From Staff Reports
Barbecue teams persevered almost constant rain this
past weekend during The Pigs & Wings BBQ Cook Off and Fly-In held at the
Perry-Houston County Airport.
42 Professional BBQ teams and over 100 Certified
Judges came to Perry to cook and judge some of the best BBQ in the Southeast.
This was the forth-annual cook-off event Hosted by the
Perry-Houston County Airport Authority and Sponsored by The BBQ Times.
When it was award time, the crowd heard Budmeisters
called often and most importantly, last.
Pitmaster Thomas Henry’s team from Lake City, FL became
the third team in Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) history to win all three
GBA categories and a perfect score in Beef Brisket en route to the Grand
Championship. Budmeisters also won the Overall Championship for the contest
that went to the team with the highest cumulative score of the GBA categories
of Pork Loin, Pulled Pork, Ribs plus Brisket and Chicken.
Budmiester’s dominating performance created a pass
down for Reserve Grand Championship. With a 2nd in Loin, 8th in Pork and 14th
in Ribs; Chris Coleman & Dirty South BBQ claimed the Reserve Grand
Championship.
Following Budmeisters and Dirty South BBQ in Pork Loin
was Anarque in third place. Fourth place went to D.W.’s Kountry Cookers with
Sauced Hogs Smokeshack in fifth place. Runner up in Pork was D.W.s
Kountry Cookers. Killer B’s BBQ took third place and Que the Music claimed
fourth. Forest’s Fine Foods edged Bethel Smokers for fifth place by 0.3 of a
point.
Superior Smokers had the second place Rib entry for the day. Bethel
Smokers, Shadetree BBQ & Southern Paradise finished third thru fifth
respectively.
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