Real South BBQ’s Perfect Ribs Take Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash
The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) convened on the coast after a couple months down time for the Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash. The event, sponsored by the Brunswick Lions Club, is always a favorite of both the GBA cook teams & judges. This year, the weather gods tried their best to put a damper on the event with cold temps, high winds & off and on rain. Twenty seven hardy GBA pitmasters and 12 Cooking for Fun pitmasters adapted and overcame the elements to turn in outstanding ‘Que. In fact, not one but two entries in the contest gained a perfect 600 score from the judges. The contest was also very balanced no single team gained more than one finals round call. Nine different teams qualified for the finals round across the three categories.
Grand Champion – Real South BBQ
Tim Coleman & the Real South BBQ team from Swainsboro tallied one of the perfect 600 scores with their rib entry in the finals round to earn the Grand Championship for the contest. This was the first Grand Championship for Real South BBQ.
Reserve Grand Champion – Southern Hogs.
Southern Hogs, led by Matt Sapp, made finals in ribs and finished 6th in pulled pork and 9th in loin to take home the Reserve Grand Championship. This was also Southern Hogs first Reserve Championship award.
First Place Loin – Old Henry’s BBQ
Clay and Stephanie Beal of Old Henry’s BBQ got the day of “firsts” rolling by claiming thier first category win in loin. Their 599 score in loin finals was just one point away from a perfect score. 92 BBQ, the 2014-2015 GBA Team of the Year, finished second with Smokin’ 42 BBQ coming in third place. Rescue Smokers claimed 4th place by just 0.2 of a point over CJ’s BBQ. 2 Smokin’ Pfat Boyz took 6th place. There was a 3 way tie for 7th place. Doc & Dicie’s BBQ won the tiebreaker. Forget Me Not BBQ was next in the tiebreaker to take 8th place and Southern Hogs took 9th. Lang’s BBQ Cookers rounded out the top 10.
First Place Pork – Rescue Smokers
Robby Royal & Rescue Smokers also came just a single point shy of a perfect score in pulled pork finals. Their 599 score topped the category. Just Pig Out BBQ was the runner up. Daddy O’s BBQ, Brian Bond pitmaster, recorded a perfect 600 score in the preliminary round and finals entry score gave them 3rd place. Barbecue Crew finished 4th, Holy Smokes finished 5th and Southern Hogs finished 6th. Seventh place went to Captain Jack’s & Peachtree while Mojo Smokehouse came in 8th place. CJ’s BBQ won the tie for 9th place over Raging Smoke BBQ.
Real South BBQ’s Grand Championship winning ribs topped the category. Southern Hogs took 2nd place with Forget Me Not BBQ taking 3rd. Holy Smokes BBQ walked in 4th place. The scorers had to go to the tiebreaker once again to determine 5th place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ edged out Captain Jack’s & Peachtree. Seventh place went to Barbecue Crew with 8th place going to Lang BBQ Cookers. Rescue Smokers and Bubba Grills finished 9th & 1oth respectively.
 CFF Pork – Wilbur’s Smoke Pig |
 CFF Ribs – Okefenokee Smokers |
In the Cooking For Fun division, Wilbur’s Smoke Pig BBQ won the pulled pork category. Under Construction BBQ was the runner-up with Odd Brother’s BBQ in 3rd place. The top spot in ribs went to Okeefonokee Smokers. Under Construction BBQ again was the runner-up again and Aloha Soul claimed 3rd.
GBA Division Scores: Top 3 scores below are from finals rounds. All other scores are from preliminary rounds.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599 | Old Henry’s | 1 | 599 | Rescue Smokers | 1 | 600 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 2 | 594.2 | 92 BBQ | 2 | 595.6 | Just Pig Out BBQ | 2 | 593.2 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 3 | 591.2 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 3 | 590.3 | Daddy O’s | 3 | 589.8 | Forget Me Not BBQ | ||
| 4 | 595.7 | Rescue Smolers BBQ | 4 | 596.1 | Barbeque Crew | 4 | 597 | Holy Smokes BBQ | ||
| 5 | 595.5 | CJ’s BBQ | 5 | 595.1 | Holy Smokes BBQ | 5 | 595.1 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | ||
| 6 | 592.5 | 2 Smokin Pfat Boyz | 6 | 594.6 | Southern Hog | 6 | 595.1 | Captain Jack’s & Peachtree | ||
| 7 | 591.22 | Docs and Dicies BBQ | 7 | 592.4 | Captain Jack’s & Peachtree | 7 | 594.9 | Barbeque Crew | ||
| 8 | 591.21 | Forget Me Not BBQ | 8 | 592.1 | Mojo Smokehouse | 8 | 594.5 | Lang’s BBQ Cooker | ||
| 9 | 591.2 | Southern Hog | 9 | 590.31 | CJ’s BBQ | 9 | 592.2 | 92 BBQ | ||
| 10 | 590.2 | Lang’s BBQ Cooker | 10 | 590.3 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 10 | 591.9 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 11 | 588.2 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 11 | 589.9 | Bubba Grills | 11 | 591.5 | Just Pig Out BBQ | ||
| 12 | 586 | Just Pig Out BBQ | 12 | 589.1 | Real South BBQ | 12 | 587 | .J Dub’s Stew and Que | ||
| 13 | 583.8 | Bubba Grills | 13 | 586.6 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 13 | 587 | Rescue Smokers BBQ | ||
| 14 | 581 | .J Dub’s Stew and Que | 14 | 583.7 | .J Dub’s Stew and Que | 14 | 586.6 | Old Henry’s | ||
| 15 | 581 | Holy Smokes BBQ | 15 | 579.6 | 92 BBQ | 15 | 584.8 | Ole Sparky’s BBQ | ||
| 16 | 579.6 | Ole Sparky’s BBQ | 16 | 577.3 | Lang’s BBQ Cooker | 16 | 584.2 | Docs and Dicies BBQ | ||
| 17 | 578.7 | Daddy O’s BBQ | 17 | 576.8 | Old Henry’s | 17 | 579.1 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 18 | 578.6 | Captain Jack’s & Peachtree | 18 | 576.6 | 2 Smokin Pfat Boyz | 18 | 579 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | ||
| 19 | 577.8 | Real South BBQ | 19 | 575.1 | Docs and Dicies BBQ | 19 | 576.6 | Daddy O’s BBQ | ||
| 20 | 574.3 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 20 | 574.8 | Forget Me Not BBQ | 20 | 575.7 | Johnson Boys BBQ | ||
| 21 | 571.8 | Mojo Smokehouse | 21 | 574.7 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 21 | 572.1 | HBBQ | ||
| 22 | 571.8 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 22 | 574.5 | Paranoid Pig | 22 | 566 | Island Dawgz BBQ | ||
| 23 | 571.5 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 23 | 573.1 | HBBQ | 23 | 565.7 | Paranoid Pig | ||
| 24 | 571.3 | HBBQ | 24 | 572.3 | Ole Sparky’s BBQ | 24 | 563 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | ||
| 25 | 571.2 | Barbeque Crew | 25 | 568.5 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 25 | 562.9 | 2 Smokin Pfat Boyz | ||
| 26 | 571.2 | Paranoid Pig | 26 | 563 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 26 | 561.1 | CJ’s BBQ | ||
| 27 | 559 | Island Dawgz BBQ | 27 | 556.1 | Island Dawgz BBQ | 27 | 559 | Mojo Smokehouse |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Southern Hog | 591.2 | 594.6 | 598.5 | 1784.3 | |
| 2 | Rescue Smokers BBQ | 595.7 | 598.2 | 587.0 | 1780.9 | |
| 3 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 598.5 | 586.6 | 595.1 | 1780.2 | |
| 4 | Just Pig Out BBQ | 586.0 | 599.1 | 591.5 | 1776.6 | |
| 5 | Holy Smokes BBQ | 581.0 | 595.1 | 597.0 | 1773.1 | |
| 6 | 92 BBQ | 599.4 | 579.6 | 592.2 | 1771.2 | |
| 7 | Captain Jack’s & Peachtree | 578.6 | 592.4 | 595.1 | 1766.1 | |
| 8 | Real South BBQ | 577.8 | 589.1 | 598.8 | 1765.7 | |
| 9 | Bubba Grills | 583.8 | 589.9 | 591.9 | 1765.6 | |
| 10 | Forget Me Not BBQ | 591.2 | 574.8 | 597.1 | 1763.1 | |
| 11 | Old Henry’s | 599.7 | 576.8 | 586.6 | 1763.1 | |
| 12 | Barbeque Crew | 571.2 | 596.1 | 594.9 | 1762.2 | |
| 13 | Lang’s BBQ Cooker | 590.2 | 577.3 | 594.5 | 1762.0 | |
| 14 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 588.2 | 590.3 | 579.1 | 1757.6 | |
| 15 | Daddy O’s BBQ | 578.7 | 600.0 | 576.6 | 1755.3 | |
| 16 | .J Dub’s Stew and Que | 581.0 | 583.7 | 587.0 | 1751.7 | |
| 17 | Docs and Dicies BBQ | 591.2 | 575.1 | 584.2 | 1750.5 | |
| 18 | CJ’s BBQ | 595.5 | 590.3 | 561.1 | 1746.9 | |
| 19 | Ole Sparky’s BBQ | 579.6 | 572.3 | 584.8 | 1736.7 | |
| 20 | 2 Smokin Pfat Boyz | 592.5 | 576.6 | 562.9 | 1732.0 | |
| 21 | Mojo Smokehouse | 571.8 | 592.1 | 559.0 | 1722.9 | |
| 22 | Four Fathers BBQ Crew | 571.8 | 568.5 | 579.0 | 1719.3 | |
| 23 | HBBQ | 571.3 | 573.1 | 572.1 | 1716.5 | |
| 24 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 574.3 | 563.0 | 575.7 | 1713.0 | |
| 25 | Paranoid Pig | 571.2 | 574.5 | 565.7 | 1711.4 | |
| 26 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 571.5 | 574.7 | 563.0 | 1709.2 | |
| 27 | Island Dawgz BBQ | 559.0 | 556.1 | 566.0 | 1681.1 |
Cooking For Fun Scores:
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 594.9 | Wilbur’s’s Smoke Pig BBQ | 1 | 596.1 | Okefenokee Smokers | |
| 2 | 594.8 | Under Construction BBQ | 2 | 592.6 | Under Construction BBQ | |
| 3 | 590.9 | Odd Brother’s BBQ | 3 | 591.2 | Aloha Soul | |
| 4 | 587.3 | Okefenokee Smokers | 4 | 590.2 | Wilbur’s’s Smoke Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | 587 | Tailgater’s BBQ | 5 | 581.5 | Tailgater’s BBQ | |
| 6 | 585.1 | Hart Brother’s BBQ | 6 | 579.3 | Billy Goat Barb-Que | |
| 7 | 580.7 | Buffalo Tucks and Wild Bill’s BBQ | 7 | 576 | Watch Me Smoke | |
| 8 | 578.7 | Watch Me Smoke | 8 | 573.2 | Odd Brother’s BBQ | |
| 9 | 578 | Billy Goat Barb-Que | 9 | 571.6 | Slump Buster Kookin | |
| 10 | 575.7 | Knotted Staff | 10 | 571.2 | Knotted Staff | |
| 11 | 569.9 | Slump Buster Kookin | 11 | 569.2 | Buffalo Tucks and Wild Bill’s BBQ | |
| 12 | 560.8 | Aloha Soul | 12 | 557.6 | Hart Brother’s BBQ |