The inaugural Brickyard BBQ Bash was held in Americus, Georgia on December 15, 2018. Thirty-one professional teams and a GBA record fifteen Cooking for Fun teams gathered for the final GBA event of 2018 at the KOA campground in Americus. Although rain was a factor until sunrise on Saturday morning, everyone was in great spirits for the event thanks to the hospitality of the host and organizers.
Smoke ‘Em Low walked away with their first Grand Championship with their pork entry. Off the Chain won their second Reserve Grand Championship of the season by finishing 2nd in loin, 2nd in pork, and 9th in loin.
Bite My Butt finished first in the Pro loin category, followed by Off the Chain and Weekend Warriors. Off the Chain received the only 600 of the event for their preliminary loin entry.
Smoke ‘Em Low took the Pro pork entry, with Off the Chain in second and Flint River Cookers in third place.
The Pro rib category was won by Uncle Toad’s BBQ. Rescue Smokers came in second place, with B’s BBQ taking third.
In the Cooking for Fun division, The Fire Hut Brew & Que won the chicken category in their first ever BBQ competition. Big Ed’s BBQ finished second and Smokin Sprays came in third in chicken.
CFF Pork was won by Pigliscious BBQ, followed by Rack ‘n’ Butts and Big Ed’s BBQ.
Richland BBQ Company won CFF ribs, with Big Ed’s in second and Smokin Sprays in third.
Big Ed’s was awarded a special gift basket provided by the Atlanta BBQ store for the highest combined scores across all three cooking for fun categories.
The full results for each category and Pro reserve scores can be found at the following links:
Pro Loin, Pork, and Rib Results
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Americus%202018%20Pro%20Categories.pdf
CFF Chicken, Pork, and Rib results
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Americus%202018%20Backyard%20Categories.pdf
Pro Reserve Scores
https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Americus%202018%20Reserve%20Scores.pdf