 590.2 Butt Rubbin’ BBQ
3 586.5 Smokin AJ’s
4 588.8 Bubmeisters
5 586.9 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
6 586.9 Dirt Road Grillin
7 583.9 Anarque
8 583.5 Bubba Grills
9 580.6 Shadetree Smokers
10 580 Bethel Smokers
11 577.7 Charlies Titan Tastings
12 577.6 Rump Burners
13 572.6 Smoken Rascals
14 565.4 Fire Fighters Kick Ash
15 564.8 Smoke Shack
16 564.5 Old Henry’s
17 564.4 Smokin Butts
18 558.6 Sandy Ridge Smoker
19 557.6 TC BBQ

 

RIBS   PULLED PORK
1 595.4 Bethel Smokers 1 595.1 Bethel Smokers
2 583.5 Shadetree Smokers 2 594.8 Bubba Grills
3 575.6 Smokin Butts 3 582.6 Smokin AJ’s
4 590 Rump Burners 4 590.2 Butt Rubbin’ BBQ
5 589 Butt Rubbin’ BBQ 5 587.5 Cookin with Stumps
6 588.8 Old Henry’s 6 584.5 Bubmeisters
7 587.5 Bubba Grills 7 583.6 Shadetree Smokers
8 584.5 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 8 582 Smoke Shack
9 584.2 Smokin AJ’s 9 579.1 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
10 580.2 Anarque 10 577.1 Smoken Rascals
11 576.9 Bubmeisters 11 576.2 Anarque
12 576.3 Charlies Titan Tastings 12 574.1 TC BBQ
13 572.7 Sandy Ridge Smoker 13 569.8 Fire Fighters Kick Ash
14 572.6 Smoke Shack 14 568.8 Old Henry’s
15 568.6 TC BBQ 15 564.8 Rump Burners
16 564.8 Cookin with Stumps 16 564 Smokin Butts
17 563.9 Smoken Rascals 17 561.7 Charlies Titan Tastings
18 562.1 Fire Fighters Kick Ash 18 550.8 Sandy Ridge Smoker
19 0 Dirt Road Grillin 19 0 Dirt Road Grillin

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Smokin AJ’s 584.2 596.7 594.5 1775.4
2 Bubba Grills 587.5 599.4 583.5 1770.4
3 Butt Rubbin’ BBQ 589 590.2 589.9 1769.1
4 Bethel Smokers 590.3 593.4 580 1763.7
5 Shadetree Smokers 591.1 583.6 580.6 1755.3
6 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 584.5 579.1 586.9 1750.5
7 Bubmeisters 576.9 584.5 588.8 1750.2
8 Cookin with Stumps 564.8 587.5 590.5 1742.8
9 Anarque 580.2 576.2 583.9 1740.3
10 Rump Burners 590 564.8 577.6 1732.4
11 Old Henry’s 588.8 568.8 564.5 1722.1
12 Smokin Butts 591.1 564 564.4 1719.5
13 Smoke Shack 572.6 582 564.8 1719.4
14 Charlies Titan Tastings 576.3 561.7 577.7 1715.7
15 Smoken Rascals 563.9 577.1 572.6 1713.6
16 TC BBQ 568.6 574.1 557.6 1700.3
17 Fire Fighters Kick Ash 562.1 569.8 565.4 1697.3
18 Sandy Ridge Smoker 572.7 550.8 558.6 1682.1
19 Dirt Road Grillin 0 0 586.9 586.9

 

Cookin’ with Stump.com Near Perfection at Plains Pig Pickin’

Cookin’ with Stump.com Near Perfection at Plains Pig Pickin’

 Walter “Stump” McDowell of Cookin’ With Stump.com finaled in all three categories at the Plains Pig Pickin’ 2013 then scored a near perfect 599.7 in the Loin Finals to claim the Grand Championship.  Former President Jimmy Carter presented the trophy to all the winners in his hometown event.

 

Grand Champion - Cookin' With Stump.com

Grand Champion – Cookin’ With Stump.com

 

Following Stump in Pork Loin, Holy Smoke, LLC claimed second place in their first GBA competition. Third place went to Git R Smoked. Bubba Grills finished in fourth place. Rescue Smokers rounded out the top five.

Git R Smoked, Terry McKay pitmaster, made the trip up from south Florida to give the GBA a try & made finals in Loin & Ribs to claim the Reserve Grand Championship.

 

Reserve Grand Champion - Git R Smoked

Reserve Grand Champion – Git R Smoked

 

Big Moe Cason & Ponderosa BBQ out of Iowa made an even longer drive to check out the GBA competition. Two finals and a win in Pulled Pork made the trip worthwhile. Rescue Smokers took second place honors in Pulled Pork. Cookin’ with Stump.com laid claim to third place.  Git R Smoked and Anarque finished fourth & fifth respectively.

 

First Place Pulled Pork - Ponderosa BBQ

First Place Pulled Pork – Ponderosa BBQ

 

Git R Smoked topped the Ribs category with Ponderosa BBQ in second and  Cookin’ With Stump.com in third. Bethel Smokers missed finals in Ribs by 0.1 of a point and finished fourth. Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade edged out Rescue Smokers for fifth place by 0.3 of a point.

Complete Standings for Plains Pig Pickin’ 2013  (1st- 3rd scores are from final rounds; 4th place and down are preliminary round scores):

 

PORK LOIN
1 599.7 COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM
2 588.5 HOLY SMOKE LLC
3 584.3 GIT R SMOKED
4 591.5 BUBBA GRILLS
5 589.1 RESCUE SMOKERS
6 586.9 DRIVE BY SMOKERS
7 584.7 SMOKIN GRILL
8 584 JETHRO’S COOKING CREW
9 581.2 PONDEROSA BBQ
10 579.9 SMOKIN Ajs
11 578.1 WOOD SHED
12 576 AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE
13 575.7 COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE
14 575.4 SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ
15 575.3 ANARQUE
16 573.7 SMOKESTACK BBQ
17 571.8 BETHEL SMOKERS

 

RIBS   PULLED PORK
1 596.4 GIT R SMOKED 1 598.2 PONDEROSA BBQ
2 595.1 PONDEROSA BBQ 2 596.1 RESCUE SMOKERS
3 576.7 COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM 3 590.2 COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM
4 595.1 BETHEL SMOKERS 4 595.5 GIT R SMOKED
5 590.8 AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE 5 595.1 ANARQUE
6 590.5 RESCUE SMOKERS 6 591.2 BETHEL SMOKERS
7 590.2 ANARQUE 7 586.4 SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ
8 587.5 SMOKIN Ajs 8 584.5 BUBBA GRILLS
9 582.7 JETHRO’S COOKING CREW 9 584.3 DRIVE BY SMOKERS
10 582.1 SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ 10 584.2 AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE
11 579.6 HOLY SMOKE LLC 11 582.7 SMOKIN Ajs
12 577 WOOD SHED 12 582 HOLY SMOKE LLC
13 575 SMOKESTACK BBQ 13 578.7 COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE
14 571.3 BUBBA GRILLS 14 576.8 JETHRO’S COOKING CREW
15 567.9 COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE 15 575.7 SMOKIN GRILL
16 564.5 DRIVE BY SMOKERS 16 571.8 WOOD SHED
17 559.8 SMOKIN GRILL 17 560 SMOKESTACK BBQ

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 GIT R SMOKED 595.2 595.5 599.4 1790.1
2 COOKIN WITH STUMP.COM 595.4 599.7 591.8 1786.9
3 RESCUE SMOKERS 590.5 599.1 589.1 1778.7
4 PONDEROSA BBQ 596.4 595.7 581.2 1773.3
5 ANARQUE 590.2 595.1 575.3 1760.6
6 BETHEL SMOKERS 595.1 591.2 571.8 1758.1
7 HOLY SMOKE LLC 579.6 582 596.4 1758
8 AUNT MARYS BBQ BRIGADE 590.8 584.2 576 1751
9 SMOKIN Ajs 587.5 582.7 579.9 1750.1
10 BUBBA GRILLS 571.3 584.5 591.5 1747.3
11 SMOKIN’ 42 BBQ 582.1 586.4 575.4 1743.9
12 JETHRO’S COOKING CREW 582.7 576.8 584 1743.5
13 DRIVE BY SMOKERS 564.5 584.3 586.9 1735.7
14 WOOD SHED 577 571.8 578.1 1726.9
15 COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE 567.9 578.7 575.7 1722.3
16 SMOKIN GRILL 559.8 575.7 584.7 1720.2
17 SMOKESTACK BBQ 575 560 573.7 1708.7