The Team of the Year (TOTY) have been updated thru Hazlehurst and there is a tie atop the standings. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers strong showing in Hazlehurst brought them into a first place tie with Jack’s New South. The race will go down to the wire as there are just two contests remaining in this season’s TOTY competition — GBA Goin’ Coastal in Fernandina Beach on June 8-9 and Plains Pig Pickin’ on June 29-30.
May 13 2012
Tie at Top of TOTY Standings
May 07 2012
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack take first Grand at Hazlehurst
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack take first Grand at 3rd Annual Hazlehurst BBQ Fest.
Grand Champions - Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
With first place finishes in both Pork and Ribs, Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack captured their first Grand Championship at the 3rd Annual Hazlehurst BBQ Fest. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers took home the Reserve Grand Championship.
Reserve Grand Champions - D.W.'s Kountry Cookers
Jack’s New South edged out Legal Smoke on the tiebreaker to take first place in Pork Loin. More details coming soon.
1st Place Loin - Jacks New South
Apr 19 2012
Rule Clarification
Rule Clarification
The Georgia Barbecue Association Competition Committee met following the contest in Jackson this past weekend. The Committee issued this clarification regarding qualifying for the Grand Championship in a contest. A cook team does NOT have to enter all three categories to qualify for the Grand Championship. The highest scoring entry among the three first place finalists will be declared Grand Champion regardless of how many categories that team entered.
This rule is NOT in effect for the Hazlehurst and Fernandina contests. Contest applications were applications were approved and published stating that a team must enter all three categories to qualify for Grand Champion before the Competition Committee issued the clarification of this rule.
Apr 15 2012
Bubba Grills takes GBA Grand at Jackson
Bubba Grills takes GBA Grand at Jackson —-
In the first ever dual GBA-MBN contest at Smokin’ Pork N Butts at Jackson, GA; Bubba Grills captured the Grand Championship of the GBA contest. Head Cook Lonnie Smith & crew turned in a near perfect (599.7 score) in pulled pork finals to take the final call of the day. It took that near perfect entry to hold off D.W.’s Kountry Cookers who captured first place in both ribs & pork loin with identical 599.1 scores. Smoke Shack was consistent across all three categories to take home the Reserve Grand Championship.
As noted above. the Wright family of D.W.’s Kountry Cookers took first place in pork loin. Jack’s New South was runner up with HSoly Smokers taking third place. Fletchers Finest and Bubba Grills rounded out the top five. In pulled pork, Bubba Grills topped the field of 31 teams. Dixe Q followed in second place. Jurrasic Pork took third place with Smokin Grill BBQ in fourth and Smoke Shack in fourth. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers found themselves in the winner’s circle once again in ribs with Jack’s New South again the runner up. Smoke Shack claimed third place. Sauced Hog Smoke Shack and Holy Smokers tied for fourth place. After running thru all the tiebreakers, the two team were still deadlocked and shared the fourth place award.
The next GBA event is the 3rd Annual Hazlehurst BBQ Fest on May 4-5. Check the contest page for cook team & judge’s applications.
Apr 12 2012
Contest Calendar Updated
Contest Calendar Updated
A new contest has been added to the GBA schedule. The Blairsville Hog Jam will be held on October 12-13. 2012.
Also, dates have been confirmed for the following contests for the remainder of the 2012 calendar year:
Smokin’ Pork & Butts – Jackson, GA – April 13-14, 2012 Dual GBA/MBN contest (new contest)
3rd Annual Hazlehurst BBQ Fest – Hazlehurst, GA – May 4-5, 2012
GBA Goin’ Coastal – Fernandia Beach, FL – June 8-9, 2012 (new contest)
Plains Pig Pickin’ – Plains, GA – June 29-30, 2012
Comsouth Hambone Jam – Ft Valley, GA – Sept 7-8, 2012 ** GBA State Championships
Sumner Egg Festival BBQ Bash – Sumner, GA – Sept 14-15, 2012
3rd Annual Fall Line BBQ Contest – Gordon, GA – Oct 5-6, 2012
Blairsville Hog Jame – Blairsville, GA – Oct 12-13, 2012 (new contest)
6th Annual Tennille BBQ Blast – Tennille, GA Oct 19-20, 2012
Hawkinsville Harvest Fest Pigs & Produce – Hawkinsville, GA – Oct 26-27, 2012 (new contest)