Mar 03 2014
photos by Betty Prevatt, Carrie East, Greg Hoyt & Jim Sewell
Mar 02 2014
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 | ||
Feb 02 2014
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.
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.
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 | ||
Jan 30 2014
A 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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