Dec 31 2014
The GBA Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at the fairgrounds in Jackson, GA . The meeting is open to all GBA members in good standing.
Anyone who has an issue they would like to place before the board should contact Board Chairman Rick Godfrey to have the issue considered for the agenda. The agenda for the meeting will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Dec 07 2014
Foy Whatley of the Barbece Crew had the rest of the GBA Pitmasters right where he wanted them on his home turf at the Moultrie Moose Lodge Cookoff. Whatley racked up the top score in the finals round with his Pulled Pork entry to claim the Grand Championship in the second year event.
Gtand Champion – Barbecue Crew
Just Blowing Smoke made finals in both Loin and Ribs to go with a 7th place finish in Pulled Pork to win the Reserve Champion award.
Reserve Champion – Just Blowing Smoke
H & J Cooking Team
Just Blowing Smoke led the way in the Loin category with H & J Cooking Team and Buster Davis of Smokin’ AJ’s following in second and third. Real South BBQ took fourth place with Lawdawg BBQ taking fifth. Sixth place with to 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers. Fiddler’s BBQ finished 7th and Sunset Smokers finished 8th Ninth place went to Marky Mark Smokin Butts with Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers rounding out the top 10.
Barbecue Crew had the best Pulled Pork of the contest. H & J Cooking Teams again was the runner up. Hungry Hog BBQ took third place. 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers just missed the finals on a tiebreaker to come in fourth place. Fiddler’s BBQ took fifth place with Forget Me Not BBQ taking 6th place. In 7th place was Just Blowing Smoke and Real South BBQ finished in 8th place. Smokin’ AJs and Durt Road Smokerz finished ninth & tenth respectively.
Hungry Hog BBQ
Just Blowing Smoke won their second category of the contest with the top score in Ribs. Fiddler’s BBQ came in second with Travis & Montae Webb of Sunset Smokers coming in third place. H & J Cooling Team took fourth place. Fifth place went to Marky Mark Smokin Butts in just their second contest. Double D Cooking Team took sixth place and Smokin J’s BBQ took seventh place. Eighth through tenth places were Durt Road Smokerz, Colquitt Cookers and Lawdawg BBQ.
In the backyard contest Larry Cavendar of Screaming Eagle BBQ won the chicken category with Cowboy Smokin. G.W. McLeod pitmaster, winning Pulled Pork and Ribs.
 Screaming Eagle BBQ |
 Cowboy Smokin |
| Loin | ||
| 1 | 598.1 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE |
| 2 | 592.7 | H & J COOKING TEAM |
| 3 | 590.6 | SMOKIN AJ’S BBQ |
| 4 | 595.1 | REAL SOUTH BBQ |
| 5 | 594.5 | LAWDAWG BBQ |
| 6 | 593 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS |
| 7 | 589.6 | FIDDLERS BBQ |
| 8 | 586.3 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 9 | 585.4 | MARKY MARK’S SMOKING BUTTS |
| 10 | 585.1 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS |
| 11 | 581.5 | SMOKIN J’S BBQ |
| 12 | 574 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| 13 | 572.2 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ |
| 14 | 571.8 | BARBECUE CREW |
| 15 | 564.7 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ |
| 16 | 563.4 | DOUBLE D COOKING TEAM |
| 17 | 558.5 | COLQUITT COOKERS |
| 18 | 555.8 | FORGET ME NOT BBQ |
| PULLED PORK | ||
| 1 | 599.3 | BARBECUE CREW |
| 2 | 590.4 | H & J COOKING TEAM |
| 3 | 589.9 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ |
| 4 | 590.3 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS |
| 5 | 590 | FIDDLERS BBQ |
| 6 | 589.6 | FORGET ME NOT BBQ |
| 7 | 589.31 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE |
| 8 | 589.3 | REAL SOUTH BBQ |
| 9 | 586.3 | SMOKIN AJ’S BBQ |
| 10 | 585.7 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ |
| 11 | 581.4 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS |
| 12 | 580.2 | DOUBLE D COOKING TEAM |
| 13 | 578.8 | LAWDAWG BBQ |
| 14 | 576.8 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 15 | 573 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| 16 | 572.4 | SMOKIN J’S BBQ |
| 17 | 568.7 | COLQUITT COOKERS |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 598.9 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE |
| 2 | 594.4 | FIDDLERS BBQ |
| 3 | 588.7 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 4 | 589.7 | H & J COOKING TEAM |
| 5 | 587.6 | MARKY MARK’S SMOKING BUTTS |
| 6 | 586.3 | DOUBLE D COOKING TEAM |
| 7 | 586 | SMOKIN J’S BBQ |
| 8 | 584.8 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ |
| 9 | 582.8 | COLQUITT COOKERS |
| 10 | 582.7 | LAWDAWG BBQ |
| 11 | 582.4 | SMOKIN AJ’S BBQ |
| 12 | 579.8 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS |
| 13 | 577.9 | REAL SOUTH BBQ |
| 14 | 577.6 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS |
| 15 | 575.5 | BARBECUE CREW |
| 16 | 569 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ |
| 17 | 568.1 | FORGET ME NOT BBQ |
| 18 | 564.7 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | ||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | |||
| 1 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | 595.8 | 589.31 | 593.9 | 1779.01 | |
| 2 | H & J COOKING TEAM | 598.2 | 590.31 | 589.7 | 1778.21 | |
| 3 | FIDDLERS BBQ | 589.6 | 590 | 590.3 | 1769.9 | |
| 4 | SMOKIN AJ’S BBQ | 599.4 | 586.3 | 582.4 | 1768.1 | |
| 5 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 595.1 | 589.3 | 577.9 | 1762.3 | |
| 6 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 593 | 590.3 | 577.6 | 1760.9 | |
| 7 | SUNSET SMOKERS | 586.3 | 576.8 | 595.2 | 1758.3 | |
| 8 | LAWDAWG BBQ | 594.5 | 578.8 | 582.7 | 1756 | |
| 9 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | 585.1 | 581.4 | 579.8 | 1746.3 | |
| 10 | BARBECUE CREW | 571.8 | 595.8 | 575.5 | 1743.1 | |
| 11 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ | 572.2 | 585.7 | 584.8 | 1742.7 | |
| 12 | SMOKIN J’S BBQ | 581.5 | 572.4 | 586 | 1739.9 | |
| 13 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | 564.7 | 598.2 | 569 | 1731.9 | |
| 14 | DOUBLE D COOKING TEAM | 563.4 | 580.2 | 586.3 | 1729.9 | |
| 15 | FORGET ME NOT BBQ | 555.8 | 589.6 | 568.1 | 1713.5 | |
| 16 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 574 | 573 | 564.7 | 1711.7 | |
| 17 | COLQUITT COOKERS | 558.5 | 568.7 | 582.8 | 1710 | |
| 18 | MARKY MARK’S SMOKING BUTTS | 585.4 | 0 | 587.6 | 1173 |
Dec 03 2014
Guy’s Grocery Games on the Food Channel is planning an episode dedicated to BBQ. They want to feature some GBA Pitmasters. See the flyer below for information about the show if you are not familiar with it. This would be a great chance to promote not only your BBQ skills but also the GBA.
If interested please contact the Casting Producer directly at:
Adam Cook
Nov 23 2014
(pictures courtesy of Donald Tilton of Classic Impression)
The Quail Classic Event in Albany, GA and the Georgia Barbecue Association joined forces for the first time. The event was held at the Stonebridge Country Club. The teams and judges enjoyed the hospitality of this unique venue especially the different twist on a people’s choice contest with their Hospitality Challenge.
David Hair, cooking for the first time in GBA as Dobey Que, got the final call of the day and the Grand Championship.
Grand Champion – Dobey Que
Kerry Sparks of LawDawg BBQ continued her strong run of contests by making finals in both Loin and Pulled Pork along with a 6th place finish in Ribs. The gave LawDawg BBQ the top cumulative score across the three categories in the preliminary rounds and the Reserve Championship.
Reserve Champion – LawDawg BBQ
Fiddler’s BBQ
Shirley & Harvey Wills of Fiddlers BBQ won the People”s Choice Hospitality Challenge. H & J Cooking Team took second place with Marky Mark’s Smoking Butts capturing third place.
Dobey Que’s Grand Championship Loin entry topped the category with LawDawg BBQ as runner-up and H & J Cooking Team in third.place. Fourth place went to Old Henry’s BBQ, fifth place went to Real South BBQ and sixth place went to Fiddler’s BBQ. Just Blowing Smoke took seventh place with Hungry Hog BBQ in eighth place. The ninth place call went to Southern Hogs with 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers rounding out the top 10.
LawDawg BBQ had to top Pulled Pork Box of the contest. Hungry Hog BBQ was a close second. Real South BBQ took third place. Fourth place went to Fiddler’s BBQ and fifth place went to Just Blowing Smoke. Southern Hogs grabbed sixth place; H & J Cooking team grabbed seventh and Durt Road Smokers grabbed eighth place. 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers and Old Henry’s BBQ finished ninth and tenth respectively.
Real South BBQ
In Ribs, it was Tim Coleman and Real South BBQ for the win. Second place went to 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers. Dobey Que took third place with Southern Hogs in fourth. Just Blowing Smoke and LawDawg BBQ tied for fifth place with Just Blowing Smoke getting the nod on the 4th tiebreaker. H & Cooking Team came in seventh place. There was also a tie for eighth place and it went to the 5th tiebreaker before Fiddler’s BBQ edged out Old Henry’s BBQ. Hungry Hog got the tenth place call
The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to thank the administration and staff of Stonebridge Country Club for putting on an outstanding contest.
Full Results:
| LOIN | Pullled Pork | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 280 | Dobey Que | 1 | 596.9 | Law Dawg BBQ | 1 | 597.4 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 2 | 594.4 | Law Dawg BBQ | 2 | 595.3 | Hungry Hog BBQ | 2 | 594.2 | 92BBQ/Assassin Smokers | ||
| 3 | 588.7 | H&J Cooking Team | 3 | 589.3 | Real South BBQ | 3 | 590 | Dobey Que | ||
| 4 | 586.2 | Old Henrys BBQ | 4 | 586.9 | Fiddlers BBQ | 4 | 584.2 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 5 | 582.8 | Real South BBQ | 5 | 585.7 | Just Blowing Smoke | 5 | 583.91 | Just Blowing Smoke | ||
| 6 | 580.3 | Fiddlers BBQ | 6 | 581.6 | Southern Hogs | 6 | 583.9 | Law Dawg BBQ | ||
| 7 | 578.6 | Just Blowing Smoke | 7 | 581.5 | H&J Cooking Team | 7 | 583.3 | H&J Cooking Team | ||
| 8 | 578.3 | Hungry Hog BBQ | 8 | 577.6 | Durt Road Smokers | 8 | 580.31 | Fiddlers BBQ | ||
| 9 | 566.3 | Southern Hogs | 9 | 576.2 | 92BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 9 | 580.3 | Old Henrys BBQ | ||
| 10 | 563.8 | 92BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 10 | 573.8 | Old Henrys BBQ | 10 | 579.3 | Hungry Hog BBQ | ||
| 11 | 561.4 | Marky Marks Smoking Butts | 11 | 560.3 | Marky Marks Smoking Butts | 11 | 572.7 | Durt Road Smokers | ||
| 12 | 545.7 | Durt Road Smokers | 12 | 0 | Dobey Que | 12 | 556.2 | Marky Marks Smoking Butts |
| Reserve Scores | ||||||
| Loin | Pork | Ribs | ||||
| 1 | Law Dawg BBQ | 598.8 | 592.1 | 583.9 | 1774.8 | |
| 2 | Real South BBQ | 582.8 | 590.1 | 591.8 | 1764.7 | |
| 3 | H&J Cooking Team | 588.5 | 581.5 | 583.3 | 1753.3 | |
| 4 | Just Blowing Smoke | 578.6 | 585.7 | 583.91 | 1748.21 | |
| 5 | Fiddlers BBQ | 580.3 | 586.9 | 580.31 | 1747.51 | |
| 6 | Hungry Hog BBQ | 578.3 | 587.8 | 579.3 | 1745.4 | |
| 7 | Old Henrys BBQ | 586.2 | 573.8 | 580.3 | 1740.3 | |
| 8 | 92BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 563.8 | 576.2 | 596.4 | 1736.4 | |
| 9 | Southern Hogs | 566.3 | 581.6 | 584.2 | 1732.1 | |
| 10 | Durt Road Smokers | 545.7 | 577.6 | 572.7 | 1696 | |
| 11 | Marky Marks Smoking Butts | 561.4 | 560.3 | 556.2 | 1677.9 | |
| 12 | Dobey Que | 596.7 | 0 | 594.5 | 1191.2 |
Oct 26 2014
Grand Champion – Lawdawg BBQ
Kerry Sparks of Lawdawg BBQ got the best birthday present a competition could want – their first Grand Championship. It wasn’t without some drama at the Hawkinsville Harvest Fest Pigs & Produce BBQ Contest. Lawdawg BBQ’s Loin entry and 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers’ Pulled Pork entry tallied the same total score in the finals round. On the first tiebreaker, compare scores for Taste, Lawdawg prevailed and the Sparks family team walked last at the awards Ceremony.
92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers made finals in all three categories to accumulate the highest total score in the three preliminary rounds and won the Reserve Champion award.
Old Henry’s BBQ
The Grand Champion Loin entry by Lawdawg BBQ topped the category. In the Loin preliminary round, Lawdawg BBQ tallied a perfect 600 score. Bill & Renee Goddard of Rub Shakers Que took second place and 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers took third place. Fourth place went to Old Henry’s BBQ. Daddy-O’s BBQ came in fifth, Kelvin’s BBQ came in sixth and Southern Hogs came in seventh place. Eighth thru tenth places went to Fat Jack’s BBQ, Real South BBQ and Bubba Grills respectively.
Fat Jack’s BBQ
92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers topped the Pulled Pork category. Fat Jack’s BBQ, cooking in their first GBA contest, was the runner up. Lawdawg BBQ finished in third place. Fourth place again went to Clay & Stephanie Beal of Old Henry’s BBQ. Kelvin’s BBQ & Real South BBQ tied for fifth place with Kelvin’s winning on the 4th tiebreaker. Bubba Grills grabbed seventh place and Daddy-O’s BBQ grabbed eighth place. Southern Hogs and Rub Shakers Que rounded out the top 10.
Southern Hogs
Southern Hogs turned in the best Rib entry of the day. Fat Jack’s BBQ added to their big first GBA contest with a second place finish in Ribs. 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers took third place. Bubba Grills came in fourth with Real South BBQ in fifth place. It was Old Henry’s BBQ claiming sixth place and Lawdawg BBQ claimed seventh place. Kelvin’s BBQ took eighth place, Rub Shakers Que took ninth and Daddy-O’s BBQ took tenth..
The Georgia Barbeque Association was proud to be a part of the Hawkinsville Harvest Fest for the third year. Next up on the GBA calendar is Albany Quail Classic on November 21-22 followed by the Moultrie Moose Lodge BBQ Cook-off on Dec 5-6.
Full Results:
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 595.9 | LAW DAWG BBQ | 1 | 595.9 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 1 | 594.9 | SOUTHERN HOG | ||
| 2 | 593.8 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 2 | 593.6 | FAT JACK’S BBQ | 2 | 593.8 | FAT JACK’S BBQ | ||
| 3 | 591.6 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 3 | 591.4 | LAW DAWG BBQ | 3 | 593.3 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS | ||
| 4 | 581 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 4 | 582.3 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 4 | 586 | BUBBA GRILLS | ||
| 5 | 579.3 | DADDY-O’S BBQ | 5 | 580.01 | KELVIN’S BBQ | 5 | 582.7 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | ||
| 6 | 577.9 | KELVIN’S BBQ | 6 | 580 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 6 | 579.7 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | ||
| 7 | 577.81 | SOUTHERN HOG | 7 | 579.3 | BUBBA GRILLS | 7 | 579.4 | LAW DAWG BBQ | ||
| 8 | 577.8 | FAT JACK’S BBQ | 8 | 574.5 | DADDY-O’S BBQ | 8 | 578.8 | KELVIN’S BBQ | ||
| 9 | 577.1 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 9 | 568.4 | SOUTHERN HOG | 9 | 578.1 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | ||
| 10 | 573.2 | BUBBA GRILLS | 10 | 563.5 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 10 | 566.6 | DADDY-O’S BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | ||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | |||
| 1 | 92 BBQ/ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 599.4 | 587.8 | 599.1 | 1786.3 | |
| 2 | LAW DAWG BBQ | 600 | 584 | 579.4 | 1763.4 | |
| 3 | FAT JACK’S BBQ | 577.8 | 590.9 | 590.3 | 1759 | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN HOG | 577.81 | 568.4 | 597.1 | 1743.31 | |
| 5 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 581 | 582.3 | 579.7 | 1743 | |
| 6 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 577.1 | 580 | 582.7 | 1739.8 | |
| 7 | BUBBA GRILLS | 573.2 | 579.3 | 586 | 1738.5 | |
| 8 | KELVIN’S BBQ | 577.9 | 580.01 | 578.8 | 1736.71 | |
| 9 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 582.4 | 563.5 | 578.1 | 1724 | |
| 10 | DADDY-O’S BBQ | 579.3 | 574.5 | 566.6 | 1720.4 |
