Aug 03 2012
The 7th Annual Comsouth Hambone Jam is set for September 7-8, 2012. The contest is the Georgia Barbecue Association’s (GBA) State Championship and also kicks off the new contest year. Teams entered in the contest will earn double points in the GBA Team of the Year contest.
This year’s Grand Champion will we recognized as the GBA State Champion and will receive a $3,000 cash award, a 36″ smoker from Jack’s Old South Smokers and an invitation to the World Food Championship in Las Vegas, NV. All teams entered receive double points in the GBA Team of the Year contest.
On Friday night, the GBA will hold its annual awards ceremony. The Top 10 Teams and the Team of the Year will be announced. The Team of the Year will win a Baby Stumps Smoker courtesy of Stumps Smokers.
The ComSouth Hambone Jam is currently accepting applications for cook teams, judges, vendors and sponsorships. Visit www.comsouthhambonejam.com for applications or call Fort Valley Main Street at (475) 825-5985
Jul 23 2012
Judge Training Classes have been scheduled for Blairsville on August 4 and Hawkinsville on August 18.
The Blairsville class will be held at The Lodge at Copperhead. The location of the Hawkinsville class will be announced soon. Please go to the Contests page for contact information to register for these classes.
Just a reminder that the Comsouth Hambone Jam is just around the corner. The new GBA contest season kicks off with each year at the Fort Valley contest. The Grand Champion of the event is also recognized as the GBA State Champion. Cook teams remember that you earn double points for this contest, so get your applications in early.
The Team of the Year and Top 10 Teams of the Year will be awarded Friday night, Sept 7 in a special awards ceremony at 6:30 pm.
Jul 09 2012
A message from President Harry Faircloth
Greetings
We are just winding up our 2011-2012 cook year, what a trip. We cooked in places we’ve never cooked before. We had new cook teams that had never cooked with us before. We had new judges that had never judged with us or anywhere else before. Our Team-of-the-Year has come down to the wire and the winner will be announced in Ft Valley Georgiaon September 8th at ComSouth HamboneJam.
It has been my pleasure to serve as your President for this past year. On behalf of Jimmy Nelms, your Vice-President and Pam Nelms your Secretary/Treasurer and myself Thank-You for all of your support along the way. It has been quite a ride.
Our membership has steadily grown with new cook teams and new judges joining us. We have added new events and seen some of our older venues reach new highs in the number of teams cooking. I do believe we are having some of the most unique trophies we have ever seen and I think Blackshear, Georgia gets credit for this.
We have started our nominating and voting process for your officers for the 2012-2013 cook year. Nominations will continue thru the end of July with voting during the month of August.
We are preparing for a better year next year and each of you can participate in this new year’s experience. Cook teams DO NOT forget you get DOUBLE points for cooking the ComSouth Hambone Jam so no cooker wants to miss this event.
I am looking forward to this next year just to see the new heights we climb to and each of you can join the ride so “ALL-ABOARD” the train is at the station!
Jul 02 2012
Plains Pig Pickin’ 2012 Grand Champions – Jack’s New South
The heat index reached record levels at the Plains Pig Pickin’ 2012, but that didn’t seem to bother Micheal Mixon, Kyle Brooks and Andy Speight of Jack’s New South. They recorded a perfect score of 600 in the Ribs Finals to claim their first Grand Championship. Holy Smokers rode a second place finish in Ribs, 7th place in Pulled Pork and 9th place in Loin to take the Reserve Grand Championship.
Plains Pig Pickin’ 2012 Reserve Grand Champions – Holy Smokers
L-R: GBA President Harry Faircloth, President Jimmy Carter, Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, GBA Secretary Pam Nelms
Before the awards ceremony began, GBA President Harry Faircloth and GBA Secretary Pam Nelms presented President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter with personalized GBA aprons and made them honorary members of the Georgia Barbecue Association. The former President and First Lady then handed out the awards for the contest.
Plains Pig Pickin’ 2012 First Place Loin – D.W.’s Kountry Cookers
The first category of the contest was Pork Loin. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers claimed the first place trophy. Jack’s New South took second place with Rasmow’s BBQ, in his first GBA finals, taking third. Bubba Grills was fourth place in Pork Loin and SmokinWilly’s Squealers took fifth place by just 0.4 over Sauced Hogs Smokeshack.
| PORK LOIN (* indicates final round score) | ||
| 1 | 595.1 * | DW’S KOUNTRY COOKERS |
| 2 | 591.5 * | JACK’S NEW SOUTH |
| 3 | 584.6 * | RASMOW’S BBQ |
| 4 | 587 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| 5 | 586.9 | SMOKIN WILLIE SQUEALER’S |
| 6 | 586.5 | SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK |
| 7 | 585.1 | SMARR COOKING CREW |
| 8 | 583 | LEGAL SMOKE |
| 9 | 579.9 | HOLY SMOKERS BBQ |
| 10 | 579.7 | COOK’S PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE |
| 11 | 578.4 | BIG D’S FIREHOUSE SMOKERS |
| 12 | 576.7 | BETHAL SMOKERS |
| 13 | 575.2 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| 14 | 574.8 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS |
| 15 | 574.7 | 57 SMOKEHOUSE |
| 16 | 573.7 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF |
| 17 | 573.2 | SMOKEY TALES |
| 18 | 572.9 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 19 | 555.4 | AUNT MARY’S BBQ |
| 20 | 0 | BUTTS RUBB’N BBQ |
Plains Pig Pickin’ First Place Pork – Cook’s Portable Smokehouse
Cook’s Portable Smokehouse also made finals in the GBA for the first time and missed a perfect score in Pulled Pork by 0.3 of a point to claim first place in the category. Butt Rubb’N BBQ, cooking in his first competition ever, captured second place. Sauced Hogs Smokeshack, D.W.’s Kountry Cookers and Smokey Tales rounded out the top five.
| PULLED PORK (* indicates final round score) | ||
| 1 | 599.7 * | COOK’S PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE |
| 2 | 598.5 * | BUTTS RUBB’N BBQ |
| 3 | 593.3 * | SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK |
| 4 | 594.9 | DW’S KOUNTRY COOKERS |
| 5 | 594.8 | SMOKEY TALES |
| 6 | 594.1 | BETHAL SMOKERS |
| 7 | 593.1 | HOLY SMOKERS BBQ |
| 8 | 591.5 | LEGAL SMOKE |
| 9 | 589.6 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| 10 | 586 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 11 | 582.3 | BIG D’S FIREHOUSE SMOKERS |
| 12 | 582 | SMARR COOKING CREW |
| 13 | 580.9 | SMOKIN WILLIE SQUEALER’S |
| 14 | 577 | JACK’S NEW SOUTH |
| 15 | 576.1 | 57 SMOKEHOUSE |
| 16 | 574.7 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS |
| 17 | 574.1 | AUNT MARY’S BBQ |
| 18 | 569.8 | RASMOW’S BBQ |
| 19 | 561.9 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| 20 | 557.5 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF |
It was the perfect 600 score that gave Jack’s New South the first place call in Ribs. Big D’s Firehouse Smokers claimed the second place award. Holy Smokers received the third place call. Bubba Grills finished fourth and Bethel Smokers edged out Legal Smoke by 0.4 for fifth place.
| RIBS (* indicates final round score) | ||
| 1 | 600 * | JACK’S NEW SOUTH |
| 2 | 598.2 * | BIG D’S FIREHOUSE SMOKERS |
| 3 | 588.3 * | HOLY SMOKERS BBQ |
| 4 | 592.8 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| 5 | 591.2 | BETHAL SMOKERS |
| 6 | 590.8 | LEGAL SMOKE |
| 7 | 589.6 | SMARR COOKING CREW |
| 8 | 587.3 | AUNT MARY’S BBQ |
| 9 | 584.9 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS |
| 10 | 584.9 | SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK |
| 11 | 582.7 | SMOKEY TALES |
| 12 | 581.9 | BUTTS RUBB’N BBQ |
| 13 | 580.4 | RASMOW’S BBQ |
| 14 | 578.3 | COOK’S PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE |
| 15 | 576.7 | SMOKIN WILLIE SQUEALER’S |
| 16 | 574.1 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ |
| 17 | 572 | SUNSET SMOKERS |
| 18 | 571.4 | DW’S KOUNTRY COOKERS |
| 19 | 569.8 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF |
| 20 | 565.1 | 57 SMOKEHOUSE |
| OVERALL STANDINGS Preliminary round scores only |
Ribs | Pulled | Loin | Total | |||
| 1 | JACK’S NEW SOUTH | 598.8 | 577 | 599.4 | 1775.2 | ||
| 2 | HOLY SMOKERS BBQ | 599.4 | 593.1 | 579.9 | 1772.4 | ||
| 3 | BUBBA GRILLS | 592.8 | 589.6 | 587 | 1769.4 | ||
| 4 | SAUCED HOG SMOKE SHACK | 584.9 | 596.7 | 586.5 | 1768.1 | ||
| 5 | LEGAL SMOKE | 590.8 | 591.5 | 583 | 1765.3 | ||
| 6 | BETHAL SMOKERS | 591.2 | 594.1 | 576.7 | 1762.0 | ||
| 7 | DW’S KOUNTRY COOKERS | 571.4 | 594.9 | 592.7 | 1759.0 | ||
| 8 | SMARR COOKING CREW | 589.6 | 582 | 585.1 | 1756.7 | ||
| 9 | BIG D’S FIREHOUSE SMOKERS | 593.3 | 582.3 | 578.4 | 1754.0 | ||
| 10 | COOK’S PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | 578.3 | 595.1 | 579.7 | 1753.1 | ||
| 11 | SMOKEY TALES | 582.7 | 594.8 | 573.2 | 1750.7 | ||
| 12 | SMOKIN WILLIE SQUEALER’S | 576.7 | 580.9 | 586.9 | 1744.5 | ||
| 13 | RASMOW’S BBQ | 580.4 | 569.8 | 592.8 | 1743.0 | ||
| 14 | DRIVE BY SMOKERS | 584.9 | 574.7 | 574.8 | 1734.4 | ||
| 15 | SUNSET SMOKERS | 572 | 586 | 572.9 | 1730.9 | ||
| 16 | AUNT MARY’S BBQ | 587.3 | 574.1 | 555.4 | 1716.8 | ||
| 17 | 57 SMOKEHOUSE | 565.1 | 576.1 | 574.7 | 1715.9 | ||
| 18 | OLD HENRY’S BBQ | 574.1 | 561.9 | 575.2 | 1711.2 | ||
| 19 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | 569.8 | 557.5 | 573.7 | 1701.0 | ||
| 20 | BUTTS RUBB’N BBQ | 581.9 | 596.5 | 0 | 1178.4 |
Jun 14 2012
Better Hometown of Hawkinsville will host the annual Harvest Fest featuring the Pigs and Produce barbecue competition. This is an official contest sanctioned by the Georgia BBQ Association. Along with some great professional BBQ teams and some very interesting ancillary categories, Hawkinsville will host two very unique events at this festival.sville Harvest Fest to host Pigs and Produce BBQ Contest on October 26th and 27th, 2012.
The first will be the first ever Georgia State Boiled Peanut Championship sponsored by Hardy Farms Peanuts. This contest is open to everyone that thinks that they have what it takes to make the best boiled peanuts in the state.
The second unique contest that will be hosted in Hawkinsville is the Old vs. New Faceoff. This head to head contest is scheduled to be held on the courthouse square in downtown Hawkinsville featuring father Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South and his son, Michael Mixon of Jack’s New South. Finally, all of the talk of who smokes the best barbecue will be settled! The contest will consist of one category, ribs, and be judged by 10 GBA Master Certified Judges deciding who the REAL Mixon champion is. Judging will be blind and there will be several samp
les of each man’s product on each judge’s table.
Myron is a BBQ legend and one of the most awarded men in competitive BBQ. He serves as chief cook of Jack’s Old South Competition BBQ Team, which he started in 1996. His team has won more than 180 grand championships resulting in over 1700 total trophies, 30 state championships including wins in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Illinois, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Team of the Year 8 times, and 11 national championships.
Michael is th
For more information, please visit www.hawkinsvilleharvestfest.com and plan to be in downtown Hawkinsville on October 26th and 27th!e chief cook of Jack’s New South Competition BBQ. Michael served with his father on many of those championship outings over the years. Since venturing out on his own with limited resources and a desire to cut the proverbial “apron strings”, Michael has done very well on his own merit. He is currently in a close race for the points lead in the GBA and consistently places in the top 10 in MBN and FBA contests.
