23/05/2026
1909 Mountain Smoke BBQ competed today in the KCBS World Ribs Finals. Competing in a field of 79 best of the best, we placed 32. We will give it another shot on Sunday in the World Backyard division cooking Ribs and Chicken.
22/05/2026
1909 Mountain Smoke set up and ready to go at the KCBS World Invitational championship.
09/04/2026
Congratulations to everyone
08/03/2026
The TFS 1909 Mountain Smoke BBQ Team kicked off the competition season this weekend at the 11th Annual BBQ Festival at Coolray Field, a competition that benefits Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children's Shelter. Competing against 33 backyard teams, the team earned impressive results in their first competition of the year:
• 5th Place – Ribs
• 6th Place – Pork
• 8th Place – Chicken
• 5th Place Overall
Thanks to Adam Taunya Dawkins for everything you have done for us; y'all are the best, and to everyone who supports High School BBQ. Up next for us is the Doodlums BBQ Bash, April 10 - 11 in Woodbury, GA
07/03/2026
1909 Mountain Smoke is at Coolray Field. The boys have the smoke rolling with Royal Oak charcoal and Heath Riles BBQ products
03/03/2026
We are getting ready for the 2026 Sip and Swine BBQ festival. Trimming meat and loading the trailer. Come out and see us this weekend at Coolray Field.
28/04/2025
Here’s how we wrapped up the weekend at the BBQ & Boogie event in Calhoun, GA:
2nd place in Kid Que Burger
4th place in Brisket
6th place in Ribs
7th place in Pork
12th place in Chicken
11th place Overall
With just three competitions under their belt, this group of students has been incredible. They continue to learn and improve with every event. So far, we've had 14 entries overall — 11 of those have placed in the Top 10, and 6 have been Top 5 finishes!