Twenty–seven professional BBQ teams returned to Tifton, Georgia on October 9, 2021 for the city’s annual celebration of music and BBQ. Several thousand visitors enjoyed the numerous and varied vendors, musical acts, and the BBQ competitions throughout the day, with a total of $10,000 in prize money awarded to Georgia Barbecue Association teams.
319Q claimed their first ever Grand Championship with their rib entry, and were the only team of the day to final in more than one category. The Grand earned them $3,000 and the championship trophy. Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que took home the Reserve Grand trophy and $1,500 after finishing 6th in Loin, 7th in Pork, and 2nd in Ribs.
First Loin 
Second Loin 
Third Loin
Johnson Boys and Girl won the loin category, followed by 319Q and Hootie Q.
First Pork 
Second Pork 
Third Pork
The Pork category saw two new teams take the top spots. Pig-EEE-Licious finished first after reaching the finals for their first time. Mornin Grillerz finished second in their first ever GBA sanctioned event. Hot Ash Q took third place after returning to competition.
First Rib 
Second Rib 
Third Rib
319Q was first in Ribs. Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que finished second, with Off the Chain in third place.
Full contest results can be found by clicking the links below.
Full Loin, Pork, and Rib Results
The GBA schedule has three consecutive weeks of contests as we head to Double Point events at both Donalsonville on October 16 and Fort Valley on October 23. A first time event with the American Legion post in Canton is October 30. Please check out these and all of our other upcoming events at https://www.bbqga.org/