The Georgia Legal Food Frenzy rode into the weekend having raised $312,018, as of 4 p.m. Friday, for the state's besieged food banks.

It's an impressive figure, given last year's event raised $419,000 over the 12 days of competition. But the needs of food banks have grown exponentially in the past month, as about one million Georgians have lost jobs due to efforts to slow COVID-19. Before the pandemic, food banks were already serving 1.5 million Georgians who didn't know how they'd get their next meal.

The top 10 teams overall were:

  • Georgia Tech Office of the General Counsel, $19,141.50;
  • Habachy Law, the defending champion, $11,156;
  • Alston & Bird, $10,392.90;
  • Troutman Sanders $9,649.60;
  • Office of the Attorney General, $7,973.75;
  • Johnson & Ward, $7,750;
  • Squire Patton Boggs, $7,541.05;
  • Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, $7,432.25;
  • Arnall Golden Gregory, $7,297.50; and
  • BakerHostetler, $7,127.50.

But changes are inevitable next week, as several firms and other teams have significant funds to raise to meet their goals before the event ends on May 1.

Teams to watch include current second-place holder Habachy Law, which is shooting for another $18,900 to reach a $30,000 goal;  Troutman Sanders, which is a little more than halfway to its $18,000 goal; Johnson & Ward, which needs another $4,250 to reach its $12,000 goal; and King & Spalding, currently in 12th place with $6,854, about $13,000 from its $20,000 goal.

There are 199 teams participating.

Here are the teams ranked 11th through 20th, according to the Frenzy's website:

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton- Atlanta Office, $6,927;
  • King & Spalding, $6,854;
  • DLA Piper, $6,523;
  • Imerys, $6,364;
  • Lueder Larkin & Hunter, $5,739;
  • Supreme Court of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals, $5,607;
  • Serta Simmons Bedding, $5,365;
  • The Cochran Firm Atlanta, $5,124;
  • Taylor English Duma, $5,027; and
  • McGuireWoods, $4,813.

Here are teams ranked 21st through 30th:

  • McGuireWoods, $4,813;
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth, $4,607;
  • Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, $4,421;
  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society, $3,720;
  • Fulton Superior Court, $3,594;
  • Miles Mediation & Arbitration, $3,521;
  • Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, $3,434;
  • AT&T/WarnerMedia, $3,338;
  • Jenkins & Roberts, $3,065; and
  • The Foodies at Krevolin Horst, $3,013.