Dobey Q Walks Last at the Beach Bash

Dobey Q Walks Last at the Beach Bash

Grand Champion - Dobey Q

Grand Champion – Dobey Q

The Brunswick Lions Club’s Jekyll BBQ Beach Bash has become one of the biggest events on Jekyll Island.  Thirty of the top teams in the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) gathered at the beach in Great Dune Park and the level of competition was off the charts. In the end, the last call of the day went to David Hair and Dobey Q who walked away with the Grand Championship.

Reserve Champion - Bubba Grills

Reserve Champion – Bubba Grills

Lonnie Smith debuted the new Bubba Grills T3 Steam. With the innovative new cooker, Bubba Grills got two finals calls to take the Reserve Grand Championship.

 

First Place Pulled Pork - Bethel Smokers

First Place Pulled Pork – Bethel Smokers

Dobey Q’s Grand Championship Loin entry won the category. Kevin McKinney of Hungry Hogs BBQ was the runner up with Barbecue Crew taking third place. Smoke Risin’ took 4th place with Just Blowing Smoke in 5th and Smoke Shack BBQ in 6th place. Seventh place went to Just Pig Out and 8th place went to Smokin’ the Good Stuff. Southern Hogs edged out Rescue Smokers for 9th place by 0.1 of a point

 

Joe Wright & Bethel Smokers topped the Pulled Pork category over Bubba Grills in second place and Rescue Smokers in third. Just Blowing Smoke took 4th place.  Just Pig Out claimed 5th place by 0.3 of a point over Barbecue Crew who claimed 6th place by another 0.3 of a point over Smokin’ AJs.   Smoke Risin’ won the 5th tiebreaker to take 8th place over 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers. Tenth place went to Southern Hogs.

 

Bubba Grills got the first place call in Ribs. 29 Barbecue captured 2nd place with Real South BBQ in third. Rescue Smokers edged Smokin’ AJs by 0.3 of a point for 4th place. Sixth place went to Naked Daves by only 0.1 of a point over The Hurricane Cookers.  Once again, there was a tie for 8th place & this one went to the 4th tiebreaker. Smoke Shack BBQ won the tiebreaker which put Just Blowing Smoke in 9th place. Bethel Smokers rounded out the top 10.

The Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash also had a backyard division.  Julie Weprek & Mama’s Que-N-Stew won both Pulled Pork & Ribs.  LawDawg BBQ II took second place in Pulled Pork and Wcked Lickin’ BBQ Crew took second in Ribs.

Mama's Que-N-Stew

Mama’s Que-N-Stew

Lawdawg BBQ II

Lawdawg BBQ II

Wicked Lickin' BBQ Crew

Wicked Lickin’ BBQ Crew

 

Next up for the GBA is Rythm & Ribs in Tifton on March 6-7. The following week the GBA heads north for the Hitachi Walton Co BBQ Festival on March 13-14 with the Durhamtown Spring Jam & BBQ Cookoff on March 20-21.

Full GBA Results:

LOIN   PULLED PORK   RIBS
1 599.2 DOBEY Q 1 598.1 BETHEL SMOKERS 1 595.3 BUBBA GRILLS
2 594.1 HUNGRY HOG BBQ 2 592.3 BUBBA GRILLS 2 594.2 29 BARBEQUE
3 588.7 BARBECUE CREW 3 591.6 RESCUE SMOKERS 3 592.5 REAL SOUTH BBQ
4 587.9 SMOKE RISING 4 594.6 JUST BLOWING SMOKE 4 588.5 RESCUE SMOKERS
5 587.2 JUST BLOWING SMOKE 5 591.8 JUST PIG OUT 5 588.2 SMOKIN AJ’S
6 585.9 SMOKE SHACK BBQ 6 591.5 BARBECUE CREW 6 587 NAKED DAVE’S
7 584.6 JUST PIG OUT 7 591.2 SMOKIN AJ’S 7 586.9 HURRICANE COOKERS, THE
8 583.9 SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF 8 590.51 SMOKE RISING 8 584.61 SMOKE SHACK BBQ
9 582.5 SOUTHERN HOGS 9 590.5 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS 9 584.6 JUST BLOWING SMOKE
10 582.4 RESCUE SMOKERS 10 586.3 SOUTHERN HOGS 10 583.3 BETHEL SMOKERS
11 581 FORGET ME NOT BBQ 11 586 SMOKE SHACK BBQ 11 582.7 BARE BONES BBQ
12 580 RUBSHAKERS QUE 12 584.3 DOBEY Q 12 581.4 BARBECUE CREW
13 579.8 FIDDLER’S BBQ 13 582.9 HURRICANE COOKERS, THE 13 581.1 DOBEY Q
14 579.1 BETHEL SMOKERS 14 582.1 J DUB STEW & QUE 14 580.3 ET’S BBQ
15 578.4 LAW DAWGS BBQ 15 582 LAW DAWGS BBQ 15 579.7 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS
16 575 BUBBA GRILLS 16 578.7 FORGET ME NOT BBQ 16 579.6 JUST PIG OUT
17 573.6 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS 17 576.8 FIDDLER’S BBQ 17 578.7 SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF
18 572.8 HURRICANE COOKERS, THE 18 576.6 REAL SOUTH BBQ 18 577.8 RUBSHAKERS QUE
19 571.5 REAL SOUTH BBQ 19 576.6 MAIN STREET BAR-BE-QUE 19 576.6 SOUTHERN HOGS
20 570.8 LIZZY LOU 20 575.4 NAKED DAVE’S 20 576.3 FIDDLER’S BBQ
21 570.8 SMOKIN AJ’S 21 574.2 RUBSHAKERS QUE 21 574.8 SMOK’N ARMDILLO
22 570.2 SMOKIN J’S BBQ 22 573.8 HUNGRY HOG BBQ 22 574.1 SMOKIN J’S BBQ
23 567.6 SMOK’N ARMDILLO 23 571.8 OLD HENRY BBQ 23 571.1 SMOKE RISING
24 566.9 OLD HENRY BBQ 24 569.8 LIZZY LOU 24 569.3 LIZZY LOU
25 566.8 NAKED DAVE’S 25 568.5 SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF 25 569.2 J DUB STEW & QUE
26 565.4 ET’S BBQ 26 567.2 SMOKIN J’S BBQ 26 568.7 HUNGRY HOG BBQ
27 564.5 MAIN STREET BAR-BE-QUE 27 564.5 ET’S BBQ 27 565.8 LAW DAWGS BBQ
28 557.5 29 BARBEQUE 28 562.9 SMOK’N ARMDILLO 28 564.3 FORGET ME NOT BBQ
29 553 J DUB STEW & QUE 29 561.3 BARE BONES BBQ 29 563.9 MAIN STREET BAR-BE-QUE
30 0 BARE BONES BBQ 30 557.6 29 BARBEQUE 30 556 OLD HENRY BBQ

 

 

 Reserve Champion Scores Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 BUBBA GRILLS 575 600 599.4 1774.4
2 RESCUE SMOKERS 582.4 599.7 588.5 1770.6
3 JUST BLOWING SMOKE 587.2 594.6 584.6 1766.4
4 BARBECUE CREW 588.8 591.5 581.4 1761.7
5 BETHEL SMOKERS 579.1 599.1 583.3 1761.5
6 DOBEY Q 593.7 584.3 581.1 1759.1
7 SMOKE SHACK BBQ 585.9 586 584.61 1756.51
8 JUST PIG OUT 584.6 591.8 579.6 1756
9 SMOKIN AJ’S 570.8 591.2 588.2 1750.2
10 SMOKE RISING 587.9 590.51 571.1 1749.51
11 SOUTHERN HOGS 582.5 586.3 576.6 1745.4
12 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS 573.6 590.5 579.7 1743.8
13 HURRICANE COOKERS, THE 572.8 582.9 586.9 1742.6
14 REAL SOUTH BBQ 571.5 576.6 591.5 1739.6
15 HUNGRY HOG BBQ 594.8 573.8 568.7 1737.3
16 FIDDLER’S BBQ 579.8 576.8 576.3 1732.9
17 RUBSHAKERS QUE 580 574.2 577.8 1732
18 SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF 583.9 568.5 578.7 1731.1
19 NAKED DAVE’S 566.8 575.4 587 1729.2
20 LAW DAWGS BBQ 578.4 582 565.8 1726.2
21 FORGET ME NOT BBQ 581 578.7 564.3 1724
22 SMOKIN J’S BBQ 570.2 567.2 574.1 1711.5
23 ET’S BBQ 565.4 564.5 580.3 1710.2
24 LIZZY LOU 570.8 569.8 569.3 1709.9
25 29 BARBEQUE 557.5 557.6 592.4 1707.5
26 SMOK’N ARMDILLO 567.6 562.9 574.8 1705.3
27 MAIN STREET BAR-BE-QUE 564.5 576.6 563.9 1705
28 J DUB STEW & QUE 553 582.1 569.2 1704.3
29 OLD HENRY BBQ 566.9 571.8 556 1694.7
30 BARE BONES BBQ 0 561.3 582.7 1144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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