Durhamtown 2014
The GBA had a great time at Durhamtown. Below are a few pics from the event
Grand Champions – Smokin’ 42 BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Mar 23 2014
Back to Back Grands for Smokin’ 42 BBQ
Back to Back Grands for Smokin’ 42 BBQ
The “Black Train” from Tifton, GA is on a serious roll in the Georgia Barbecue Assocation. Fresh off a Grand Championship earlier this month in their hometown contest, Smokin’ 42 BBQ made it two Grands in a row with a win at the Durhamtown Moonshiners BBQ Festival in Union Point, GA. As in Tifton, the team’s Pork Loin entry was the highest scoring box in the finals round.
Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack made finals in all three categories at Durhamtown. That strong overall performance earned the Reserve Grand Champion trophy wotj the highest cumulative score in the three preliminary rounds. In the preliminary Ribs competition, TC’s BBQ recorded a perfect score to become the newest member of the GBA’s 600 club.
Reserve Grand Champion – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Smokin’ 42 BBQ’s Grand Championship Pork Loin entry led the way in the category. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack was the runner up. H & J Cooking Crew took third place. Clay & Sephanie Beal of Old Henry’s BBQ got the fourth place call with Bubba Grills rounding out the top five.
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack had the best Pulled Pork box of the day. Smokin the Good Stuff came in second with H & J Cooking Crew once again finishing third. TC’s BBQ captured fourth place. Bubba Grills took fifth place just a half point ahead of Rub My Butt.
29 Barbecue and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack tied for first Ribs. 29 Barbecue took the top spot on the first tiebreaker. TC’s BBQ came in third place. Old Henry’s BBQ got their second fourth place call of the day and Bubba Grills took fifth place for the third time in the contest.
The GBA also sanctioned a Cooking for Fun contest at Durhamtown. Screaming Eagle took first place in Pulled Pork with Southern Accent taking second place. Komado Kommandos scored a perfect 600 in the Ribs contest with Screaming Eagle as runner up. Screaming Eagle had the highest cumulative score for the two categories to claim the Grand Championship.
The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to thank the Durhamtown Plantation staff for their outstanding hospitality and for putting together a great contest at a very unique venue.
The next stop on the GBA contest trail will be Bikes, Blues & BBQ in Douglas on March 28 & 29. In April the GBA will return to Jackson, Ga for Smokin’ Pork N Butts on April 18-19. In May, the GBA heads to Hazlehurst for the Three Rivers BBQ Fest on May 2-3 then the following weekend will be in Acworth for Smoke on the Lake on May 9-10.
Full Results Pro Contest: (Scores for 1st, 2nd & 3rd are from finals round. 4th and down are preliminary round scores)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 598.5 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 1 | 594.7 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | |
| 2 | 592.8 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | 2 | 594.1 | Smokin The Good Stuff | |
| 3 | 590.5 | H & J Cooking Crew | 3 | 592.5 | H & J Cooking Crew | |
| 4 | 585.3 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 4 | 585.9 | TC’s BBQ | |
| 5 | 582.9 | Bubba Grills | 5 | 583.5 | Bubba Grills | |
| 6 | 580.5 | Masters Basters | 6 | 583 | Rub My Butt | |
| 7 | 580.2 | 29 Barbeque | 7 | 582.6 | Dixie Que | |
| 8 | 578.6 | Just Smoke N Around | 8 | 582 | Just Smoke N Around | |
| 9 | 576 | TC’s BBQ | 9 | 579.6 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | |
| 10 | 575.2 | Rub My Butt | 10 | 578.1 | Old Henry’s BBQ | |
| 11 | 573.8 | Dixie Que | 11 | 575.3 | Masters Basters | |
| 12 | 568.8 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 12 | 553.2 | 29 Barbeque |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 594.1 | 29 Barbeque |
| 2 | 594.1 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack |
| 3 | 590.1 | TC’s BBQ |
| 4 | 591.2 | Old Henry’s BBQ |
| 5 | 590.6 | Bubba Grills |
| 6 | 584 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ |
| 7 | 583 | Rub My Butt |
| 8 | 582 | Dixie Que |
| 9 | 580 | H & J Cooking Crew |
| 10 | 579.7 | Smokin The Good Stuff |
| 11 | 573.7 | Masters Basters |
| 12 | 573.4 | Just Smoke N Around |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack | 597.7 | 590.8 | 591.8 | 1780.3 | ||
| 2 | H & J Cooking Crew | 594.5 | 591.8 | 580 | 1766.3 | ||
| 3 | TC’s BBQ | 576 | 585.9 | 600 | 1761.9 | ||
| 4 | Smokin’ 42 BBQ | 595.1 | 579.6 | 584 | 1758.7 | ||
| 5 | Bubba Grills | 582.9 | 583.5 | 590.6 | 1757 | ||
| 6 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 585.3 | 578.1 | 591.2 | 1754.6 | ||
| 7 | Rub My Butt | 575.2 | 583 | 583 | 1741.2 | ||
| 8 | Dixie Que | 573.8 | 582.6 | 582 | 1738.4 | ||
| 9 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 568.8 | 589.8 | 579.7 | 1738.3 | ||
| 10 | Just Smoke N Around | 578.6 | 582 | 573.4 | 1734 | ||
| 11 | Masters Basters | 580.5 | 575.3 | 573.7 | 1729.5 | ||
| 12 | 29 Barbeque | 580.2 | 553.2 | 593.8 | 1727.2 | ||
Full Results Cooking for Fun Division:
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 599.4 | Screaming Eagle | 1 | 600 | Kamado Kommandos | |
| 2 | 594.8 | Southern Accent | 2 | 583.5 | Screaming Eagle | |
| 3 | 576.1 | Kamado Kommandos | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 571.5 | The Smokin’ Pipes | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 558.4 | Two Butts Bar B Que | 5 | 0 |
| Grand Champion Scores | ||||||
| Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | Screaming Eagle | 599.4 | 583.5 | 1182.9 | ||
| 2 | Kamado Kommandos | 576.1 | 600 | 1176.1 | ||
| 3 | Southern Accent | 594.8 | 0 | 594.8 | ||
| 4 | The Smokin’ Pipes | 571.5 | 0 | 571.5 | ||
| 5 | Two Butts Bar B Que | 558.4 | 0 | 558.4 | ||
Mar 10 2014
GBA Judge Training Class Held
GBA Judge Training Class Held
The Georgia Barbecue Association, in association with the North Cobb Rotary Club and the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival, held a judge training class at the Roberts School in Acworth, GA on March 8, 2014. Forty three new judges were trained and became eligible to judge in GBA sanctioned contests.
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Conducting the class was GBA Vice President & Master Judge Jim Sewell and GBA Director and Master Judge Greg Hoyt. Also assisting with the class was Jeff Bass, of the North Cobb Rotary Club, GBA President Danny Meadows, GBA contest representatives Greg & Lois Sebatian, GBA Judges Ken Foy, Carrie Oakes, Chuck East and Lucy Sewell. Cooking for the class was the team Smoke Ring Afficionados.
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Mar 03 2014
Rhythm & Ribs Photo Gallery
Rhythm & Ribs Photo Gallery
photos by Betty Prevatt, Carrie East, Greg Hoyt & Jim Sewell
Grand Champion – Smokin’ 42 BBQ
First Place Pork – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Reserve Grand Champion – Bubba Grills
First Place Ribs – Dixie Que
Fun Cook Grand Champion – Wicked Lickin BBQ
Mar 02 2014
It’s Home Sweet Home for Smokin 42 BBQ
It’s Home Sweet Home for Smokin 42 BBQ
Grand Champions – Smokin 42 BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion – Bubba Grills
Smokin 42 BBQ didn’t have far to travel since the Rhythm & Ribs Festival was held in Fulwood Park right in their hometown of Tifton, Ga. The “Black Train” parlayed the home field advantage into the last call of the day and the Grand Championship. The team won the championship with their Loin entry in the finals round. Pitbuilder & Pitmaster Lonnie Smith of Bubba Grills made finals in both Loin & Ribs along with 4th place in Pork to record the highest cumulative score across the the GBA categories in the preliminary rounds and win the Reserve Grand Championship.
Smokin’ 42 BBQ took first place honors in Loin. Bubba Grills took second place with H & J Cooking Team taking third place. Fouth place went to Rub Shakers Que. Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack rounded out the top five. Sixth thru tenth in the category went Hungry Hog BBQ, Durt Road Smokerz, Smokin J’s, 92 BBQ and Swine Time Grilling Team.
First Place Pork – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack topped the field in Pulled Pork. 92 BBQ claimed the runner up spot. H & J Cooking Team once again took third place. Bubba Grills claimed fourth place with Captain Jack’s BBQ Crew in fifth place. Rub Shakers Que, Munchee’s Smokehouse, Mojo Smokin’, Butts N Brews BBQ & R Kae BBQ finished sixth thru tenth respectively.
First Place Ribs – Dixie Que
Rick Godfrey and Dixie Que scored a perfect 600 in the Ribs preliminary round. They followed up with the top score in the Ribs finals round to take first place in the category. Bethel Smokers finished second with Bubba Grills taking third place. Smokin J’s and Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack tied for fourth place. It went to the fourth tiebreaker before Smokin J’s claimed the spot. Sixth thru tenth places were 92 BBQ, Captain Jack’s BBQ Crew, Swine Time Grilling Team, Rib Ranch and Smokin’ 42 BBQ.
Fun Cook Grand Champion – Wicked Lickin BBQ
In the non-sanctioned Fun Cook, young pitmaster Kason Gray of Wicked Lickin BBQ swept first place honors in all cattegories & captured the Grand Championship. Kason is the son of Amy & Lamar Weeks and grandson of Jimmy nd Pam Nelms.
The Georgia Barbecue Association expresses gratitude to the City of Tifton and the Tifton-Tift County Tourism Association for their hospitality and coordinating a great contest and event.
Full Results from the contest: (note – the top three scores in each category are from the finals round. The remaining scores are from the preliminaries)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 598 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 1 | 596.2 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 2 | 593.3 | BUBBA GRILLS | 2 | 594.7 | 92 BBQ | |
| 3 | 591.1 | H & J COOKING TEAM | 3 | 591.1 | H & J COOKING TEAM | |
| 4 | 594.8 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 4 | 593.1 | BUBBA GRILLS | |
| 5 | 591.5 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 5 | 592.2 | CAPTAIN JACK’S BBQ CREW | |
| 6 | 589.6 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | 6 | 587.8 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 7 | 589.3 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ | 7 | 586.3 | MUNCHEES SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | 587.8 | SMOKIN J’S | 8 | 585.7 | MOJO SMOKIN | |
| 9 | 583 | 92 BBQ | 9 | 584 | BUTTS N BREWS BBQ | |
| 10 | 580.4 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | 10 | 583.6 | R KAE BBQ | |
| 11 | 579.7 | CAPTAIN JACK’S BBQ CREW | 11 | 583.3 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND BBQ | |
| 12 | 579.6 | BUTTS N BREWS BBQ | 12 | 582.6 | DIXIE QUE | |
| 13 | 579.1 | BETHEL SMOKERS | 13 | 582.4 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | |
| 14 | 578.3 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | 14 | 582 | K & K GRILLS | |
| 15 | 576.6 | DIXIE QUE | 15 | 581.5 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | |
| 16 | 576 | R KAE BBQ | 16 | 581.1 | ET’S BBQ | |
| 17 | 575.8 | WISHAM JELLIES | 17 | 579.3 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | |
| 18 | 574.1 | RIB RANCH | 18 | 579.1 | BETHEL SMOKERS | |
| 19 | 570.2 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | 19 | 578.2 | SMOKIN J’S | |
| 20 | 568.8 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND BBQ | 20 | 576.8 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | 568.4 | MUNCHEES SMOKEHOUSE | 21 | 572.2 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | |
| 22 | 568.1 | ET’S BBQ | 22 | 570.8 | RIB RANCH | |
| 23 | 567.5 | MOJO SMOKIN | 23 | 570.5 | WISHAM JELLIES | |
| 24 | 565 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | 24 | 568.4 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | |
| 25 | 0 | K & K GRILLS | 25 | 562.9 | SMOKEY TIMES | |
| 26 | 0 | SMOKEY TIMES | 26 | 556.8 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 595.7 | DIXIE QUE |
| 2 | 594 | BETHEL SMOKERS |
| 3 | 592.3 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| 4 | 594.9 | SMOKIN J’S |
| 5 | 594.9 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK |
| 6 | 594.6 | 92 BBQ |
| 7 | 591.3 | CAPTAIN JACK’S BBQ CREW |
| 8 | 587.9 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM |
| 9 | 585.2 | RIB RANCH |
| 10 | 584 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ |
| 11 | 582.7 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS |
| 12 | 582.1 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ |
| 13 | 579.4 | MUNCHEES SMOKEHOUSE |
| 14 | 578.5 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND BBQ |
| 15 | 575.9 | WISHAM JELLIES |
| 16 | 574.4 | H & J COOKING TEAM |
| 17 | 574.1 | BUTTS N BREWS BBQ |
| 18 | 573 | SMOKEY TIMES |
| 19 | 570 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ |
| 20 | 569.9 | ET’S BBQ |
| 21 | 567.6 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS |
| 22 | 567.1 | MOJO SMOKIN |
| 23 | 564.2 | RUB SHAKERS QUE |
| 24 | 563.9 | R KAE BBQ |
| 25 | 562.9 | K & K GRILLS |
| 26 | 553.3 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||||
| 1 | BUBBA GRILLS | 599.4 | 593.1 | 595.2 | 1787.7 | ||
| 2 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 591.5 | 599.4 | 594.9 | 1785.8 | ||
| 3 | 92 BBQ | 583 | 599.1 | 594.6 | 1776.7 | ||
| 4 | H & J COOKING TEAM | 595.5 | 594.5 | 574.4 | 1764.4 | ||
| 5 | CAPTAIN JACK’S BBQ CREW | 579.7 | 592.2 | 591.3 | 1763.2 | ||
| 6 | SMOKIN J’S | 587.8 | 578.2 | 594.91 | 1760.91 | ||
| 7 | DIXIE QUE | 576.6 | 582.6 | 600 | 1759.2 | ||
| 8 | BETHEL SMOKERS | 579.1 | 579.1 | 599.4 | 1757.6 | ||
| 9 | SWINE TIME GRILLING TEAM | 580.4 | 582.4 | 587.9 | 1750.7 | ||
| 10 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 595.1 | 568.4 | 584 | 1747.5 | ||
| 11 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | 594.8 | 587.8 | 564.2 | 1746.8 | ||
| 12 | BUTTS N BREWS BBQ | 579.6 | 584 | 574.1 | 1737.7 | ||
| 13 | HUNGRY HOG BBQ | 589.6 | 576.8 | 570 | 1736.4 | ||
| 14 | MUNCHEES SMOKEHOUSE | 568.4 | 586.3 | 579.4 | 1734.1 | ||
| 15 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | 570.2 | 579.3 | 582.7 | 1732.2 | ||
| 16 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND BBQ | 568.8 | 583.3 | 578.5 | 1730.6 | ||
| 17 | RIB RANCH | 574.1 | 570.8 | 585.2 | 1730.1 | ||
| 18 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | 578.3 | 581.5 | 567.6 | 1727.4 | ||
| 19 | R KAE BBQ | 576 | 583.6 | 563.9 | 1723.5 | ||
| 20 | WISHAM JELLIES | 575.8 | 570.5 | 575.9 | 1722.2 | ||
| 21 | MOJO SMOKIN | 567.5 | 585.7 | 567.1 | 1720.3 | ||
| 22 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | 565 | 572.2 | 582.1 | 1719.3 | ||
| 23 | ET’S BBQ | 568.1 | 581.1 | 569.9 | 1719.1 | ||
| 24 | DURT ROAD SMOKERZ | 589.3 | 556.8 | 553.3 | 1699.4 | ||
| 25 | K & K GRILLS | 0 | 582 | 562.9 | 1144.9 | ||
| 26 | SMOKEY TIMES | 0 | 562.9 | 573 | 1135.9 | ||