Fiddler’s BBQ Breaks Thru at Smoke on the Lake
A few weeks ago at Jackson, Fiddler’s BBQ made finals in all three categories and took first in Loin & Pulled Pork. However, Bubba Grills’ Rib entry denied Harvey & Shirley Wills the last call. At Smoke on the Lake at Acworth, Fiddler’s only made finals in Pulled Pork, but the entry was stong enough to bring home a score of 599 and the Grand Championship.
Grand Champion – Fiddler’s BBQ
Brad Sweet of 92/Assassin Smokers scored a perfect 600 in both Loin and Ribs in the preliminary rounds to record the highest cumulative score for the contest and capture the Reserve Championship. It was the first time a single team has received perfect scores in two different categories in the same contest. Bubba Grills did hit the 600 mark in both the preliminaries and finals in Ribs at Gordon in 2012.
Reserve Champion – 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers
In Pork Loin, Just Blowing Smoke won the final’s table with 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers taking 2nd place and Smokin The Good Stuff taking third. Fourth place went to Fiddler’s BBQ;; 5th place went to We Want Que and 6th place went to Plum Superior BBQ. CJ’s BBQ took 7th place with Smart Ash BBQ taking eighth. Curley Que BBQ made 9th place and SmokeShack BBQ rounded out the top 10.
1st Place Loin – Just Blowing Smoke
Fiddler’s BBQ Grand Championship Pulled Pork entry topped the category with Swineholio as the runner-up and CJ’s BBQ in third place. Plum Superior BBQ finished in 4th just ahead of 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers in 5th place. Just Blowing Smoke walked for 6th place and Smoking the Good Stuff got the 7th place call. Eighth thru 10th places went to We Want Que, SmokeShack BBQ and Four Fathers BBQ Crew respectively.
Winning Ribs was 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers. Plum Superior BBQ claimed 2nd place and Smoking Butts BBQ claimed third. Smokin the Good Stuff took 4th place. Fifth place went to Rub Shakers Que and 6th place in Ribs went to Swineholio. We Want Que waked for the third time with the 7th place call and Porkinator got their first call of the day for 8th place. Just Blowing Smoke took 9th place and 10th place went to Fiddler’s BBQ.
Smoke on the Lake also hosted a GBA sanctioned Cooking for Fun contest. Hickory Flat BBQ won the Grand Championship and Nice Rack BBQ won the Reserve Championship.
 Cooking For Fun Grand Champion – Hickory Flat BBQ |
 Cooking For Fun Reserve Champion – NIce Rack BBQ |
Hickory Flat BBQ won the Chicken category with East Coast BBQ taking 2nd place and YMCA Spirit, Mind & Body BBQ taking 3rd place. Nice Rack BBQ took top honors in Pulled Pork. Liberty BBQ was the runner up and Its Hog Gone Good got the 3rd place call. Hickory Flat BBQ picked up their second 1st place trophy for Ribs, Dawgs Smokin Hawgs came in 2nd with Nice Rack BBQ coming in 3rd place.
The GBA thanks the North Cobb Rotary Club for organizing Smoke on the Lake and the citizens of Acworth for their amazing support of the event. Each year the Rotary club raises thousands for thier charity projects. Next up for the GBA is White Oak Pastures BBQ Challenge in Fort Gaines on May 22-23.
Full Results – GBA Divisioin (note 1st , 2nd & 3rd place scores are from Final Rounds. All other scores are from preliminary round scores.)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 597.6 | Just Blowing Smoke | 1 | 599 | Fiddlers BBQ | 1 | 596.3 | 92 BBQ Assasin Smokers | ||
| 2 | 595.4 | 92 BBQ Assasin Smokers | 2 | 590.8 | Swineholio | 2 | 595.7 | Plum Superior BBQ | ||
| 3 | 588.4 | Smokin The God Stuff | 3 | 586.8 | CJ’s BBQ | 3 | 587.9 | Smoking Butts BBQ | ||
| 4 | 592.1 | Fiddlers BBQ | 4 | 587.2 | Plum Superior BBQ | 4 | 590.2 | Smokin The Good Stuff | ||
| 5 | 591.5 | We Want Que | 5 | 586.8 | 92 BBQ | 5 | 588.7 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 6 | 590.8 | Plum Superior BBQ | 6 | 583.2 | Just Blowin’ Smoke | 6 | 588.2 | Swineholio | ||
| 7 | 589.9 | CJ’s BBQ | 7 | 581.9 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 7 | 584.2 | We Want Que | ||
| 8 | 583.9 | Smart Ash BBQ | 8 | 580.6 | We Want Que | 8 | 583.6 | Porkinator | ||
| 9 | 580.9 | Curly Q BBQ | 9 | 579.6 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 9 | 583.3 | Just Blowin’ Smoke | ||
| 10 | 579.3 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 10 | 577.4 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 10 | 582.1 | Fiddlers BBQ | ||
| 11 | 579 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 11 | 577 | Lizzy Lou | 11 | 580.3 | Butt Rubbin BBQ | ||
| 12 | 577 | Porkinator | 12 | 576.7 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 12 | 576.9 | Lizzy Lou | ||
| 13 | 574 | Rub Shakers Que | 13 | 574.7 | Porkinator | 13 | 576.7 | CJ’s BBQ | ||
| 14 | 569.7 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 14 | 573.9 | Rub Shakers Que | 14 | 572 | Smart Ash BBQ | ||
| 15 | 563.6 | Swineholio | 15 | 570.5 | Butt Rubbin BBQ | 15 | 569.9 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | ||
| 16 | 562.1 | Lizzy Lou | 16 | 566.5 | Curly Q BBQ | 16 | 565.7 | Smoke Shack BBQ | ||
| 17 | 561.8 | Butt Rubbin BBQ | 17 | 555.6 | Smart Ash BBQ | 17 | 561.9 | Curly Q BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | 92 BBQ | 600 | 586.8 | 600 | 1786.8 | |
| 2 | Plum Superior BBQ | 590.8 | 587.2 | 596.1 | 1774.1 | |
| 3 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 594.8 | 581.9 | 590.2 | 1766.9 | |
| 4 | Fiddlers BBQ | 592.1 | 592.1 | 582.1 | 1766.3 | |
| 5 | CJ’s BBQ | 589.9 | 599.7 | 576.7 | 1766.3 | |
| 6 | Just Blowin’ Smoke | 594.2 | 583.2 | 583.3 | 1760.7 | |
| 7 | We Want Que | 591.5 | 580.6 | 584.2 | 1756.3 | |
| 8 | Swineholio | 563.6 | 597.4 | 588.2 | 1749.2 | |
| 9 | Smoking Butts BBQ | 579 | 576.7 | 590.8 | 1746.5 | |
| 10 | Rub Shakers Que | 574 | 573.9 | 588.7 | 1736.6 | |
| 11 | Porkinator | 577 | 574.7 | 583.6 | 1735.3 | |
| 12 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 579.3 | 579.6 | 565.7 | 1724.6 | |
| 13 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 569.7 | 577.4 | 569.9 | 1717 | |
| 14 | Lizzy Lou | 562.1 | 577 | 576.9 | 1716 | |
| 15 | Butt Rubbin BBQ | 561.8 | 570.5 | 580.3 | 1712.6 | |
| 16 | Smart Ash BBQ | 583.9 | 555.6 | 572 | 1711.5 | |
| 17 | Curly Q BBQ | 580.9 | 566.5 | 561.9 | 1709.3 |
Cooking For Fun Results; (note: there is no final rounds in Cooking For Fun)
| CHICKEN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 592.1 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 1 | 597 | Nice Rack BBQ | 1 | 596.7 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | ||
| 2 | 587.9 | East Coast BBQ | 2 | 587.6 | Liberty BBQ | 2 | 594.4 | Dawgs Smokin’ Hawgs | ||
| 3 | 583.6 | YMCA Spirit, Mind & Body BBQ | 3 | 587 | It’s Hog Gone Good | 3 | 583.8 | Nice Rack BBQ | ||
| 4 | 583.31 | How Bout Them Hawgs | 4 | 586.9 | Smokin’ Jackets | 4 | 580.9 | The Smokin’ Snowballs | ||
| 5 | 583.3 | The Smokin’ Snowballs | 5 | 583.5 | Dawgs Smokin’ Hawgs | 5 | 578.31 | Liberty BBQ | ||
| 6 | 582.9 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | 6 | 582.9 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | 6 | 578.3 | Smokin’ Z BBQ | ||
| 7 | 581.3 | Nice Rack BBQ | 7 | 580.7 | East Coast BBQ | 7 | 578 | Smokin’ Jackets | ||
| 8 | 580.5 | It’s Hog Gone Good | 8 | 579.7 | Cooking in Congress | 8 | 573.31 | How Bout Them Hawgs | ||
| 9 | 578.3 | Smokin’ Jackets | 9 | 575.3 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 9 | 573.3 | East Coast BBQ | ||
| 10 | 577 | Liberty BBQ | 10 | 575 | YMCA Spirit, Mind & Body BBQ | 10 | 571 | YMCA Spirit, Mind & Body BBQ | ||
| 11 | 576.6 | Smokin’ Z BBQ | 11 | 574.8 | How Bout Them Hawgs | 11 | 570.4 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | ||
| 12 | 563 | Dawgs Smokin’ Hawgs | 12 | 569.1 | Smokin’ Z BBQ | 12 | 567.8 | It’s Hog Gone Good | ||
| 13 | 0 | Cooking in Congress | 13 | 568.4 | The Smokin’ Snowballs | 13 | 0 | Cooking in Congress |
| Overall Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 592.1 | 575.3 | 596.7 | 1764.1 | |
| 2 | Nice Rack BBQ | 581.3 | 597 | 583.8 | 1762.1 | |
| 3 | Smokin’ Jackets | 578.3 | 586.9 | 578 | 1743.2 | |
| 4 | Liberty BBQ | 577 | 587.6 | 578.31 | 1742.91 | |
| 5 | East Coast BBQ | 587.9 | 580.7 | 573.3 | 1741.9 | |
| 6 | Dawgs Smokin’ Hawgs | 563 | 583.5 | 594.4 | 1740.9 | |
| 7 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | 582.9 | 582.9 | 570.4 | 1736.2 | |
| 8 | It’s Hog Gone Good | 580.5 | 587 | 567.8 | 1735.3 | |
| 9 | The Smokin’ Snowballs | 583.3 | 568.4 | 580.9 | 1732.6 | |
| 10 | How Bout Them Hawgs | 583.31 | 574.8 | 573.31 | 1731.42 | |
| 11 | YMCA Spirit, Mind & Body BBQ | 583.6 | 575 | 571 | 1729.6 | |
| 12 | Smokin’ Z BBQ | 576.6 | 569.1 | 578.3 | 1724 | |
| 13 | Cooking in Congress | 0 | 579.7 | 0 | 579.7 |