Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash

Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash

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Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers

 

 

The Georgia Barbecue Association traveled to Jekyll Island, GA for the first contest of 2014. The Brunswick Lions Club hosted the event & the Golden Isles turned out in record numberst. At one point Saturday, traffic was backed up for miles on the causeway leading to the beach front contest & festival site.

Mr Joe Wright, Pitmaster of Bethel Smokers, made finals in both Pork & Ribs, but it was his final round Pork entry that scored a 599 out of a possible 600 points that got the last call of the day. Inside sources tell us that the secret to the team’s success is all in the shoes.

 

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Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack

 

 

 

Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack came to Jekyll Island short handed, but Clint & Mandy Britton were up to the challenge.  The husband & wife team made finals in Loin along with fifty place finishes in both Pork & Ribs to capture the Reserve Grand Championship.

 

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First Place Loin – 29 Barbecue

 

 

In Pork Loin, 29 Barbecue, cooking in their first GBA contest, grabbed first place honors.  Legal Smoke took second place with Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in third.  Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint came in fourth with Fiddler’s BBQ in fifth place.

 

Bethel Smokers topped the field in the Pulled Pork category.  Dixie Que was the runner up.  Old Henry’s BBQ made finals for the first time in a GBA contest & took home third place.  There was a tie for fourth place between 29 Barbecue and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack.  It went to the 4th level before 29 Barbecue won the tiebreaker.

 

Smoke Risin’ BBQ Joint from Blackshear had the best Ribs entry of the day. Legal Smoke BBQ took second place. Bethel Smokers captured third with Fiddler’s BBQ taking fourth place. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack finished in fifth place just a half point ahead of Naked Dave’s BBQ.

The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to congratulate the Brunswick Lions club on a very successful contest and are looking forward to returning to the islands next year.  The GBA heads to Tifton, GA for the first time for Rhythm & Ribs Festival on Feb 28 – March 1.

 

Full Results:

Note: the top 3 scores in each category are final round scores. 4th place scores & down are from preliminary rounds.

 

LOIN
1 594.2 29 BARBEQUE
2 592.8 LEGAL SMOKE
3 590.8 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
4 588.2 SMOKE RISIN’
5 587.2 FIDDLERS BBQ
6 584.9 BARE BONES BBQ
7 582.6 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
8 580 H&J BBQ
9 579.7 PAMPERED PIG BBQ
10 579 JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE
11 577 TC’S BBQ
12 576.7 SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM
13 576.5 OLD HENRY BBQ
14 575.7 R KAE BBQ
15 573.7 HURRICANE COOKERS
16 572.6 BLACK DOG BBQ
17 571.4 NAKED DAVES
18 569.4 RUB SHAKERS QUE
19 568.1 92 BBQ
20 566.8 DIXIE QUE
21 564.7 HUNGRY HOG BBQ
22 562.1 BETHEL SMOKERS
23 557 SMOKING J’S
24 548.7 SMOKE MEAT MILITIA
PULLED PORK   RIBS
1 599 BETHEL SMOKERS 1 594.1 SMOKE RISIN’
2 594.4 DIXIE QUE 2 593.2 LEGAL SMOKE BBQ
3 574.7 OLD HENRYS BBQ 3 585.9 BETHEL SMOKERS
4 593.3 29 BARBEQUE 4 591.2 FIDDLERS BBQ
5 593.3 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 5 590.2 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK
6 591.2 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 6 589.7 NAKED DAVES
7 590.8 JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE 7 589.1 HUNGRY HOG BBQ
8 587.6 92 BBQ 8 587.3 RUB SHAKERS QUE
9 586.3 PAMPERED PIG BBQ 9 586.9 JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE
10 586.2 HURRICANE COOKERS 10 586 PAMPERED PIG BBQ
11 584.2 FIDDLERS BBQ 11 585.6 R KAE BBQ
12 583.6 H&J BBQ 12 584.6 DIXIE QUE
13 583.6 SMOKE RISIN’ 13 582.6 H&J BBQ
14 579.8 LEGAL SMOKE BBQ 14 580 SMOKIN 42 BBQ
15 579.5 HUNGRY HOG BBQ 15 578.7 HURRICANE COOKERS
16 578.7 NAKED DAVES 16 578.1 SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM
17 578.4 SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM 17 572.7 BLACK DOG BBQ
18 577.7 RUB SHAKERS QUE 18 570.9 SMOKE MEAT MILITIA
19 574.7 BARE BONES BBQ 19 567.9 SMOKING J’S
20 574.4 SMOKE MEAT MILITIA 20 567.3 29 BARBEQUE
21 571.3 TC’S BBQ 21 564.8 TC’S BBQ
22 570.6 R KAE BBQ 22 562.7 92 BBQ
23 565.4 SMOKING J’S 23 560.2 OLD HENRY BBQ
24 560 BLACK DOG BBQ 24 553.1 BARE BONES BBQ

 

Reserve Scores
Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK 596.1 593.3 590.2 1779.6
2 LEGAL SMOKE BBQ 596.1 579.8 599.1 1775
3 SMOKE RISIN’ 588.2 583.6 593.7 1765.5
4 FIDDLERS BBQ 587.2 584.2 591.2 1762.6
5 JUST PIG OUT BARBEQUE 579 590.8 586.9 1756.7
6 29 BARBEQUE 594.8 593.3 567.3 1755.4
7 BETHEL SMOKERS 562.1 596.1 596.7 1754.9
8 SMOKIN 42 BBQ 582.6 591.2 580 1753.8
9 PAMPERED PIG BBQ 579.7 586.3 586 1752
10 H&J BBQ 580 583.6 582.6 1746.2
11 DIXIE QUE 566.8 594.2 584.6 1745.6
12 NAKED DAVES 571.4 578.7 589.7 1739.8
13 HURRICANE COOKERS 573.7 586.2 578.7 1738.6
14 RUB SHAKERS QUE 569.4 577.7 587.3 1734.4
15 HUNGRY HOG BBQ 564.7 579.5 589.1 1733.3
16 SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM 576.7 578.4 578.1 1733.2
17 R KAE BBQ 575.7 570.6 585.6 1731.9
18 OLD HENRY BBQ 576.5 594.2 560.2 1730.9
19 92 BBQ 568.1 587.6 562.7 1718.4
20 TC’S BBQ 577 571.3 564.8 1713.1
21 BARE BONES BBQ 584.9 574.7 553.1 1712.7
22 BLACK DOG BBQ 572.6 560 572.7 1705.3
23 SMOKE MEAT MILITIA 548.7 574.4 570.9 1694
24 SMOKING J’S 557 565.4 567.9 1690.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Judge Training Class Set for Acworth, GA

logoredA judge training class has been scheduled for March 8, 2014 in Acworth, GA. The class will be held at the Roberts School at 4681 School Street.

Sign in for the call begins at 11:30 AM.  The class will begin at 1:00 PM. The class lasts approximately 3 hours. A meal will be served following the class.

Membership in the GBA is required to take the class. Membership fees are $35 for individuals or $50 for a family membership. Family memberships are limited to two adults living in the same household. The fee for the class is $35 per person. Fees are paid by cash or personal check at sign in. If paying with cash, please have the correct amount.

In order to expedite the sign in process, please download a Membership Application & have it filled out prior to arriving.

Seating is limited . Each person who wishes to take the judge training class must fill out the form below to reserve a seat. If both husband and wife plan to attend, each needs to fill out the form. below.

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Board of Directors Meeting: Jan 4, 2014

Georgia Barbecue Association

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

January 4, 2014

Gray, Georgia

Called to order by Rick Godfrey

Attending:  Rick Godfrey, Danny Evans, Alex Khoury, Danny Meadows, Greg Hoyt, and Jim Sewell.

Membership Present: Harry Faircloth, Laurie Faircloth, Bart Shipley, Ed Vesely, Scotty Lawson

 

Action: Vote:                                                
Motion:  Rick Godfrey

Second:  Danny Meadows

To use the following process to fill the temporary Board vacancy:  each Board Member will nominate two candidates from which the Board will chose 4 finalists to interview before selecting the person to fill the vacancy.

Amendment:  Jim Sewell

Second:  Rick Godfrey

To nominate the candidates during the Executive Session.
 

Approved

5-1

Motion:  Alex Khoury

Second:  Greg Hoyt

To require all new judges to receive GBA judge training and to end the practice of grandfathering in judges trained by other associations.  (effective immediately)
 

Approved

6-0

Motion:  Greg Hoyt

Second:  Danny Meadows

To change the scoring procedure in finals judging to require decimal point scoring in each criteria and prohibiting judges from giving the same score to different entries in each criteria.  (effective immediately)
 

Approved

6-0

Motion:  Rick Godfrey

Second:  Danny Evans

To go into Executive Session.

Approved

6-0

The Board voted to close Executive Session and return to General Session.  
Motion:  Danny Evans

Second:  Rick Godfrey

To elect Board officers as follows:

Chairman—Rick Godfrey
Vice Chairman—Greg Hoyt
Treasurer—Danny Evans
Secretary—Alex Khoury
 

Approved

6-0

Motion:  Greg Hoyt

Second:  Danny Evans

To clear existing rep assignments and for the President to reassign reps for upcoming contests.
 

Approved

6-0

Motion:  Rick Godfrey

Second:  Alex Khoury

To adjourn the meeting
 

Approved

6-0

 

Change Notice for Grande Creek Pig Jam

swainsborologoChange Notice for Grande Creek Pig Jam

The 2014 Grande Creek Pig Jam will be moving the contest date to September 19-20, 2014.  The contest will again be held at the Georgia Sports Arena.  The BBQ contest will be part of a great, new bluegrass festival.  The GBA is proud to once again sanction this contest. The addition of some fantastic bluegrass music will make this an event not to be missed.