Oct 21 2013
Cooking with Stump Tops the Field in Tennille
When Walter “Stump” McDowell posed for the GBA camera flexing his muscles on Friday afternoon, it was a sign of things to come. The Cooking with Stump team of “Stump” and Tab “Mama Stump” McDowell notched a perfect score of 600 in the preliminary round of the Ribs category. They followed up with a near perfect entry in the Ribs Finals to capture the Grand Championship at the 7th Annual Tennille BBQ Blast. Full results of the contest are below
The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) has been honored to be a part of one the great small town festivals in the state for the past three years. Huge crowds filled the streets of Tennille Friday and Saturday to enjoy great food, good music and crafts vendors. The GBA thanks the Tennille Downtown Development Authority, the Tennille Fire Department and everyone associated with the contest for their hospitality.
Grand Champions – Cooking with Stump
Another team that flexed its cooking “muscles” was Sweat’s BBQ. Pitmaster Lee Sweat made finals in all three categories to win Reserve Grand Champion. The team finished second in both Loin and Ribs and took third place in Pulled Pork. Sweat’s also took first place in the ancillary Poultry category and second place in the Brisket ancillary.
Reserve Grand Champion – Sweat’s BBQ
First Place Loin – Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack
Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack claimed first place in the Pork Loin category. Sweats BBQ came in second place and the Tennille Fire Department Engine 2 BBQ took third place. Fourth place went to Just Smokin’ Around with TC’s BBQ in fifth place.
The winning entry in Pulled Pork was turned in by the husband & wife team, the McRea’s of Just Smokin’ Around from Jackson, GA. Cooking with Stump was runner up in the category. Sweat’s BBQ finished in third place. ET’s BBQ came in fourth. Fifth place in Pulled Pork went to TC’s BBQ who edge out Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack by 0.1 of a point.
First Place Pulled Pork – Just Smokin’ Around
Cooking with Sump was the top entry in Ribs with Sweat’s BBQ in second. Third place went to Ivey Rack & Q. Engine 2 BBQ claimed fourth place and Just Smokin’ Around took fifth place.
The Georgia Barbecue Association looks forward to returning to Tennile again in 2014. The next stop for the GBA will be this weekend – October 25 & 26, in Hawkinsville, GA for the Hawkinsville Harvest Festival Pigs & Produce BBQ Cookoff.
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 598.8 | SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK | 1 | 598.5 | JUST SMOKIN AROUND | |
| 2 | 596.4 | SWEATS BBQ | 2 | 596.7 | COOKING WITH STUMP | |
| 3 | 582.3 | ENGINE 2 BBQ | 3 | 590.3 | SWEATS BBQ | |
| 4 | 582.9 | JUST SMOKIN AROUND | 4 | 591.8 | ET’S BBQ | |
| 5 | 578.5 | TC’S BBQ | 5 | 579.6 | TC’S BBQ | |
| 6 | 577.7 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 6 | 579.5 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | |
| 7 | 574.9 | BACK YARD PORKERS | 7 | 578.6 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | |
| 8 | 570.7 | ET’S BBQ | 8 | 578.3 | BACK YARD PORKERS | |
| 9 | 569.3 | PIT WITTA SWIG | 9 | 566 | ENGINE 2 BBQ | |
| 10 | 566.6 | IVEY RACK & Q | 10 | 564.5 | PIT WITTA SWIG | |
| 11 | 558.2 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 11 | 557.5 | IVEY RACK & Q |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 599.1 | COOKING WITH STUMP |
| 2 | 591.8 | SWEATS BBQ |
| 3 | 582.6 | IVEY RACK AND Q |
| 4 | 583 | ENGINE 2 BBQ |
| 5 | 580.1 | JUST SMOKIN AROUND |
| 6 | 578.9 | TC’S BBQ |
| 7 | 576 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK |
| 8 | 572.9 | ET’S BBQ |
| 9 | 571 | BACK YARD PORKERS |
| 10 | 563.8 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | SWEATS BBQ | 592.1 | 595.4 | 593.1 | 1780.6 | ||
| 2 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 600 | 592.7 | 577.7 | 1770.4 | ||
| 3 | JUST SMOKIN AROUND | 580.1 | 596.4 | 582.9 | 1759.4 | ||
| 4 | SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK | 576 | 579.5 | 595.7 | 1751.2 | ||
| 5 | TC’S BBQ | 578.9 | 579.6 | 578.5 | 1737 | ||
| 6 | ENGINE 2 BBQ | 583 | 566 | 586.4 | 1735.4 | ||
| 7 | ET’S BBQ | 572.9 | 591.8 | 570.7 | 1735.4 | ||
| 8 | BACK YARD PORKERS | 571 | 578.3 | 574.9 | 1724.2 | ||
| 9 | IVEY RACK & Q | 585.4 | 557.5 | 566.6 | 1709.5 | ||
| 10 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 563.8 | 578.6 | 558.2 | 1700.6 | ||
| 11 | PIT WITTA SWIG | 0 | 564.5 | 569.3 | 1133.8 | ||
Oct 20 2013
Tennille BBQ Blast 2013 Photo Gallery
Sep 22 2013
Smokin 42 BBQ Walks Last at Sumner
Grand Champion – Smokin 42 BBQ
The Georgia Barbecue Association was once again a part of the Sumner Egg Festival with the 3rd annual BBQ Blast. While Sumner may be a small town, there is always BIG fun at the festival. The city always rolls out the red carpet for the GBA cook teams, judges & officials.
Smokin 42 BBQ, from nearby Tifton, made sure no other GBA team walked after them in their own backyard with a near perfect (599.7) score in the Loin Finals to get the last call at the Sumner Egg Fest BBQ Blast. The Grand Championship call capped a dominating performance as the “Black Train” also won the Pork category and placed 4th in Ribs.
Reserve Grand Champion – Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers
Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers made finals in both Pork and Ribs along with a 4th place finish in Loin to claim the Reserve Grand Championship.
Not only was Smokin 42 BBQ just one tick off a perfect score with their Loin finals box, they tallied an identical near perfect score with their preliminary Loin entry. 92 BBQ in just their second GBA contest finished second in the challenging Loin category. Fiddler’s BBQ took third place with Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers in fourth place. Cooking with Stump claimed 5th place by 0.3 of a point over Smokin AJs’
Smokin 42 took home their second first place trophy of the day in the Pork Category. Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers was the runner-up. Bubba Grills claimed third place. Smokin AJs got the call for fourth place with 92 BBQ in fifth place. Lightning Strike BBQ finished in the money at sixth place.
Bubba Grills had the best Rib entry of the day. Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers once again as the runner-up and Lightning Strike BBQ rounded out the top three. Smokin 42 BBQ came in fourth place. Cooking with Stump took fifth place with Fiddler’s BBQ taking home sixth place.
Full Results
| LOIN | PULLED PORK | |||||
| 1 | 599.7 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 1 | 599.1 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | |
| 2 | 586.2 | 92 BBQ | 2 | 591.8 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | |
| 3 | 584.2 | FIDDLERS BBQ | 3 | 590.9 | BUBBA GRILLS | |
| 4 | 586.6 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | 4 | 588.1 | SMOKIN AJS | |
| 5 | 583.2 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 5 | 587.3 | 92 BBQ | |
| 6 | 582.9 | SMOKIN AJS | 6 | 585.9 | LIGHTENING STRIKE | |
| *7 | 578.7 | BUBBA GRILLS | 7 | 583.9 | SWINE TIME | |
| *8 | 578.7 | SWINE TIME | 8 | 582.7 | COOKING WITH STUMP | |
| 9 | 572.6 | LIGHTENING STRIKE | 9 | 581.3 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | |
| 10 | 569.6 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | 10 | 578.6 | FIDDLERS BBQ | |
| 11 | 565.1 | ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS | 11 | 574.4 | H & J BBQ | |
| 12 | 563.8 | H & J BBQ | 12 | 572.3 | ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS |
| RIBS | ||
| 1 | 595.1 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| 2 | 589.8 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS |
| 3 | 586.6 | LIGHTENING STRIKE |
| 4 | 591.2 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ |
| 5 | 588.5 | COOKING WITH STUMP |
| 6 | 586.8 | FIDDLERS BBQ |
| 7 | 586.3 | 92 BBQ |
| 8 | 582.7 | SMOKIN AJS |
| 9 | 577.7 | SWINE TIME |
| 10 | 577 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS |
| 11 | 573 | H & J BBQ |
| 12 | 572.4 | ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS |
| Reserve Scores | |||||||
| Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | ||||
| 1 | SMOKIN 42 BBQ | 591.2 | 589.9 | 599.7 | 1780.8 | ||
| 2 | PHOEBE WORTH RIB TICKLERS | 593.1 | 594.9 | 586.6 | 1774.6 | ||
| 3 | 92 BBQ | 586.3 | 587.3 | 596.7 | 1770.3 | ||
| 4 | FIDDLERS BBQ | 586.8 | 578.6 | 599.4 | 1764.8 | ||
| 5 | BUBBA GRILLS | 591.6 | 590.9 | 578.7 | 1761.2 | ||
| 6 | COOKING WITH STUMP | 588.5 | 582.7 | 583.2 | 1754.4 | ||
| 7 | SMOKIN AJS | 582.7 | 588.1 | 582.9 | 1753.7 | ||
| 8 | LIGHTENING STRIKE | 594.5 | 585.9 | 572.6 | 1753 | ||
| 9 | SWINE TIME | 577.7 | 583.9 | 578.7 | 1740.3 | ||
| 10 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | 577 | 581.3 | 569.6 | 1727.9 | ||
| 11 | H & J BBQ | 573 | 574.4 | 563.8 | 1711.2 | ||
| 12 | ALL AMERICAN SMOKERS | 572.4 | 572.3 | 565.1 | 1709.8 | ||
Sep 22 2013
Sumner Egg Fest BBQ Blast Photo Gallery
Sep 22 2013
ComSouth Hambone Jam Photo Gallery
