Nov 13 2016
Grand Chammpion – Smokin the Good Stuff
It was a tough field of 23 teams assembled in Jackson for the new November edition of Smokin’ Pork N Butts. At the end, it was Gary Godfrey and Smokin’ the Good Stuff scoring a 599.4 out of a possible 600 in Loin Finals to claim the Grand Championship.
Reserve Champion – QueNut
QueNut, Pitmaster Alvin Meyer, made finals in Loin & Ribs alon with 4th place call in Pulled Pork won the Reserve Grand Champion award.
 600 Loin Score – We Want Que |
 1st Place Pulled Pork – Rescue Smokers |
 Brisket Winner – 4K BBQ |
Smokin’ the Good Stuff and We Want Que both scored perfect 600 scores in the Loin preliminary round. It was Smokin’ the Good Stuff taking first in finals over We Want Que. QueNut took 3rd place. Rescue Smokers took top honors in Pulled Pork. Southern Hogs grabbed 2nd place with Smokin’ the Good Stuff in 3rd place. QueNut won the Ribs category. Southern Hogs was again the runner up. Hold Your Horses walked in the 3rd place. In the Brisket ancillary, 4K BBQ won the winner take all contest with a perfect 600 score.
The teams all enjoyed to move to fall from the traditional, rain filled spring dates. Hats off to Wayne & Connie Rosser for another outstanding contest.
Full Results:
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599.6 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 1 | 597.5 | Rescue Smokers | 1 | 597.8 | Quenut | ||
| 2 | 593.6 | We Want Que | 2 | 595.4 | Southern Hogs | 2 | 596.7 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 3 | 591 | Quenut | 3 | 591.6 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 3 | 589.1 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | ||
| 4 | 599.4 | 92 BBQ | 4 | 599.1 | Quenut | 4 | 598.2 | Hootie Q | ||
| 5 | 599.1 | Rescue Smokers | 5 | 594.5 | Off The Chain | 5 | 596.4 | Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ | ||
| 6 | 598.8 | Off The Chain | 6 | 594.2 | Just Smoke”N” Around | 6 | 595.2 | Flint River Cook Team | ||
| 7 | 597.9 | Que Shack | 7 | 591.5 | Hootie Q | 7 | 594.8 | Off The Chain | ||
| 8 | 594.2 | Just Blowin Smoke | 8 | 590.81 | Just Blowin Smoke | 8 | 594.6 | 92 BBQ | ||
| 9 | 593.3 | Hootie Q | 9 | 590.8 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 9 | 594.2 | Just Blowin Smoke | ||
| 10 | 592.4 | 4K’s BBQ | 10 | 590.6 | The BBQ Ninja | 10 | 592.2 | Kelvin’s BBQ | ||
| 11 | 587.2 | Fire in The Hole | 11 | 589.9 | Rub Shakers Que | 11 | 590.9 | Smokin The Good Stuff | ||
| 12 | 586.5 | Rub Shakers Que | 12 | 589.9 | 92 BBQ | 12 | 590.6 | Que Shack | ||
| 13 | 583.5 | The BBQ Ninja | 13 | 589.6 | Atlanta Butt Society | 13 | 589.4 | Smokestack Lightning | ||
| 14 | 583.2 | Atlanta Butt Society | 14 | 588 | We Want Que | 14 | 588.4 | Fire in The Hole | ||
| 15 | 582.6 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 15 | 586.7 | Smokestack Lightning | 15 | 586.9 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 16 | 582.1 | Southern Hogs | 16 | 586.4 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 16 | 584.4 | The BBQ Ninja | ||
| 17 | 581.9 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 17 | 585.9 | Flint River Cook Team | 17 | 581.8 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 18 | 580 | Shark Bite | 18 | 585.6 | Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ | 18 | 580.6 | 4K’s BBQ | ||
| 19 | 576.3 | Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ | 19 | 578.8 | 4K’s BBQ | 19 | 580 | Atlanta Butt Society | ||
| 20 | 575.4 | Flint River Cook Team | 20 | 576.1 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 20 | 578.1 | Shark Bite | ||
| 21 | 571.5 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 21 | 574.4 | Fire in The Hole | 21 | 575.4 | Old Henry’s BBQ | ||
| 22 | 567.5 | Just Smoke”N” Around | 22 | 573.1 | Que Shack | 22 | 575 | We Want Que | ||
| 23 | 560.4 | Smokestack Lightning | 23 | 551.4 | Shark Bite | 23 | 570.5 | Just Smoke”N” Around |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Quenut | 599.7 | 599.1 | 599.4 | 1798.2 | |
| 2 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 600.0 | 599.4 | 590.9 | 1790.3 | |
| 3 | Off The Chain | 598.8 | 594.5 | 594.8 | 1788.1 | |
| 4 | Rescue Smokers | 599.1 | 599.4 | 586.9 | 1785.4 | |
| 5 | 92 BBQ | 599.4 | 589.9 | 594.6 | 1783.9 | |
| 6 | Hootie Q | 593.3 | 591.5 | 598.2 | 1783.0 | |
| 7 | Southern Hogs | 582.1 | 599.4 | 599.1 | 1780.6 | |
| 8 | Just Blowin Smoke | 594.2 | 590.8 | 594.2 | 1779.2 | |
| 9 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 582.6 | 586.4 | 598.5 | 1767.5 | |
| 10 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 581.9 | 590.8 | 592.2 | 1764.9 | |
| 11 | We Want Que | 600.0 | 588.0 | 575.0 | 1763.0 | |
| 12 | Que Shack | 597.9 | 573.1 | 590.6 | 1761.6 | |
| 13 | The BBQ Ninja | 583.5 | 590.6 | 584.4 | 1758.5 | |
| 14 | Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ | 576.3 | 585.6 | 596.4 | 1758.3 | |
| 15 | Rub Shakers Que | 586.5 | 589.9 | 581.8 | 1758.2 | |
| 16 | Flint River Cook Team | 575.4 | 585.9 | 595.2 | 1756.5 | |
| 17 | Atlanta Butt Society | 583.2 | 589.6 | 580.0 | 1752.8 | |
| 18 | 4K’s BBQ | 592.4 | 578.8 | 580.6 | 1751.8 | |
| 19 | Fire in The Hole | 587.2 | 574.4 | 588.4 | 1750.0 | |
| 20 | Smokestack Lightning | 560.4 | 586.7 | 589.4 | 1736.5 | |
| 21 | Just Smoke”N” Around | 567.5 | 594.2 | 570.5 | 1732.2 | |
| 22 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 571.5 | 576.1 | 575.4 | 1723.0 | |
| 23 | Shark Bite | 580.0 | 551.4 | 578.1 | 1709.5 |
Nov 03 2016
Grand Champion – Rescue Smokers
When the preliminary rounds ended at Johnson County Co Wiggle & Twist, the odds were stacked against Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers. Newly crowned GBA State Champion Gary Lanton & Holy Smokes made finals in all three categories. Top 5 teams, Southern Hogs & Real South BBQ had made finals in 2 categories. Another top contender, Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team had finaled in Ribs. Royal made finals in Loin which, oh by the way, Holy Smokes has just scored perfect 600 in the preliminaries. Robby put the Rescue Style mojo on his finals entry and walked last as Grand Champion.
Reserve Grand Champion – Holy Smokes
Holy Smokes recorded scores of 600, 599.1 & 599.4 in the preliminary rounds for a cumulative total of 1798.5 (out of a possible 1800) to win the Reserve Grand Champion award.
 Soouthern Hogs |
 Real South BBQ |
 Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ Team |
Following Rescue Smokers in Loin were Holy Smokes in second & Southern Hogs in third place. Holy Smokes won Pulled Pork with Real South BBQ as runner up. Southern Hogs again took 3rd place. It was Holy Smokes got their second category win in Ribs. Real South BBQ walked again in 2nd place and Captain Jacks Freedom BBQ Team rounded out the top three.
The GBA salutes Ms Betty Williamson, the Johnson Co Chamber of Commerce and all the may voluteers and sponsors for a job well done.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 598.3 | RESCUE SMOKERS | 1 | 597.1 | HOLY SMOKES | 1 | 596.5 | HOLY SMOKES | ||
| 2 | 596.3 | HOLY SMOKES | 2 | 596 | REAL SOUTH | 2 | 594.7 | REAL SOUTH | ||
| 3 | 589.1 | SOUTHERN HOGS | 3 | 590.7 | SOUTHERN HOGS | 3 | 593.5 | CAPTAIN JACKS FREEDOM BBQ | ||
| 4 | 594.2 | 92 BBQ ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 4 | 592.2 | 92 BBQ ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 4 | 594.9 | RAGING SMOKE BBQ | ||
| 5 | 592.2 | THE GRILLMAN BBQ | 5 | 590.5 | HOOTIE Q | 5 | 594.8 | 92 BBQ ASSASSIN SMOKERS | ||
| 6 | 590.5 | BIG JON’S BBQ | 6 | 589.7 | RESCUE SMOKERS | 6 | 589.6 | BIG JON’S BBQ | ||
| 7 | 585.9 | OLD HENRYS BBQ | 7 | 588.4 | BIG JON’S BBQ | 7 | 588.5 | OLD HENRYS BBQ | ||
| 8 | 584.9 | HOOTIE Q | 8 | 586.5 | CAPTAIN JACKS FREEDOM BBQ TEAM | 8 | 584.6 | RESCUE SMOKERS | ||
| 9 | 582.3 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 9 | 586.4 | THE GRILLMAN BBQ | 9 | 581.7 | THE GRILLMAN BBQ | ||
| 10 | 577.5 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND | 10 | 578.7 | OLD HENRYS BBQ | 10 | 580.3 | SOUTHERN HOGS | ||
| 11 | 572.1 | CAPTAIN JACKS FREEDOM BBQ TEAM | 11 | 576 | RAGING SMOKE BBQ | 11 | 579.7 | HOOTIE Q | ||
| 12 | 565.4 | RAGING SMOKE BBQ | 12 | 571.4 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND | 12 | 569.6 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND | ||
| 13 | 557.9 | TANNER TIMBER HARVESTING SMOKEHOUSE CREW | 13 | 571.1 | TANNER TIMBER HARVESTING SMOKEHOUSE CREW | 13 | 567.2 | TANNER TIMBER HARVESTING SMOKEHOUSE CREW |
| Reserve Champion Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | HOLY SMOKES | 600.0 | 599.1 | 599.4 | 1798.5 | |
| 2 | 92 BBQ ASSASSIN SMOKERS | 594.2 | 592.2 | 594.8 | 1781.2 | |
| 3 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | 582.3 | 595.1 | 599.7 | 1777.1 | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN HOGS | 594.5 | 599.4 | 580.3 | 1774.2 | |
| 5 | RESCUE SMOKERS | 594.8 | 589.7 | 584.6 | 1769.1 | |
| 6 | BIG JON’S BBQ | 590.5 | 588.4 | 589.6 | 1768.5 | |
| 7 | THE GRILLMAN BBQ | 592.2 | 586.4 | 581.7 | 1760.3 | |
| 8 | HOOTIE Q | 584.9 | 590.5 | 579.7 | 1755.1 | |
| 9 | CAPTAIN JACKS FREEDOM BBQ TEAM | 572.1 | 586.5 | 596.4 | 1755.0 | |
| 10 | OLD HENRYS BBQ | 585.9 | 578.7 | 588.5 | 1753.1 | |
| 11 | RAGING SMOKE BBQ | 565.4 | 576.0 | 594.9 | 1736.3 | |
| 12 | JUST SMOKE N AROUND | 577.5 | 571.4 | 569.6 | 1718.5 | |
| 13 | TANNER TIMBER HARVESTING SMOKEHOUSE CREW | 557.9 | 571.1 | 567.2 | 1696.2 |
Oct 24 2016
GBA State Champions – Holy Smokes
The largest field of the year, 39 teams, gathered in Milledgeville for the Deep Roots Festival and the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) State Championships. The GBA State Championship is sponsored by Stump’s Smokers who present the State Champion with a $2,500 bonus on top of their Grand Championship winnings. Gary & Dionne Lanton of Holy Smokes scored a perfect 600 score in the Pulled Pork preliminary round, but it was their near perfect (599.7) score in the Loin Finals that earned them the Grand Champion and GBA State Champion titles.
Reserve Champion – Rub Shakers Que
First Place Pulled Pork – Bull Rush
The Rub Shakers Que team of Bill & Renee Goddard made finals in Loin along with a 5th place in Pulled Pork and a 7th place in Ribs to earn the Reserve Championship award.
Holy Smokes topped the Loin category. Rub Shakers took second place and a local Millegeville team Rotary Roasters brought home the 3rd place trophy. In Pulled Pork, Bull Rush BBQ took top honors with Hold Your Horses in 2nd place. Holy Smokes rounded out the top 3.
Two teams from Tifton dominated the Ribs category. Fat Boys of Tenneson
First Place Ribs – Fat Boys of Tenneson Nissan
Nissan won the Ribs contest with Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team taking 2nd. Que Shack came in 3rd place. Que Shack also had a perfect 600 score in the ribs preliminary round.
The GBA head to Johnson Co next week for Wiggled & Twist. In Novemeber, it will be in Jackson for Smokin Pork N Butts followed by the Moultrie Moose Lodge BBQ Cook-off in December.
Full Results: (note- the top three scores are from the finals rounds. all others are preliminary round scores)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599.7 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 1 | 597.2 | BullRush | 1 | 598.6 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | ||
| 2 | 592.9 | Rub Shakers Que | 2 | 594.7 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 2 | 595.7 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | ||
| 3 | 591 | Rotary Roasters | 3 | 592.4 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 3 | 589.1 | Que Shack | ||
| 4 | 596.1 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 4 | 595.51 | Southern Hogs | 4 | 598.8 | Swineholio | ||
| 5 | 595.81 | We Want Que | 5 | 595.5 | Rub Shakers Que | 5 | 597.61 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | ||
| 6 | 595.8 | The BBQ Ninja | 6 | 595.3 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 6 | 597.6 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 7 | 595.4 | Hootie Q | 7 | 593.9 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 7 | 595.4 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 8 | 595.2 | Just Blowing Smoke | 8 | 593.31 | Rescue Smokers | 8 | 594.6 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | ||
| 9 | 594.8 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 9 | 593.3 | The BBQ Ninja | 9 | 594 | Holy Smokes Bbq | ||
| 10 | 593.6 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 10 | 591.5 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 10 | 593.6 | Main Street BBQ | ||
| 11 | 589.9 | Main Street BBQ | 11 | 591.2 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 11 | 593.3 | Just Blowing Smoke | ||
| 12 | 589.9 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 12 | 590.2 | Just Blowing Smoke | 12 | 591.8 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 13 | 589.6 | Bull Rush | 13 | 589 | Hootie Q | 13 | 591.6 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | ||
| 14 | 586.6 | New Generation BBQ | 14 | 589 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 14 | 590.6 | Bull Rush | ||
| 15 | 586.4 | Southern Hogs | 15 | 588.8 | We Want Que | 15 | 590.6 | Lang BBQ Smokers | ||
| 16 | 586 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 16 | 588.7 | Bubba Grills | 16 | 589.7 | The BBQ Ninja | ||
| 17 | 586 | Sensational Pigs | 17 | 588.2 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 17 | 589.2 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 18 | 585.7 | Rescue Smokers | 18 | 587.6 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 18 | 586.3 | Party Porkers | ||
| 19 | 585 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 19 | 586.9 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 19 | 586 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | ||
| 20 | 583.8 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 20 | 586.4 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 20 | 585.2 | Kelvin’s BBQ | ||
| 21 | 581.5 | Swineholio | 21 | 586 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 21 | 585 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | ||
| 22 | 581.1 | Party Porkers | 22 | 585.9 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 22 | 583.8 | Old Henry’s BBQ | ||
| 23 | 580.7 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 23 | 584.8 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 23 | 583.7 | Ivey Rack & Q | ||
| 24 | 579.6 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 24 | 584.7 | Sensational Pigs | 24 | 583.6 | We Want Que | ||
| 25 | 579 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 25 | 581.9 | Main Street BBQ | 25 | 582.9 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | ||
| 26 | 577.8 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 26 | 581.6 | Maxus Porkamus | 26 | 582.7 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | ||
| 27 | 577.1 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 27 | 581.1 | Que Shack | 27 | 582.4 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 28 | 575.4 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 28 | 580 | Real South BBQ | 28 | 579.7 | Sensational Pigs | ||
| 29 | 574.4 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 29 | 578.7 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 29 | 579.4 | Smokin The Good Stuff | ||
| 30 | 572.3 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 30 | 578.1 | Rotary Roasters | 30 | 579.2 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | ||
| 31 | 570.8 | Bubba Grills | 31 | 577.7 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 31 | 579 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 32 | 570.8 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 32 | 577.5 | Pickle Barrel | 32 | 578.5 | Smoke Shack BBQ | ||
| 33 | 570.6 | Real South BBQ | 33 | 575.6 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 33 | 578.4 | Pickle Barrel | ||
| 34 | 566.8 | Pickle Barrel | 34 | 574.3 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 34 | 576 | Maxus Porkamus | ||
| 35 | 563.9 | Que Shack | 35 | 572.1 | Swineholio | 35 | 575.9 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | ||
| 36 | 562.9 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 36 | 572 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 36 | 573.2 | The Grillman BBQ Company | ||
| 37 | 562.7 | Maxus Porkamus | 37 | 570.2 | Party Porkers | 37 | 571.5 | Rotary Roasters | ||
| 38 | 558.7 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 38 | 564.8 | New Generation BBQ | 38 | 562 | Hootie Q | ||
| 39 | 0 | Ivey Rack & Q | 39 | 562.1 | Ivey Rack & Q | 39 | 559.1 | New Generation BBQ |
Reserve Scores:
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | |||
| 1 | Holy Smokes Bbq | 599.7 | 600.0 | 594.0 | 1793.7 | |
| 2 | Rub Shakers Que | 599.7 | 595.5 | 595.4 | 1790.6 | |
| 3 | Bull Rush | 589.6 | 599.7 | 590.6 | 1779.9 | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ninja | 595.8 | 593.3 | 589.7 | 1778.8 | |
| 5 | Just Blowing Smoke | 595.2 | 590.2 | 593.3 | 1778.7 | |
| 6 | 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers | 594.8 | 595.3 | 586.0 | 1776.1 | |
| 7 | We Want Que | 595.8 | 588.8 | 583.6 | 1768.2 | |
| 8 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 572.3 | 595.5 | 597.6 | 1765.4 | |
| 9 | Main Street BBQ | 589.9 | 581.9 | 593.6 | 1765.4 | |
| 10 | Southern Hogs | 586.4 | 595.5 | 582.4 | 1764.3 | |
| 11 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 589.9 | 591.5 | 582.7 | 1764.1 | |
| 12 | Smokin The Good Stuff | 596.1 | 586.0 | 579.4 | 1761.5 | |
| 13 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 579.0 | 591.2 | 590.6 | 1760.8 | |
| 14 | Smoke Shack BBQ | 593.6 | 588.2 | 578.5 | 1760.3 | |
| 15 | Rescue Smokers | 585.7 | 593.3 | 579.0 | 1758.0 | |
| 16 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 585.0 | 587.6 | 585.2 | 1757.8 | |
| 17 | 5 O’clock Somewhere | 583.8 | 578.7 | 594.6 | 1757.1 | |
| 18 | The Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 577.8 | 575.6 | 599.4 | 1752.8 | |
| 19 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 580.7 | 589.0 | 582.9 | 1752.6 | |
| 20 | Swineholio | 581.5 | 572.1 | 598.8 | 1752.4 | |
| 21 | Kwitch Yer Swinin’ | 579.6 | 586.4 | 585.0 | 1751.0 | |
| 22 | Sensational Pigs | 586.0 | 584.7 | 579.7 | 1750.4 | |
| 23 | Bubba Grills | 570.8 | 588.7 | 589.2 | 1748.7 | |
| 24 | Smokin J’s Barbeque | 562.9 | 593.9 | 591.6 | 1748.4 | |
| 25 | Rotary Roasters | 598.8 | 578.1 | 571.5 | 1748.4 | |
| 26 | Real South BBQ | 570.6 | 580.0 | 597.6 | 1748.2 | |
| 27 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team | 575.4 | 572.0 | 599.7 | 1747.1 | |
| 28 | Hootie Q | 595.4 | 589.0 | 562.0 | 1746.4 | |
| 29 | Que Shack | 563.9 | 581.1 | 600.0 | 1745.0 | |
| 30 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 574.4 | 584.8 | 583.8 | 1743.0 | |
| 31 | Party Porkers | 581.1 | 570.2 | 586.3 | 1737.6 | |
| 32 | Statesboro Blues BBQ | 570.8 | 586.9 | 579.2 | 1736.9 | |
| 33 | The Grillman BBQ Company | 577.1 | 585.9 | 573.2 | 1736.2 | |
| 34 | Just Smoke “N” Around BBQ | 586.0 | 574.3 | 575.9 | 1736.2 | |
| 35 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 558.7 | 577.7 | 591.8 | 1728.2 | |
| 36 | Pickle Barrel | 566.8 | 577.5 | 578.4 | 1722.7 | |
| 37 | Maxus Porkamus | 562.7 | 581.6 | 576.0 | 1720.3 | |
| 38 | New Generation BBQ | 586.6 | 564.8 | 559.1 | 1710.5 | |
| 39 | Ivey Rack & Q | 0.0 | 562.1 | 583.7 | 1145.8 |
Sep 25 2016
Grand Champion – Smoking the Good Stuff
Sept 24, 2016 Griffin, GA: Pitmaster Gary Godfrey and team Smoking the Good Stuff, won the final round shoot out with Pork Loin to wing the Grand Championship at the Doc Holiday BBQ Championship. Jack & Sandi Fallin of Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team made finals in both Pulled Pork & Ribs plus 5th place in Loin to win the Reserve Grand Championship,
Reserve Champion – Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team
 First Place Pork – Rescue Smokers |
 First Place Ribs – Smoke Shack |
Smoking the Good Stuff and Just Blowing Smoke both scored a perfect 600 in the Loin preliminary round and finished 1st & 2nd respectively in finals. Just Smoke N Around got the 3rd Loin Finals call by edging Holy Smokes on a tiebreaker and finished 3rd. In Pulled Pork, Rescue Smokers topped the category and also had a 600 score in preliminary round. Southern Hogs took 2nd with Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ team taking 3rd. Smoke Shack won the Rib category in a tiebreaker over Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Team. Lang BBQ Team claimed 3rd place.
Brisket Champion – Holy Smokes
The contest also hosted the Georgia State Brisket Championship. Gary & Dionn Lanton of Holy Smokes won the Brisket championship.
 CFF Pork – Pork U |
 CFF Ribs – Hickory Flats BBQ Co. |
In the Cooking For Fun division, Pork U won Pulled Pork and Hickory Flat BBQ Co. won Ribs.
Full Contest Results
(note: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place scores are from final rounds. All other scores from preliminaries)
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 598.2 | Smoking the Good Stuff | 1 | 597 | Rescue Smokers | 1 | 596.11 | Smoke Shack | ||
| 2 | 596.4 | Just Blowing Smoke | 2 | 596 | Southern Hogs | 2 | 596.1 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | ||
| 3 | 589.7 | Just Smoke “N” Around | 3 | 592.1 | Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ | 3 | 592.4 | Lang BBQ Team | ||
| 4 | 599.4 | Holy Smokes | 4 | 597.9 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 4 | 598.8 | Flint River Cooking Team | ||
| 5 | 598.5 | Captian Jacks Freedom BBQ | 5 | 597 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | 5 | 598.5 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | ||
| 6 | 596.7 | Rescue Smokers | 6 | 596.1 | Smokestack Lightning | 6 | 596.1 | Holy Smokes | ||
| 7 | 592.5 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | 7 | 595.8 | BCD | 7 | 595.5 | Just Blowing Smoke | ||
| 8 | 590.5 | Southern Hogs | 8 | 595.51 | We Want Q | 8 | 594.5 | The BBQ Ninja | ||
| 9 | 588.8 | We Want Q | 9 | 595.5 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 9 | 591.9 | Johnson Boys BBQ | ||
| 10 | 587.6 | Bubba Grills | 10 | 595.2 | Holy Smokes | 10 | 591.3 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 11 | 586 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 11 | 594.8 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 11 | 589.9 | Smokestack Lightning | ||
| 12 | 585.7 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 12 | 594.5 | Bubba Grills | 12 | 588.8 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 13 | 585.5 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 13 | 593.6 | Smoking the Good Stuff | 13 | 586.9 | Rub My Butt BBQ | ||
| 14 | 585.4 | Lang BBQ Team | 14 | 592.2 | Lang BBQ Team | 14 | 586.6 | Kelvin’s BBQ | ||
| 15 | 585.3 | Badonkadonk | 15 | 590 | Smoke Shack | 15 | 586.6 | Smoking the Good Stuff | ||
| 16 | 583.6 | BCD | 16 | 589.9 | Just Blowing Smoke | 16 | 585.5 | Dawg Pit BBQ | ||
| 17 | 582.7 | The BBQ Ninja | 17 | 589.4 | Bearded BBQ | 17 | 582.6 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | ||
| 18 | 581.7 | Smoke Shack | 18 | 587.8 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 18 | 582.3 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | ||
| 19 | 581.7 | Smarr Cooking Crew | 19 | 585.3 | Just Smoke “N” Around | 19 | 581.7 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 20 | 579 | J’s Smokehouse BBQ | 20 | 582.3 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 20 | 580.9 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 21 | 579 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 21 | 579.7 | Badonkadonk | 21 | 580 | Just Smoke “N” Around | ||
| 22 | 577.4 | Main Street BBQ | 22 | 579.3 | The BBQ Ninja | 22 | 578.4 | Badonkadonk | ||
| 23 | 575.8 | Smokestack Lightning | 23 | 576.9 | Smarr Cooking Crew | 23 | 577.7 | Smarr Cooking Crew | ||
| 24 | 575.1 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 24 | 576 | Main Street BBQ | 24 | 574 | Main Street BBQ | ||
| 25 | 571.8 | Dawg Pit BBQ | 25 | 575.9 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 25 | 570.2 | BCD | ||
| 26 | 569.8 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 26 | 571.5 | Flint River Cooking Team | 26 | 564.3 | The Situation BBQ Team | ||
| 27 | 567.5 | Bearded BBQ | 27 | 568.9 | J’s Smokehouse BBQ | 27 | 563 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | ||
| 28 | 567.4 | The Situation BBQ Team | 28 | 567.1 | Dawg Pit BBQ | 28 | 561.6 | We Want Q | ||
| 29 | 562.6 | Flint River Cooking Team | 29 | 565.6 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | 29 | 559.1 | Bearded BBQ | ||
| 30 | 0 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | 30 | 563.3 | The Situation BBQ Team | 30 | 0 | J’s Smokehouse BBQ |
| Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | |||
| 1 | Captian Jacks Freedom BBQ | 598.5 | 598.8 | 599.1 | 1796.4 | |
| 2 | Holy Smokes | 599.4 | 595.2 | 596.1 | 1790.7 | |
| 3 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | 592.5 | 597.0 | 598.5 | 1788.0 | |
| 4 | Rescue Smokers | 596.7 | 600.0 | 588.8 | 1785.5 | |
| 5 | Just Blowing Smoke | 600.0 | 589.9 | 595.5 | 1785.4 | |
| 6 | Southern Hogs | 590.5 | 599.1 | 591.3 | 1780.9 | |
| 7 | Smoking the Good Stuff | 600.0 | 593.6 | 586.6 | 1780.2 | |
| 8 | Lang BBQ Team | 585.4 | 592.2 | 599.7 | 1777.3 | |
| 9 | Smoke Shack | 581.7 | 590.0 | 599.7 | 1771.4 | |
| 10 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 585.5 | 587.8 | 591.9 | 1765.2 | |
| 11 | Just Smoke “N” Around | 599.4 | 585.3 | 580.0 | 1764.7 | |
| 12 | Daddy-O’s BBQ | 586.0 | 595.5 | 582.6 | 1764.1 | |
| 13 | Bubba Grills | 587.6 | 594.5 | 581.7 | 1763.8 | |
| 14 | Smokestack Lightning | 575.8 | 596.1 | 589.9 | 1761.8 | |
| 15 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 585.7 | 594.8 | 580.9 | 1761.4 | |
| 16 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 575.1 | 597.9 | 586.6 | 1759.6 | |
| 17 | The BBQ Ninja | 582.7 | 579.3 | 594.5 | 1756.5 | |
| 18 | BCD | 583.6 | 595.8 | 570.2 | 1749.6 | |
| 19 | We Want Q | 588.8 | 595.5 | 561.6 | 1745.9 | |
| 20 | Badonkadonk | 585.3 | 579.7 | 578.4 | 1743.4 | |
| 21 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 569.8 | 582.3 | 586.9 | 1739.0 | |
| 22 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 579.0 | 575.9 | 582.3 | 1737.2 | |
| 23 | Smarr Cooking Crew | 581.7 | 576.9 | 577.7 | 1736.3 | |
| 24 | Flint River Cooking Team | 562.6 | 571.5 | 598.8 | 1732.9 | |
| 25 | Main Street BBQ | 577.4 | 576.0 | 574.0 | 1727.4 | |
| 26 | Dawg Pit BBQ | 571.8 | 567.1 | 585.5 | 1724.4 | |
| 27 | Bearded BBQ | 567.5 | 589.4 | 559.1 | 1716.0 | |
| 28 | The Situation BBQ Team | 567.4 | 563.3 | 564.3 | 1695.0 | |
| 29 | J’s Smokehouse BBQ | 579.0 | 568.9 | 0.0 | 1147.9 | |
| 30 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | 0.0 | 565.6 | 563.0 | 1128.6 |
| Brisket | |||||||
| 1 | Holy Smokes | 599.4 | |||||
| 2 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | 599.1 | |||||
| 3 | Captian Jacks Freedom BBQ | 598.8 | |||||
| 4 | Bubba Grills | 598.5 | |||||
| 5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 598.2 | |||||
| 6 | The BBQ Ninja | 593.1 | |||||
| 7 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 591.5 | |||||
| 8 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 586.6 | |||||
| 9 | Pork U | 586.6 | |||||
| 10 | Rescue Smokers | 585.9 | |||||
| 11 | Flint River Cooking Team | 584.3 | |||||
| 12 | Wright On Q | 582.7 | |||||
| 13 | KB’s Southern Smokin’ BBQ | 582.6 | |||||
| 14 | Lang Cookers | 581.0 | |||||
| 15 | Just Smoke “N” Around | 572.8 | |||||
| 16 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 572.7 | |||||
| 17 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | 572.1 | |||||
| 18 | Dawg Pit BBQ | 571.5 | |||||
| 19 | Bearded BBQ | 567.2 | |||||
| 20 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 563.3 | |||||
| 21 | Smoke Shack | 561.3 | |||||
| 22 | Smarr Cooking Team | 560.8 | |||||
Georgia State Brisket Championship
| Brisket | |||||||
| 1 | Holy Smokes | 599.4 | |||||
| 2 | 92 BBQ/ Assassin Smokers | 599.1 | |||||
| 3 | Captian Jacks Freedom BBQ | 598.8 | |||||
| 4 | Bubba Grills | 598.5 | |||||
| 5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 598.2 | |||||
| 6 | The BBQ Ninja | 593.1 | |||||
| 7 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | 591.5 | |||||
| 8 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 586.6 | |||||
| 9 | Pork U | 586.6 | |||||
| 10 | Rescue Smokers | 585.9 | |||||
| 11 | Flint River Cooking Team | 584.3 | |||||
| 12 | Wright On Q | 582.7 | |||||
| 13 | KB’s Southern Smokin’ BBQ | 582.6 | |||||
| 14 | Lang Cookers | 581.0 | |||||
| 15 | Just Smoke “N” Around | 572.8 | |||||
| 16 | Kelvin’s BBQ | 572.7 | |||||
| 17 | Burnt Offering Cooking Krew | 572.1 | |||||
| 18 | Dawg Pit BBQ | 571.5 | |||||
| 19 | Bearded BBQ | 567.2 | |||||
| 20 | Rub My Butt BBQ | 563.3 | |||||
| 21 | Smoke Shack | 561.3 | |||||
| 22 | Smarr Cooking Team | 560.8 | |||||
Cooking For Fun
| PULLED PORK | RIBS | |||||
| 1 | 598.5 | Pork U | 1 | 591.2 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | |
| 2 | 593.3 | MaMa’s Que Stew& Country Café | 2 | 590.6 | Lazy Dogs BBQ | |
| 3 | 589.7 | Wright On Q | 3 | 589.21 | MaMa’s Que Stew& Country Café | |
| 4 | 583.3 | Hickory Flat BBQ Co. | 4 | 589.2 | KB’s Southern Smokin BBQ | |
| 5 | 576.6 | KB’s Southern Smokin BBQ | 5 | 586.11 | Wright On Q | |
| 6 | 565.8 | Pig Poppa Pump | 6 | 586.1 | Pig Poppa Pump | |
| 7 | 562.8 | Lazy Dogs BBQ | 7 | 579.6 | Pork U |
Sep 11 2016
Sept 10. 2016; Douglas, GA – Thomas Henry of Budmeisters scored 599.8 out of a possible 600 on his finals round Pulled Pork entry to earn the last call of the day and a $3000 check at the South Georgua BBQ & Outdoor Festival. This is the third year the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) has sanctioned the Douglas contest. The first two years, the contest was in the spring and held at the Douglas Municipal Airport. This year, the City of Douglas moved the contest to September to combine it with their very popular Outdoor Hunting Expo. The contest attracted 30 of the top teams in Georgia and Florida.
Grand Champion – Budmeisters
Gary & Dionne Lanton of Holy Smokes made finals in Ribs; took 5th place in Loin and 8th place in Pulled Pork to win $2000 and the Reserve Grand Champion
Reserve Champion – Holy Smokes
There were three perfect 600 scores in the preliminary rounds. Rescue Smokers and Bull Rush BBQ both posted a perfect score in Loin. 92 BBQ Assassin Smokers had a 600 score in Ribs.
First Place Loin & 600 Score – Rescue Smokers
Rescue Smokers won the Pork Loin category with Southern Hogs in 2nd place & Bull Rush BBQ in third. Budmeisters topped the Pulled Pork category followed by Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia in second. Douglas locals Barnyard BBQ, in their first professional cook-off, took 3rd place. In Ribs, Holy Smokes claimed first place with 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers as runner. Finishing in third place and making GBA finals for the first time was 2 Smokin Phat Boyz.
 600 Score – Bull Rush BBQ |
 600 Score – 92 BBQ/Assassin Smokers |
The GBA thanks the City of Douglas, Mayor Paulk, Georgia Henderson, Blondale Thomas and a host of city staffer & volunteers for great hospitality and a well run festival.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | RIBS | ||||||||
| 1 | 599 | Rescue Smokers | 1 | 599.8 | Budmeisters BBQ | 1 | 597.9 | Holy Smokes | ||
| 2 | 593.4 | Southern Hogs | 2 | 592.9 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 2 | 596.3 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | ||
| 3 | 592.1 | Bull Rush BBQ | 3 | 591.8 | Barnyard BBQ | 3 | 590.2 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | ||
| 4 | 599.7 | Budmeisters BBQ | 4 | 595.5 | Bull Rush BBQ | 4 | 596.4 | Budmeisters BBQ | ||
| 5 | 592.4 | Holy Smokes | 5 | 594.6 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 5 | 595.2 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | ||
| 6 | 588.5 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 6 | 594.5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 6 | 594.8 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | ||
| 7 | 586.6 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 7 | 593.9 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 7 | 594 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | ||
| 8 | 586 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 8 | 590.8 | Rescue Smokers | 8 | 592.4 | Poverty Hill Smokers | ||
| 9 | 585 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 9 | 589.6 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 9 | 590.6 | Southern Hogs | ||
| 10 | 583.7 | Bubba Grills | 10 | 588.2 | Holy Smokes | 10 | 588.7 | H & J Cooking Team | ||
| 11 | 583.3 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 11 | 587.6 | The Grillman Company | 11 | 587 | Real South BBQ | ||
| 12 | 582.4 | Williams BBQ Team | 12 | 586.3 | Smoke Show | 12 | 584.4 | The Grillman Company | ||
| 13 | 582 | Barnyard BBQ | 13 | 585 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 13 | 584.3 | Rub Shakers Que | ||
| 14 | 578.1 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 14 | 584.7 | Rub Shakers Que | 14 | 584 | Johnson Boys BBQ | ||
| 15 | 578 | The Grillman Company | 15 | 583 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 15 | 583.3 | Smoke Show | ||
| 16 | 576.7 | Rub Shakers Que | 16 | 582.5 | Southern Hogs | 16 | 583 | Bubba Grills | ||
| 17 | 575 | Smoke Show | 17 | 577.1 | Real South BBQ | 17 | 581.1 | Bull Rush BBQ | ||
| 18 | 573.8 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 18 | 576.8 | Bubba Grills | 18 | 580.8 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | ||
| 19 | 573.7 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 19 | 575.8 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 19 | 578.8 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | ||
| 20 | 573.5 | Swine-O-Holics | 20 | 575.5 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 20 | 578.5 | Raging Smoke BBQ | ||
| 21 | 572.8 | Real South BBQ | 21 | 574.1 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 21 | 574.1 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | ||
| 22 | 571.9 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 22 | 574.1 | Williams BBQ Team | 22 | 573.8 | Williams BBQ Team | ||
| 23 | 570.6 | Pickled Pigs | 23 | 573.2 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 23 | 572.1 | Rescue Smokers | ||
| 24 | 570.6 | H & J Cooking Team | 24 | 571.3 | Mojo Smkehouse | 24 | 570 | Swine-O-Holics | ||
| 25 | 565.9 | Mojo Smkehouse | 25 | 571.2 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 25 | 568.6 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | ||
| 26 | 565.8 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 26 | 569.8 | H & J Cooking Team | 26 | 567.9 | Pickled Pigs | ||
| 27 | 565 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 27 | 565.9 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 27 | 567.8 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | ||
| 28 | 563.6 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 28 | 562.3 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 28 | 566.9 | Mojo Smkehouse | ||
| 29 | 562.1 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 29 | 559.3 | Pickled Pigs | 29 | 565.9 | Barnyard BBQ | ||
| 30 | 559.6 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 30 | 556.7 | Swine-O-Holics | 30 | 556.4 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team |
| Reserve Scores | Loin | Pulled | Ribs | Total | ||
| 1 | Budmeisters BBQ | 599.7 | 599.7 | 596.4 | 1795.8 | |
| 2 | Holy Smokes | 592.4 | 588.2 | 599.7 | 1780.3 | |
| 3 | Bull Rush BBQ | 600.0 | 595.5 | 581.1 | 1776.6 | |
| 4 | 92 BBQ / Assassin Smokers | 585.0 | 589.6 | 600.0 | 1774.6 | |
| 5 | Southern Hogs | 599.7 | 582.5 | 590.6 | 1772.8 | |
| 6 | Wooley Bully “BBQ Mafia” | 573.8 | 595.8 | 594.8 | 1764.4 | |
| 7 | Rescue Smokers | 600.0 | 590.8 | 572.1 | 1762.9 | |
| 8 | Poverty Hill Smokers | 573.7 | 593.9 | 592.4 | 1760.0 | |
| 9 | 2 Smokin Phat Boyz | 586.6 | 571.2 | 599.4 | 1757.2 | |
| 10 | J Dub’s Stew & Que | 583.3 | 574.1 | 594.0 | 1751.4 | |
| 11 | Captain Jack Freedom BBQ | 571.9 | 583.0 | 595.2 | 1750.1 | |
| 12 | The Grillman Company | 578.0 | 587.6 | 584.4 | 1750.0 | |
| 13 | Barnyard BBQ | 582.0 | 599.1 | 565.9 | 1747.0 | |
| 14 | Rub Shakers Que | 576.7 | 584.7 | 584.3 | 1745.7 | |
| 15 | Hard Rock Hill BBQ | 588.5 | 575.8 | 580.8 | 1745.1 | |
| 16 | Smoke Show | 575.0 | 586.3 | 583.3 | 1744.6 | |
| 17 | Bubba Grills | 583.7 | 576.8 | 583.0 | 1743.5 | |
| 18 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 563.6 | 594.6 | 584.0 | 1742.2 | |
| 19 | Real South BBQ | 572.8 | 577.1 | 587.0 | 1736.9 | |
| 20 | Raging Smoke BBQ | 559.6 | 594.5 | 578.5 | 1732.6 | |
| 21 | Williams BBQ Team | 582.4 | 574.1 | 573.8 | 1730.3 | |
| 22 | H & J Cooking Team | 570.6 | 569.8 | 588.7 | 1729.1 | |
| 23 | Vienna Vol. Fire Dept. | 586.0 | 573.2 | 567.8 | 1727.0 | |
| 24 | Boog-A-Lou Crew | 565.8 | 585.0 | 574.1 | 1724.9 | |
| 25 | Fatboys of Tenneson Nissan | 562.1 | 575.5 | 578.8 | 1716.4 | |
| 26 | East Coast Asphalt, LLC | 578.1 | 562.3 | 568.6 | 1709.0 | |
| 27 | Mojo Smkehouse | 565.9 | 571.3 | 566.9 | 1704.1 | |
| 28 | Swine-O-Holics | 573.5 | 556.7 | 570.0 | 1700.2 | |
| 29 | Pickled Pigs | 570.6 | 559.3 | 567.9 | 1697.8 | |
| 30 | Lick ‘Em Lips BBQ Team | 565.0 | 565.9 | 556.4 | 1687.3 |
