Category: Events

Apr 02 2014

Team of the Year Banquet

Team of the Year Banquet

logoredThe Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) will hold its first ever Team of the Year Banquet on August 16, 2014 at the Canongate-Healy Point Country Club in Macon. The event will begin at 6:00 pm with an Icebreaker Reception.  The banquet will be served at 7:00 pm with the Team of the Year awards ceremonies to follow. Following the meal and awards, a DJ will play music for dancing until 11:00 pm.

All GBA members, cooks, judges and contest organizers, are invited to attend.  There will be drawings for door prizes including two Jr Stumpster smokers.

The GBA will recognize the Top 20 teams in the Team of the Years points standings. Teams 11 thru 20 will receive a T0p 20 Team of the Year banner.  Teams 2 thru 10 will recieve a cash award and a Top 10 Team of the Year banner. The Team of the Year will receive a cash award, a large 2013-2014 Team of the Year banner and a Stumps XL Baby Smoker.

Details for host hotel(s) near the banquet site are being finalized.

We hope everyone will save the date on their calendars and help make t his first annual banquet a great success.

Mar 30 2014

Bubba Grills Takes Grand at Bikes, Blues & BBQ

Bubba Grills Takes Grand at Bikes, Blues & BBQ

The Georgia Barbecue Association brought competition BBQ back to Douglas, GA for the Bikes, Blues & BBQ Festival held at Douglas Gene Chambers Municipal Airport. Twenty-seven teams persevered though heavy rains and a late night wind storm to produce championship BBQ.  The GBA judges really had their work cut out for them as the close scoring indicated a high level of quality pork loin, pulled pork and pork ribs made it to the tables.

 

Grand Champion - Bubba Grills

Grand Champion – Bubba Grills

 

Reserve Grand Champion - G.A.S. Passers

Reserve Grand Champion – G.A.S. Passers

The City of Douglas really rolled out the red carpet for the GBA’s cook teams, judges and officials.  The plans were in place for two days of great Blues music, motorcycle shows & games, a vintage car show & about 75 food & craft vendors.  Unfortunately, the weather forced cancellation of most of the events. Still, despite the weather challenges, the festival organizers held a very successful contest.

 

 

Lonnie Smith & his Bubba Grills team from Haddock, GA had the highest scoring entry of the finals round. His Ribs scored a 597.9 to earn the Grand Championship.  G.A.S. Passers of Hazlehurst, finaled in Ribs along with a fourth place in Pulled Pork and sixth place in Pork Loin to win the Reserve Grand Championship.

 

In Pork Loin, Bubba Grills topped the field in the category. Douglas, GA’s Bethel Smokers took second place. Smoking 42 BBQ claimed third place.  Mojo Smokehouse finished fourth with H & J Cooking Crew finishing in fifth. Sixth through 10th places went to:  G, A.S. Passers;  Dirt Road Smokers; Drive By Smokers; Smokin-AJ’s & Ricketson Construction.

 

 

 

DSCF2566 (800x556)Harvey & Shirley Willis of Fiddler’s BBQ won the Pulled Pork Category with Bethel Smokers once again taking second place. Another Douglas team, Ricketson Construction claimed third place. G.A.S. Passers took fourth.  Only 1.6 points separated 5th through 10th places. A tie for fifth place went to the fifth tiebreaker before Triple Threat Smokers gained an edge over TC’s BBQ. Rounding out the top 10 were: Bubba Grills, Smokin AJ’s, B-Queb’d; and Smokin 42 BBQ. Hard Rock Hill BBQ missed the top 10 by just a half point.

 

Bubba Grill’s championship winning Rib box topped the category. G.A.S. Passers claimed second place.  Third place went to Loud Pipe Grillers. 92 BBQ took fourth with Smokin’ 42 BBQ in fifth place.  TC’s BBQ; Lightning Strike BBQ; Hungry Hog BBQ; Mojo Smoke House and Hurricane Cookers finished 6th through 10th places respectively

The Georgia Barbecue Association would like to thank the City of Douglas, organizing staff and the multitude of volunteers for their hospitality and a great contest.  All the GBA teams & judges are looking forward to returning in 2015.

 

Full Results: (note: 1st, 2nd & 3rd places are final round scores. All others are from the preliminary rounds)

LOIN   PULLED PORK
1 595.1 Bubba Grills 1 596.2 Fiddler’s BBQ
2 594.6 Bethel Smokers 2 596 Bethel Smokers
3 592.3 Smokin 42 3 588.3 Ricketson Construction
4 592.8 Mojo Smoke House 4 590.5 Gas Passers
5 591.5 H&J Cooking 5 588.8 Triple Threat Smokers
6 589.3 Gas Passers 6 588.8 TC’s BBQ
7 587.6 Dirt Road Smokers 7 588.1 Bubba Grills
8 587.5 Drive By Smokers 8 587.5 Smokin-AJ’s
9 584.7 Smokin-AJ’s 9 587.3 B-Queb’d
10 583 Ricketson Construction 10 587.2 Smokin 42
11 582.9 Triple Threat Smokers 11 586.7 Hard Rock Hill BBQ
12 582.7 Lighter’d Knot BBQ 12 586 92 BBQ
13 580.2 Loud Pipe Grillers 13 585.3 Mojo Smoke House
14 579.3 Fiddler’s BBQ 14 582.3 Hurricane Cookers
15 579.1 Hard Rock Hill BBQ 15 581.2 H&J Cooking
16 578.7 TC’s BBQ 16 580.5 Smokin J’s
17 578.1 Rub Shakers Q 17 576.6 Rub Shakers Q
18 577.5 Lightning Strike BBQ 18 576.2 Swine Time Grilling
19 576.5 Swine Time Grilling 19 575.9 Hungry Hog
20 574.7 Williams Food BBQ 20 574.7 Loud Pipe Grillers
21 573 92 BBQ 21 574.5 Lighter’d Knot BBQ
22 569.7 Hurricane Cookers 22 569.4 Southwire
23 565.5 Hungry Hog 23 567.1 Drive By Smokers
24 564.2 B-Queb’d 24 566.5 The Pickled Pigs
25 560.5 The Pickled Pigs 25 565.7 Lightning Strike BBQ
26 556.6 Smokin J’s 26 561.7 Dirt Road Smokers
27 0 Southwire 27 561.5 Williams Food BBQ

 

RIBS
1 597.9 Bubba Grills
2 591.5 Gas Passers
3 588 Loud Pipe Grillers
4 593.7 92 BBQ
5 590.9 Smokin 42
6 589.4 TC’s BBQ
7 587.3 Lightning Strike BBQ
8 586.6 Hungry Hog
9 586 Mojo Smoke House
10 584.3 Hurricane Cookers
11 583 Triple Threat Smokers
12 582.7 Ricketson Construction
13 582.4 Swine Time Grilling
14 581.7 Bethel Smokers
15 580.9 Lighter’d Knot BBQ
16 580.8 Drive By Smokers
17 580.4 Williams Food BBQ
18 580 Dirt Road Smokers
19 579.6 B-Queb’d
20 578.5 Hard Rock Hill BBQ
21 575.4 Rub Shakers Q
22 573.8 Fiddler’s BBQ
23 572.9 Smokin-AJ’s
24 564.4 H&J Cooking
25 560.4 The Pickled Pigs
26 559.4 Smokin J’s
27 554.6 Southwire

 

Reserve Scores
Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 Bubba Grills 599.7 588.1 595.2 1783
2 Gas Passers 589.3 590.5 599.1 1778.9
3 Smokin 42 599.1 587.2 590.9 1777.2
4 Bethel Smokers 598.8 595.8 581.7 1776.3
5 Ricketson Construction 583 598.5 582.7 1764.2
6 Mojo Smoke House 592.8 585.3 586 1764.1
7 TC’s BBQ 578.7 588.8 589.4 1756.9
8 Triple Threat Smokers 582.9 588.81 583 1754.71
9 92 BBQ 573 586 593.7 1752.7
10 Loud Pipe Grillers 580.2 574.7 597 1751.9
11 Fiddler’s BBQ 579.3 593.9 573.8 1747
12 Smokin-AJ’s 584.7 587.5 572.9 1745.1
13 Hard Rock Hill BBQ 579.1 586.7 578.5 1744.3
14 Lighter’d Knot BBQ 582.7 574.5 580.9 1738.1
15 H&J Cooking 591.5 581.2 564.4 1737.1
16 Hurricane Cookers 569.7 582.3 584.3 1736.3
17 Drive By Smokers 587.5 567.1 580.8 1735.4
18 Swine Time Grilling 576.5 576.2 582.4 1735.1
19 B-Queb’d 564.2 587.3 579.6 1731.1
20 Lightning Strike BBQ 577.5 565.7 587.3 1730.5
21 Rub Shakers Q 578.1 576.6 575.4 1730.1
22 Dirt Road Smokers 587.6 561.7 580 1729.3
23 Hungry Hog 565.5 575.9 586.6 1728
24 Williams Food BBQ 574.7 561.5 580.4 1716.6
25 Smokin J’s 556.6 580.5 559.4 1696.5
26 The Pickled Pigs 560.5 566.5 560.4 1687.4
27 Southwire 0 569.4 554.6 1124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 10 2014

GBA Judge Training Class Held

GBA Judge Training Class Held

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The Georgia Barbecue Association, in association with the North Cobb Rotary Club and the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival, held a judge training class at the Roberts School in Acworth, GA on March 8, 2014.  Forty three new judges were trained and became eligible to judge in GBA sanctioned contests.

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Conducting the class was GBA Vice President & Master Judge Jim Sewell and GBA Director and Master Judge Greg Hoyt.  Also assisting with the class was Jeff Bass, of the North Cobb Rotary Club, GBA President Danny Meadows,  GBA contest representatives Greg & Lois Sebatian, GBA Judges Ken Foy, Carrie Oakes, Chuck East and Lucy Sewell.  Cooking for the class was the team Smoke Ring Afficionados.  

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Feb 02 2014

Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash

Bethel Smokers Takes Grand at Jekyll Island BBQ Beach Bash

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

Judge Training Class Set for Acworth, GA

logoredA 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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