May 04 2014

Bethel Smokers Rises to the Top at 3 Rivers BBQ Fest

Bethel Smokers of Douglas, GA, won the Pulled Pork Category and with the top score of the finals rounds captured the Grand Championship at the 3 Rivers BBQ Fest. The contest was held at the Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center just north of Hazlehurst on the banks of the mighty Altamaha River.

Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers

Reserve Champion – Bubba Grills

First Place Loin – 92 BBQ

It was a close race for the Reserve Championship. Bubba Grills total of 1765.5 in the three preliminary rounds was just 0.2 of a point ahead of Smokin’ 42 BBQ.

Bethel Smokers score of 597.7 topped the Pulled Pork category. Mojo Smokehouse of Willacoochee, GA took second place. In third place, cooking in their first GBA contest, was Straw Boss BBQ. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack finished in fourth place with Just Smoke N Around in fifth place. Sixth place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and 7th place went to Drive By Smokers. H & J Cook Team, Bubba Grills and 92 BBQ finished 8th, 9th & 10th respectively.

Bubba Grills won the Ribs category with Smokin’ 42 BBQ as runner-up. TC’s BBQ of Swainsboro, captured third and 92 BBQ captured fourth place. Rounding out the top 5 was Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack. Sixth place was taken by Mojo Smokehouse. Seventh thru 10th places went to Smokin’ AJ’s, Bethel Smokers, Just Smoke N Around and Doc & Dicies.

92 BBQ, Brad Sweet with special assistant pitmaster William, conquered the Pork Loin category. Bubba Grills took second place. Mojo Smokehouse grabbed the third spot. Sauced Hogs Smokeshack had their second 4th place finish and Just Smoke N Around got their second 5th place award. Smokin’ AJ’s took 6th place and Doc & Dicies took 7th place. Eighth went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and 9th place went to Straw Boss BBQ. Bethel Smokers completed the top 10 in the category.

The GBA would like to thank the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Co. Board of Tourism and the staff of Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center for hosting a great contest at a beautiful venue.

The GBA heads north to Acworth for Smoke on the Lake next week (May 9-10) then winds up the 2013-2014 season in Dallas GA at the Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Cook-off & Festival on June 20-21.

Full Contest Results:

		PULLED PORK			RIBS
1	597.7	BETHEL SMOKERS	1	596.7	BUBBA GRILLS
2	592.0	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE	2	594.7	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
3	590.4	STRAW BOSS BBQ	3	591.4	TC’S BBQ
4	589.9	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK	4	589.9	92 BBQ
5	587.0	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ	5	583.9	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK
6	586.6	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	6	583.6	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE
7	585.3	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	7	583	SMOKIN – AJ’S
8	585.0	H & J COOKING TEAM	8	579	BETHEL SMOKERS
9	582.3	BUBBA GRILLS	9	574.5	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ
10	581.7	92 BBQ	10	574.4	DOC & DICIES
11	581.7	TC’S BBQ	11	574.1	H & J COOKING TEAM
12	579.7	DOC & DICIES	12	573	STRAW BOSS BBQ
13	578.7	SMOKIN – AJ’S	13	572.4	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
14	569.9	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	14	570.2	R K BQ
15	567.0	R K BQ	15	554.3	OLD HENRY’S BBQ

		LOIN
1	595.1	92 BBQ
2	593.6	BUBBA GRILLS
3	590.9	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE
4	588.8	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK
5	587.9	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ
6	587.6	SMOKIN – AJ’S
7	582.4	DOC & DICIES
8	579.3	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
9	578.3	STRAW BOSS BBQ
10	573.7	BETHEL SMOKERS
11	572.4	H & J COOKING TEAM
12	568.8	R K BQ
13	568.1	DRIVE BY SMOKERS
14	567.1	TC’S BBQ
15	557	OLD HENRY’S BBQ

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	BUBBA GRILLS	591.4	582.3	591.8	1765.5
2	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	579.3	586.6	599.4	1765.3
3	MOJO SMOKEHOUSE	590.1	590.9	583.6	1764.6
4	92 BBQ	591.8	581.7	589.9	1763.4
5	SAUCED HOGS SMOKESHACK	588.8	589.9	583.9	1762.6
6	JUST SMOKE “N” AROUND BBQ	587.9	587.0	574.5	1749.4
7	SMOKIN – AJ’S	587.6	578.7	583	1749.3
8	BETHEL SMOKERS	573.7	595.8	579	1748.5
9	STRAW BOSS BBQ	578.3	592.5	573	1743.8
10	TC’S BBQ	567.1	581.7	591.5	1740.3
11	DOC & DICIES	582.4	579.7	574.4	1736.5
12	H & J COOKING TEAM	572.4	585.0	574.1	1731.5
13	DRIVE BY SMOKERS	568.1	585.3	572.4	1725.8
14	R K BQ	568.8	567.0	570.2	1706.0
15	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	557	569.9	554.3	1681.2

Apr 21 2014

Smokin’ Pork N Butts Photo Gallery

Smokin’ Pork N Butts Photo Gallery

Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion – Fletchers Finest

Apr 20 2014

Smokin’ 42 BBQ Takes Grand at Smokin’ Pork N Butts

It was cold and wet weekend in Jackson & Butts County, GA, but even the weather could not douse the hot streak that Smokin’ 42 BBQ has been on. The team in black from Tifton, GA, captured their 4th Grand Championship of the 2013-204 GBA season. Once again, it was Pork Loin that gave Pitmaster Chad Brooks and teammates Chris O’Neal and Justin Marchant the last call of the day.

Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ

Reserve Champion – Fletcher’s Finest

The rain was almost constant during the day Friday and continued throughout the night and most of the day Saturday. Temperatures dropped into the bone chilling range, but the tough conditions for the weekend didn’t dampen the spirits of the contestants. The cook teams took it all in stride and produced some outstanding BBQ for the judges.

Scott Fletcher of Fletcher’s Finest, made finals in Ribs to go along with a 4th place finish in Pullled Pork and a 5th place finish in Loin to take the Reserve Grand Champion award.

Loin Finalist – Where There’s Smoke

Smokin’ 42 BBQ championship winning box topped the Pork Loin field. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack was the runner-up. Cooking in their first GBA contest, Daniel Waters of Where There’s Smoke made finals & finished third. 92 BBQ came in 4th with Fletcher’s Finest taking 5th place. Another first time GBA competitor, Squeal Team Six/K&K Grills took 6th place. Seventh place went to a hometown team, Just Smoke N Around. Butt Rubbin’ BBQ claimed 8th place with BCD: Boys Cooking Dangerously and Dixie Que rounding out the top 10.

1 Place Pulled Pork – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack continued their strong run through the GBA contest season by winning the Pulled Pork category. Brad Sweet and 92 BBQ took 2nd place with Rub Shakers Que taking third. Fourth place went to Fletcher’s Finest and 5th place went to Dixie Que. Bubba Grills got the call for 6th place with BCD: Boys Cooking Dangerously getting the 7th place call. Butt Rubbin’ BBQ, Squeal Team Six/K&K Grills and Smokin’ 42 BBQ finished 8th, 9th & 10th respectively.

Fletcher’s Finest turned in the best Rib box of the day. Bill Goddard & Rub Shakers Que made finals twice & took 2nd place. TC’s BBQ captured 3rd place. Dixie Que & Where There’s Smoke tied for 4th with Dixie Que winning the spot on the 4th tiebreaker. Another local team, Rufus Smokehouse came in 6th place. Seventh thru 10th place went to BubbaGrills, Smokin’ 42 BBQ, 92 BBQ and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack.

The GBA extends gratitude to Connie & Wayne Rosser and the Jackson Exchange Club for a job very well done in the face of very trying conditions. The next stop on the GBA contest trail is the 3 Rivers BBQ Fest at Towns Bluff Park & Heritage Center in Hazlehurst on May 2-3. The following week the GBA heads north to Acworth for Smoke on the Lake. An new contest has just been added to the GBA Calendar. The Paulding Co. Stars & Stripes BBQ Cook-off will be held in Dallas on June 20-21.

Full Results for Smokin’ Pork N Butts:

		LOIN			PULLED PORK
1	598.8	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	1	594.7	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
2	589.5	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK	2	593.9	92 BBQ
3	587.8	WHERE THERE’S SMOKE	3	591.9	RUB SHAKERS QUE
4	591.8	92 BBQ	4	593.3	FLETCHERS FINEST
5	586.8	FLETCHERS FINEST	5	590.5	DIXIE QUE
6	585.7	SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS	6	588.4	BUBBA GRILLS
7	585.6	JUST SMOKE N AROUND	7	586.9	BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY
8	582.3	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	8	586.8	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
9	582	BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY	9	585.3	SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS
10	581.9	DIXIE QUE	10	584.5	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
11	579.9	BUBBA GRILLS	11	582.3	JUST SMOKE N AROUND
12	575.6	TC’S BBQ	12	578.1	OLD HENRY’S BBQ
13	575	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	13	577.7	RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE
14	573	RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE	14	576.4	MARVINS MISFITS
15	571.1	RUB SHAKERS QUE	15	575.7	TC’S BBQ
16	557.9	MARVINS MISFITS	16	565.9	WHERE THERE’S SMOKE

		RIBS
1	595.4	FLETCHERS FINEST
2	594.6	RUB SHAKERS QUE
3	590.4	TC’S BBQ
4	590.9	DIXIE QUE
5	590.9	WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
6	590.2	RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE
7	588.1	BUBBA GRILLS
8	587.2	SMOKIN 42 BBQ
9	583.6	92 BBQ
10	581.0	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
11	576.3	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ
12	576.2	OLD HENRY’S BBQ
13	575.1	JUST SMOKE N AROUND
14	566.5	MARVINS MISFITS
15	564.5	BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY
16	557.5	SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS

	Reserve Scores
		Loin	Pulled	Ribs	Total
1	FLETCHERS FINEST	586.8	593.3	595.5	1775.6
2	SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK	595.4	594.8	581.0	1771.2
3	92 BBQ	591.8	595.4	583.6	1770.8
4	SMOKIN 42 BBQ	596.7	584.5	587.2	1768.4
5	DIXIE QUE	581.9	590.5	590.9	1763.3
6	RUB SHAKERS QUE	571.1	594.2	595.7	1761.0
7	BUBBA GRILLS	579.9	588.4	588.1	1756.4
8	WHERE THERE’S SMOKE	591.8	565.9	590.9	1748.6
9	TC’S BBQ	575.6	575.7	594.8	1746.1
10	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	582.3	586.8	576.3	1745.4
11	JUST SMOKE N AROUND	585.6	582.3	575.1	1743.0
12	RUFUS SMOKEHOUSE	573.0	577.7	590.2	1740.9
13	BCD BOYS COOKING DANGEROUSLY	582.0	586.9	564.5	1733.4
14	OLD HENRY’S BBQ	575.0	578.1	576.2	1729.3
15	SQUEAL TEAM 6/K&K GRILLS	585.7	585.3	557.5	1728.5
16	MARVINS MISFITS	557.9	576.4	566.5	1700.8

Apr 02 2014

Team of the Year Banquet

The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) will hold its first ever Team of the Year Banquet on August 16, 2014 at the Canongate-Healy Point Country Club in Macon. The event will begin at 6:00 pm with an Icebreaker Reception. The banquet will be served at 7:00 pm with the Team of the Year awards ceremonies to follow. Following the meal and awards, a DJ will play music for dancing until 11:00 pm.

All GBA members, cooks, judges and contest organizers, are invited to attend. There will be drawings for door prizes including two Jr Stumpster smokers.

The GBA will recognize the Top 20 teams in the Team of the Years points standings. Teams 11 thru 20 will receive a T0p 20 Team of the Year banner. Teams 2 thru 10 will recieve a cash award and a Top 10 Team of the Year banner. The Team of the Year will receive a cash award, a large 2013-2014 Team of the Year banner and a Stumps XL Baby Smoker.

Details for host hotel(s) near the banquet site are being finalized.

We hope everyone will save the date on their calendars and help make t his first annual banquet a great success.

Mar 30 2014