The Georgia BBQ Association headed over to Vienna, GA for the 2025 Dilly Dally in Dooly. Starting off the 2024 GBA season with 48 amazing teams! We had beautiful weather and at a historic venue, with Great Organizers, GBA Teams, GBA Judges, and GBA Reps. Rhonda, Amanda, and the Dilly Dally Crew did a fabulous job! The GBA Teams made life tough for the judges there, and when all the judging was done, RESCUE SMOKERS won the Grand Championship with their 1st Place in Loin.
Pop’s Smoke on the Hill won the Reserve Grand Champion being the most consistent team of the day, being the only team to double final..
PORK LOIN CATEGORY
Rescue Smokers won the Loin Category while scoring a Perfect 600 in the preliminary round, Big Salty’s BBQ took 2nd Place Loin also having a perfect 600 in the preliminary round, and Grills Gone Wild took 3rd Place Loin.
PORK CATEGORY
Hog Harris BBQ won the Pork category in their very first Professional GBA event, Pop’s on the Hill took 2nd Place Pork, and Flaming Hogs BBQ took 3rd Place Pork.
RIB CATEGORY
Georgia Bullhawgs won the Rib category, Pop’s on the Hill took 2nd Place Rib, and Jack’s Old South took 3rd Place Rib.
CATEGORY FINALS
CATEGORY RESULTS
Reserve Grand Champion Scoring
UPCOMING CONTESTS
The 2025 GBA Season is already on fire with the first competition in the books. Our next stop is March 1, 2025 is the Tifton Rhythm & Ribs BBQ Festival with $11,700 in prize money! If you haven’t signed up, you need to contact Angela Elder immediately at (229) 848-9899 mobile or (229) 386-0216 office.
March 14-16, 2025 is the Firehouse BBQ Festival in Donalsonville, GA with $10,000 in prize money and will be the first “Double Points Contest” in the “A Better Built Fence & Dexter Meat Co.” 2025 Team of the Year Points Race! If you plan on competing in the contest, please go ahead and give the organizer Tori Gravlee a quick call so she can get an accurate team estimation. Cell: (229) 416-5929 Office: (229) 524-2118
March 28-29, 2025 is the Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash in Ashburn, GA with $12,500 in prize money including the Brisket Category paying $2,000 as the other three categories. This contest will be the second “Double Points Contest” in the “A Better Built Fence & Dexter Meat Co.” 2025 Team of the Year Points Race!! Get your applications in as soon as possible, it’s sure to be a great weekend with Fireworks on Friday night and some of the best trophies in BBQ! https://fireantfestival.com/bbq-bash/ The BBQ Bash will also include the Fire Ant Kids Burger Challenge with trophies and prizes 1st through 10th Place, with Turn ins will actually be on Saturday after the BBQ turn ins. There will also be a Peoples Choice Category paying out $500. https://fireantfestival.com/kids-burger-challenge/