🔥 Grills Gone Wild: The Competition BBQ Team to Watch 🔥

Sponsored by Hoot’s Sauce – “Get Sauced Without the Hangover”

If there’s one thing we love more than great BBQ, it’s watching passionate pitmasters bring home the gold—and that’s exactly what Grills Gone Wild Competition BBQ is doing.

This Georgia-based team may be new to the scene, but they’re already turning heads in the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) circuit. Led by seasoned pitmaster Jack Herndon, who brings over 13 years of BBQ experience, the team is a family affair powered by flavor, fire, and fierce competition.

Joining Jack is his dad Jack Herndon III, his brother Mike Nash, and his soon-to-be wife Cody Ainsworth, who isn’t just cheering from the sidelines—she’s out there competing right alongside him. In fact, BBQ brought this couple even closer. Jack and Cody got engaged at the Dilly Dall in Dooly competition this February—talk about love and smoke in the air!

Their journey started strong. At their first pro competition, the Doc Holiday BBQ Championship in September, they came out swinging with a 1st place win in the loin category and walked away as the Grand Reserve Champions. Now that’s how you make a debut.

Hoot’s Sauce is proud to sponsor Grills Gone Wild, supplying them with the signature bold and tangy flavors that give their BBQ that extra edge. From our Original to Sweet BBQ Sauce, our flavors are competition-tested and backyard-approved.

Be sure to follow @HootsSauce and @GrillsGoneWildBBQ on social media for behind-the-scenes content, competition updates, and sauce-drenched highlights.

👉 Follow the Smoke. Taste the Glory. Support Local.

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