Sep 26 2012

Gordon Fall Line BBQ Festival

2011 Grand Champions Holy Smokers

 

FALL LINE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 5-6

The 13th Annual Gordon Fall Line Festival will be on October 5-6, 2012.  For the 3rd year the festival will include a GBA sanctioned BBQ contest.

Cook team & judges applications can be downloaded on the GBA website at:

www.bbqga.org/contests/

Gordon has very nice grass cook sites with power & water at each site.  The festival offers lots for families.  The contest is always a great host for GBA.

 

 

 

 

 

Other events include handmade art and crafts, a broad range of food choices, a concert featuring The Grapevine Band,  followed by magnificent fireworks by Pyrotecnico,  Old Capitol Car Club Show, Skippin’ & Poppin’ Antique Tractor Parade & Show, children’s rides, and the GBA sanctioned Fall-Line BBQ Cookoff

 

 

 

Sep 16 2012

D.W.s Kountry Cookers win big in Sumner

Grand Champions – D.W.s Kountry Cookers

D.W,s Kountry Cookers scored a perfect 600 in the Ribs preliminary round in the Sumner Egg Festival BBQ Bash. They followed that with a near perfect Rib entry in the finals round to capture the Grand Championship.  Mr Joe Wright, pitmaster for Belhel Smokers, finished first in both Loin & Pork and second in Ribs in the preliminary rounds to take the Reserve Grand Championship.

 

 

D.W.s Kountry Cookers took the first place award in Pork Loin.  Bethel Smokers claimed second. Smokin’ 42 BBQ finished third place.  Fourth place went to Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers with LawDog BBQ taking fifth place. 

 

 

In Pork, Bethel Smokers claimed first place ahead of runner up D.W.s Kountry Cookers. Smokin’ 42 BBQ once again was called in third place.  It was Jethro’s Cooking Crew with the fourth place entry.  LawDog BBQ got their second top 5 finish in the category.

 

 

 

 

D.W.’s Kountry Cookers turned in the best ribs of the day & claimed the first place banner.  Bethel Smokers continued their strong cook in taking second place. Jeff Schramm of Jethro’s Cooking Crew walked in third placed.  LawDog BBQ added a fourth placed finish to their successful weekend.  Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers grabbed fifth place.

 

 

 

 

Sumner
September 8, 2012
RIBS   PULLED PORK   PORK LOIN
1 597 D.W.s Kountry Cookers 1 590.8 Bethel Smokers 1 595.7 D.W.s Kountry Cookers
2 581.2 Bethel Smokers 2 587.2 D.W.s Kountry Cookers 2 586.9 Bethel Smokers
3 579.3 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 3 586.5 Smokin 42 BBQ 3 580.6 Smokin 42 BBQ
4 578.9 LawDog BBQ 4 580.9 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 4 577.6 Phoebe Worth
5 577.7 Phoebe Worth 5 578.6 LawDog BBQ 5 573.3 LawDog BBQ
6 572.6 Smokin 42 BBQ 6 576.4 Old Henrys 6 571.3 Smoker and the Bandit
7 566.9 Smoker and the Bandit 7 575 Phoebe Worth 7 569.1 Old Henrys
8 566.5 Drive By Smokers 8 566.5 Colquitt Cookers 8 565.7 Jethro’s Cooking Crew
9 558.6 Colquitt Cookers 9 562.5 Smoker and the Bandit 9 554.9 Colquitt Cookers
10 557.9 Old Henrys 10 0 Drive By Smokers 10 0 Drive By Smokers

 

Reserve Scores
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Bethel Smokers 597 595.1 596.7 1788.8
2 D.W.s Kountry Cookers 600 584.5 584.2 1768.7
3 Smokin 42 BBQ 572.6 586.5 581.6 1740.7
4 LawDog BBQ 578.9 578.6 573.3 1730.8
5 Phoebe Worth 577.7 575 577.6 1730.3
6 Jethro’s Cooking Crew 579.9 580.9 565.7 1726.5
7 Old Henrys 557.9 576.4 569.1 1703.4
8 Smoker and the Bandit 566.9 562.5 571.3 1700.7
9 Colquitt Cookers 558.6 566.5 554.9 1680
10 Drive By Smokers 566.5 0 0 566.5

Sep 10 2012

Smokin Grill Captures GBA State Championship

GBA State Champions – Smokin’ Grill BBQ

Thirty six of the best BBQ pitmasters in the state gathered in Fort Valley on September 7-8, 2012 for the 7th Annual ComSouth Hambone Jam and the GBA State Championship.  The cook teams arrived to find a new venue for the competition at the new Festival Park.  The new setup was a huge hit with the cook teams with 50 amp power & water at each cook site.

With a score of 599.4 in Loin Finals, Smokin’ Grill BBQ, pitmaster Sta C Hale, captured the Grand Championship and the GBA State Championship. The champions clamed a cash award of $3,000 for the Grand Championship. The team was also awarded a 36″ semi-insulated smoker from Jack’s Old South Smokers, an invitation to the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, NV and $1,000 in travel money from the GBA. This was the first Grand Championship for Smokin’ Grill BBQ.

Reserve Grand Champion – Smokin’ AJs

Smokin’ AJs  was named Reserve Grand Champion for the highest overall cumulative score in the preliminary rounds with a first place in Pork and second place in Loin.

Following Smokin’ AJ’s in the Pork category was 5 O’clock Somewhere in second place.  Cook’s Portable Smokehouse recorded a perfect score of 600 in the Pork preliminary round and took 3rd place in the finals.  Rounding out the top five were D.W.’s Kountry Cookers and Budmiesters. This was the first GBA competition for Budmiesters.

PULLED PORK
*=Final round score
1 599.1* Smokin-AJ’s
2 590.9* 5 O-Clock Somewhere
3 590.2* Cook’s Portable Smokehouse
4 595.4 D.W.s Kountry Cookers
5 595.1 Budmeisters
6 592.8 Smokinwilly Squealer’s
7 591.5 Smokey Butts
8 590.9 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
9 590.5 AnarQue
10 589.6 Smarr Cooking Crew
11 586.3 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
12 585.9 Bethel Smokers
13 585.9 BS-n-Jess
14 585.6 Holy Smokers BBQ
15 585.4 Smoke Risin
16 584.5 L J Smokin
17 584.2 Holy Smokes
18 583.4 BBQ Monster
19 581 Ray Scott Outdoors
20 579.3 Jus’ Plain Smokin’
21 577.4 Law Dawg BBQ
22 577.4 Shade Tree Smokers
23 575.5 Sunset Smokers
24 575.2 How does that make you feel?
25 574.9 SmokinGrill BBQ
26 573.3 Smokin’ 42 BBQ
27 573.1 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade
28 572 Pampered Pig, The
29 569.9 Dixie Que
30 569.7 Houston Hawg Hustlers
31 569.6 Bubba Grills
32 568.9 Old Henry’s BBQ
33 567.9 ComSouth BBQ Cook Team
34 566.8 Road Kill Kafe
35 560.5 Com South Oinkers

 

Smokin’ Grill BBQ took first place in Loin followed by Smokin’ AJs.  Third place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ.  Sauced Hogs Smokeshack took home fouth place with D.W’s Kountry Cookers in fifth place

 

PORK LOIN
* = Final round score
1 599.4* SmokinGrill BBQ
2 591.2* Smokin-AJ’s
3 589.9* Smokin’ 42 BBQ
4 591.8 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
5 590.5 D.W.s Kountry Cookers
6 589.5 Law Dawg BBQ
7 589.5 Smarr Cooking Crew
8 588.2 5 O-Clock Somewhere
9 586.2 L J Smokin
10 584.8 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade
11 584.5 Jus’ Plain Smokin’
12 583.5 Holy Smokers BBQ
13 582.5 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
14 582 Smokinwilly Squealer’s
15 579.7 Sunset Smokers
16 578.9 Cook’s Portable Smokehouse
17 578.5 Budmeisters
18 578.1 Old Henry’s BBQ
19 577.7 How does that make you feel?
20 577.6 Dixie Que
21 576.9 Smoke Risin
22 576.6 Holy Smokes
23 575 ComSouth BBQ Cook Team
24 572.9 BS-n-Jess
25 572.4 Shade Tree Smokers
26 572 Bubba Grills
27 571.4 Houston Hawg Hustlers
28 569.7 AnarQue
29 567.5 Smokey Butts
30 563.5 BBQ Monster
31 562.9 Bethel Smokers
32 556.9 Com South Oinkers
33 555.5 Pampered Pig, The

 

Smokin’ 42 BBQ

The top entry in Ribs for the contest was turned in by Smokin’ 42 BBQ with The Pampered Pig as runnerup. Rounding out the top five were Bethel Smokers, Bubba Grills and Smokin’ Grill BBQ.

RIBS
* = Final round score
1 595.7* Smokin’ 42 BBQ
2 591.5* Pampered Pig, The
3 586.6* Bethel Smokers
4 592.7 Bubba Grills
5 592.4 SmokinGrill BBQ
6 591.9 Dixie Que
7 591.8 Budmeisters
8 591.7 Sunset Smokers
9 591.2 Smokey Butts
10 589.8 ComSouth BBQ Cook Team
11 587.3 AnarQue
12 584.9 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers
13 584.5 Smarr Cooking Crew
14 584.5 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
15 584.2 Cook’s Portable Smokehouse
16 583.9 Old Henry’s BBQ
17 582.8 Smokin-AJ’s
18 581.2 Houston Hawg Hustlers
19 577.3 Drive By Smokers
20 577.2 BBQ Monster
21 577 Holy Smokes
22 575.1 5 O-Clock Somewhere
23 573.1 Ray Scott Outdoors
24 573 Law Dawg BBQ
25 572.1 L J Smokin
26 571.7 Holy Smokers BBQ
27 570 Smokinwilly Squealer’s
28 569.4 Shade Tree Smokers
29 564.6 D.W.s Kountry Cookers
30 562.4 Jus’ Plain Smokin’
31 561.5 Smoke Risin
32 560.3 How does that make you feel?
33 557.9 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade
34 555.3 BS-n-Jess
35 513.5 Com South Oinkers

The GBA thanks Mayor Stumbo and the City of Fort Valley for their commitment to providing a first class site for the GBA State Championships. The GBA also thanks ComSouth and the Hambone Jam organizing committee for hosting a great contest.

Reserve Scores preliminary rounds only
Ribs Pulled Loin Total
1 Smokin-AJ’s 582.8 595.7 597.7 1776.2
2 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 584.5 590.9 591.8 1767.2
3 Budmeisters 591.8 595.1 578.5 1765.4
4 Smarr Cooking Crew 584.5 589.6 589.5 1763.6
5 Cook’s Portable Smokehouse 584.2 600 578.9 1763.1
6 5 O-Clock Somewhere 575.1 599.7 588.2 1763
7 SmokinGrill BBQ 592.4 574.9 593.1 1760.4
8 Smokin’ 42 BBQ 593.6 573.3 592.5 1759.4
9 Big D’s Firehouse Smokers 584.9 586.3 582.5 1753.7
10 D.W.s Kountry Cookers 564.6 595.4 590.5 1750.5
11 Smokey Butts 591.2 591.5 567.5 1750.2
12 AnarQue 587.3 590.5 569.7 1747.5
13 Sunset Smokers 591.7 575.5 579.7 1746.9
14 Smokinwilly Squealer’s 570 592.8 582 1744.8
15 Bethel Smokers 595.5 585.9 562.9 1744.3
16 L J Smokin 572.1 584.5 586.2 1742.8
17 Holy Smokers BBQ 571.7 585.6 583.5 1740.8
18 Law Dawg BBQ 573 577.4 589.5 1739.9
19 Dixie Que 591.9 569.9 577.6 1739.4
20 Holy Smokes 577 584.2 576.6 1737.8
21 Bubba Grills 592.7 569.6 572 1734.3
22 ComSouth BBQ Cook Team 589.8 567.9 575 1732.7
23 Old Henry’s BBQ 583.9 568.9 578.1 1730.9
24 Jus’ Plain Smokin’ 562.4 579.3 584.5 1726.2
25 BBQ Monster 577.2 583.4 563.5 1724.1
26 Smoke Risin 561.5 585.4 576.9 1723.8
27 Houston Hawg Hustlers 581.2 569.7 571.4 1722.3
28 Pampered Pig, The 595.1 572 555.5 1722.6
29 Shade Tree Smokers 569.4 577.4 572.4 1719.2
30 Aunt Mary’s BBQ Brigade 557.9 573.1 584.8 1715.8
31 BS-n-Jess 555.3 585.9 572.9 1714.1
32 How does that make you feel? 560.3 575.2 577.7 1713.2
33 Com South Oinkers 513.5 560.5 556.9 1630.9
34 Ray Scott Outdoors 573.1 581 0 1154.1
35 Drive By Smokers 577.3 0 0 577.3
36 Road Kill Kafe 0 566.8 0 566.8

Sep 09 2012

D.W.’s Kountry Cookers Take Team of the Year

2011-2012 Team of the Year – D.W.’s Kountry Cookers

D.W.’s Kountry Cookers were honored as the GBA 2011-2012 Team of the Year this weekend at the ComSouth Hambone Jam in Fort Valley, GA.  The team was honored with the Team of the Year banner and a check from Team of the Year sponsor Stump’s Smokers.

The Team of the Year race came right down to the wire.  With just 2 contests remaining,  D.W.’s was tied with Jack’s New South for first place.  At Fernandina Beach, D.W.’s took 2nd in both ribs & pork along with the reserve grand award to open up a 17 point lead.  At the final contest of the year in Plains, Jack’s New South rallied with a first in ribs, second in loin and the grand championship for a total of 30 points.  D.W.’s first place in loin and 4th place in pork was good for 22 points and secured the title.

Top 5 Team of the Year – Jack’s New South

Jack’s New South was the runner up with Sunset Smokers, Holy Smokers and Sauced Hogs Smokeshack rounding out the Top 5 teams for the year.  Finishing 6th thru 10th in the overall standings were Smokin the Good Stuff, Bubba Grills, Holy Smokes, SmokinWilly Squealers and Bethel Smokers.

Top 5 Team of the Year – Sunset Smokers

 

Top 5 Team of the Year – Holy Smokers

 

Top 5 Team of the Year – Sauced Hogs Smokeshack

Aug 22 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!   August 22, 2012 —  We have just discovered that the application form posted for the Southern Slow Ride contest in Griffin had the wrong mailing address.  I you have sent a cook team or judge application by regular mail, you should check with the organizer, Wade Hutcheson, to verify whether or not he has received your forms. You can email Wade at hutch@uga.edu .  The forms with the correct Post Office box address is now on the website.