Cairo, GA: After the smoke cleared on a veritable “Battle Royal” among one of the deepest sets of hogs seen at a jackpot show, Aubrey Fitzgerald Shiver exhibited the $2300.00 prize-winning pig at the Deep South Swine Shoot-Out on Saturday, December 18, 2010.

The Deep South Swine Shoot-Out, sponsored by F-R-M Feeds and hosted by the Pelham FFA Alumni, celebrated its fourth year by bringing in Mr. Dan Hoge, coach of the nationally-renowned Black Hawk East Junior College Livestock Judging Team. Mr. Hoge is regarded as one of the premier livestock evaluators in the United States, and he put on a clinic of how to manage the show ring as a judge. This show is a unique, high-stakes show. It is the brain-child of GJSB member Matt Barnes and the former Pelham Agricultural Instructor, David Burton. While it only pays the top five in the show, the Grand Champion has received as much as $3000.00 in the past! There is no other jackpot that pays this much to the champion!

Along with Aubrey, winners included the McCranie Family as Reserve Champion, The Tinsley Family in third, Matteson Barnes in fourth, and Shawnee Fenton receiving fifth place money.

Aubrey Shiver with her Grand Champion pig (l-r) Dan Carter, president Pelham FFA Alumni; Beau Hatcher, F-R-M; Judge Dan Hoge; Aubrey Shiver; Rebecca Fitzgerald; David Young Pelham FFA Advisor.		Katelin McCranie, Dodge County 4-Her (2nd from the right) with her Reserve Champion Pig
The Tinsley Family of Brooks County with their third place overall entry.		Matteson Barnes with his fourth overall pig at the Deep South Swine Shoot-Out.
Shawnee Fenton with the fifth place pig at the Deep South.