Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
2023-11-11 – 2023-11-12 · Biloxi, MS · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Colorado BullDawg BBQ (704.5256) · 19 teams
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Tightest race
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How hot was the win?
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1642 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Biloxi, MS | 18 | 693.6684 | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi, MS | 11 | 699.3832 | Glamping Grillers |
| 2023-11-11 ← this one | Biloxi, MS | 19 | 704.5256 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Busters | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | Po' Thangs | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 14 | Ring of Fire | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | 901Q | |
| 17 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 18 | Glamping Grillers |
Master Series — Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Busters | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | Ring of Fire | |
| 16 | J-B-Q | |
| 17 | 901Q | |
| 18 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 19 | Po' Thangs |
Master Series — Overall
19 entries · top 704.5256 · median 691.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 10 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 11 | Smoke Busters | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 15 | Ring of Fire | |
| 16 | 901Q | |
| 17 | Po' Thangs | |
| 18 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 19 | J-B-Q |
Master Series — Pork
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring of Fire | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | 901Q | |
| 12 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 13 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Busters | |
| 15 | J-B-Q | |
| 16 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 17 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 18 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 19 | Po' Thangs |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 11 | Smoke Busters | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | Po' Thangs | |
| 14 | 901Q | |
| 15 | Poppa Pig | |
| 16 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 17 | Ring of Fire | |
| 18 | J-B-Q | |
| 19 | Que-N-Da 662 |