Dec 04 2013
A reminder about the BBQ Pitmasters Season 5 Casting Call. Please note the deadline for video submissions has been moved up to Dec 29, 2013
Nov 19 2013
The hit TV show BBQ Pitmasters is looking for teams from Georgia for season 5. We all know that the best BBQ is right here in GA. … And the best Georgia BBQ is found right here in the GBA. Click on the link for details on how to submit you demo video.
Nov 11 2013
Fiddler’s BBQ Wins First GBA Grand in Richland
Grand Champion – Fiddler’s BBQ
The Fiddler’s BBQ team of Harvey and Shirley Willis from Cusseta, GA didn’t have far to travel to compete in the Pig Fest CharBroil Challenge in Richland. The short trip was a memorable one for the couple as they won their first Grand Championship on the GBA competition trail. Fiddler’s BBQ Pork Loin entry in the finals round was just 0.3 off a perfect 600 score. It took every tenth of a point as Bethel Smoker’s finals rib box was just a tick behind with a score of 599.4.
Reserve Grand Champion – Bethel Smokers
Mr Joe Wright, pitmaster for Bethel Smokers, made finals in both ribs and pulled pork. Bethel was the only team in the contest that made finals in more than one category. The two top 3 preliminary round finishes along with 7th place in loin, gave the team from Douglas the highest cumulative score in the preliminary rounds and the Reserve Grand Championship.
Fiddler’s BBQ 599.7 score topped the Loin category. H & J Cooking Team came in second place with ET’s BBQ finishing in third. Lightning Strike BBQ tied for third place in the preliminary round, but fell on the 4th level of the tiebreaker to finish 4th. Holy Smoke, LLC claimed 5th place. ET’s BBQ scored a perfect 600 in the Loin preliminary round.
First Place Pulled Pork – Cooking with Sump
Cooking with Stump topped the field in the Pulled Pork category. Bethel Smokers took 2nd place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ of Tifton came in 3rd place. Fourth place went to ET’s BBQ. Fiddler’s BBQ took home 5th place just 0.3 of a point ahead of Swine Time Grillin’ Team. Just another 0.3 of a point back in 7th place was Lyles BBQ Company.
First place in Ribs went to Bethel Smokers with 92 BBQ as runnerup. Smokin’ J’s, cooking in their first GBA contest, took third place. Just Smokin’ Around BBQ took the 4th spot and Holy Smoke, LLC rounded out the top 5.
The Richland contest also held a backyard contest with 13 teams competing. Wicked Lickin’ BBQ Crew, led by 14 year old pitmaster Kason Gray, won the Grand Championship with 2nd place finishes in both Pulled Pork and Ribs, a 3rd place finish in Chicken and 1st place in From the Water with a perfect 600 score. Other category winners in the backyard division were:
Chicken: The Country Boy Cookers
Pulled Pork: Big Racks’ BBQ Cooking Team
Ribs: Bar B Que Bandits
The Georgia Barbecue Association was proud to once again be a part of this long running BBQ competition and festival. The next stop on the GBA trail will be in Moultrie as the GBA will sanction for the first time the Moultrie Moose Lodge 1158 Annual BBQ Cookoff on December 6-7.
Full Results:
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 599.7 | Fiddlers BBQ | 1 | 598.8 | Cooking With Stump | |
| 2 | 598.2 | H & J Cooking Team | 2 | 598.5 | Bethel Smokers | |
| 3 | 597.6 | E.T. ‘s BBQ | 3 | 598.2 | Smok’n 42 BBQ | |
| 4 | 591.5 | Lightening Strike BBQ | 4 | 591.5 | E.T. ‘s BBQ | |
| 5 | 589.9 | Holy Smoke, LLC | 5 | 589 | Fiddlers BBQ | |
| 6 | 588.3 | Smok’n 42 BBQ | 6 | 586.6 | Swine Time Grill’n Team | |
| 7 | 587.8 | Bethel Smokers | 7 | 586.3 | Lyles BBQ Company | |
| 8 | 584 | Cooking With Stump | 8 | 585.7 | Just Smok “N” Around BBQ | |
| 9 | 583.3 | Drive By Smoker’s | 9 | 584.8 | 92 BBQ | |
| 10 | 582.8 | Just Smok “N” Around BBQ | 10 | 583.5 | Drive By Smoker’s | |
| 11 | 579.4 | 92 BBQ | 11 | 583.4 | Holy Smoke, LLC | |
| 12 | 577.7 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | 12 | 582.9 | TC’s BBQ | |
| 13 | 577 | TC’s BBQ | 13 | 581 | Old Henry’s BBQ | |
| 14 | 576.5 | Lick’em Lips BBQ | 14 | 578.3 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | |
| 15 | 572.7 | Swine Time Grill’n Team | 15 | 576.4 | Smokin J’s | |
| 16 | 570.4 | Lyles BBQ Company | 16 | 568.7 | Lightening Strike BBQ | |
| 17 | 570.2 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 17 | 566.5 | H & J Cooking Team | |
| 18 | 568.1 | Smokin J’s | 18 | 564.9 | Lick’em Lips BBQ |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 599.4 | Bethel Smokers |
| 2 | 598.8 | 92 BBQ |
| 3 | 597.3 | Smokin J’s |
| 4 | 588.8 | Just Smok “N” Around BBQ |
| 5 | 588.2 | Holy Smoke, LLC |
| 6 | 586.9 | Cooking With Stump |
| 7 | 586.6 | Fiddlers BBQ |
| 8 | 586.6 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew |
| 9 | 583.6 | Old Henry’s BBQ |
| 10 | 583.2 | Swine Time Grill’n Team |
| 11 | 580 | H & J Cooking Team |
| 12 | 578.8 | Lyles BBQ Company |
| 13 | 575.4 | Lightening Strike BBQ |
| 14 | 575.1 | Drive By Smoker’s |
| 15 | 575.1 | TC’s BBQ |
| 16 | 569.7 | E.T. ‘s BBQ |
| 17 | 568.5 | Smok’n 42 BBQ |
| 18 | 567.1 | Lick’em Lips BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | Bethel Smokers | 591.5 | 592.1 | 587.8 | 1771.4 | ||
| 2 | Fiddlers BBQ | 586.6 | 589 | 592.5 | 1768.1 | ||
| 3 | Cooking With Stump | 586.9 | 595.1 | 584 | 1766 | ||
| 4 | 92 BBQ | 599.1 | 584.8 | 579.4 | 1763.3 | ||
| 5 | Holy Smoke, LLC | 588.2 | 583.4 | 589.9 | 1761.5 | ||
| 6 | E.T. ‘s BBQ | 569.7 | 591.5 | 600 | 1761.2 | ||
| 7 | Just Smok “N” Around BBQ | 588.8 | 585.7 | 582.8 | 1757.3 | ||
| 8 | Smok’n 42 BBQ | 568.5 | 599.1 | 588.3 | 1755.9 | ||
| 9 | Jethro’s Cooking Crew | 586.6 | 578.3 | 577.7 | 1742.6 | ||
| 10 | Swine Time Grill’n Team | 583.2 | 586.6 | 572.7 | 1742.5 | ||
| 11 | Drive By Smoker’s | 575.1 | 583.5 | 583.3 | 1741.9 | ||
| 12 | H & J Cooking Team | 580 | 566.5 | 591.5 | 1738 | ||
| 13 | Lightening Strike BBQ | 575.4 | 568.7 | 591.5 | 1735.6 | ||
| 14 | Lyles BBQ Company | 578.8 | 586.3 | 570.4 | 1735.5 | ||
| 15 | TC’s BBQ | 575.1 | 582.9 | 577 | 1735 | ||
| 16 | Old Henry’s BBQ | 583.6 | 581 | 570.2 | 1734.8 | ||
| 17 | Smokin J’s | 589.5 | 576.4 | 568.1 | 1734 | ||
| 18 | Lick’em Lips BBQ | 567.1 | 564.9 | 576.5 | 1708.5 | ||
Oct 27 2013
Jack’s Old South Edges Out Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack in Hawkinsville
Grand Champions – Jack’s Old South
Some of the top names in the world of competition BBQ turned out for the Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cook Off, but the regulars on the Georgia Barbecue Association circuit were up for the challenge. When the smoke settled, the Grand Championship had to be decided by a coin toss. Jack’s Old South scored a near perfect 599.1 in the Pork Loin finals. That was matched by Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack’s final Rib entry. The GBA officials compared the scores thru the tie breaker procedure and the two teams matched up exactly. That left it up to a coin toss and the winningest man in BBQ walked last once again.
Myron Mixon actually got his winning ways started in Hawkinsville. In 1996, Hawkinsville hosted a Memphis in May BBQ contest & Mixon won his very first Grand Championship at that event.
Reserve Grand Champions – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack may have come out on the wrong end of the coin toss, but the team’s strong showing across the three GBA categories secured the Reserve Grand Championship. The team made finals both Ribs & Pork Loin .
Jack’s Old South score of 599.1 in Pork Loin topped the category. Sauced Hogs Smoke shack finished second with ComSouth High Tech Smokers finishing third.. BBQ Pitmasters star, Michael Character of Character’s Famous BBQ from Adairsville, GA, captured 4th place. Another BBQ Pitmasters alum, Moe Cason of Ponderoas BBQ, took 5th place.
1st Place Pulled Pork – 92 BBQ
In Pulled Pork, 92 BBQ in just their 3rd GBA contest, beat out all the big names & seasoned vets to capture their first category win. Smokin 42 BBQ was the runner up. Kelvin’s BBQ took third place. Cooking with Stump, another BBQ Pitmasters star, claimed 4th place. Jack’s Old South rounded out the top five.
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack racked up a near perfect score in the Ribs Finals to win the category over Jack’s Old South, second place, and Ponderosa BBQ, third place. Smokin’ 42 BBQ came in 4th place with ComSouth High Tech Smokers claiming 5th place.
The GBA thanks the Hawkinsville Downtown Development Authority for organizing a great contest and looks forward to returning to the Harvert Festival again next year. The next stop on the GBA trail with be in Richland on November 8-9 followed up by a new event on the circuit, the Moultrie Moose Lodge BBQ Cook Off on December 6-7
Full Contest Results:
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 599.1 | JACK’S OLD SOUTH | 1 | 598.8 | 92 BBQ | |
| 2 | 590.8 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 2 | 596.1 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | |
| 3 | 580.6 | COMSOUTH HIGH TECH | 3 | 589.6 | KELVIN’S BBQ | |
| 4 | 590.8 | CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ | 4 | 587.9 | COOKING WITH STUMP | |
| 5 | 583.7 | PONDEROSA BBQ | 5 | 586.2 | JACK’S OLD SOUTH | |
| 6 | 581.2 | KELVIN’S BBQ | 6 | 582.7 | PONDEROSA BBQ | |
| 7 | 580.3 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 7 | 580 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | |
| 8 | 579.4 | BUTT RUBBIN BBQ | 8 | 579 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 9 | 575.8 | SWINE TIME BBQ | 9 | 579 | BUTT RUBBIN BBQ | |
| 10 | 575.2 | DADDY-O’S BBQ | 10 | 574.7 | COMSOUTH HIGH TECH | |
| 11 | 575.1 | 92 BBQ | 11 | 572.3 | SWINE TIME BBQ | |
| 12 | 570.3 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | 12 | 571.8 | CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 13 | 568 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 13 | 568.5 | TECHNICALLY COOKING | |
| 14 | 560.1 | TECHNICALLY COOKING | 14 | 566.2 | DADDY-O’S BBQ |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 599.1 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK |
| 2 | 598.5 | JACK’S OLD SOUTH |
| 3 | 588.9 | PONDEROSA BBQ |
| 4 | 592.1 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ |
| 5 | 584.3 | COMSOUTH HIGH TECH |
| 6 | 580.3 | TECHNICALLY COOKING |
| 7 | 579.4 | COOKING WITH STUMP |
| 8 | 577.9 | KELVIN’S BBQ |
| 9 | 575.1 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ |
| 10 | 573.8 | BUTT RUBBIN BBQ |
| 11 | 572.8 | CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ |
| 12 | 572.8 | DADDY-O’S BBQ |
| 13 | 571.9 | SWINE TIME BBQ |
| 14 | 568.7 | 92 BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | JACK’S OLD SOUTH | 592.2 | 586.2 | 592.1 | 1770.5 | ||
| 2 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 595.8 | 579 | 592.4 | 1767.2 | ||
| 3 | PONDEROSA BBQ | 599.7 | 582.7 | 583.7 | 1766.1 | ||
| 4 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 592.1 | 593.1 | 580.3 | 1765.5 | ||
| 5 | KELVIN’S BBQ | 577.9 | 596.8 | 581.2 | 1755.9 | ||
| 6 | COMSOUTH HIGH TECH | 584.3 | 574.7 | 595.4 | 1754.4 | ||
| 7 | 92 BBQ | 568.7 | 594.5 | 575.1 | 1738.3 | ||
| 8 | CHARACTER’S FAMOUS BBQ | 572.8 | 571.8 | 590.8 | 1735.4 | ||
| 9 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 579.4 | 587.9 | 568 | 1735.3 | ||
| 10 | BUTT RUBBIN BBQ | 573.8 | 579 | 579.4 | 1732.2 | ||
| 11 | LIGHTNING STRIKE BBQ | 575.1 | 580 | 570.3 | 1725.4 | ||
| 12 | SWINE TIME BBQ | 571.9 | 572.3 | 575.8 | 1720 | ||
| 13 | DADDY-O’S BBQ | 572.8 | 566.2 | 575.2 | 1714.2 | ||
| 14 | TECHNICALLY COOKING | 580.3 | 568.5 | 560.1 | 1708.9 | ||
Oct 27 2013
Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cook Off
