Bubba Grills Gets The Last Call at Paulding Co Stars & Stripes BBQ
Grand Champion – Bubba Grills
The battle for Grand Champion at the first Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Contest in Dallas, GA was just as heated as the summer afternoon, Bubba Grills’ Rib entry and Smokin’ 42 BBQ’s Loin entry both scored 596.2 points in the finals round. This forced the Grand Championship to be decided on a tiebreaker. It didn’t take long, however, as Bubba Grills won the first level tiebeaker to claim the Grand Championship.
Competing in their first GBA contest, Robin Bowles and the Just Blowing Smoke team made finals in Loin and Pulled Pork along with a fifth place finish in Ribs to take the Reserve Championship Award.
Reserve Champion – Just Blowing Smoke
First Place Loin – Smokin’ 42 BBQ
Smokin’ 42 BBQ continued to rule the Pork Loin category by winning the category for the 6th time this season. Just Blowing Smoke took second place with Bubba Grills taking third. Brad Sweet of 92 BBQ finished in 4th place and another first time GBA competitor, Reading BBQ finished in fifth place. Sixth place went to The Fat Redneck BBQ Co. Seventh place went to Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. Eighth place went to Smokin’ J’s. Ninth place went to Swine Time Grilling Team. Rounding out the top 10 was the only lady pitmaster in the contest, Crystal Smitherman of Hard Rock Hill BBQ.
First Place Pork – Fiddler’s BBQ
Harvey Willis of Fiddler’s BBQ had the top Pulled Pork entry of the contest. Just Blowing Smoke was just 0.6 of a point behind for their second runner-up finish. TC’s BBQ came in third place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ claimed 4th place with H & J BBQ taking fifth. Sixth place went to Swine and Shine BBQ. The Fat Redneck BBQ Co. & Swine Time Grilling Team finished 7th and 8th place respectively. Moe Cason of Poderosa BBQ and TV’s BBQ Pitmasters fame, took 9th place. Bubba Grills got the 10th place call.
Bubba Grills’ Grand Champiionship winning Ribs were tops in the category. Ponderosa BBQ came in second place. Smokin Squealers, another team cooking their first GBA contest, came in third place. 92 BBQ grabbed 4th place with Just Blowing Smoke in fifth place. Four Fathers BBQ edged out Just Smoke N Around BBQ for 6th place by just 0.1 of a point. Eighth thru tenth places went to TC’s BBQ, Fiddler’s BBQ and Butt Rubbin’ BBQ.
 First Place Pork Cooking for Fun – Screaming Eagle BBQ |
 First Place Ribs Cooking for Fun – The Fat Guys |
The contest also held a GBA Cooking For Fun division competition. Larry Cavendar of Screaming Eagle BBQ won the Pulled Pork Category. The Fat Guys took second place with We Want Q in third. The Fat Guys, pitmaster Robert Holt, had the top Ribs entry of the division. Sreaming Eagle BBQ was the runner-up with Pig Buster BBQ in third place.
This completes the 2013-2014 contest year for the Georgia Barbecue Association. The new contest year with begin with the GBA State Championships at the Hambone Jam in Fort Valley on September 5-6. The GBA will hold the first ever Team of the Year banquet on August 16 in Macon. More details of the banquet will be posted soon on the GBA website: www.bbqg.com
Full Contest Results:
| LOIN | ||
| 1 | 596.2 | Smokin’ 42 |
| 2 | 595.3 | Just Blowing Smoke |
| 3 | 589.8 | Bubba Grills |
| 4 | 591.2 | 92 BBQ |
| 5 | 588.6 | Reading Smoke |
| 6 | 587.2 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company |
| 7 | 586.9 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack |
| 8 | 585.4 | Smokin J’s |
| 9 | 582.7 | Swine Time Grilling |
| 10 | 580.7 | Hardrock Hill’s BBQ |
| 11 | 579.2 | Butts & Brews BBQ |
| 12 | 579.1 | TC BBQ |
| 13 | 579 | Ponderosa BBQ |
| 14 | 579 | Smoking Butts BBQ |
| 15 | 577.7 | Just Smoke N Around |
| 16 | 577.5 | H & J Cook Team |
| 17 | 575.4 | Smokin Squealers |
| 18 | 575.2 | Bird Dog BBQ |
| 19 | 572.7 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ |
| 20 | 571.8 | Dirt Road Smokers |
| 21 | 571.8 | Fiddler’s BBQ |
| 22 | 571.5 | Old Henry BBQ |
| 23 | 570.3 | Four Fathers BBQ |
| 24 | 570.2 | Squeal Team Six |
| 25 | 568.4 | Swine and Shine BBQ |
| 26 | 563.2 | Smoking the Good Stuff |
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 595.6 | Fiddler’s BBQ | 1 | 596.2 | Bubba Grills | |
| 2 | 595 | Just Blowing Smoke | 2 | 595.1 | Ponderosa BBQ | |
| 3 | 591.1 | TC BBQ | 3 | 591.3 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 4 | 589.2 | Smokin’ 42 | 4 | 594.2 | 92 BBQ | |
| 5 | 588.6 | H & J Cook Team | 5 | 590.9 | Just Blowing Smoke | |
| 6 | 587.8 | Swine and Shine BBQ | 6 | 588.2 | Four Fathers BBQ | |
| 7 | 586.6 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | 7 | 588.1 | Just Smoke N Around | |
| 8 | 586 | Swine Time Grilling | 8 | 587.2 | TC BBQ | |
| 9 | 584.3 | Ponderosa BBQ | 9 | 584.8 | Fiddler’s BBQ | |
| 10 | 583.9 | Bubba Grills | 10 | 582.9 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | |
| 11 | 581.6 | Bird Dog BBQ | 11 | 582.3 | Old Henry BBQ | |
| 12 | 581.6 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | 12 | 582.3 | Bird Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | 581 | Smoking the Good Stuff | 13 | 581.1 | Swine Time Grilling | |
| 14 | 579.1 | 92 BBQ | 14 | 579 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 15 | 579.1 | Hardrock Hill’s BBQ | 15 | 577.6 | H & J Cook Team | |
| 16 | 579 | Squeal Team Six | 16 | 575.6 | Hardrock Hill’s BBQ | |
| 17 | 577.7 | Butts & Brews BBQ | 17 | 575.3 | Smokin J’s | |
| 18 | 575.4 | Smokin Squealers | 18 | 573.3 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 19 | 572.5 | Just Smoke N Around | 19 | 573.3 | Smoking Butts BBQ | |
| 20 | 571.8 | Old Henry BBQ | 20 | 571.7 | Reading Smoke | |
| 21 | 570.9 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 21 | 571.4 | Swine and Shine BBQ | |
| 22 | 570.8 | Smokin J’s | 22 | 566.8 | Smoking the Good Stuff | |
| 23 | 567.2 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | 23 | 566.5 | Smokin’ 42 | |
| 24 | 567 | Dirt Road Smokers | 24 | 565.1 | Butts & Brews BBQ | |
| 25 | 563.4 | Reading Smoke | 25 | 563.9 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | |
| 26 | 553 | Four Fathers BBQ | 26 | 561.2 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | Bubba Grills | 597.6 | 583.9 | 595.4 | 1776.9 | ||
| 2 | Just Blowing Smoke | 592.7 | 590.5 | 590.9 | 1774.1 | ||
| 3 | 92 BBQ | 591.2 | 579.1 | 594.2 | 1764.5 | ||
| 4 | TC BBQ | 579.1 | 591.8 | 587.2 | 1758.1 | ||
| 5 | Ponderosa BBQ | 579 | 584.3 | 594.5 | 1757.8 | ||
| 6 | Smokin’ 42 | 597.7 | 589.2 | 566.5 | 1753.4 | ||
| 7 | Swine Time Grilling | 582.7 | 586 | 581.1 | 1749.8 | ||
| 8 | Smokin Squealers | 575.4 | 575.4 | 598.8 | 1749.6 | ||
| 9 | Fiddler’s BBQ | 571.8 | 591.1 | 584.8 | 1747.7 | ||
| 10 | H & J Cook Team | 577.5 | 588.6 | 577.6 | 1743.7 | ||
| 11 | Bird Dog BBQ | 575.2 | 581.6 | 582.3 | 1739.1 | ||
| 12 | Just Smoke N Around | 577.7 | 572.5 | 588.1 | 1738.3 | ||
| 13 | Hardrock Hill’s BBQ | 580.7 | 579.1 | 575.6 | 1735.4 | ||
| 14 | The Fat Redneck BBQ Company | 587.2 | 586.6 | 561.2 | 1735 | ||
| 15 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | 586.9 | 581.6 | 563.9 | 1732.4 | ||
| 16 | Smokin J’s | 585.4 | 570.8 | 575.3 | 1731.5 | ||
| 17 | Squeal Team Six | 570.2 | 579 | 579 | 1728.2 | ||
| 18 | Swine and Shine BBQ | 568.4 | 587.8 | 571.4 | 1727.6 | ||
| 19 | Old Henry BBQ | 571.5 | 571.8 | 582.3 | 1725.6 | ||
| 20 | Reading Smoke | 588.6 | 563.4 | 571.7 | 1723.7 | ||
| 21 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 579 | 570.9 | 573.3 | 1723.2 | ||
| 22 | Butt Rubb’n BBQ | 572.7 | 567.2 | 582.9 | 1722.8 | ||
| 23 | Butts & Brews BBQ | 579.2 | 577.7 | 565.1 | 1722 | ||
| 24 | Dirt Road Smokers | 571.8 | 567 | 573.3 | 1712.1 | ||
| 25 | Four Fathers BBQ | 570.3 | 553 | 588.2 | 1711.5 | ||
| 26 | Smoking the Good Stuff | 563.2 | 581 | 566.8 | 1711 | ||
| Cooking for Fun Division | |||||||
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||
| 1 | 590.9 | Screaming Eagle | 1 | 591.2 | The Fat Guys | ||
| 2 | 586.6 | The Fat Guys | 2 | 577.8 | Screaming Eagle | ||
| 3 | 580.3 | We Want Q | 3 | 574.8 | Pig Buster BBQ | ||
| 4 | 579.3 | CJ’s BBQ | 4 | 568 | Sweetwater Competition Smoke Out Team | ||
| 5 | 560.4 | Pig Buster BBQ | 5 | 566.7 | We Want Q | ||
| 6 | 546 | Sweetwater Competition Smoke Out Team | 6 | 562.5 | CJ’s BBQ | ||