Rescue Smokers Starts the Year Off in Grand Fashion

Doc Holliday BBQ Championship

Fifty-six professional BBQ teams and over 100 judges gathered at a great new park location in Griffin, Georgia on September 7, 2019 for the 7^th annual Doc Holliday BBQ Championship.  Not only was it the kick-off to the new 2019-20 GBA season, but it also jump started the Team of the Year race by awarding double points.  The teams competed for their share of more than $10,000 in prize money and very unique western themed trophies valued at an additional $3,000.

After the smoke cleared, Rescue Smokers took the Grand Championship for their loin entry.  In addition to being Grand Champion, they finished 1st in loin, 8^th in pork, and 9^th in ribs.  Lang BBQ Team won the Reserve Grand for the highest combined points in the preliminary round by .3 points by finishing 3^rd in loin, 2^nd in pork, and 12^th in ribs.

Rescue Smokers won the Loin category, followed by Off the Chain and Lang BBQ Team.  Off the Chain also had the only 600 score of the entire day with their preliminary loin entry.

Pots BBQ finished first in the Pork category.  Lang BBQ Team came in second, and Meat with Feet took third place in their first GBA contest.

Front Porch took the Rib category, with The Fat Guys in second and Fire in the Hole claiming third place.

Kelvin’s BBQ beat out thirty-five other teams to win the ancillary brisket category and claim the Official Georgia State Brisket Championship and a $500 check.   They were followed by Meat with Feet and Smokin the Good Stuff.

Full Loin, Pork, and Rib Results

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20results/2019%20Doc%20Holiday%20Category%20results.pdf

Full Brisket results

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20results/2019%20Doc%20Holiday%20Briskett%20Results.pdf

All Reserve Scores

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20results/2019%20Doc%20Holiday%20Reserve%20Scores.pdf

Thank you to everyone who made this event such a big success.  Plans are already underway for bigger and better next year.  The next GBA sanctioned event will be the new Carroll’s Sausage BBQ Bash as part of the established Bark in the Park Festival in Sylvester, Georgia on September 28.   Then it is on to the GBA State Championship at the Deep Roots Festival in Milledgeville, Georgia on October 26, before another first time contest at Lake Blackshear on November 16.    Hope to see everyone at A GBA event soon.