BBQ Times September 2012 by Kristen Berryhill

The BBQ Times “For The Folks That Want A Little Smoke In Their Life”

Volume 3• Number 11

Inside This Issue 24 Pages

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September 2012

Smokin’ Grill Tops at Hambone Jam

Amelia Island ...............2

Danny Evans..................4 Carl Williams .............. 4 President’s Message ... 5 Calendar ...................6-7 Recipes......................... 7 SCBA .......................... 10 FBA Funcook ...............11

PHOTO BY GEOFF DALE Sta-C Hale and her team, SmokinʼGrill BBQ took home Grand Champion at the Comsouth Hambone Jam GBA For more photos and results and story, see page 12. State Championship.

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Muchees Smokehouse Grabs Lake City Pig Fest

Pictured here is Virgina, Jennifer and Annabelle Blevins as they accept their awards for Muncheeʼs Smokehouse from Randy and Wanda Jones and the Lake City Pig Fest.

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Amelia Island Tailgate Cook-off • Amelia Island, Florida Kansas City Barbeque Society • August 24-25, 2012

Overall: 11. CaptainJack’sSmokeRisin - 668.5710 1. B&T BBQ Cook Team - 692.0002 2. Git-R-Smoked - 692.0000 12. Bethel Smokers - 667.9998 3. Chatham Artillery BBQ - 687.4286 13. Pack-A-Smokes - 667.4284 4. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa - 686.8574 14. Fire Pit - 667.4284 15. Big Papa’s Country Kitch - 665.7138 5. Chicken Butt BBQ - 677.1428 16. Smokinwilly Squealer’s - 665.1420 6. The Right Stuff BBQ - 671.4288 17. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ - 663.9996 7. Rescue Smokers - 671.4282 18. L J Smokin’ - 661.7140 8. Fear The Sear - 671.4280 9. Budmeisters - 671.4280 19. U Rub Me Raw - 658.2856 10. Two Old Men and a Grill - 670.8566 20. Munchee’s Smokehouse - 657.1428 Chicken: 1. Pack-A-Smokes - 174.8572 2. Smoking Toques - 173.7142 3. Chatham Artillery BBQ - 173.1428 4. Buttrub.com - 172.5714 5. Big D’s Firehouse Smoker - 171.4288 6. Can2BBQ - 170.8574 7. L J Smokin’ - 170.8570 8. CaptainJack’sSmokeRisin - 169.7142 9. Fire Pit - 169.7142 10. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa - 168.5714

Ribs: 1. B&T BBQ Cook Team - 175.4288 2. Git-R-Smoked - 174.2858 3. Bethel Smokers - 173.7144 4. L J Smokin’ - 173.1428 5. Chicken Butt BBQ - 171.4286 6. U Rub Me Raw - 170.8572 7. Can2BBQ - 170.8570 8. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa - 169.7144 9. The Right Stuff BBQ - 169.1430 10. Two Old Men and a Grill - 169.1428

Pork: 1. Budmeisters - 177.1428 2. CaptainJack’sSmokeRisin - 176.5714 3. Git-R-Smoked - 176.0000 4. Chatham Artillery BBQ - 175.4286 5. Fear The Sear - 174.2858 6. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa - 173.1428 7. Smokinwilly Squealer’s - 173.1426 8. Munchee’s Smokehouse - 172.5716 9. Fire Pit - 172.0000 10. Pig In a Poke - 172.0000

Brisket: 1. Git-R-Smoked - 179.4286 2. B&T BBQ Cook Team - 178.2858 3. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa - 175.4288 4. Rescue Smokers - 175.4284 5. Chatham Artillery BBQ - 173.7142 6. Chicken Butt BBQ - 172.5714 7. Munchee’s Smokehouse - 171.9998 8. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ - 171.4284 9. Pack-A-Smokes - 170.8572 10. Fear The Sear - 170.2856

Grand Champion: B & T Cook Team Reserve Champion: Git-R-Smoked Bill and Teresa Tanner, B & T Cook Team took home Grand Chmapion prizes at the Amelia Island Tailgate on August 25, 2012. The Tannerʼs had a ﬁrst place in ribs, second in brisket, eleventh in pork and eighteenth in chicken.

PHOTOS BY AUDREY EVANS

Terry McKay, head cook of team Git-R-Smoked took home Reserve Champion prizes at the Amelia Island Tailgate on August 25, 2012. Terry had a ﬁrst place brisket, second place ribs, third place pork, and twenty sixth place in chicken.

More photos from this event on pages 3 and 16.

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Pigs and Wings 2013 ...It’s Here!

Audrey Evans

Editor & Publisher aevans@bqtimes.com thebbqtimes@yahoo.com

Well, I guess it is hitting that time of year again. Everyone keeps asking, and we have begun to start planning. The date is set, February 2124, 2012. The Overall Winner payout is set at $4,000! Yes, you read that right, check again. So you just marked your calendar right? It’s hard to believe I am approaching my third year of being Editor of The BBQ

Times and being Event Organizer for Pigs and Wings. The ﬁrst year we did Pigs and Wings was 2008, it was when the Georgia Barbecue Association was ﬁrst looking to expand and have more than just one contest a year. My father, Danny took it upon himself to make it happen and it did. They had 14 teams and off they went. In 2010, I came on board as Editor at The BBQ Times and we decided it would probably be a good idea to host the competition again and drum up some talk amongst the cook-teams since the paper was coming back. Boy, did I not have a clue what I was getting myself in to. Not really, I can say that open-heartedly and jokingly now. Then, I really did not have a clue! Susan Stuart worked with us and she helped me put together the contest. We had 30 teams at Pigs and Wings 2011 and were greatly impressed with what we had pulled off. This past year, we hosted the

event again with The Houston-County Airport Authority and we had the largest GBA cook-off EVER! We had 60 teams and paid out over $12,000 in prizes. So, why am I telling you this? Because you need to be aware, we are kicking of for Pigs and Wings 2013 and this is an event you will NOT want to miss. There are still A LOT of variables up in the air for the contest coming up and I will release the details to you as soon as we tie them down, but for now MARK YOUR CALENDER. We will have entry forms, payouts and all that good stuff out in the next month or so, and with the Overall Grand Payout being larger than we have ever even paid Grand for GBA, you know there will be some money on the table for grabs. Are you the best at cooking Chicken? Pork Loin? Brisket? Ribs? Pulled Pork? Come show me what you’ve got! Until next month....keep rubbin’ those butts!

The Almighty Pork Loin

Danny Evans

Pitmaster Big D’s Firehouse Smokers Coming up with that perfect combination of time and temperature seems to be a never-ending quest to cook the award winning Pork Loin. And no, I haven’t done it yet. I have cooked some mighty good ones at home, but when the pressure of the contest comes along, I just can’t get it right. I have had some people

watch in my Facebook page and question me on how I’m cooking the Loins. Many of them have won Pork Loin divisions themselves, so I don’t know why they would want to know how to cook a bad one? They want to know how long I cook it, the smoker temp and at what temperature I pull it. I know they think I pulling their leg when I answer. But I tell them some where between 250 and 475 degrees and pull it anywhere from 130 to 180 degrees. Folks, I’m not pulling anybody’s leg. I have tried all of these combinations. From a Stump’s Smoker to Weber Grill, I have tried it all. I’m working with Jeff Conley at Assassin Smokers on what I think will be the perfect Loin cooker, but who knows what that will bring until I tried all the different angles. Overall I hope my future in Pork Loin (If I don’t

mess it up) will move up in the ranks. If it doesn’t, it sure isn’t because I haven’t cooked a lot of them! ••• You notice when I talk about me not doing well at cook off, I always talk about what I did wrong. The only person at a cook-off that can beat me is myself. The other teams, Judges bad rules or anything else can’t beat me. I say this because as I looked at my smokers the other day, they both where sitting at 100 degrees all by themselves. No ﬁre, no one cooking on them. The only way to make them change is for me to add charcoal or wood and light up. If I get it to hot or use the wrong fuel, I did it, not the smokers. They only respond to what you do to them. A lot like a woman if you know what I mean. No, I don’t mean they are cold as steel, but you have to start each one differently and s

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The Joy of Winning A BBQ Contest

September in Fort Valley, Georgia is always a Month to remember. Each year for the past seven years on the second weekend in September the Hambone Jam GBA State championship is held in Fort Valley. This year Comsouth and the city of Fort Valley really stepped up to the plate and provided “Que-Talk with Smokinwilly” those who competed with an smokinwillysquealers@gmail.com array of changes at the com-

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petition site. Moving from the downtown streets to a really nice asphalt area with a grass backdrop for team setup, I feel was an outstanding venue for a Barbecue competition. Each team was provided with a 20ft x 50ft site with separate power pedestals, each containing 50-30 and 20 amp electrical service. Big thanks to the Mayor and city council

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of Fort Valley and to Bobby Barnes Comsouth coordinator for the event. The big thrill of this event was the anticipation of winning the Georgia Barbecue Association State Championship and being crowned Grand Champion of the Hambone Jam. This year’s winner was Smokin’ grills from Duluth and Byron Georgia. First time Grand Champion and ﬁrst time Georgia State Champions. Stacy and Bobby have come a long ways and worked really hard to accomplish this task. They not only compete at each event, they also vend to the public and we all admire their determination and friendliness. This article is about the spirit of Joy and Happiness when you hear your named called at the awards ceremony. The anticipation of your team name being called is a moment ﬁlled with anxiety and joy. That magic moment

when Stacy heard.... “and the winner of the seventh annual Hambone Jam GBA Georgia State Championship is”.... “Smokin’ Grills” She was really beside herself. No words can express that feeling as she danced and made tearful loud gestures on her way up front to receive the award. For Stacy and Bobby, it was great moment of joy and happiness. Many of you who are reading this article have experienced that feeling and some will get to experience it. We all look at this sport of barbecue as a challenge of our cooking skills and enjoy so much competing with our friends to showcase our talents. The joy of winning a BBQ contest and having fun while socializing with your friends is what it is all about folks. When you can no longer do this, it’s time to ﬁnd yourself another sport! Not everyone can be a winner, but if you can look

back on the event knowing that you did your best and had fun doing it, “you’re a Winner”! I would like to say to all the readers of my article each month, if I can help you, please contact me. Also, if you are a new team just getting started in procompetition and need help, please email me and I will be happy to work with you. If you have any speciﬁc topics you would like for me to address or feedback, please email me at smokinw illysquealers@gmail.com or carlwms5943@gmail.com . Remember! For all your barbecue news and information go to www.bqtimes.com the best barbecue newspaper in South Georgia!!! Cue’~Tip of the month: “Joy and Happiness is contagious. Commit to being a carrier!” Stay safe, Have fun and Happy Cue’ing!!

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A Message from Your President

BBQ gets busy: Fall Season has a lot in store

Dana Hillis

President Fl BBQ Association We are coming into the fall bbq season and man can you get your ﬁll of competitions. We just had the annual Fun Cook at Clerbrook RV park and a great time was had by everyone that came. We had 28 teams competing in a typical competition along with what is becoming a yearly cant miss event – the desert contest – a chili contest, the Kids Q, and the 1st annual golf outing. The golf outing was an absolute blast – we had a high school golfer steal the show, Karen Hyde proved she knows her way around a golf course, Marty Hyde proved he can do more then power point presentations, My son Cadin proved he can do more then wrestle and Bob Youngblood was doing his best Arnold Palmer imitation. We would have won but somebody from the other team sunk a 60 foot putt like he had done it before. The Kids Q was a big success with the kids keeping the grills they cooked on. The Chili contest was a feast. The desert contest was amazing. I got to be a judge for the second year in a row and I am not giving up my seat for next year. There were 17 entries and no one deserved to lose. I would order any of the deserts at any 5 star restaurant and be happy. One desert was about 6 layers tall with a raspberry ice cream on top and was a true delicacy. I would have never thought bread pudding could be as

good as the one turned in but it had cranberries and a secret ﬂavor that might have had a hint of alcohol that was off the charts. I was so full I ate very little at the dinner later that night. We had a successful judging class, a box building class and our annual meeting and Wendy Wolfe had a great team of help to put it all together for a great weekend. Swamp Boys took the Fun Cook seriously and took 1st in ribs pork and brisket to walk away with the Grand. Team Wooley Bully took the Reserve Grand with Barn Goddess bbq taking 3rd, Beachneck bbq taking 4th and All Racked Up taking 5th. The Kansas City Royal is coming up along with the Jack in Lynchburg Tennessee and in November the World Food Championships are in Las Vegas. Several of our FBA teams are making the trip to Vegas to prove to the whole country that great cooks come from all over but the best are from Florida. Terry McKay is a great cook and also a lucky one – he got the draw for the Jack and is in for a real adventure. The trip to the little town of Lynchburg is an opportunity not many get. You have to win qualiﬁers to get your name put in a hat to get drawn. Only one team from each state gets drawn and Terry got the draw from Florida. He is also making the trip to Vegas along with Big Papas, Team Unknown and Hot Wachulas. I guarantee this group will leave their mark in the city that never sleeps. We have a full FBA schedule this fall with Lake City, Grant, Mulberry, Jessup, Zephyrhills, Naples, Melbourne, Elba, Sebring, and Perry. Get on the website and let these organizers know you are coming. These are all great contests raising money for good charities. See you all at a contest soon and to all the teams that took

Big Papas Cooking School hurry up and give me something good to write about. I want to give a special thanks to everyone that comes to a BBQ contest that enjoy just being a part of bbq. We have had a lot of success due to a lot of the friendships and help we have had along the way. When we vend an event we have the Big Papa “A” team on board and we could not do it without them. David and Stacey from Daytona are a big part of our team and are part of our bbq family we could not live without. They are an accomplished cook team when they decide to compete and also can brew some of the ﬁnest home brew beer I have ever had including Big Papas Pale Ale and David is an accomplished racecar driver. Look up the “Chump Car” series and follow Lead Sled Racing. Stacey is one of our best food sellers and is also the prettiest girl in bbq. David you are a lucky man. A contest is not the same without Uncle Wendy’s bbq team in attendance either competing, judging or helping run the “A” team. No one has a passion or enjoys themselves more at a bbq then Rich and Wendy. Mike Perry became a big part of our team when he showed up in Grant several years ago and I truly believe he is one of our good luck charms because we sure do well when he comes to help. Vending would not be the same at Clermont without Dennis Schmidt and all his hard work. I sure do miss my “Gopher”. Bob Youngblood has come to help us cook and this guy is more then just a good looking golfer. Bob worked his tail off with us at Fernandina and is a real treat to hang out with – thanks for taking care of Janet and Mawws Country Kitchen. My Daughter Jana worked her tail off in Fernandina and we will never run out of buns or ice when her husband Mike is on the

team. We just cant function as a team without Papa and Nanny. They come to visit us at a bbq and work their tails off. Papa made the trip out to the Royal with us last year and it was a good time I will never forget. My son Cadin is the best help I have ever had and my nephew Cody is great help and I love to have him at a contest. My son Vonn vended with us one time and told his mom that is just to much work! Thanks to everyone for your help along this fun road. Mike Bird has cooked with me twice and we won Grand Champion both times. Mike you are a true friend and will be a part of my team forever. See everyone soon.

Bless our troops and I miss juice and garlic. Brush the caps on both sides and you pop. sprinkle with salt and pepGARLIC GRILLED per. Let stand for 15 minutes stem side up. Cook PORTOBELLOS mushrooms on both sides Here is a simple recipe for for 3 to 4 minutes. Do not burn – they are done when a tastes great. they pierce easily with a sharp knife. Cut into thick 4 4 to 5 inch mushrooms slices and garnish with 1/3 cup evoo – extra virgin olive oil parsley 3 tablespoons lemon juice Serve with any meal! 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced Salt and pepper to taste ( I like more pepper) 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley Cook over medium hot ﬁre.Remove stems and clean mushrooms of any dirt.Combine oil, lemon

It’s that time of year again

Harry Faircloth President GA BBQ Association

First I would like to say Thank-You for the support you have shown to Jimmy Nelms your Vice President, Pam Nelms your Sec/Treas and myself for another years as your elected ofﬁcials of The Georgia Barbecue Association. We promise to give you another 150% YEAR. Please keep in mind the each and every member of our association is important and each of you are the ones that make us successful. Without your support and ideas we don’t get very far, so let us know anytime you have a question or suggestion.

••• Our 2012-2013 season has already begun. We have crowned our 2011-2012 Team of the Year, D W’s Kountry Cookers and we want to say CONGRATULATIONS on a Great year. Question, are we gonna have a repeat? Only time will tell. But to Mr. Ernie, Donald, Ronald, “Scooter” and crew you really showed the way and again congratulations on a job well done. ••• We do have some exciting new events on tap for this year, we have some returning events and we have some returning after an absence. To ALL welcome aboard and we want all of our events to know how much we appreciate their conﬁdence in the GBA. ••• Fall usually brings two things to mind in the South, ﬁrst the BBQ season and second football or vice-versa. We want to wish all of our cook teams much success this coming year and look forward to having you cook as often as you can

with us this year. You are going to see some increased prize money this year so hang around and take some home. You are gonna see some more innovative contest this year so hang around and enjoy the fun. You are gonna see some new locations this year so crank up, drive on in and join us. Football----is it gonna be Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Auburn, South Carolina, Florida State or even Georgia Tech this year? Each week will be a new adventure and the same with bbq’n, each week will be different and exciting as the schedule goes forward. As the famous Bob Barker say’s so “COME ON DOWN” and join us.

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Calendar of Events Alabama Barbecue Association October 12 & 13, 2012 Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, Alabama Pro & Backyard Division Contact Mike Howell at info@n2college.com Call 256-348-9590 October 13, 2012 Heart of Clarke Fall Festival Grove Hill, Alabama Backyard Division Contact Toni Ice at ghcac2010@yahoo.com call 251-275-4278 October 20,2012 Sausage Fest BBQ Cook-Off Backyard BBQ Contact Carol Reed creed@evergreenal.org www.EvergreenAL.org Call 251-578-1707

6th Annual Tennille BBQ Blast Tennille, GA Downtown Development Authority (478) 552-7875

October 19-20, 2012 October 26-27, 2012 Georgia/Florida Tailgate Bar B Q Hawkinsville Harvest Fest Cookoff - Jesup, GA Pigs & Produce Rotary Club of Jesup www.hawkinsvilleharvestfest.com 648 Harper Street Downtown Hawkinsville Jesup, GA 31546 Bob Johnson Chip Nance - (912)-202-2313 P. O. Box 120 Hawkinsville, Georgia 31036 October 26-27, 2012 (478) 230-6953 Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ & Blues Fest bob@hawkinsvilleharvestfest.com Zephyrhills, FL Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce November 9-10, 2012 38550 Fifth Avenue Richland Pig Fest Zephyrhills, FL 33542 191 Broad Street Vonnie Mikkelsen Richland, GA (813)-782-1913 Sponsored by Richland Better Hometown • Charles Lee November 2-3, 2012 (H) 229-887-2253 The Big Swamp Smoke Off Naples, FL (C) 229-944-1108 email: richlandpigfest@bellsou Collier County Fair th.net 751 39th Avenue NE www.cityofrichlandga.com Naples, FL 34120 Shannon Hubbell - (239)-455-1444

Florida Barbeque Association

November 30-December 1, 2012 Christmas on the River September 22, 2012 Demopolis, Alabama Smokin’ on the Bay Pro & Backyard Divisions Bayfront Naples, FL Contact Paul Wilingham at Bonnie Roberts pawillin@hotmail.com (239)-443-8810 Call 334-289-2856

Georgia Barbeque Association October 5-6, 2012 3rd Annual Fall Line BBQ Contest 304 Milledgeville Road Gordon, GA 31031 Josh Youmans (478) 628.1114 October 12-13, 2012 Hog Jam The Lodge at Copperhead thelodgeatcopperhead.com 171 Copperhead Parkway Blairsville, GA Michelle (706) 835-7433 October 19 – 20, 2012

P.O. Box 1210 Mulberry, FL 33860 Bonnie Titus - (863)-712-0625

September 28-29, 2012 Grant Bar-B-Que Fest Grant, FL Cheri Bedford - 1871 Plantation Circle - Palm Bay, FL 32909 (321)-794-9393 October 6-7, 2012 Swamp Boys Competition Q School - Venice, FL Visit www.swampboys.com for details. October 6, 2012 Butts and Brisket Competition Fernandina Beach, FL Jay Robertson (904) 277-7350 x 2013 October 12-13, 2012 Mulberry Fine Swine At The Pit Mulberry, FL Fine Swine At The Pit

November 9-10, 2012 Space Coast Barbecue Festival Melbourne, FL 1298 Cimarron Circle NE Palm Bay, FL 32905 Bob Touchston - (321)-506-1695 November 9-10, 2012 Fifth Annual Foggy Bottom BarB-Que Bash - Elba, AL Elba Chamber of Commerce - 329 Putnam Street Elba, AL 36323 (334)-897-3125

Memphis Barbecue Network

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October 4- 6, 2012 40th Annual World’s Oldest Bar-B-Que Cooking Contest Covington, TN Contact: Sandra McCalla & Linda Wilson Phone: 901-476-6879 Email: lwilson@covingtones.com October 5-66, 2012 11th Annual Heavenly Hog Championship Bbq Contest The Chapel Of The Cross 674 Mannsdale Rd Madison, Ms Contact: Keith Obert Phone: 601-856-9690 or 601-856-9686 Email: obertlaw@bellsouth.net October 12- 13, 2012 Cleveland, MS State Championship Mississippi Delta State Barbecue Contest/Cleveland Octoberfest Contact: Elise Jenkins Phone: 662-756-2011 or 662-756-4936 Email: elisejenkins@bellsouth.net October 12-13. 2012 Time Warner Cable BBQ and Blues Contact: Adrienne Frank Phone: 704-332-9594 or 704-564-2568 Email: afrank@charlottecentercity.org October 12-13, 2012 Butler Fest Butler, AL Contact: Mayor Ben Smith Phone: 205-459-3795 Email: mayorbensmith@live.com

Septmeber 21-22, 2012 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook Off 214 N 17th Street Murphysboro, IL Mike Mills Phone: 618-684-8902

October 12- 13, 2012 Mississippi Delta State Barbecue Contest/Cleveland Octoberfest Cleveland, MS Contact: Elise Jenkins Phone: 662-756-2011 or 662-756-4936 Email: elisejenkins@bellsouth.net

Sep 28 - Sep 29, 2012 Rule Park Downtown Ruleville Ruleville, MS The Great Ruleville Roast Contact: Elise Jenkins Phone: 662-719-1675 Email: jenkins2@tecinfo.com

October 20, 2012 Deep Roots Festival Downtown Milledgeville Milledgeville, GA Contact: Heather Holder Phone: 478-456-3604 Email: heather.holder@gcsu.edu

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Kansas City Barbeque Society September 28-29, 2012 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (GBC Qualiﬁer) Rome, GA Contact: Jim Stancil Phone: 404-386-2531. bareknucklesbbq@yahoo.com Contact: John Hale, 13 Windermere Bend Cartersville, GA 30120 Phone: 404-644-1213. Fax: 888-411-7637. jwhale3@comcast.net September 28-29, 2012 Music City Southern Hotwing Festival (Competitors Series) Nashville, TN Contact: Paul Gagliono paul.gagliano@svn.com October 5-6, 2012 PorktoberQue Dothan, AL Contact: Kerry Farrell Phone: 334-699-1475. kerry@themaineventweb.com October 5-6, 2012 Squealin’ in the Square Laurens, SC Contact: Jon Irick Phone: 864-984-2119. mail@mainstreetlaurens.org October 5-6, 2012 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Tammy Bonds Phone: 662-396-1182. tammy. bonds@avnet.com October 11-13, 2012 Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Mike Howell Phone: 256-348-9590. info@n2college.com October 12-13, 2012 Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour National Championship Bentonville, AR Contact: KCBS OFFICE Phone: 800-963-5227. October 12-13, 2012

Wahabi 2nd Annual BBQ Cookoff Jackson, MS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact: Bill Lee Phone: 662-357-5467. bill.lee@rbend.com

October 5-6. 2012 Gaston Collard and BBQ Festival Gaston, South Carolina Contact: Gaston Town Hall @ 803-796-7725

October 12-13, 2012 Grill’n & Chill’n on Main Waxhaw, NC Contact: Lisa Hoffman events@waxhaw.com

October 19-20, 2012 Jamil Shriners BBQ Cookoff Columbia, South Carolina Visit www.sbbqn.com for more details.

October 12-13, 2012 Swine and Dandy Charity Cookoff Duluth, GA Contact: Lauren Patterson Phone: 770-814-4909. Fax: 770-814-2453. swineanddandycookoff@gmail. com

South Carolina Barbeque Association

October 12-13, 2012 The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualiﬁer) Lyons, GA Contact: Alexa Carter-Britton Phone: 912-526-6445. bhtlyons@nctv.com Contact: Tim Lively Phone: 706-551-2045. tdlively@roelco. net

Southern Barbecue Network Sept 21 & 22, 2012 Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ Festival Fort Mill, SC Event Organizer: Bill Steele (803) 547-1138 Event Rep: Mary Waiboer Event Rep: Al Werts Sept 28 & 29, 2012 Best of Berkley Old Santee Canal Park Monks Corner, SC. 29461 Contact: Don Saturday (843) 899-7833 Event Rep: Jim Harmon Sept 28 & 29, 2012 Pig Tales & BBQ 17 E. Rigby St. Manning, SC 29102 Contact: Jake Buddin Event Rep: Mary Waiboer

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September 21-22 , 2012 City of Mauldin’s Family Festival and BBQ Throwdown 211 Fowler Road Mauldin, SC 29662 Contact: Julia Monson 864-335-4857 jmonson(at)mauldinrecreation. com

803-471-9778 Cell 803-645-0268 lynnrsullivan(at)gmail.com Marshal: Michael Jones w14mlj(at)yahoo.com October 12-13, 2012 Kershaw Hog Jam Kershaw, SC www.KershawHogJam.com Contact: Rocky Sharpe 803-609-0885, rsharpe(at)windstream.net Marshal: David Mobley ddmobleyjr(at)yahoo.com October 19-20, 2012 Kingstree Pig Pickin 110 South Long St. Kingstree, SC 29556 Contact: Ricky Burrows 843355-6382 9am-5pm 843-355-7263 after hours Marshal: Bronnie Smith Asst: Morrey Thomas

September 21-22, 2012 Greenway Barbeque and Bluegrass Ann Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SC Contact: Bill Steele, 803-5471138 billsteele(at)leroysprings.com

October 26-27, 2012 2012 Trojan Cook-Off Anderson University Athletic Campus 431 Williamston Rd/SC Highway 29. Anderson, SC 29621 Contact: Bradley Orr 864-231-2102 borr(at)andersonuniversity.edu Marshal: Morrey Thomas 843-601-0524 morreythomas(at)msn.com

September 21-22, 2012 Smoke on the Water 300 Senate St Columbia, SC 29201 Contact: Dupre Percival 803-351-1786 Dupre(at)302artisans.com Marshal: Morrey Thomas

November 2-3, 2012 Pig on the Ridge Ridgeway, SC Contact: Tom Connor 803-730-2293 www.pigontheridge.org Marshal: Greg & Diane Gladney Gladx1(at)aol.com

October 5-6, 2012 Edgeﬁeld’s Heritage Festival Oakley Park located at the intersection of highways 25 and 23, downtown Edgeﬁeld, SC Contact: Joel Jolley 803-6371900 Marshal: Michael Jones w14mlj(at)yahoo.com eheritagefest(at)yahoo.com

November 16-17, 2012 St. Nicholas Winterfest “Best Q in Conway” 110 Laurel St. Conway, SC 29526 Contact: John Wilkins 843-333-9500 or Casey Biddle: 843-455-1032

October 19-20, 2012 Hook and Cook Festival Jackson, SC 29831 Contact: Lynn Sullivan

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Marshals: Ken Hilliard and Dawn Verbarg

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Georgia Barbecue Association Team of the Year

BY AUDREY EVANS

The 2011-2012 Team of the Year Awards for Georgia Barbecue Association was held on Friday September 7, 2012 at the Hambone Jam in Fort Valley, GA. Each year teams vivaciously compete contest after contest to see who is the best in Georgia. For each cook a team competes in, they are guaranteed

2 participation points per category, so for three meat categories a team would accumulate 6 points. In these three categories ( Ribs, Pulled Pork and Pork Loin) a team will earn one point for any top ten ﬁnish starting at ﬁrst place earning ten points and ending with tenth place earning one point. A team will be awarded

Top 5 Teams for the 2011-2012 GBA BBQ Season an extra five bonus points throughout the state of GA for any Grand Champion- and also including GBA’s ship they win and five bonus first out of state contest at points are awarded to Re- Fernandina Beach June of serve Grand. 2012. The team of the year conThe 2011-2012 season test for GBA begins with the had a very close running Hambone Jam each year, between the top two teams which the winners start the up until the final contest in year with double points. Plains, Georgia where DW’s In the 2011-2012 Season, Kountry Cookers manteams had the opportunity to aged to edge out Jack’s New compete in ten competitions South, even after Jack’s New

DWʼS KOUNTRY COOKERS TEAM OF THE YEAR 2011-2012 - 261 POINTS

SUNSET SMOKERS Third Place GBA Team Of The Year - 196 Points

South took home their ﬁrst Grand Championship. DW’s Kountry Cookers took home the Team of the Year win by ten points. Congratulations to all of these teams.

PHOTOS BY GEOFF DALE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 tie 8 tie 10

POINTS TOTALS

D.W.’s Kountry Cookers 261 Jack’s New South 251 Sunset Smokers 196 Holy Smokers BBQ 175 Sauced Hogs Smoke Shack 145 Smokin’ the Good Stuff 135 Bubba Grills 134 SmokinWilly Squealers 130 Holy Smokes 130 Bethel Smokers 111

JACKʼS NEW SOUTH SECOND PLACE GBA TEAM OF THE YEAR - 251 POINTS

HOLY SMOKERS Fourth Place GBA Team Of The Year - 175 Points

SAUCED HOGS SMOKE SHACK Fifth Place GBA Team Of The Year - 145 Points

September 2011

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Sumner Egg Festival • GBA • September 14-15,2012 Grand Champion: DW’s Kountry Cookers Reserve Champion: Bethel Smokers

D.W.s Kountry Cookers PHOTOS AND STORY took the ﬁrst place award in BY JIM SEWELL

D.W,s Kountry Cookers scored a perfect 600 in the Ribs preliminary round in the Sumner Egg Festival BBQ Bash. They followed that with a near perfect Rib entry in the finals round to capture the Grand Championship. Mr Joe Wright, pitmaster for Belhel Smokers, finished first in both Loin & Pork and second in Ribs in the preliminary rounds to take the Reserve Grand Championship. RIBS 1. D.W.s Kountry Cookers 2. Bethel Smokers 3. Jethro’s Cooking Crew 4. LawDog BBQ 5. Phoebe Worth 6. Smokin 42 BBQ 7. Smoker and the Bandit 8. Drive By Smokers 9. Colquitt Cookers 10. Old Henrys

Pork Loin. Bethel Smokers claimed second. Smokin’ 42 BBQ finished third place. Fourth place went to Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers with LawDog BBQ taking fifth place. In Pork, Bethel Smokers claimed first place ahead of runner up D.W.s Kountry Cookers. Smokin’ 42 BBQ once again was called in third place. It was Jethro’s Cooking Crew with the fourth place entry. LawDog

BBQ got their second top 5 finish in the category. D.W.’s Kountry Cookers turned in the best ribs of the day & claimed the first place banner. Bethel Smokers continued their strong cook in taking second place. Jeff Schramm of Jethro’s Cooking Crew walked in third placed. LawDog BBQ added a fourth placed finish to their successful weekend. Phoebe Worth Rib Ticklers grabbed fifth place.

PULLED PORK 1. Bethel Smokers 2. D.W.s Kountry Cookers 3. Smokin 42 BBQ 4. Jethro’s Cooking Crew 5. LawDog BBQ 6. Old Henrys 7. Phoebe Worth 8. Colquitt Cookers 9. Smoker and the Bandit 10. Drive By Smokers

DWʼs Kountry Cookers - Grand Champion

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Teaching an Old Dog a New Trick

Upcoming Events 9/15

S.C. Tobacco Festival BBQ, Lake City, S.C.

I’ve heard all of my professional life that communication was the key to success in the business world. Of course I bought into that concept with inter-office memos, voicemails and weekly staff meetings. Yes, I am a believer in communications, or should I say “old school” communications. It was suggested that I create a Facebook account so I could expand my communication horizons. Now wait a minute here, this old dog is not going to participate in this new fangled social media stuff that I have heard about. Bad things happen on Facebook such as houses get broken into when the kids post vacation plans. Even worse, my neighbor and I share an agricultural road between our farms, which leads to his cabin on the creek. His 19-year-old son Morrey Thomas posted a message on Facebook Executive Director telling his buddies of a keg party. South Carolina No sooner than they got all Barbeque trapped down a one-way road at Association the cabin, the police appeared and they all went to jail. So, I’m supposed to set up an account to join Facebook too?

9/22

City of Mauldins BBQ & Family Festival, Mauldin, S.C. 9/22

Smoke on the Water, Columbia, S.C. 10/5

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

Annual Meeting

Edgefield’s Heritage Festival, Edgefield, S.C. 10/12

Kershaw Hog Jam, Kershaw, S.C.

Lake High presents the President’s Award to Ken Hilliard and Dawn Verbarg of Hanahan.

But as irresponsible as some of this usage seems, I slowly realized the power this new digital media could offer. Our business has a Facebook page which gets all kinds of reader traffic and my wife has a successful Facebook account for her retail business. I began to realize the merits of social media and how it can be used in a responsible way. How else could we in the SCBA find a more popular and economical (free is economical) way to communicate with our members on an almost daily basis? This Facebook thing started making sense all of a sudden.

Lake High presents the Founder’s Award to Brian Teigue of Rock Hill.

Bi-Lo Family Reunion Cook-Off in Piedmont, S.C.

With the help of my business friends, I set up a personal page, which is necessary to have prior to managing the SCBA Facebook page. There is some learning curve involved, but I found it challenging and interesting. Maneuvering around has gone much better than I anticipated even though, as I was told to expect, I get hit up for personal information. I simply pass over the personal requests and stay focused on the SCBA posts, which is my reason for being a Facebook user.

From left to right are Dennis Jarrett of Pot Belly Cookers, third place winners; Karronie Truzy and Jarod Shippy of Winston-Salen, N.C., People’s Choice winners; Jeff Smith and Larry Bowling of Smokin’ Stacks, first place winners; and George King and Gary Freeman of Can’t Quit Smoking, second place winners.

In the SCBA Annual Meeting, I told my “Old Dog, New Trick” story to those who attended. Lake was sitting by my side with a look on his face that I could read like a book. When the meeting was over I put my hand on his shoulder and said, “Lake, I’ll be glad to help you set-up a Facebook page and get started.” His reply was short and to the point, “That will be the day.” Where, I asked myself, have I heard those same, exact words before?

Butts & Blue Grass BBQ Festival in Clover, S.C.

Join us on Facebook at South Carolina Barbeque Association and be sure to LIKE us there. Look for The Barbeque Times in October when award winning pitmaster Garland Hudgins interviews Larry Bowling and Jeff Smith of Smokin’ Stacks BBQ as they head to Las Vegas to cook in the World Championship. Smokin’ Stacks will represent the SCBA in this competition.

1st Place Butts JT’s BBQ Tim Handy

1st Place Ribs Boo Daddy BBQ Mike Oneal

1st Place Brisket Bold Branch Boys BBQ Joe Hilliard

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Clermont, Florida FBA Funcook and Kids Que August 31 - September 2, 2012

Kids Que Participants

Chili Winner

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ComSouth Hambone Jam • September 7-8, 2012 • Fort Valley, GA PHOTOS BY GEOFF DALE

Smokinʼ Grill - 1st Place Pork Loin 5th Place Ribs, 25th Place Pork, 7th Overall Grand Champion

Smokin AJʼs - 1st Pork 2nd Pork Loin, 17th Ribs, 1st Overall Reserve Champion

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Bethel Smokers - 3rd Ribs

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Budmeisters - 7th Place Ribs 5th Pulled Pork, 3rd Overall

DWʼs Kountry Cookers - 4th Pulled Pork, 5th Pork Loin, 10th Overall

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Lake City Pig Fest •FBA • September 14-15, 2012

PHOTOS BY AUDREY EVANS

Budmeisters Reserve Champion OVERALL: CHICKEN: 1. Glenn Bob’s 1. Munchees Smokehouse 2. GB’s BBQ 2. Budmeisters 3. Suwannee River Smokers 3. Unknown BBQ 4. Blue Butt Farms 4. Glenn Bob’s 5. Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 5. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 6. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 6. Swamp Boys 7. Munchees Smokehouse 7. Smokin’ Your Butt 8. Big Bad Wolf BBQ 8. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa 9. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Company 9. B & T BBQ Cook Team 10. Bone’s II 10. GB’s BBQ

Glenn Bobʼs First Place Chicken RIBS: 1. Unknown BBQ 2. B & T BBQ Cook Team 3. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa 4. Great Lakes BBQ Feed Company 5. Munchees Smokehouse 6. Bone’s II 7. Swamp Boys 8. GB’s BBQ 9. Budmeisters 10 .Florida Boys

Unknown BBQ First Place Ribs

PORK: 1. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ 2. Git-R-Smoked 3. Budmeisters 4. Smokin’ Your Butt 5. Swamp Boys 6. Big Papa’s Country Kitchen 7. Munchees Smokehouse 8. Suwannee River Smokers 9. Wooley Bully BBQ Maﬁa 10. Cook’s Portable Smokehouse

BRISKET: 1. Smokinwilly Squealers 2. Hoggin The Sauce 3. Glenn Bob’s 4. Budmeisters 5. Munchees Smokehouse 6. Smokin’ Your Butt 7. Unknown BBQ 8. LJ’s Smokin’ 9. Blue Butt Farms 10. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ

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Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, Georgia • August 24-25, 2012

September 2012

Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, Tennessee • August 24-25, 2012

Overall: 1. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 694.2862 11. Wicked Que - 671.4282 2. Kudzu Q - 689.1426 12. Mrs. T’s BBQ - 670.8570 3. Bub-Ba-Q - 688.0000 13. The Pit Crew - 670.2854 4. Team Comfort Zone - 685.1430 14. Major Q - 669.1434 5. South Pork - 681.1424 15. Tenacious Q - 668.5710 6. Smokin Hoss - 679.4282 16. The Pig Lebowski - 667.9998 7. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 676.5714 17. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 667.4282 8. Pig Whisperers - 675.9996 18. Old Plantation BBQ - 665.7140 9. Pit Bulls Up In Smoke - 675.9994 19. Hicktown BBQ - 665.1420 10. Southern Thunder - 674.2856 20. Johnny Mitchell Smokehou - 658.8566 Chicken: Pork: 1. Smokin Hoss - 176.5716 1. Pit Bulls Up In Smoke - 180.0000 2. Tenacious Q - 174.2856 2. Mrs. T’s BBQ - 176.5714 3. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 173.1428 3. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 175.4288 4. South Pork - 173.1426 4. Old Plantation BBQ - 175.4286 5. Major Q - 172.5714 5. Team Comfort Zone - 172.5716 6. Smokin Swine BBQ Crew - 172.0000 6. Southern Thunder - 171.9998 7. Bub-Ba-Q - 172.0000 7. Pig Whisperers - 171.4286 8. Hicktown BBQ - 171.9998 8. Tenacious Q - 170.8570 9. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 171.4286 9. Bub-Ba-Q - 170.2858 10. Johnny Mitchell Smokehou - 170.2856 10. Kudzu Q - 169.7142

Overall: 1. Swiggin Pig - 698.2856 11. Canetuck’s BBQ Team - 668.5710 2. JoBeaz Blazin Butts&Wing - 694.8570 12. House of Q/Belfor - 668.0000 3. DoRag Q - 694.8568 13. Charcoal Cowboys - 667.9996 4. Hufﬁn & Pufﬁn - 687.9998 14. Bubba Joe’s BBQ - 667.4288 5. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 684.5710 15. Hickory Pit Stop - 666.2858 6. House of Hickory - 680.0000 16. Peg Leg Porkers - 665.7140 7. Barking Hogs BBQ - 677.7140 17. Jeffco Grill Shop - 663.9998 8. Jiggy Piggy - 675.9996 18. The Fabulous Faultiners - 662.2858 9. Smoke on This - 672.5716 19. Contractors Inc. - 661.1430 10. Smoke of the Shoals - 670.2852 20. The Q Crew - 661.1430 Chicken: Pork: 1. Swiggin Pig - 177.7142 1. House of Hickory - 177.1430 2. Smoke of the Shoals - 173.1428 2. DoRag Q - 176.5714 3. Hickory Pit Stop - 172.5714 3. Smoke of the Shoals - 175.4286 4. JoBeaz Blazin Butts&Wing - 172.5714 4. Frugal McDoogalsFineSwin - 174.8570 5. DoRag Q - 172.5712 5. Contractors Inc. - 174.2860 6. So Good Barbecue - 171.4286 6. JoBeaz Blazin Butts&Wing - 174.2856 7. The Pork University - 171.4286 7. Barking Hogs BBQ - 173.1430 8. Jeffco Grill Shop - 170.2858 8. Peg Leg Porkers - 173.1428 9. Southern City Flavors - 170.2856 9. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 173.1426 10. Buckshot Malone’sPigShac - 170.2856 10. Swiggin Pig - 172.5714

Ribs: 1. Bub-Ba-Q - 178.8572 2. Team Comfort Zone - 177.7142 3. Kudzu Q - 177.1430 4. Southern Thunder - 174.2858 5. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 172.0002 6. Wicked Que - 172.0000 7. Smokin Hoss - 172.0000 8. South Pork - 171.4288 9. TNT Southern BBQ - 170.8572 10. The Pit Crew - 170.2856

Ribs: 1. Hufﬁn & Pufﬁn - 178.2858 2. JoBeaz Blazin Butts&Wing - 178.2858 3. Swiggin Pig - 177.1430 4. DoRag Q - 174.8572 5. Big Red Truck - 174.8572 6. Smoke on This - 174.2858 7. The Fabulous Faultiners - 173.7144 8. Barking Hogs BBQ - 172.5714 9. The Q Crew - 172.0002 10. Jeffco Grill Shop - 170.2856

Brisket: 1. Que’n Stew’n & Brew’n - 177.7142 2. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 177.1428 3. Kudzu Q - 176.5714 4. Pig Whisperers - 173.7142 5. Major Q - 173.1432 6. Wicked Que - 173.1428 7. South Pork - 172.0000 8. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 170.8570 9. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 170.8570 10. Smokin Hoss - 170.2856

8th Annual Recovery Fest & 3rd Annual BBQ Cook-Off Richmond, Virginia • September 7-8, 2012

Overall: 11. Two Smokin’ Lamps - 597.7138 1. Rocks Money Pit BBQ - 636.5710 2. Smokin’ Skullies - 632.5712 12. McShin Alumni - 595.4284 3. Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pi - 630.2852 13. Sweet N Sassy BBQ Compan - 586.8566 14. Chillin’ and Grillin’ - 585.1430 4. Kendrick Farms BBQ - 626.2856 5. Pavone Brothers BBQ - 625.7140 15. Country Funk - 579.9998 6. Smokey Mikes Que - 625.7138 16. Dumbarton - 576.5712 7. Wolf’s Revenge BBQ - 625.7136 17. Fired Up For Recovery - 570.8576 8. Island Time Grillin’ - 617.1424 18. Goody’s BBQ - 568.5714 9. BBQ Unplugged - 607.4280 19. Halligan’s Hooligans - 567.4282 10. Step-Up Dumbarton - 600.0002 20. Caroline McShin Team - 555.9998 Chicken: Ribs: 1. Chillin’ and Grillin’ - 163.4286 1. Smokey Mikes Que - 164.0000 2. Island Time Grillin’ - 162.8570 2. Kendrick Farms BBQ - 161.1428 3. Smokey Mikes Que - 160.5714 3. BBQ Unplugged - 160.5714 4. Smokin’ Skullies - 159.4286 4. Smokin’ Skullies - 160.0000 5. Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pi - 158.2856 5. Dumbarton - 158.8574 6. Country Funk - 157.7144 6. Two Smokin’ Lamps - 157.7142 7. SoberSwine BBQ Caroline - 157.1430 7. Rocks Money Pit BBQ - 156.5714 8. Kendrick Farms BBQ - 157.1430 8. Pavone Brothers BBQ - 153.7142 9. Wolf’s Revenge BBQ - 157.1426 9. Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pi - 150.2854 10. Rocks Money Pit BBQ - 156.5714 10. Step-Up Dumbarton - 147.4286 Pork: 1. Rocks Money Pit BBQ - 165.7142 2. Sweet N Sassy BBQ Compan - 162.8570 3. Wolf’s Revenge BBQ - 162.8570 4. McShin Alumni - 162.2860 5. Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pi - 162.2858 6. Pavone Brothers BBQ - 159.4286 7. BBQ Unplugged - 159.4286 8. Smokey Mikes Que - 154.8570 9. Smokin’ Skullies - 154.8568 10. Kendrick Farms BBQ - 153.1428

Brisket: 1. Pavone Brothers BBQ - 163.4284 2. Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pi - 159.4284 3. Wolf’s Revenge BBQ - 158.8570 4. Smokin’ Skullies - 158.2858 5. Island Time Grillin’ - 157.7142 6. Rocks Money Pit BBQ - 157.7140 7. Step-Up Dumbarton - 156.5718 8. Kendrick Farms BBQ - 154.8570 9. Country Funk - 150.2856 10. Two Smokin’ Lamps - 147.428

Brisket: 1. Charcoal Cowboys - 180.0000 2. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 178.8572 3. Canetuck’s BBQ Team - 177.1430 4. Rub Down South - 173.1428 5. Bubba Joe’s BBQ - 173.1428 6. Optimus Swine - 171.4284 7. Two Guys and a Grill - 170.8570 8. DoRag Q - 170.8570 9. House of Hickory - 170.8570 10. Swiggin Pig - 170.8570

Jug Tavern Festival

Winder, Georgia • September 7-8, 2012

Overall: 11. Hicktown BBQ - 674.8568 1. Bub-Ba-Q - 690.8570 2. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 689.1426 12. Stoked & Smoked Competit - 674.2854 3. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 686.2856 13. BareKnuckles BBQ - 669.7140 4. The Right Stuff - 685.7142 14. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke - 667.9996 5. Midnight Burn - 685.7138 15. Smokin’ Suwanee Sweetmea - 667.9994 6. Old Plantation BBQ - 681.7140 16. Tator’s Smokin’ BBQ - 664.0002 7. Wicked Que - 680.0000 17. Kudzu Q - 663.4286 8. Nada Lotta Q - 679.9998 18. Butt Naked & Smokin - 660.5712 9. Right On Que - 679.9998 19. Pots’ BBQ - 659.4288 10. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 677.7138 20. Smokin’ The Blues Away - 658.8566 Chicken: Pork: 1. Old Plantation BBQ - 178.8572 1. Old Plantation BBQ - 177.7142 2. Wicked Que - 177.7144 2. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 177.1430 3. The Right Stuff - 177.7144 3. Nada Lotta Q - 176.0000 4. Nada Lotta Q - 177.1430 4. Smokin’ Suwanee Sweetmea - 175.4286 5. BareKnuckles BBQ - 174.8572 5. Bub-Ba-Q - 175.4286 6. Smokin’ The Blues Away - 174.2856 6. Right On Que - 174.8570 7. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 173.7144 7. Hicktown BBQ - 173.7142 8. Hicktown BBQ - 172.0000 8. Midnight Burn - 173.1428 9. Stoked & Smoked Competit - 172.0000 9. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 172.5714 10. The Fat Redneck BBQ Cate - 172.0000 10. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 171.9998 Ribs: 1. Tuff Dawg Grillers - 175.4286 2. Midnight Burn - 173.7142 3. Wicked Que - 172.0000 4. BareKnuckles BBQ - 170.8572 5. The Right Stuff - 169.1428 6. Foggy Bottom BBQ - 169.1426 7. Butt Naked & Smokin - 168.0000 8. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 168.0000 9. Stoked & Smoked Competit - 167.4286 10. Pit Bulls Up in Smoke - 167.4286

Brisket: 1. Bub-Ba-Q - 180.0000 2. Uncle Chet’s BBQ - 174.2856 3. Old Plantation BBQ - 173.1428 4. The Right Stuff - 172.5714 5. Right On Que - 172.5714 6. Smokin’ Suwanee Sweetmea - 172.5712 7. Butt Naked & Smokin - 172.0000 8. Georgia Boys BBQ Team - 171.9998 9. Midnight Burn - 171.9998 10. Hicktown BBQ - 170.8572

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Fire And Feast BBQ Festival Yazoo City, Mississippi • September 7-8,2012 Memphis Barbeque Network Grand Champion - Red Hot Smokers - (Shoulder) Whole Hog 1st Place – Boars Night Out 2nd Place – 10 Bones Bbq 3rd Place – Diamond D Cooking Team 4th Place – Fireman John’s Bbq Shoulder 1st Place – Red Hot Smokers 2nd Place – Boars Night Out 3rd Place – 10 Bones Bbq 4th Place – Paradise Porkers Ribs 1st Place – Red Hot Smokers 2nd Place – Chimneyville Smokehouse Bbq 3rd Place – Slap Jo Mama 4th Place – Diamond D Cooking Team

Cookeville Cookoff

Cookeville, Tennessee • September 7-8, 2012

Grand Champion: Do Rag Q 1. Do Rag Q - 690.8570 2. Swiggin’ Pig - 687.9998 3. Team Allegro - 684.0002 4. LOTTA BULL - 683.4288 5. House of Hickory BBQ - 678.2854 6. High on the Hawg - 677.1428 7. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 675.4282 8. Dark Hollow Maﬁa - 674.8574 9. Buttrub.com - 674.2852 10. Jiggy Piggy - 673.1426

Overall: 11. Soggy Bottom Smokers - 672.5712 12. Smoke on This - 671.9996 13. Adam’s Rib - 666.8572 14. The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit C - 665.7138 15. Shadetree Cooks - 664.5710 16. Smokin’ Fyrpit - 663.9998 17. Critter Cooker’s - 661.7140 18. Once In A Blue Moon - 657.1424 19. House of Q - 650.8562 20. Late Night Whiskey Smoke - 649.7132

Chicken: 1. Swiggin’ Pig - 176.5714 2. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 174.8572 3. Critter Cooker’s - 173.1428 4. Smokin’ Fyrpit - 173.1428 5. Soggy Bottom Smokers - 172.5714 6. Buttrub.com - 172.0000 7. Do Rag Q - 171.9998 8. LOTTA BULL - 171.4286 9. Team Allegro - 171.4286 10. Jiggy Piggy - 171.4284

Pork: 1. Dark Hollow Maﬁa - 174.8572 2. Do Rag Q - 173.1428 3. House of Hickory BBQ - 172.0000 4. Team Allegro - 171.4288 5. Adam’s Rib - 170.8572 6. Soggy Bottom Smokers - 169.7142 7. Shadetree Cooks - 169.1428 8. Big G BBQ - 169.1428 9. High on the Hawg - 168.5714 10. Smoke on This - 168.5712

Ribs: 1. Jiggy Piggy - 178.8572 2. Swiggin’ Pig - 173.7144 3. LOTTA BULL - 172.0000 4. Do Rag Q - 171.4286 5. Smoke on This - 170.8572 6. House of Hickory BBQ - 168.5714 7. Team Allegro - 168.5714 8. Still Smokin BarBQue - 166.8572 9. Critter Cooker’s - 166.8572 10. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 166.8570

Brisket: 1. Buttrub.com - 177.7144 2. Do Rag Q - 174.2858 3. LOTTA BULL - 172.5716 4. Team Allegro - 172.5714 5. High on the Hawg - 171.4286 6. The Big Orange Smokers - 170.8572 7. Adam’s Rib - 170.8570 8. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 170.2856 9. Dark Hollow Maﬁa - 169.7142 10. Smoke on This - 169.7142

18th Annual Decatur Jaycees Riverfest Decatur, Alabama • September 14-15, 2012

Overall: 1. Jiggy Piggy - 693.7142 11. Pig Crew - 679.9998 2. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 691.4282 12. Diva Q - 679.4284 3. The EGGsequetive Council - 689.1426 13. Smokin Butt Crew - 679.4280 4. Big JT’s Smokin’ BBQ - 689.1426 14. The Pig Easy - 678.2852 5. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 687.4286 15. Why You Grillin’ Me Dawg - 677.7144 6. Haulin Butt - 683.9998 16. Buckshot Malone’sPigShac - 675.9998 7. ButtRub.com - 683.4280 17. South Pork - 675.9996 8. Smokin’ on the Roof - 681.7142 18. Do-Rag Q - 675.9990 9. Smoke Me Silly - 681.7140 19. The Looney Pit - 674.8562 10. The Blue Bloods - 680.5710 20. Team Allegro - 674.2852

Chicken: 1. The Blue Bloods - 177.7144 2. Diva Q - 176.5714 3. The EGGsequetive Council - 174.8572 4. Big JT’s Smokin’ BBQ - 174.2858 5. Gooby’s BBQ - 174.2856 6. Team Allegro - 173.1426 7. Smokin Butt Crew - 172.5712 8. Full of Bologna - 172.0000 9. JoBeaz Blazin’Butts&Wing - 171.9998 10. Pig Crew - 171.4286

Pork: 1. Big JT’s Smokin’ BBQ - 178.2858 2. Fat, Drunk & Stupid - 177.7144 3. The EGGsequetive Council - 177.7142 4. Do-Rag Q - 177.1428 5. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 176.5714 6. South Pork - 175.4286 7. Jiggy Piggy - 174.2856 8. Why You Grillin’ Me Dawg - 173.1428 9. Southern TraditionsBBQ-R - 173.1426 10. ButtRub.com - 173.1426

Ribs: 1. Buckshot Malone’sPigShac - 180.0000 2. Jiggy Piggy - 177.7144 3. Why You Grillin’ Me Dawg - 176.5716 4. Smokin’ on the Roof - 176.0002 5. Chokin N Tha Smoke - 176.0000 6. Spoonin’ n Forkin’ - 174.8574 7. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 174.8572 8. Southern Smoke - 174.2858 9. The Looney Pit - 174.2856 10. Pig Crew - 173.7142

Brisket: 1. Haulin Butt - 178.2858 2. House Of Q - 177.7142 3. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 176.5714 4. Pig Crew - 175.4286 5. Bush League BBQ - 175.4286 6. Smoke N Ashes - 175.4286 7. Wild Bunch Butt Burners - 175.4286 8. The Blue Bloods - 175.4284 9. The Pig Easy - 175.4284 10. Fat, Drunk & Stupid - 174.8572

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Atlanta BBQ Festival • September 14-15, 2012 OVERALL: 1. Jack’s Old South - 684.5708 11. Smoking Hot’lanta - 661.1428 2. Moyers Competition BBQ - 679.4288 12. Smokey Tales - 656.5714 3. Deep South BBQ - 678.8572 13. City Gone Country - 656.5710 4. Wicked Que Atlanta - 677.7142 14. The Pit Crew - 654.8566 5. The Right Stuff - 674.2854 15. Bar-B-Que Monsters - 651.9998 6. Tuff Dawg Grillers - 673.7138 16. Bayou Barq - 650.2848 7. Tenacious Q - 670.8568 17. The Pig Lebowski - 649.7140 8. Bub-Ba-Q - 670.2856 18. Uncle Bud’s - 647.9994 9. Fox Brothers BBQ - 667.4284 19. Character’s Famous BBQ - 646.8568 10. D.B.A. Barbecue - 666.8578 20. Rolling Grill - 646.2856 CHICKEN: PORK: 1. Smokey Tales - 177.7144 1. Jack’s Old South - 173.1428 2. Deep South BBQ - 173.1428 2. Moyers Competition BBQ - 172.5714 3. Under Construction BBQ - 172.5714 3. Fox Brothers BBQ - 172.5714 4. D.B.A. Barbecue - 172.0000 4. Deep South BBQ - 171.9998 5. Rolling Grill - 171.4286 5. Tuff Dawg Grillers - 171.9998 RIBS: 1. Tenacious Q - 178.2858 2. Moyers Competition BBQ - 175.4288 3. Jack’s Old South - 174.2856 4. Deep South BBQ - 172.0000 5. D.B.A. Barbecue - 170.8576

BRISKET: 1. The Right Stuff - 173.1428 2. Wicked Que Atlanta - 172.5714 3. Smoking Hot’lanta - 170.8572 4. Grillmaster Flash - 169.7142 5. Jack’s Old South - 167.4284

Jackʼs Old South - Grand Champion

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Steak with Cowboy Coffee Rub and Spicy Pico de Gallo Danny Continued from 4

Michael McDearman Grillmaster American Grillmaster Experience

Ingredients 3 beef shoulder center steaks (ranch), cut 3/4 inch thick (about 8 ounces each) Spicy Pico de Gallo: 1 cup chopped red onion 1 cup chopped seeded tomatoes 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro 1-1/2 teaspoons minced pickled jalapeño pepper slices 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt Cowboy Coffee Rub:

Smokin Aces BBQ Chamionship Tunica Resorts, Mississippi - September 14-15, 2012 Grand Champion - Boars Night Out - (Shoulder) WHOLE HOG 1st Place – Boars Night Out 2nd Place – 10 Bones Bbq 3rd Place – Fireman John’s Bbq 4th Place – Sweet Swine O’mine SHOULDER 1st Place – Boars Night Out 2nd Place – Sweetness Of Hog 3rd Place – Chimneyville Smokehouse Bbq 4th Place – Paradise Porkers RIBS 1st Place – Red Hot Smokers 2nd Place – High Life On The Hog 3rd Place – Slabs A’ Smokin 4th Place – 10 Bones Bbq

1 tablespoon freshly ground coffee beans 1-1/2 teaspoons salt 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon coarse grind black pepper

Instructions 1. Combine Spicy Pico de Gallo ingredients in medium bowl; mix well. Set aside. 2. Combine Cowboy Coffee Rub ingredients in small bowl. Press evenly onto beef steaks. Place steaks on grid over me-

dium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 11 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, times remain the same) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally. Carve steaks into slices. Serve with Spicy Pico de Gallo.

troke their ﬁre to suit them. No smoker is alike, even if they were built side by side in the same shop. The way I light it and bring it up to temp might be different than my neighbor’s at a cook off. If you keep her fueled up, she will keep going. If you go to sleep and she cools down, it an’t nobody’s fault but your own. So when you don’t do good at a contest, don’t go around to looking for somebody to blame, look in the mirror, because that smoker made of steel is just going to sit there until you

make it produce some succulent BBQ or mess it up!!! ••• I hope to be on the road a good bit between now and the end of the year cooking. Look for Julie and me at the Big D’s Firehouse Smokers trailer. I look forward to all the events, GBA, FBA and KCBS. You will meet some of the ﬁnest people on the road at a BBQ Cook off. At least that’s been my experience. Keep um’ Fired Up!!!!

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