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December 2012

Cook Grands at Southern Pines

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■ Audrey Evans.............Page 4 ■ Carl Williams ........... Page 4 ■ Dana Hillis................Page 5 ■ MBN Funfest..............Page 7 ■ Richland Pig Fest ..... Page 9 ■ National BBQ Cup . Page 10 ■ Perry, FL FBA...............Page 12 ■ Christmas Greetings.Page14 ■ Subscribe ............... Page 19 ■ The Big Pig Jig........Page 20 ■ SCBA News .............. Page 21 ■ More FBA ...............Page 23

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Lenard Cook accepts his Grand Champion prizes in Perry, Florida at the Southern Pines Blues & BBQ December 8, 2012.

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BY AUDREY EVANS Editor December 7-8, 2012 was an intense weekend for most cooks in Florida Barbecue Association. See Page 2 for results, photos and story. Periodical Postage

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Rub Bagby accepts his Grand Champion prizes for the Triple Crown in Perry, Florida on December 8, 2012.

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Perry, Florida carried lots of excitement BY AUDREY EVANS

December 7-8, 2012 was an intense weekend for most cooks in Florida Barbecue Association. Not only did they have the Triple Crown Invitational they were competing in but many of them also competed in the Southern Pines Blues & BBQ Open Cook-off as well. This means that for most folks, they were battling two turn ins, at the same time. And yes, that means building two separate boxes at the same time as well. Anyone can see where this could be a great feat for many cook teams out on the circuit. For folks familiar with Florida Barbecue Association (FBA), they are also familiar with one of the top cooks, who just ﬁnished third for the year in points, that Rub Bagby is a great cook. Once again, Rub showed that at the Triple Crown Invitational when we

walked away with Grand. Swamp Boys, Rub’s cook team, landed a 198.59998 in chicken, which was a little over two points ahead of Dana Hillis, Big Papa’s Country Kitchen. Rub also pulled a first place chicken finish with a 192.38333 a few hundredths above Bubba Latimer with Bub-Ba-Q getting a 192.36666. Combine those scores with a seventh place brisket finish, you get 771.98331 and you can see how Rub edged out Terry McKay’s Git-R-Smoked by over three points for Grand Champion. Terry finished with Reserve Grand, a total of 768.34996. Clark and Jason Whitcomb finished third overall for Team Unknown BBQ followed by Chatham Artillery in fourth and Dana Hillis of Big Papa’s Country Kitchen bringing home fifth. Now you can’t forget about the Southern Pines

Blues and BBQ open that was going on at the same time. Through these turn in’s Mr. Lenard Cook of Cook’s Portable Smokehouse brought his “A” Game. Mr. Cook finished first place in brisket with a 193.38333 a tenth place pork scoring 189.33333 and a second place chicken score of 192.68333 totaling 759.56666 which was over two points ahead and Grand Champion. Dana Hillis finished Reserve Grand followed by Brad Kay with Lang BBQ Smokers pulling third overall. Haulin Butt BBQ was fourth. Charlie Owens and his girlfriend Haley Smith from Jacksonville, Florida brought Smokin’ Your Butt to a fifth place finish overall with a sixth place brisket.

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TRIPLE CROWN RESULTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

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The Blessing of CHRISTmas and 2012

Audrey Evans

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We have made it to the time of year that everything is so full of hustle and bustle, most of us don’t even know what way is up. I’m not sure why it all falls that way, but it does. Maybe its God trying to get us to wake up and

truly realize how blessed we are in our lives, even when we don’t know it. Maybe it’s his way of making us slow down to acknowledge, remember and enjoy Jesus’ birthday. The truth is none of us really know that answer it’s all in our own personal faith, which I’m sure is different with each person. This year, I think December has not only hit me in a different way but many others in the world as well. First off, this is the crazy year the Mayan’s say everything is going to end. Now, I personally believe (if you refer back to the opening paragraph) that everything will end in it’s own time and none of us know when that time will be. However, if you look at the news there

are folks everywhere clearing the shelves. Now, my question for them, what about Christmas? I mean, are you telling me that as your cleaning the shelves at the local Kroger you are spending any money you have saved to buy your children’s Christmas...highly doubtful! I’m sure these same folks are the ones with more presents than anyone under the trees for the children. Who knows? I’m placing a safe bet, I’ll converse with many of you online or in person after the 21st of December 2012. Our second awakening of 2012, well of course it would be the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. That day, I read

more post on facebook that anything about folks simply wanting to get home to their spouses and children and show them their love. Is this not the same love that is to be unconditional by the good book? Maybe this is an example of why we should show these people how much we deeply love and appreciate them EVERYDAY. Because as I said before, we truly never know when the end is, or when / if we will ever see those family members that mean so much to us again. I could not imagine what that young boy was thinking to be able to do such a horriﬁc act, or to imagine what could have possibly been going through those children’s and teachers minds that day, or even

how there families felt when they arrived to ﬁnd out there child was one of the 18 that did not make it out alive. BLESSED.... that’s how I will refer to my family and myself. So many of us are so very lucky that we were not apart of this tragedy. Right Now, I am going to challenge each and every one of you. Do not take your family for granted, as I am sure all of us have done at some point. Go home today and tell them how much you love them. Pick up the phone if you can’t see them. BUT TELL THEM. We need to all remember what the true meaning for Christmas is and it all comes down to those ﬁrst six letters. As many of you travel as much as I, I’m sure you

are aware it is very hard to get wrapped up in the travel and return home Saturday evening looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday. Maybe in 2013 we should do a little less sleeping and a little more realizing. •••• I need to throw in a little note of Congratulations to Dana Hillis. Dana Hillis has served as the President for the Florida Barbecue Association the past year and I am sure most of you have seen his column sitting on the page adjacent to this one. Dana just became a grandpa December 7, 2012 and if you were in Perry, FL there is no way you could’ve missed the smile on his face. Congratulations Dana and Janet!

2012 Barbecue Season in Review

Carl Williams

“Que-Talk with Smokinwilly” smokinwillysquealers@gmail.com

I will begin by saying, what an awesome year we have had on the BBQ procircuit in 2012. We were

blessed this year in getting to cook in 17 different Professional Sanctioned events with the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA), Florida BBQ Association (FBA) and KCBS including the Sam’s Club Tournament in Ocala, Florida. What a wonderful fun time we have had especially meeting and making hundreds of new friends. Most memorable are the many times throughout the year several of the new teams have conﬁded

in me for assistance in there struggle with the techniques and process of competition barbecue. As I tell everyone and emphasize in my articles here in the BBQ Times, I will help you (If you ask) because, I know ﬁrsthand how you feel event after event anticipating a call and you never hear your team name called. Not to mention the hundreds of dollars you spend. I have provided assistance to several teams this year. I want call their names

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but they know who they are. To see them go from “DAL” to first place finishes and in some cases Grand Champion is so heartfelt to me. I want to thank everyone in the GBA, FBA and KCBS organizations including all sponsors of the events this year for making these contests so memorable. A big thank you to Audrey Evans, Chief Editor of the BBQ Times for a magnificent job she has done this year in covering the barbecue events. As I said, the Smokinwilly Squealer’s have been so blessed this year. Here are our accomplishments for 2012. 1- Grand Champion 1-Reserve Grand Champion 9-First place finishes in (Chicken-Ribs-Pork-Brisket or Pork Loin) 14 Second place finishes in (Chicken- Ribs-PorkBrisket or Pork Loin) 27 Top 10 finishes in (Chicken-Ribs-Pork-Brisket or Pork loin) 15 Top 5 finishes in (Chicken-Ribs-Pork-Brisket

or Pork Loin) 8th Overall in the GBA team of the year. 17th Overall in the FBA team of the year

friends and us this year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back out on the BBQ trail again next year with “Fun and Excitement” as our main goal in this wonA special thank you to derful sport of Barbecue! my Butcher at Piggly Wiggly in Adel, Georgia and my If you have any speciﬁc “Secret” Fermented Peach topics you would like for “Drunk Wood”!!! me to address or feedback, please email me at smokin As we venture into the willysquealers@gmail.com New Year, we have been or carlwms5943@gmail. chosen to demonstrate pro- com .If you are a new team fessional competition tech- just getting started in proniques on Pork butts and competition and need help, Spare ribs (St. Louis Style) please email me and I will at the 2013 NBBQA confer- be happy to work with you. ence and trade show. The Remember! For all your barConference will be held becue news and information in Mobile, Alabama from go to www.bqtimes.com the February 19-23 at the Re- best barbecue newspaper in naissance Riverview Plaza South Georgia!!! Hotel. Each specialist for the Butcher Shop will be Cue’~Tip of the month: covering all aspects of the Smokinwilly Squealer’s Hog from “Farm to Fork”. wish everyone a very Merry Looking forward to seeing Christmas and Joyful and you there. Happy New Year! So with 2012 coming to Stay safe, Have fun and an end and a New Year on Happy Cue’ing!! the Horizon, we thank God Smokinwilly! for blessing all our BBQ

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Looking back at 2012, Looking into 2013

Harry Faircloth President GA BBQ Association

Well Hello to all you BBQ’ers out there. I hope everyone is well and enjoying the holiday season. As we look back over this past 2012 we can all say “What a ride this has been”! We have seen new champions crowned, we have seen new teams in the Top 10, we have seen teams at every GBA event and we have see and tasted some of the best barbe-

cue out there. We have had teams participate in Special Events far and wide also With that said I want to especially thank all of those teams that did participate in every single GBA event last year. These are the folks that show, set-up, cook, and enjoy great fellowship with all of the other cookers regardless of whether they win or not. These are our “unsung heroes”. I will not mention any names but each of you know of whom I speak. I wish there was some way we could recognize all of you so let this say “From the Georgia Barbecue Association, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!” for all of your support and efforts! I can’t say enough about our event organizers. Without them none of our competitions would have happened last year. These folks put in some long hours and a lot of sleepless night won-

dering “is it gonna happen” and sure enough it all seems to fall in place and they have successful events. Thank You all for your efforts in helping the GBA have a great year. We have had a great year in The Georgia Barbecue Association in that we have had new venues to visit, we have crowned new champions, our judges have done a superior job and all of the Board members have worked as a team to continue to “ﬁne-tune” our organization to make it the best organization on the barbecue circuit. Having said that we will continue to seek every members support and we continue to ask each of you to make any suggestions you might have to help us grow. We might not be the biggest boys out there but we want to have “the best run” organization out there so that other cook-teams and judges will want to come partici-

pate in a GBA event, and we are seeing that happen. With the coming of 2013 I hope you will look at our early schedule and make plans now to come cook with us. We are going to some new venues and I see some pretty good money out there. Does ten thousand dollars make your ears perk up and your pocket start itching, well I know of several events that are guaranteeing this kind of money and some of our others are upping their pots also. We will be having some more judging school early on 2013 so watch our web page. At this point I would like to say “Thank You” to Jim Sewell who does a great job managing our webpage. I think we should also recognize all of the other volunteers that help out at every event and never complain, quite the contrary they are always asking “what can I

do to help”. It is these folks that are our backbone and we are eternally grateful for each and every one of you. In this holiday season I hope we all will remember those less fortunate. If there is a family that needs a hand, reach out. As you pass those “red-kettles” don’t hesitate to drop some change in “the pot”. I know you all know how to cook up some great food, take some to a shelter or organization that helps those less fortunate. If a church or “special event” needs help raising funds then chip in and give them a hand with a days worth of help cooking on your smokers helping them raise some funds for a “project”. You guys and ladies are the best cooks out there so give of your talents and they will be appreciated. Many times you will receive a lot more satisfaction helping out someone in need than cooking in at a competition. I

would urge every member of our great organization to “lend a hand” when you are asked or just step up to the plate and join in. We are asking each of you to give us some ideas for an “Awards Banquet”. We are thinking along the lines of something other than at a competition where we all sit down, or stand up, have ﬁnger-food and have our awards ceremony with every member invited. Somewhere where we might have some entertainment, cost of all these things we want to work out but with your input, so “bring-it-on” let us know what you would like to have. Would you like to have “hot-dogs” “burgers” “Q” “gator”? The line is open so let your ofﬁcers know what you would support. If you know of someone or a company that would like to sponsor something like this let us know.

It’s been a great year in BBQ!

Dana Hillis

President Fl BBQ Association I have talked to a lot of teams and most everyone feels the same as I do – this was a really good year. Big Papas Country Kitchen had some of the best times we have ever had. We love to go to Vegas every year and have a good time and being able to bbq while we are there has

been very good to us. We set up next to Team Unknown and Hot Wachulas and we had a ball. There were some serious laughs and Dorsey Odell picked up a new gang of groupies that cant wait for him to come back. We just wrapped up the Triple Crown and the Perry Blues and BBQ Open and truly enjoyed both these contests. Cooking 2 contests at the same time is a true challenge and several teams faced the daunting task. Swamp Boys played it smart and only cooked the invitational and walked away with another Grand. Rub started 2012 a little slow but ended up very hot winning 5 out of the last 6 contests. Mr. L.C. Cook – probably the nicest guy in bbq and one of my good friends won his ﬁrst contest in a while and we

were all thrilled for him. I think that new trailer and new cookers are going to work just ﬁne for the Cooks Portable Smokehouse team. My Grandson was born Friday morning and my weekend just kept getting better. I got to dance with 2 sexy little pigs and won a pink guitar and a bunch of plaques and ribbons and banners and one of the coolest trophies and a big check. We all love to win a big check. I got to hang out with Aaron Portwood from Woods N Water magazine and he even worked as my kitchen executive (we have a different term we use for this title) and he did an awesome job helping me win Reserve Grand. I got to hang out with Kell Phelps – from National BBQ News, Audrey Evans from BBQ Times and Aaron Port-

wood from Woods N Water magazine and realized the 3 magazines I write articles for had all my bosses there with me. I thought about asking for a raise but ﬁgured I was overpaid already so I kept quiet. I made it home safely on Sunday and got to spend the afternoon with Kael Anthony Hillis my new grandson and had a great afternoon. Mr. Jim Hunt from Fiddlers restaurant fed us all again with ﬁsh, shrimp, grits, hushpuppies and awesome cole slaw and jim looked fantastic. His diet and health program are working great and it was impressive to see him doing so well. Thanks again Jim for always feeding us so well. A big thanks to Myron Mixon for donating one of his awesome smokers to the

Grand Champion of the Triple Crown Invitational . Myron has always been good to the FBA and we thank you for that. Hope you are strolling comfortably these days. Thanks to everyone in the FBA for all of you being the type of folks that make bbq what it really is. I have asked for help or favors from just about everyone in our organization and I have never been turned down. I asked 26 teams to help cook peoples choice at Perry and all 26 said yes! Anytime I have asked for help with judging classes, cooking food and building boxes everyone steps up to help. Several teams stepped up their games this year and did well with several new Grand Champion winners and watching the start of next year is going to be a lot

of fun. I am starting a new mini series of bbq battles called the Battle at BBQ Junction and this is going to bring some new excitement to many of our contests next year. 4 teams will face off to prepare some mystery meals and turn in to some vip judges to win some cash and prizes and earn the title of best all around bbqer. If you are interested in getting involved send me an email at bigpapabbq@gmail.com. Congratulations to everyone for all there success this past year and lets all roll into 2013 cooking and smoking and enjoying life. See everyone at a contest soon. Dana “Big Papa” Hillis

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The Difference in BBQ Family!

Michael McDearman Get Fired Up Foods!

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Editor’s Note: Michael McDearman of Get Fired Up Foods, is the GrillMaster on the American GrillMaster Experience Tour which travelled coast to coast with McCormick Spices, Heinz, Bull Outdoor Products and “Beef. Its Whats for Dinner.” Traveling around the country on the pro BBQ circuit for 9 months this year, I went to 30+ BBQ competi-

tions. 27 events on my tour were on the Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour. One of the rules of Sam’s Club BBQ is to not talk about BBQ (wait that is Fight Club and completely opposite of what I am talking about). But, one of the rules of Sam’s Club events don’t allow a team to cook twice. So being at so many places was the so many faces. I was at events with over 1000 different BBQ teams. Each weekend, new fresh friendly faces. People with the same goals of cooking their best and putting it out there for others to enjoy. Maybe they are a team just starting out, a seasoned team that competes a few nearby contests a year or one of those weekend BBQ warriors whose smoke ring runs deeper than any Tender Quick chemical ring. Each week is like a family reunion, rekindling friendships, family stories,

faces lighting up, sharing new stories and re-telling some ones they have shared before. Maybe a few “ﬁsh tales” or a few red solo cup drinks. The smiles grew and the stories did too. After a few years being around the country, quality friendships have developed for me. BBQ is ﬁlled with amazing people. All walks of life, background, religion, experiences...Its about our common bonds, passions and “calls”. Around this time of year, most families try and get together. Some Thanksgiving, Christmas or other holiday events. Grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins (yes even that one cousin we all have). We get together with laughter and smiles. That same feel of reunion, rekindling, stories (new and old), and faces lighting up. People in the kitchen (or outside cook-

ing) trying to cook up their best and putting it out there for others to enjoy. Everyone getting together from all kinds of different personalities and experiences. Hmm. It sure sounds like to me, on the BBQ circuit, we get to celebrate great things all year round. Truly Blessed.

Someone on the BBQ trail this year was talking about the Competition BBQ family. Another head cook spoke up and said “nah, they aren’t like family. I like them better. I get to choose my BBQ family.” We all laughed, knowing he was a jokester. Well, I am happy

with my family and privileged to know my BBQ family. All this said, Thank you for another wonderful year, enjoy your holiday season and may all your calls in the New Year be Grand! See you soon, but not soon enough. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Blairsville Hog Jam by Greg Hoyt

Blairsville, GA, The Lodge at Copperhead The North Georgia Mountains were smoky the weekend of October 12-13. The Hog Jam at The Lodge at Copperhead just outside of Blairsville, GA was the northern most GBA Contest to date – barely 14 miles from the Georgia-North Carolina State line. The owners, staff and friends of The Lodge at Copperhead rolled out the red carpet Friday night starting with heavy Hors d’oeuvres an open bar and a rock’n

band on the back porch at the Lodge. The food was fabulous; the drinks were great, the music was wonderful. Everything our hosts planned for Friday night set the perfect atmosphere for fellowship that is always part of a great GBA Weekend. Anthony, Michelle, Jerry and Paula all worked tirelessly to be sure that everything ran smoothly through the awards on Saturday. Pitmaster Jeff Schram and Jethro’s Cooking Crew arrived late Friday evening. Once they got set up, they set the pace for a ﬁeld of GBA Teams that included Smok’n

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30th Annual Funfest BBQ, Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN BY SKIP SAWYER

Nov. 17, 2012; “Tiger Lane” at the Liberty Bowl proved to be an ideal venue for this veteran BBQ event with paved parking that included lighting, water and electric hookups. Teams could easily move in set up their trailers, grills, tents, and other equipment with room to spare. No worries concerning sufﬁcient space, mud, and access to utilities. Given the weather cooperated as well, made this year’s event ideal. Some 30 MBN Pro teams competed alongside 12 Challenger teams, the new division of BBQ competition introduced by the MBN in 2012. As done throughout this year, Challenger teams cooking alongside Pro teams would beneﬁt from the constant exchange of information with Pro cooks in matters of techniques, style, and general tips in competition BBQ. In addition, as part of the regular cooks meeting, Chal-

lenger teams were given demonstrations on “how to” pack blind boxes, and tips on “presentations” for Finals by Pro cooks, and judges with long term exposure to a variety of team presentations. Eric Hodson, cook for Boars Night Out, and Chuck Averwater, judges’ liaison on the MBN Board, also ﬁelded questions after the meeting. Many of the Challenger cooks whipped out their phones for pictures of the blind box example that was passed around. It would prove to be a good reminder the next day when it came time to put their blind box together. Ms. Amy Jenkins- Pirtle was the head organizer for this contest, and dedicated the grand prize trophy in honor of her father, Tom Jenkins, founder of the Funfest BBQ event. Mr. Jenkins is an Alzheimer’s patient, and the proceeds from this contest will be donated to the Alzheimer charity fund.

“I am proud of my father’s efforts and the many years he gave to make this BBQ contest a worthy and consistent contributor to the Alzheimer’s charity fund”, said Ms. Pirtle. She graciously thanked the teams and judges who participated as well as the many volunteers who helped with the many details required to run such a contest. Funfest is the last ofﬁcial BBQ contest for the MBN in 2012. Remaining events are “special” contest, a 3rd “level” for competition BBQ in the MBN, which features events that want to specialize in one thing such as ribs, only, or whole “pigs”(less than 75 lbs.) It was a busy year for the MBN reps who oversaw some 2 dozen contests, plus Challenger only type contests as well as the abovementioned “special” events. There were 6 MBN schools that were held in various locations plus volunteer work

MBN reps did for Memphis in May. As always the MBN continues to focus on bringing in new teams, judges, and organizers who share the same goals of putting together the most professional contests with the sole pursuit of ﬁnding who cooked the best pork BBQ that day. Efforts are underway to continually improve the judging process, create better means to help new teams prepare for contests, and sustain the MBN atmosphere which promotes an open environment between teams, judges, and reps.

WHOLE HOG 1st Place Boars Night Out 2nd Place

Gwatney Championship BBQ

3rd Place

Boars Nest II New Generation

4th Place Dixie Creek SHOULDER 1st Place Red Hot Smokers 2nd Place

Brown Chicken Brown Cow

Challenger Div. Champion Rib Ka Teers (Ribs)

Brown Chicken Brown Cow

3rd Place

Gwatney Championship BBQ

4th Place Boars Night Out

RIBS 1st Place Boars Night Out 2nd Place Smokemasters 3rd Place Don’t Burn the Pig 4th Place

Challenger Division 1st Place Pork – Pork me Baby

Red Hot Smokers, led by Wayne and Linda Booth, took top honors at the 2012 Funfest, with their shoulder entry. Congratulations to Red Hot Smokers on their 4th Grand Championship on the MBN circuit for 2012. Grand Champions – Red Hot Smokers (shoulder)

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MBN has success with 1st year Challenger Division BY SKIP SAWYER

After a couple of years of experimenting with several “Backyard- type” contests, the Memphis Barbecue Network ﬁnalized details for a new division for teams just starting out in BBQ competitions....Challenger Division. This new concept was rolled out in 2012 and has been a part of 8 MBN contests. This new division allows new teams to compete alongside Pro level teams, but with slightly different rules and judging criteria. For example, Challenger teams need only cook pork ribs and shoulder portions (typically butts). Also, all preliminary judging is done blind. Those teams who make ﬁnals, top 3 in each category, are judged by 4 onsite judges, hence giving Challenger teams experience with presenting their product to 4 judges face to face. By competing in such contests, Challenger teams have the opportunity to mingle with Pro-level teams and cooks whereby they can gain helpful insight on Pro teams methods, cooking tips, and overall advice as how to best prepare for a BBQ contest. In addition the MBN offers mini classes following the Challenger cooks

meeting that focuses on speciﬁc topics such as “How to best prepare a blind box”, or “Tips on Presentations to onsite judges”. Teams have positively responded to such input as the impromptu instructors have been conducted by experienced judges and Pro-level cooks who have been through 100’s of contests, packing blind boxes, and giving/hearing presentations. The MBN has long felt the importance of growing its Pro-level teams. It has known that expensive grills, custom rigs, and generally lots of cash, is not the road to joining the Pro rank and ﬁle. It takes time, patience, and most of all the opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas amongst the teams. The MBN wanted a means to allow entry level teams to gain the experience necessary to help facilitate that step up to the Pro level. The Challenger Division was the answer and was well received by many teams in 2012. It was encouraging to the MBN organization to see the response by so many new teams as well as witnessing the vast improvements these teams made in the course of just one year.....as this author came to realize in one particular contest; Cleveland, MS.

Cleveland, Mississippi (Oct.13, 2012) I had the honor of being asked to do Finals for the Challenger division at the Cleveland contest last month, my first such experience. Yes, I have judged Finals in the Pro ranks many times, but had no idea what awaited me BBQ-wise in this new Challenger Division. Like other Finals, I would go onsite with 3 other judges to judge the 6 finalist, 3 shoulder teams, and then 3 rib teams. As 2 teams were finalist in both categories, Meat and Cider; Pork me Baby, there would only be 4 different teams we would visit. Rib Ka Teers and Shotgun House BBQ were the other 2 teams. Good news for us Finals judges, we only had to judge 6 samples total. (At the Pro level contest, there are 9 samples which includes Whole Hog; so a bit of a break for us judges!) Ms. Elise Jenkins was the overall contest organizer and has been for many years. Cleveland has always attracted large numbers of “backyard teams” alongside the Pro teams, but it seemed as though there was a wide gap between the 2 bodies of teams. By introducing a Challenger level to this contest, Elise found a way to bridge this gap and bring some teams from just backyard level to grow to a higher level. Those teams that took that step forward learned a lot that day; and as a judge I was pleasantly sur-

prised at the level of good BBQ these newer teams had achieved. Although I have heard better presentations, the Challenger teams performed fairly well. One thing we all had to remember as judges was that it wasn’t so much “the dog and pony”, but the information the cook gave us. It really is about the facts; just tell me what you did, how you did it, and why. It does not matter if a cook reads his material off a 3x5 card; just tell your story. For the most part these ﬁnalist teams did just that; gave us their story. As for the real acid test, the BBQ, we were all blown away. The product that was served up to us was good BBQ in any contest.

No one was disappointed in what we sampled. It was not the easiest scoring job I ever, but at the end of the day, my choice was the Rib Ka Teers. Really great ribs! Apparently my fellow judges agreed as Rib Ka Teers took Grand Champions in the Challenger Division. In the Pro Division, Boars Night Out claimed the Grand Championship by sweeping the Cleveland contest capturing 1st place in all 3 categories, Whole Hog, Shoulder, and Ribs. Ubon’s BBQ of Yazoo took home 2nd place in all 3 categories, a remarkable performance in itself. The other ﬁnalists were: Whole Hog, 3rd place – Wild Boar Smokers; 4th place – Diamond D Cook-

ing Team Shoulder, 3rd place – Fat Side Up; 4th place – Serial Grillers Ribs, 3rd place – Serial Grillers; 4th place – Fat Side Up MBN Challenger Team of the Year- 2012 award goes to: Pork Me Baby! 2nd place – Meat N Cider; 3rd place – Rib Ka Teers Congratulations to these teams and the other 130 teams that participated in the 2012 MBN Challenger division events. The MBN is looking forward to next year when it is hoped that there will be even more events with Challenger division teams.

Photo Submitted By Skip Sawyer Rib Ka Teers Competition BBQ Team took Grand Champions in the Challenger Division of MBN in Cleveland, Mississippi October 13,2012.

BullPen BBQ Wins at Downtown Throwdown Submitted

BullPen BBQ Competition Cooking Team from Henderson, Nevada took home two trophies at the Downtown Throw-down BBQ Championships in Downtown Las Vegas Nevada on Saturday December 8, 2012. They won First place for Best Chicken using Hoosier Daddy Sweet and Sassy Sauce and ﬁnished second for Best Ribs using Hoosier Daddy’s Ghost Roast and Sweet and Sassy mixed. Pictured to the left is Paul Vankat, Pitmaster of BullPen BBQ Competition Cooking Team.

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Richland Pig Fest • Richland, Georgia • GBA

November 10-11,2012 By Jim Sewell

Mr. Joe Wright, pitmaster for Bethel Smokers, got the last call in a GBA contest for the year 2012 and claimed the Grand Championship at the Richland Pig Fest.

Bethel’s score of 592.7 in the Pulled Pork ﬁnals was the highest score among the ﬁnalists. Bubba Grills with pitmaster Lonnie Smith, took home the Reserve Grand

Championship by ﬁnishing in the top 4 in all three categories. Bethel Smokers made ﬁnals in all three categories and compiled the highest cumulative score, but due to winning the Grand Championship the Reserve Grand award was passed down to

Bubba Grills. Cooking in their first GBA contest, SWT BBQ scored an impressive win the the always difficult Pork Loin category. Bubba Grills and Bethel Smokers finished second and third respectively. Fiddlers BBQ claimed 4th place with L J Smokin’

Bethel Smokers Grand Champion

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in ﬁfth. Bethel Smokers top score in Pulled Pork was followed by Quenut in second place. Third place went to Smokin’ 42 BBQ and Bubba Grills took fourth. Drive By Smokers claimed ﬁfth place just 0.1 ahead of Anarque. Bubba Grills turned in

the best Ribs of the day. L J Smoking , 2nd, and Bethel Smokers, 3rd, rounded out the top three. Double D Cooking Team edged out Drive By Smoker for 4th place by 0.3.

Bubba Grills Reserve Champion

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The National BBQ Cup • Cumming, GA • KCBS November 17, 2012

OVERALL: 1. Munchin Hogs @ the Hilton - 697.1428 11. Cole’s Que - 684.5714 2. Holy Smokes BBQ - 697.1424 12. Two Old Men and a Grill - 684.5708 3. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 695.9994 13. Pack-A-Smokes - 684.0000 4. Pig Whisperers - 692.5714 14. Old Plantation BBQ - 681.7142 5. Kudzu Q - 691.9996 15. BareKnuckles BBQ - 681.7138 6. Serial Griller - 690.8570 16. GatewayDrumSmokers.com - 681.1426 7. Wicked Que - 689.7144 17. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 681.1424 8. Smokin Hoss - 689.7138 18. South Pork - 680.5710 9. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 687.9998 19. Pit Bulls Up In Smoke - 680.5706 10. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE Bbq - 687.9996 20. Lang BBQ Smokers - 679.4282 CHICKEN: 1. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 180.0000 2. Right On Que - 180.0000 3. BareKnuckles BBQ - 177.1428 4. Major Q - 177.1428 5. Racks N’ Backs - 177.1428 6. DoRagQ - 176.5714 7. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 176.5714 8. Lang BBQ Smokers - 176.0000 9. The Blue Bloods - 175.4286 10. Chatham Artillery BBQ - 175.4286

PORK: 1. Holy Smokes BBQ - 178.8572 2. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 175.4284 3. Smokin Hoss - 175.4284 4. Wicked Que - 174.8572 5. Racks N’ Backs - 174.8572 6. Forrest’s Fine Foods - 174.8572 7. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 174.8572 8. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 174.8570 9. GatewayDrumSmokers.com - 174.2856 10. Kudzu Q - 174.2856

RIBS: 1. Two Old Men and a Grill - 178.2858 2. Pack-A-Smokes - 177.7144 3. Pickin’ Porkers - 177.7142 4. Rocky Top Barbeque - 176.5714

BRISKET: 1. Pig Whisperers - 180.0000 2. South Pork - 177.7144 3. Munchin Hogs @ the Hilto - 177.7144 4. Serial Griller - 177.7142 5. Holy Smokes BBQ - 177.1428 6. Pit Bulls Up In Smoke - 176.5714 7. Two Old Men and a Grill - 175.4284 8. Old Plantation BBQ - 174.8572 9. DG Smokin’Q - 174.2858 10. Smoke This - 173.7144

5. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE Bbq - 175.4286

6. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 175.4284 7. GatewayDrumSmokers.com - 174.2860 8. Smoke This - 174.2858 9. Kudzu Q - 173.7142 10. Bayou Barq - 173.7142

Grand Champion: Munchin Hogs @ the Hilton Reserve Champion: Holy Smokes BBQ

Friends and Family of Sam and Dianne Grogan gathered to present the ﬁrst annual Grogan Memorial Award in their honor.

Munchin Hogs @ the Hilton Grand Champions

Holy Smokes Reserve Grand Champions

Foggy Bottom BBQ First Place Chicken

Pig Whisperers First Place Brisket

Photos by Audrey Evans

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Blairsville Hog Jam • GBA Continued from Page 6 Willy Squealers, Bubba Grills, The Pampered Pig, Rufus Smokehouse BBQ, Old Henry’s BBQ, Onsite Ribs, Smokn’ 42 and Natural Born Smokers. Friday Night ancillary winners were: Sauce – Smokn’Q and Onsite Ribs, Stew – Smokin Willy Squealers, Wild Game – Onsite Ribs, Dessert – Rufus Smokehouse, and Bloody Mary – Onsite Ribs.

Saturday morning cookers poured smoke into the mist coming off of the mountains. Bright sun and mild temperatures burned the mist off early as everyone had a great time cooking to win one of the unique locally made pig trophies. Four teams double ﬁnaled: The Pampered Pig (Loin and Pulled Pork), Jethro’s Cooking Crew (Loin and Ribs), Bubba Grills (Loin

Jethroʼs Cooking Crew - GBA Grand Champions

Diggin Que = Backyard Grand Champions

and Ribs) Smokin’Willy Squealers (Ribs and Pulled Pork). Jethro’s Cooking Crew won the Hog Jam Grand Championship with their Ribs. After years of supporting the GBA as a cook and past President, it was Pitmaster Jeff Schram’s ﬁrst GBA Grand Championship. A strong cook by Smokin’Willy Squealers brought the Reserve Champion trophy to Carl and Mary Williams.

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Southern Pines Blues & BBQ • Perry, Florida OVERALL: 11.Glenn Bob’s BBQ 2.Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 12.Hot Wachula 3.Lang BBQ Smokers 13.Bub-Ba-Q 4.Haulin’ Butt BBQ 14.Chatham Artillery BBQ 15.Getta Grip BBQ 5.Smokin’ Your Butt 6.Budmeisters 16.U Rub Me Raw 7.LJ Smokin’ 17.Jacks Old South 18.Sweet Smoke Q 8.Forrest’s Fine Foods 19.Smokinwillys Squealers 9.Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 20.Blue Butt Farms 10.Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia CHICKEN: PORK: 1.Sweet Smoke Q 1.Budmeisters 2.Cook’s Portable Smokehouse 2.Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 3.Hot Wachula 3.LJ Smokin’ 4.Lang BBQ Smokers 4.Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 5.Smokinwillys Squealers 5.Glenn Bob’s BBQ 6.Second Star BBQ 6.Blue Butt Farms 7.Pork Rindz 7.Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia 8.Smokinwillys Squealers 8.Great Lakes BBQ & Feed 9.Haulin’ Butt BBQ 9.Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 10.Getta Grip BBQ 10.Cook’s Portable Smokehouse RIBS: BRISKET: 1.Cook’s Portable Smokehouse 1.Chatham Artillery BBQ 2.Glenn Bob’s BBQ 2.Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 3.Haulin’ Butt BBQ 3.Forrest’s Fine Foods 4.U Rub Me Raw 4.LJ Smokin’ 5.Lang BBQ Smokers 5.Lang BBQ Smokers 6.Wooley Bully BBQ Mafia 6.Smokin’ Your Butt 7.Second Star BBQ 7.Getta Grip BBQ 8.ET’s BBQ 8.Forrest’s Fine Foods 9.Jacks Old South 9.Chatham Artillery BBQ 10.Jacks Old South 10.Hot Wachula 1.Cook’s Portable Smokehouse

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Haulinʼ Butt BBQ Fourth Place Overall

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THE BIG PIG JIG • Vienna, Georgia • MBN November 4, 2012 • Grand Champion - Myron Mixon

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Upcoming Events Jan. 18

Jeff Smith and Larry Bowling of Smokin’ Stacks stand with Don Adkins, SCBA District Chief Marshal

Facebook: South Carolina Barbeque Association Online: www.scBarbeque.com Email: LHigh1@sc.rr.com

S.C. Barbeque “Stacks” Up Among Nation’s Best The glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip was in stark contrast to the time honored art of barbequing as 85 of the best teams in the country vied for top honors on Nov. 1 through Nov. 4 at the first World Food Championship. The World Food Championship committee selected 90 premiere BBQ competitions and invited the winners to come to Las Vegas for a head to head cook-off with the chance to take home a portion of the $50,000 purse. There were teams from every state and a few cooks from Europe, where competition BBQ is becoming very popular, representing different styles and flavor profiles. I had the chance to meet a lot of nice people and some of the teams that I’ve read about or seen on the “BBQ Pitmasters” TV show. With judges from all over the country, I was able get a feel for what they were used to judging, and to compare the different styles from California, Texas, Florida and the midwest. Everyone was cordial and interested in The South Carolina Barbeque Association and how we cooked barbeque in the south. Don Adkins Our table captain was from the San Diego area and was amazed when I told him that I would stop at a “Hundred Mile Barbeque” joint on the way home from judging. After I explained what “Hundred Mile Barbeque” was and that you may find it at an old store, farm house or concrete block building on a country road that’s only open on Thursday through Saturday until they run out, he just shook his head. Of course South Carolina had great representatives in Jeff Smith and Larry Bowling of Smokin’ Stacks and the Fulmers of “Ultimate Tailgaters” both from Aiken, S.C. Jeff and Larry won the S.C. Peach Festival BBQ to earn an invitation. When they said they were going to do whatever it takes to get to Vegas, I knew I had to go and judge. It was a major undertaking for them to travel 2,200 miles with all of their equipment with just a hope of finishing mid-pack, but great BBQ can not be denied. Smokin’ Stacks came in fourth in butts with a score of 173.143! Compare that to the Grand Champion’s score of 167.4286 for twenty fourth place in butts and it’s easy to see that Jeff and Larry can cook with the best this country has to offer. Not only are they great cooks they are also two of the finest representatives we could wish for. Jeff and Larry, you made us proud, congratulations. Don Adkins is South Carolina Barbeque Association District Chief Marshal.

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Dalton Bryant, pitmaster in training with George King of Can’t Quit Smokin,’ samples championship barbecue in Ridgeway. Dalton’s picture will be featured in a publication by the University of South Carolina promoting festivals in South Carolina.

S.C. State Championship Awards State House Columbia, S.C.

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Marshal’s Meeting Maurice’s BBQ West Columbia

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Judge’s Seminar Aiken, S.C.

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Bands, Brews & BBQ Festival Port Royal Visit www. scbarbeque.com for a complete list of details, addresses & times

St. Nicholas Winterfest in Conway, S.C. Brian and Sherry Teigue finish the 2012 BBQ season in style with a first place finish at Conway in November.

Congratulations to our newest Certified Judges who earned their aprons in Conway!

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Kansas City Barbeque Society

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Georgia Barbeque Association

Judge Training Class January 19, 2013 New Perry Hotel Perry GA Sign in begins at 1:00 PM Class begins at 2:00 PM Class Fee – $15 per person plus GBA membership of $35 for individual or $50 for family of 2 February 22-23, 2013 Pigs & Wings Perry, GA Contact: Audrey Evans 478-224-5499 pigsandwingsinfo@yahoo.com

January 25-26. 2013 Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Cece Christian Phone: 863-450-3322. executivedirecto r@lakelandpigfest.org

March 1-2. 2013 Plains Pig Pickin’ Plains, GA

February 8-9-2013 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Young Harris, GA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Bobby Brumley Phone: 706-379-4612. bbrumley@brasstownvalley. com

January 4-5, 2013 Ziggy Dick’s BBQ Cookoff & Festival - Naples, FL Rotary Club of Naples Bay 3256 Sturgeon Bay Court Naples, FL 34120 (239)-300-1221

February 22-23,2013 Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Jamey Johnson Aimee Harrison Phone: 573-8814074. jkjohnson@centurytel.net

South Carolina Barbeque Association Feburary 22-23, 2013 Bands, Brews & BBQ Port Royal, SC Contact: Janie Lackman, 843525-6257 janie(at)friendsofcarolinehospi ce.com

Florida Barbeque Association

January 11-12, 2013 Cowboys Pig Out Ft Pierce, FL Jim McCoin 402 SW 3rd Street Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)-634-7220 January 11-13, 2013 The 2013 Bikes, Blues, & BBQ Festival Casselberry, FL Carole L. Anthony: (216) 571-4552 February 1-2, 2013 9th Annual Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs “Smoke on the Water” BBQ Winter Haven, FL Frank Csomos 1615 High Point Court SW Winter Haven, FL 33880

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February 8-10, 2013 The Old Florida Outdoor Festival Apopka, FL City of Apopka, Florida - 175 East 5th Street - Apopka, FL 32703 Chuck Carnesale: (407)-7031756 February 15-17, 2013 Southeast Regional Pigfest Tallahassee, FL Diane Haggerty - 309 Ofﬁce Plaza Drive - Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850)-222-2043 February 22-23, 2013 2013 Ribs On The Ridge Haines City, FL City of Haines City - Parks & Recreation Department - 555 Ledwith Avenue - Haines City, FL 33844 Holly Carter: (863)-421-996 March 2, 2013 Smokin’ in the Mangroves Santini Marina Plaza/Fish Tale Marina - Fort Myers Beach, FL Bonnie Roberts: (239)-443-8810 March 8-9, 2013 Swamp Boys Super Q School - Winter Haven, FL Visit Rub Bagby’s website for details. March 15-17, 2013 Viking Fest Bar-B-Que Cookoff Fort Myers, FL Donny Overholser: 5598 Sunrise Drive - Fort Myers, FL 33902 (239)-872-7787 March 22-23, 2013 Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA Gail Wells - Fire Ant Festival P.O. Box 2864 Ashburn, GA 31714 (229)-567-3436

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Memphis Barbecue Network

Dec 30 - 31, 2012 2nd Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl BBQ Bowl Tiger Lane at Liberty Bowl Stadium Memphis, TN Contact: Patrick Byrne Phone: 901-795-7700 Email: patrick. byrne@libertybowl.org March 22- 23, 2013 When Pigs Fly 701 Northside Drive Newton, MS Contact: Kay Crenshaw Phone: 601-479-7943 Email: ktcren@bellsouth.net April 5-6, 2013 Atoka Springfest BBQ Contest Nancy Lane Park 118 Atoka Park Ave Atoka, TN Contact: Brian Peel Phone: 901-837-5306 or 785-213-1907 Email: bpeel@townofatoka. com Apr 26 - 27, 2013 Southaven Springfest Snowden Grove Southaven, MS State Championship Contact: Kristi Faulkner Phone: 662-393-6939 or 901-461-1791 Email: kfaulkner@southaven. org May 23 - 25, 2013 Brenau Barbecue Championship 500 Washington Street SE Gainesville, GA Contact: Jim Barco Phone: 770-654-3600 or 770534-6161 Email: jbarco@brenau.edu

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Space Coast Barbecue Festival

December 1, 2012 • FBA • Sebring, FL

November10,2012 • FBA • Melbourne, FL

Grand Champion: Rub Bagby, Swamp Boys Reserve Champion : Terry McKay, Git-R-Smoked

Grand Champion: Rub Bagby, Swamp Boys Reserve Champion :Dana Hillis, Big Papa’s Country Kitchen

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

CHICKEN: Blitzkrieg BBQ Florida Boys Collision Course BBQ Big Papa’s Country Kitchen Git-R-Smoked Newman’s BBQ Two Crackers Cooking Seasoned Smoke BBQ Unknown BBQ Hogs Gone Wild BBQ

PORK: 1. Newman’s BBQ 2. [Tie]Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 2. [Tie]Git-R-Smoked 4. Swamp Boys 5. Cedar Creek BBQ 6. Blitzkrieg BBQ 7. The Woodhouse Grill 8. Sweet Smoke Q 9. All Racked Up 10. Hogs Gone Wild BBQ

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

CHICKEN: Big Papa’s Country Kitchen Second Star BBQ Two Crackers Cooking Uncle Wendy’s BBQ Sweet Smoke Q Tiki Time BBQ Team Swamp Boys Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team Hog Jims Swinos

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RIBS: Swamp Boys All Racked Up Sweet Smoke Q Git-R-Smoked ET’s BBQ Lang BBQ Smokers Newman’s BBQ Unknown BBQ Florida Boys Accutech BBQ

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BRISKET: Sweet Smoke Q Swamp Boys Blitzkrieg BBQ Hogs Gone Wild BBQ Unknown BBQ Git-R-Smoked Swinos Lang BBQ Smokers The Woodhouse Grill Accutech BBQ

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RIBS: Blitzkrieg BBQ Git-R-Smoked Big Papa’s Country Kitchen Swamp Boys No Curfew Sweet Smoke Q Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team One In The Chamber Two Crackers Cooking Swinos

Rub Bagby , Pitmaster - Swamp Boys Grand Champion Sebring and Melbourne, Florida

Blitzkrieg BBQ First Place Chicken Sebring, Florida

Dana Hillis, Pitmaster Big Papaʼs Country Kitchen Reserve Champion Melbourne, Florida

Sweet Smoke Q First Place Brisket Sebring, FLorida

PORK: 1. [Tie]Florida Skin-n-Bones 1. [Tie]Swinos 3. Swamp Boys 4. [Tie]Sweet Smoke Q

4. [Tie]Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Big Papa’s Country Kitchen Blitzkrieg BBQ Bubba’s Scrub Oak BBQ Uncle Wendy’s BBQ Tiki Time BBQ Team

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BRISKET: Swamp Boys Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team Sweet Smoke Q Git-R-Smoked Big Papa’s Country Kitchen Kick the Tire, Light the Fire Two Crackers Cooking Blitzkrieg BBQ Uncle Wendy’s BBQ Bubba’s Scrub Oak BBQ

Terry McKay, Pitmaster Git-R-Smoked Reserve Champion Sebring, Florida

Florida Skin-n-Bones First Place Pork Melbourne, Florida

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Smokin’ Up The Campground More than just a cook-oﬀ in Calhoun, GA ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY JAN JEUP-WILSON

Following a weekend chock full of fun, food, and rivalries, Bub-Ba-Q walked last to claim the top spot at the 1st annual Smokin’ Up The Campground contest with a solid score of (698.8570). The chatter for day was the put to rest when 3 Eyz BBQ was called to the stage to claim Reserve Grand Champion and secure their KCBS Team of the Year slot for 2012. House of Hickory took 3rd, Gilly’s BBQ and South Pork ﬁnished out the top 5 overall with only 2 ten thousandths of a point separating 4th & 5th places. Swineholio backyard BBQ, led by pitmaster John Goff dominated the Ancillary contests taking 1st in Ribs, 2nd in Vegetable, and 3rd in Chicken. Another great showing in the Backyard contest was held by Paul Casey of Diggin’ Que, taking 2nd overall for the Ancillary’s. The Chicken category was won by House of Hickory, with a near perfect score of 179.4286; edging out Bub-Ba-Q who took 2nd. Curly Tails edged out 3 Eyz BBQ and JoBeaz Blazin’ Butts & Wings for the 3rd spot. 3 Eyz BBQ and JoBeaz rounded out the top 5 with a tied score of 176.5714. The close race of the day was in the Rib category with Gilly’s BBQ taking the top

spot over Warren County Pork Choppers by 2 ten thousandths of a point. DoRagQ edged out Moyers Competition Bar-B-Q for 3rd place also by 2 ten thousandths of a point. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n finished out the top 5 in Ribs. Kudos must be given to Scott & Suzanne Burton with South Pork for their perfect 180 in the Pork category. This helped catapult them to finish 5th overall for the day. Gilly’s BBQ claimed the 2nd spot with JoBeaz Blazin’ Butts & Wings in 3rd, Bub-Ba-Q and 3 Eyz finished out the Pork category at 4th and 5th respectively. Bub-Ba-Q maintained a solid lead grabbing the top spot in Brisket. Smokin’ Aces Crapshoot BBQ led by Mark Rasmussen out of Grand Haven, MI claimed 2nd in Brisket followed by Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n in 3rd. Pit Bull’s Up In Smoke got 4th and Firehouse Smokers finished the Brisket category in 5th place. First time event organizer, Aaron Walkover, did a fantastic job with this event. The facility was great – who doesn’t like a campground? Many of the teams were already inquiring about securing the same spot for next year! There was great entertainment by local bands, a first annual Poker-Run, lots of vendors and great support for the local United Way, their local charity.

Grand Champion: Bub- Ba-Q Reserve Champion: 3 Eyz BBQ

Calhoun, Georgia • December 1, 2012 • KCBS CHICKEN: 1. House of Hickory - 179.4286 2. Bub- Ba-Q - 178.2858 3. Curly Tails - 177.1430 4. 3 Eyz BBQ - 176.5714 5. JoBeaz Blazin’ Butts & W - 176.5714 6. 4 Smokin’ Butts - 174.2858 7. Smoke Me Silly - 173.7142 8. Munchin’ Hogs @ Hilton - 173.1430 9. Dawg on gud BBQ - 173.1430 10. Choo Choo Train BBQ - 172.5716

PORK: 1. South Pork - 180.0000 2. Gilly’s BBQ - 176.0000 3. JoBeaz Blazin’ Butts & W - 174.2858 4. Bub- Ba-Q - 173.7142 5. 3 Eyz BBQ - 172.5714 6. House of Hickory - 172.5714 7. Deep South BBQ - 172.0000 8. Firehouse Smokers Tn - 171.9998 9. Munchin’ Hogs @ Hilton - 171.4286 10. Smoke Me Silly - 170.8570

RIBS: 1. Gilly’s BBQ - 177.7144 2. Warren Co Pork Choppers - 177.7142 3. DoRagQ - 174.8572 4. Moyers Competition Bar-B - 174.8570 5. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 173.7144 6. Curly Tails - 172.5714 7. Dirty Ol’ Butt Slappers - 172.0002 8. 3 Eyz BBQ - 172.0000 9. Serial Griller - 169.7142 10. Munchin’ Hogs @ Hilton - 169.7142

BRISKET: 1. Bub- Ba-Q - 177.1428 2. Smokin Aces Crapshoot BB - 176.0002 3. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 174.2856 4. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke - 174.2856 5. Firehouse Smokers Tn - 173.7142 6. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 172.5714 7. Old Plantation BBQ - 172.5714 8. Gilly’s BBQ - 170.8570 9. House of Hickory - 170.8570 10. 3 Eyz BBQ - 170.8568

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