Budmeisters Walks Last at South Georgia BBQ & Outdoor Festival
Sept 10. 2016; Douglas, GA – Thomas Henry of Budmeisters scored 599.8 out of a possible 600 on his finals round Pulled Pork entry to earn the last call of the day and a $3000 check at the South Georgua BBQ & Outdoor Festival. This is the third year the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) has sanctioned the Douglas contest. The first two years, the contest was in the spring and held at the Douglas Municipal Airport. This year, the City of Douglas moved the contest to September to combine it with their very popular Outdoor Hunting Expo. The contest attracted 30 of the top teams in Georgia and Florida.
Grand Champion – Budmeisters
Gary & Dionne Lanton of Holy Smokes made finals in Ribs; took 5th place in Loin and 8th place in Pulled Pork to win $2000 and the Reserve Grand Champion
Reserve Champion – Holy Smokes
There were three perfect 600 scores in the preliminary rounds. Rescue Smokers and Bull Rush BBQ both posted a perfect score in Loin. 92 BBQ Assassin Smokers had a 600 score in Ribs.
First Place Loin & 600 Score – Rescue Smokers
Rescue Smokers won the Pork Loin category with Southern Hogs in 2nd place & Bull Rush BBQ in third. Budmeisters topped the Pulled Pork category followed by Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia in second. Douglas locals Barnyard BBQ, in their first professional cook-off, took 3rd place. In Ribs, Holy Smokes claimed first place with 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers as runner. Finishing in third place and making GBA finals for the first time was 2 Smokin Phat Boyz.
 600 Score – Bull Rush BBQ |
 600 Score – 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers |
The GBA thanks the City of Douglas, Mayor Paulk, Georgia Henderson, Blondale Thomas and a host of city staffer & volunteers for great hospitality and a well run festival.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599 | Rescue Smokers | 1 | 599.8 | Budmeisters BBQ | 1 | 597.9 | Holy Smokes | ||
| 2 | 593.4 | Southern Hogs | 2 | 592.9 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 2 | 596.3 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | ||
| 3 | 592.1 | Bull Rush BBQ | 3 | 591.8 | Barnyard BBQ | 3 | 590.2 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | ||
| 4 | 599.7 | Budmeisters BBQ | 4 | 595.5 | Bull Rush BBQ | 4 | 596.4 | Budmeisters BBQ | ||
| 5 | 592.4 | Holy Smokes | 5 | 594.6 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 5 | 595.2 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | ||
| 6 | 588.5 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 6 | 594.5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 6 | 594.8 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | ||
| 7 | 586.6 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 7 | 593.9 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 7 | 594 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | ||
| 8 | 586 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 8 | 590.8 | Rescue Smokers | 8 | 592.4 | Poverty Hill Smokers | ||
| 9 | 585 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 9 | 589.6 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 9 | 590.6 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 10 | 583.7 | Bubba Grills | 10 | 588.2 | Holy Smokes | 10 | 588.7 | H & J Cooking Team | ||
| 11 | 583.3 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 11 | 587.6 | The Grillman Company | 11 | 587 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 12 | 582.4 | Williams BBQ Team | 12 | 586.3 | Smoke Show | 12 | 584.4 | The Grillman Company | ||
| 13 | 582 | Barnyard BBQ | 13 | 585 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 13 | 584.3 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 14 | 578.1 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 14 | 584.7 | Rub Shakers Que | 14 | 584 | Johnson Boys BBQ | ||
| 15 | 578 | The Grillman Company | 15 | 583 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 15 | 583.3 | Smoke Show | ||
| 16 | 576.7 | Rub Shakers Que | 16 | 582.5 | Southern Hogs | 16 | 583 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 17 | 575 | Smoke Show | 17 | 577.1 | Real South BBQ | 17 | 581.1 | Bull Rush BBQ | ||
| 18 | 573.8 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 18 | 576.8 | Bubba Grills | 18 | 580.8 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | ||
| 19 | 573.7 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 19 | 575.8 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 19 | 578.8 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | ||
| 20 | 573.5 | Swine-O-Holics | 20 | 575.5 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 20 | 578.5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 21 | 572.8 | Real South BBQ | 21 | 574.1 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 21 | 574.1 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | ||
| 22 | 571.9 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 22 | 574.1 | Williams BBQ Team | 22 | 573.8 | Williams BBQ Team | ||
| 23 | 570.6 | Pickled Pigs | 23 | 573.2 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 23 | 572.1 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 24 | 570.6 | H & J Cooking Team | 24 | 571.3 | Mojo Smkehouse | 24 | 570 | Swine-O-Holics | ||
| 25 | 565.9 | Mojo Smkehouse | 25 | 571.2 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 25 | 568.6 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | ||
| 26 | 565.8 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 26 | 569.8 | H & J Cooking Team | 26 | 567.9 | Pickled Pigs | ||
| 27 | 565 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 27 | 565.9 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 27 | 567.8 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | ||
| 28 | 563.6 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 28 | 562.3 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 28 | 566.9 | Mojo Smkehouse | ||
| 29 | 562.1 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 29 | 559.3 | Pickled Pigs | 29 | 565.9 | Barnyard BBQ | ||
| 30 | 559.6 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 30 | 556.7 | Swine-O-Holics | 30 | 556.4 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Budmeisters BBQ | 599.7 | 599.7 | 596.4 | 1795.8 | |
| 2 | Holy Smokes | 592.4 | 588.2 | 599.7 | 1780.3 | |
| 3 | Bull Rush BBQ | 600.0 | 595.5 | 581.1 | 1776.6 | |
| 4 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 585.0 | 589.6 | 600.0 | 1774.6 | |
| 5 | Southern Hogs | 599.7 | 582.5 | 590.6 | 1772.8 | |
| 6 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 573.8 | 595.8 | 594.8 | 1764.4 | |
| 7 | Rescue Smokers | 600.0 | 590.8 | 572.1 | 1762.9 | |
| 8 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 573.7 | 593.9 | 592.4 | 1760.0 | |
| 9 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 586.6 | 571.2 | 599.4 | 1757.2 | |
| 10 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 583.3 | 574.1 | 594.0 | 1751.4 | |
| 11 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 571.9 | 583.0 | 595.2 | 1750.1 | |
| 12 | The Grillman Company | 578.0 | 587.6 | 584.4 | 1750.0 | |
| 13 | Barnyard BBQ | 582.0 | 599.1 | 565.9 | 1747.0 | |
| 14 | Rub Shakers Que | 576.7 | 584.7 | 584.3 | 1745.7 | |
| 15 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 588.5 | 575.8 | 580.8 | 1745.1 | |
| 16 | Smoke Show | 575.0 | 586.3 | 583.3 | 1744.6 | |
| 17 | Bubba Grills | 583.7 | 576.8 | 583.0 | 1743.5 | |
| 18 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 563.6 | 594.6 | 584.0 | 1742.2 | |
| 19 | Real South BBQ | 572.8 | 577.1 | 587.0 | 1736.9 | |
| 20 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 559.6 | 594.5 | 578.5 | 1732.6 | |
| 21 | Williams BBQ Team | 582.4 | 574.1 | 573.8 | 1730.3 | |
| 22 | H & J Cooking Team | 570.6 | 569.8 | 588.7 | 1729.1 | |
| 23 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 586.0 | 573.2 | 567.8 | 1727.0 | |
| 24 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 565.8 | 585.0 | 574.1 | 1724.9 | |
| 25 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 562.1 | 575.5 | 578.8 | 1716.4 | |
| 26 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 578.1 | 562.3 | 568.6 | 1709.0 | |
| 27 | Mojo Smkehouse | 565.9 | 571.3 | 566.9 | 1704.1 | |
| 28 | Swine-O-Holics | 573.5 | 556.7 | 570.0 | 1700.2 | |
| 29 | Pickled Pigs | 570.6 | 559.3 | 567.9 | 1697.8 | |
| 30 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 565.0 | 565.9 | 556.4 | 1687.3 |