Lakeland Pig Festival 2024

Jan 26–27, 2024 · Lakeland, FL · 📍 4175 Medulla Road · State championship

Reps: Carolyn Wells, Charlie Brinza, David Burstein, Jeanne Titus, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $25,000

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

707.3828 · Master Series — Overall

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Ham Squad

702.8116 · Master Series — Overall

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Poppa Pig

699.4284 · Master Series — Overall

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Lakeland Pig Festival on January 26, 2024 in Lakeland, FL at 4175 Medulla Road, scoring 707.3828 in a field of 61 teams. Ham Squad took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8116. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork — Going Yard BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — 2nd Hand Smoke (179.4400). The Backyard Series standings were won by K-Dubs BBQ with 344.5372. This is the 10th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT; the next was held in 2025.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

466.83 median 686.73 707.38 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
Master Series — Brisket 179.44
Backyard Series — Chicken 177.70
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 176.56
Ancillary — Pork 177.70
Ancillary — Brisket 178.86

130.77 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

8 judged meats · 11 ancillary

Top score

707.3828

Winning margin

4.5712

GC over RC

Field average

677.36

466.83707.38

median 686.73 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (Chicken), Glamping Grillers (Chicken), Going Yard BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

695.9544

466.83707.38

10th place overall

Field spread

240.5484

winner to last place

Prize money

$25,000

on the line

Most consistent

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

avg finish 8.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 5.7372 pts — Yeti Mafia BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 8%

beats 92% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

59%

62 of 105 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,558

avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1967 pre-contest

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A new contest record

707.3828 highest overall ever cooked here

707.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 706.8228 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT set in 2023.

old record 706.8228
set 2023 by UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 6th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 14th
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 6th
Brisket 8th

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ · Chicken
Glamping Grillers · Chicken
Going Yard BBQ · Pork

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 31 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and Glamping Grillers tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Burning Bush BBQ and Going Yard BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Going Yard BBQ and SMOKE N' ASH BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Accutech BBQ (won 2019), Smoke Central BBQ (won 2020), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2023).

Accutech BBQ · 2019
Smoke Central BBQ · 2020
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · 2023

One of the big ones

61 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 92% of the 5,462 contests in the data

61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL	70	682.8568	3 EYZ BBQ	WICKED QUE
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33813	62	691.9884	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	SERIAL GRILLER
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland , FL 33813	58	687.4172	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	CHARQUETERIE
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland, FL	Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road	60	694.2744	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	60	702.2284	MIDNIGHT BURN	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	58	700.5028	Accutech BBQ	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	53	700.5372	Smoke Central BBQ	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33811	60	701.6800	Who Cares BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	51	706.8228	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	Kings BBQ Team
Jan 26, 2024 ← this one	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	61	707.3828	Rooters-N-Tooters	Ham Squad
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	40	714.2744	Poppa Pig?	With a 180
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	63	708.5600	Fred Vegas Smokers	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Jan 21, 2027	Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Master Series — Chicken	180	177.7144	177.7028
Master Series — Pork Ribs	178.8572	177.7144	176.5716
Master Series — Pork	180	176.5600	175.4056
Master Series — Brisket	179.4400	177.7028	176.5600
Backyard Series — Chicken	177.7028	171.9656	169.6916
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	176.5600	173.1200	170.2744
Ancillary — Pork	177.7028	175.4056	170.8572
Ancillary — Brisket	178.8572	171.4172	167.4628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

61 entries · top 707.3828 · median 686.7312

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	707.3828
2	Ham Squad	702.8116
3	Poppa Pig	699.4284
4	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	698.2404
5	Heavy Smoke BBQ	697.6572
6	Pappy & Roleys	696.5256
7	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	696.5144
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	696.5144
9	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	696.4796
10	Going Yard BBQ	695.9544
11	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	695.9196
12	Glamping Grillers	695.3484
13	Low Eye Que	694.8228
14	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	694.2172
15	GETTIN' BASTED	693.6344
16	Kings BBQ Team	693.0512
17	HOT WACHULA'S	692.4800
18	Bearded Monkey Twisted Q	692.4684
19	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	691.9316
20	Burning Bush BBQ	691.9316
21	LOVE 2 Q	691.3372
22	With A 180	691.3256
23	Cooters N Smoke	690.7884
24	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	690.7656
25	Slapulator BBQ	690.2288
26	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	689.6572
27	OFF THE RACK BBQ	689.0284
28	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	688.4568
29	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	687.9200
30	SWAMP BOYS	687.3828
31	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	686.7312
32	TILLMAN'S BBQ	686.1828
33	Sporting Wood BBQ	683.9084
34	Team Smoke Showin'	682.2172
35	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	682.2056
36	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	682.1944
37	Space Station BBQ	682.1712
38	Double Barrel smokers	681.0632
39	Smoke Central BBQ	679.8512
40	K & E's Little Smokers	679.3604
41	Mad Dog BBQ	679.3596
42	Cousins Que	677.0860
43	Cold Beer BBQ	676.4804
44	ACCUTECH BBQ	675.2912
45	Whiskey Bent BBQ	672.4684
46	589 Slammin BBQ	671.8968
47	Smokin-N-Pokin	668.9940
48	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	667.8168
49	Newman BBQ, LLC	666.6856
50	Guinea Pigs BBQ	665.0400
51	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	662.1600
52	Blessed Beyond BBQ	661.0288
53	WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ	660.9712
54	Lakeland BBQ Company	659.2920
55	2nd Hand Smoke	651.8744
56	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	646.1032
57	The Smoked Bisquit Company	644.3888
58	Hurt's BBQ	635.8968
59	Tarheel Cookers	633.5428
60	Lazy J Barbecue	629.5200
61	Meatheads BBQ	466.8344

Chicken

61 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	180 🔥
2	Glamping Grillers	180 🔥
3	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	178.8572
4	K & E's Little Smokers	178.2972
5	Burning Bush BBQ	177.7144
6	Going Yard BBQ	177.7144
7	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	177.7144
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	177.7144
9	Poppa Pig	177.7028
10	Heavy Smoke BBQ	177.7028
11	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	177.7028
12	LOVE 2 Q	177.7028
13	Kings BBQ Team	177.7028
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
15	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	176.5600
16	589 Slammin BBQ	176.5600
17	TILLMAN'S BBQ	176
18	Smoke Central BBQ	175.4172
19	Bearded Monkey Twisted Q	175.4172
20	Cooters N Smoke	175.4056
21	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4056
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	175.4056
23	With A 180	175.4056
24	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	175.4056
25	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	174.8456
26	Pappy & Roleys	174.8456
27	Sporting Wood BBQ	174.8456
28	Slapulator BBQ	174.2744
29	Cousins Que	174.2628
30	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	174.2628
31	Guinea Pigs BBQ	173.7028
32	Cold Beer BBQ	173.1316
33	Space Station BBQ	173.1084
34	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9772
35	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	171.9772
36	Ham Squad	171.9656
37	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.9656
38	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	170.8228
39	Tarheel Cookers	170.2744
40	SWAMP BOYS	170.2628
41	Low Eye Que	170.2628
42	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	170.2628
43	Team Smoke Showin'	169.6800
44	HOT WACHULA'S	169.6684
45	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.1084
46	Double Barrel smokers	168.5372
47	Smokin-N-Pokin	168.5256
48	ACCUTECH BBQ	168.5256
49	Mad Dog BBQ	166.2512
50	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	165.6684
51	Blessed Beyond BBQ	163.4172
52	WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ	163.3828
53	Newman BBQ, LLC	162.7884
54	Lazy J Barbecue	162.2400
55	Whiskey Bent BBQ	162.2400
56	Meatheads BBQ	161.1772
57	2nd Hand Smoke	160.5716
58	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	158.8344
59	The Smoked Bisquit Company	158.2172
60	Hurt's BBQ	156.5368
61	Lakeland BBQ Company	153.6344

Pork Ribs

61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	178.8572
2	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	177.7144
3	HOT WACHULA'S	177.7144
4	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	177.7144
5	Burning Bush BBQ	177.7144
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7028
7	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	177.7028
8	Cooters N Smoke	177.1544
9	Poppa Pig	176.5828
10	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	176.5716
11	Ham Squad	176.5716
12	TILLMAN'S BBQ	176.5600
13	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	176
14	Pappy & Roleys	176
15	SWAMP BOYS	175.4172
16	Bearded Monkey Twisted Q	175.4056
17	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.8572
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.8572
19	Space Station BBQ	174.2856
20	With A 180	174.2744
21	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	174.2744
22	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2744
23	Smoke Central BBQ	174.2744
24	Double Barrel smokers	173.1544
25	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.1316
26	Heavy Smoke BBQ	172.5716
27	Low Eye Que	172.5716
28	Cousins Que	172.5600
29	OFF THE RACK BBQ	171.9772
30	Mad Dog BBQ	170.8572
31	K & E's Little Smokers	170.2628
32	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.7032
33	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.6800
34	Kings BBQ Team	169.6800
35	Whiskey Bent BBQ	169.6800
36	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	168.5372
37	LOVE 2 Q	168.5372
38	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	168.5256
39	Going Yard BBQ	167.9772
40	Glamping Grillers	167.9772
41	Slapulator BBQ	167.4288
42	Guinea Pigs BBQ	167.3944
43	Cold Beer BBQ	166.8344
44	Team Smoke Showin'	166.8344
45	Lakeland BBQ Company	166.2744
46	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	166.2400
47	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.6800
48	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	165.6800
49	Tarheel Cookers	165.1200
50	Smokin-N-Pokin	163.9772
51	ACCUTECH BBQ	163.9544
52	Newman BBQ, LLC	163.9544
53	Blessed Beyond BBQ	163.9544
54	WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ	163.3828
55	The Smoked Bisquit Company	161.6916
56	Sporting Wood BBQ	161.0972
57	Meatheads BBQ	160.5372
58	Hurt's BBQ	159.9888
59	589 Slammin BBQ	159.9312
60	2nd Hand Smoke	156.5028
61	Lazy J Barbecue	156.5028

Pork

60 entries · top 180 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Going Yard BBQ	180 🔥
2	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	178.8572
3	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	177.7144
4	K & E's Little Smokers	176.5716
5	Ham Squad	176.5600
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
7	Team Smoke Showin'	176
8	Pappy & Roleys	175.4172
9	HOT WACHULA'S	175.4172
10	Bearded Monkey Twisted Q	175.4056
11	Glamping Grillers	175.4056
12	ACCUTECH BBQ	174.8572
13	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	174.8456
14	Low Eye Que	174.2856
15	WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ	174.2628
16	With A 180	174.2628
17	Cousins Que	173.7144
18	SWAMP BOYS	173.7028
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.7028
20	GETTIN' BASTED	173.1200
21	Poppa Pig	172.5828
22	Cold Beer BBQ	172.5716
23	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	171.9656
24	Whiskey Bent BBQ	171.9656
25	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	171.4172
26	LOVE 2 Q	170.8344
27	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8344
28	OFF THE RACK BBQ	170.8228
29	Blessed Beyond BBQ	170.8228
30	Burning Bush BBQ	170.8228
31	Sporting Wood BBQ	170.2628
32	Space Station BBQ	169.6800
33	Heavy Smoke BBQ	169.6800
34	Slapulator BBQ	169.6684
35	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	169.1200
36	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	169.1084
37	Lakeland BBQ Company	168.5488
38	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	168.5256
39	Kings BBQ Team	168.5256
40	TILLMAN'S BBQ	168.5256
41	Mad Dog BBQ	167.9884
42	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	167.9772
43	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	167.9772
44	Cooters N Smoke	167.9656
45	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.9656
46	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	167.3944
47	Smokin-N-Pokin	167.3828
48	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	167.3712
49	Newman BBQ, LLC	166.2400
50	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	166.2400
51	Double Barrel smokers	165.1088
52	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	165.0856
53	Guinea Pigs BBQ	162.8456
54	The Smoked Bisquit Company	162.8344
55	589 Slammin BBQ	161.1200
56	Smoke Central BBQ	159.3484
57	Lazy J Barbecue	155.9656
58	Hurt's BBQ	155.4056
59	2nd Hand Smoke	155.3600
60	Tarheel Cookers	150.2400

Brisket

61 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7028

#	Team	Score
1	2nd Hand Smoke	179.4400
2	Slapulator BBQ	178.8572
3	Ham Squad	177.7144
4	Sporting Wood BBQ	177.7028
5	Low Eye Que	177.7028
6	Heavy Smoke BBQ	177.7028
7	Kings BBQ Team	177.1428
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
9	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	176.5600
10	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.5600
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	175.4172
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4056
13	589 Slammin BBQ	174.2856
14	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	174.2628
15	Mad Dog BBQ	174.2628
16	Double Barrel smokers	174.2628
17	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
18	LOVE 2 Q	174.2628
19	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	174.2628
20	OFF THE RACK BBQ	174.2628
21	Newman BBQ, LLC	173.7028
22	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.7028
23	Poppa Pig	172.5600
24	Glamping Grillers	171.9656
25	Lakeland BBQ Company	170.8344
26	Smoke Central BBQ	170.8112
27	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	170.8112
28	Going Yard BBQ	170.2628
29	Cooters N Smoke	170.2628
30	Pappy & Roleys	170.2628
31	Team Smoke Showin'	169.7028
32	HOT WACHULA'S	169.6800
33	Smokin-N-Pokin	169.1084
34	Whiskey Bent BBQ	168.5828
35	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5256
36	SWAMP BOYS	168
37	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	167.9772
38	ACCUTECH BBQ	167.9540
39	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	167.4056
40	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	167.3944
41	With A 180	167.3828
42	Bearded Monkey Twisted Q	166.2400
43	Burning Bush BBQ	165.6800
44	TILLMAN'S BBQ	165.0972
45	Space Station BBQ	165.0972
46	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	165.0972
47	Hurt's BBQ	163.9656
48	Cold Beer BBQ	163.9428
49	Blessed Beyond BBQ	162.8344
50	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	162.8228
51	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	162.7884
52	The Smoked Bisquit Company	161.6456
53	Guinea Pigs BBQ	161.0972
54	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	159.9772
55	WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ	159.9428
56	Cousins Que	156.5488
57	Lazy J Barbecue	154.8116
58	K & E's Little Smokers	154.2288
59	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	152.4800
60	Tarheel Cookers	147.9084
61	Meatheads BBQ	145.1200

Backyard Series

Overall

59 entries · top 344.5372 · median 327.8856

#	Team	Score
1	K-Dubs BBQ	344.5372
2	Joker Smoker BBQ	343.3944
3	Nuts & Butts	342.8232
4	Ring of Fire	342.8000
5	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	342.7884
6	The Rusty Pig	342.2284
7	Meat Monkey's	341.7376
8	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	341.6572
9	JP BBQ and Catering	341.0972
10	George Jenkins High School	340.5372
11	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	339.9428
12	BBQmyway	335.9772
13	92 BB Crew	335.3600
14	Willie's Smokehouse	334.8572
15	Barely Sober BBQ	334.7772
16	Podunk Porkers	333.6460
17	Smokin' Hooligans	333.6112
18	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	333.0972
19	Gary's Last Place Chicken	333.0744
20	Dogpatch Q	332.5028
21	2 Live Que	330.7772
22	Hooked On Que	330.2404
23	Yeti Mafia BBQ	329.1312
24	Buttz & Hose BBQ	328.5600
25	Lil Dis Lil Dat	328.5600
26	All Jacked Up BBQ	328.4916
27	Foxy Q BBQ	327.9884
28	Drunkin Brothers BBQ	327.9204
29	Joe Bears BBQ	327.9200
30	Big Red BBQ FL	327.8856
31	Smoke Snobs	327.4172
32	Dirt Road Smokers	326.7772
33	Gourmet Rednecks	326.1944
34	Cool Guys BBQ	326.1712
35	Uncle Johns	325.6460
36	Uncle G's BBQ	325.0744
37	Grease Monkey	324.4916
38	Belly Bustin Bistro	324.4688
39	Suckin Bones BBQ	323.3716
40	Evans Ranch BBQ	323.3600
41	Good Smokin Q	323.3600
42	Powered By Smoke	323.3368
43	Sweet Meat From St Pete	322.2288
44	HDPE Inc	322.2172
45	Getting Piggy With It	321.0968
46	BOFAB BBQ	321.0628
47	Crackalacken	319.9656
48	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	319.9656
49	Downsouth BBQ	318.7772
50	Sons of Hamarchy	317.0400
51	Porkganic BBQ	313.6112
52	MaGoo's BBQ	308.5716
53	Jazz E Blues BBQ	307.9772
54	A Butt to Remember	307.9540
55	YeeHaw BBQ	307.3144
56	Pig In Piig Out	301.1200
57	We Be Smoken	297.0288
58	Pero Family Farms	155.9656
59	Bling Pigs BBQ	134.7772

Chicken

58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.5258

#	Team	Score
1	Nuts & Butts	177.7028
2	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	176.5600
3	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	175.4056
4	K-Dubs BBQ	171.9772
5	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	171.9656
6	JP BBQ and Catering	170.8228
7	George Jenkins High School	170.2744
8	Dogpatch Q	170.2628
9	The Rusty Pig	170.2512
10	Belly Bustin Bistro	169.6916
11	Gourmet Rednecks	169.6800
12	92 BB Crew	168.5372
13	Joker Smoker BBQ	168.5372
14	Meat Monkey's	167.4288
15	Willie's Smokehouse	166.2856
16	BBQmyway	166.2744
17	Ring of Fire	166.2400
18	Sons of Hamarchy	166.2284
19	Smokin' Hooligans	166.2284
20	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	165.0972
21	Hooked On Que	164.5488
22	2 Live Que	163.9544
23	Smoke Snobs	163.4284
24	Buttz & Hose BBQ	163.4172
25	Uncle G's BBQ	163.3944
26	Sweet Meat From St Pete	163.3944
27	Podunk Porkers	162.8116
28	HDPE Inc	162.8000
29	Barely Sober BBQ	162.8000
30	All Jacked Up BBQ	162.2516
31	Cool Guys BBQ	162.2168
32	Porkganic BBQ	161.6912
33	Dirt Road Smokers	161.6800
34	Lil Dis Lil Dat	161.1316
35	Joe Bears BBQ	161.0972
36	Jazz E Blues BBQ	160.5828
37	Foxy Q BBQ	160.5828
38	Good Smokin Q	160.5372
39	YeeHaw BBQ	160.5372
40	Evans Ranch BBQ	160.5372
41	Big Red BBQ FL	160.5028
42	Suckin Bones BBQ	159.9772
43	Gary's Last Place Chicken	159.9544
44	Yeti Mafia BBQ	158.8684
45	Getting Piggy With It	158.8340
46	Crackalacken	158.8228
47	Downsouth BBQ	158.2744
48	Grease Monkey	158.2516
49	BOFAB BBQ	158.2400
50	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	158.2400
51	Drunkin Brothers BBQ	158.2288
52	Powered By Smoke	157.1084
53	A Butt to Remember	156.5484
54	Pero Family Farms	155.9656
55	MaGoo's BBQ	151.9888
56	Uncle Johns	151.9432
57	We Be Smoken	146.7772
58	Pig In Piig Out	142.2628

Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.4172

#	Team	Score
1	Ring of Fire	176.5600
2	Joker Smoker BBQ	174.8572
3	Meat Monkey's	174.3088
4	Uncle Johns	173.7028
5	Gary's Last Place Chicken	173.1200
6	K-Dubs BBQ	172.5600
7	The Rusty Pig	171.9772
8	Barely Sober BBQ	171.9772
9	Podunk Porkers	170.8344
10	JP BBQ and Catering	170.2744
11	Yeti Mafia BBQ	170.2628
12	George Jenkins High School	170.2628
13	BBQmyway	169.7028
14	Drunkin Brothers BBQ	169.6916
15	Willie's Smokehouse	168.5716
16	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	168
17	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	167.9772
18	Lil Dis Lil Dat	167.4284
19	Foxy Q BBQ	167.4056
20	Smokin' Hooligans	167.3828
21	Big Red BBQ FL	167.3828
22	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	167.3828
23	2 Live Que	166.8228
24	Joe Bears BBQ	166.8228
25	92 BB Crew	166.8228
26	Grease Monkey	166.2400
27	All Jacked Up BBQ	166.2400
28	Powered By Smoke	166.2284
29	Hooked On Que	165.6916
30	Buttz & Hose BBQ	165.1428
31	Nuts & Butts	165.1204
32	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	165.0972
33	Dirt Road Smokers	165.0972
34	Smoke Snobs	163.9888
35	Cool Guys BBQ	163.9544
36	Suckin Bones BBQ	163.3944
37	Evans Ranch BBQ	162.8228
38	Good Smokin Q	162.8228
39	BOFAB BBQ	162.8228
40	Getting Piggy With It	162.2628
41	Dogpatch Q	162.2400
42	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	161.7256
43	Uncle G's BBQ	161.6800
44	Crackalacken	161.1428
45	Downsouth BBQ	160.5028
46	HDPE Inc	159.4172
47	Pig In Piig Out	158.8572
48	Sweet Meat From St Pete	158.8344
49	MaGoo's BBQ	156.5828
50	Gourmet Rednecks	156.5144
51	Belly Bustin Bistro	154.7772
52	Porkganic BBQ	151.9200
53	A Butt to Remember	151.4056
54	Sons of Hamarchy	150.8116
55	We Be Smoken	150.2516
56	Jazz E Blues BBQ	147.3944
57	YeeHaw BBQ	146.7772
58	Bling Pigs BBQ	134.7772

Ancillary

Pork

58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.9428

#	Team	Score
1	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	177.7028
2	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	176
3	BBQmyway	176
4	George Jenkins High School	175.4172
5	JP BBQ and Catering	175.4056
6	Dogpatch Q	175.4056
7	Podunk Porkers	174.2856
8	The Rusty Pig	174.2744
9	Powered By Smoke	171.9656
10	BOFAB BBQ	170.8572
11	Gourmet Rednecks	170.2628
12	Meat Monkey's	169.1200
13	Drunkin Brothers BBQ	168.5600
14	Smoke Snobs	168
15	Yeti Mafia BBQ	167.9656
16	Belly Bustin Bistro	167.3944
17	Evans Ranch BBQ	167.3828
18	Uncle Johns	166.8456
19	All Jacked Up BBQ	166.2400
20	Ring of Fire	165.6916
21	Cool Guys BBQ	165.1084
22	Grease Monkey	163.9772
23	K-Dubs BBQ	163.9656
24	Sons of Hamarchy	163.9544
25	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	163.9312
26	Smokin' Hooligans	163.4400
27	Joker Smoker BBQ	162.8000
28	YeeHaw BBQ	162.2516
29	Willie's Smokehouse	162.2284
30	We Be Smoken	161.6572
31	Nuts & Butts	161.6572
32	Big Red BBQ FL	161.0972
33	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	160.5716
34	Getting Piggy With It	160.5256
35	Bling Pigs BBQ	160
36	2 Live Que	159.9772
37	HDPE Inc	158.8572
38	Porkganic BBQ	158.8228
39	Gary's Last Place Chicken	158.8112
40	Foxy Q BBQ	158.2512
41	A Butt to Remember	157.6800
42	Suckin Bones BBQ	156.5716
43	Downsouth BBQ	156.5600
44	Crackalacken	156.5484
45	Barely Sober BBQ	156.5144
46	Joe Bears BBQ	156.5028
47	Good Smokin Q	155.9884
48	Lil Dis Lil Dat	155.3944
49	Hooked On Que	154.8116
50	Pig In Piig Out	150.8228
51	Sweet Meat From St Pete	150.8000
52	92 BB Crew	150.7772
53	Buttz & Hose BBQ	150.2856
54	Dirt Road Smokers	148.4568
55	MaGoo's BBQ	147.9772
56	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	145.6456
57	Jazz E Blues BBQ	145.0628
58	Uncle G's BBQ	144.4800

Brisket

57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 156.5144

#	Team	Score
1	Yeti Mafia BBQ	178.8572
2	Evans Ranch BBQ	173.1200
3	Smokin' Hooligans	172.5600
4	Podunk Porkers	172.0228
5	Nuts & Butts	171.4172
6	Grease Monkey	169.1544
7	92 BB Crew	168.5600
8	Powered By Smoke	168.5600
9	Good Smokin Q	168.5372
10	Drunkin Brothers BBQ	167.4628
11	Uncle Johns	166.8572
12	HDPE Inc	166.8456
13	Joker Smoker BBQ	166.8344
14	Suckin Bones BBQ	166.2628
15	The Rusty Pig	165.1200
16	Dirt Road Smokers	164.5372
17	Sons of Hamarchy	163.9772
18	Belly Bustin Bistro	162.8228
19	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	162.7884
20	Uncle G's BBQ	161.6800
21	George Jenkins High School	161.0972
22	Big Red BBQ FL	160.5488
23	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	160.5256
24	K-Dubs BBQ	160.5028
25	Dogpatch Q	159.9428
26	YeeHaw BBQ	158.8228
27	Jazz E Blues BBQ	157.0856
28	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	156.5256
29	Willie's Smokehouse	156.5144
30	Barely Sober BBQ	156.5028
31	Meat Monkey's	155.9428
32	Gary's Last Place Chicken	155.9428
33	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	155.4400
34	Ring of Fire	155.4172
35	Hooked On Que	155.3944
36	BOFAB BBQ	155.3944
37	Crackalacken	154.2744
38	JP BBQ and Catering	153.6572
39	Porkganic BBQ	153.1200
40	Buttz & Hose BBQ	153.1088
41	2 Live Que	153.0972
42	Smoke Snobs	153.0856
43	All Jacked Up BBQ	152.4800
44	Sweet Meat From St Pete	151.9428
45	Joe Bears BBQ	150.8116
46	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	150.2056
47	BBQmyway	148.5028
48	Foxy Q BBQ	146.8000
49	Lil Dis Lil Dat	146.7772
50	A Butt to Remember	146.2972
51	Cool Guys BBQ	145.6572
52	Gourmet Rednecks	145.0744
53	MaGoo's BBQ	142.8572
54	Getting Piggy With It	141.6344
55	Downsouth BBQ	138.1828
56	Bling Pigs BBQ	137.1200
57	Pig In Piig Out	130.7656

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Ancillary — Appetizer

15 entries · top 180 · median 173.7256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Kings BBQ Team	180 🔥
2	Sons of Hamarchy	179.4400
3	Grease Monkey	178.3200
4	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	176.5600
5	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	174.8572
6	Hurt's BBQ	174.8572
7	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	174.2628
8	Powered By Smoke	173.7256
9	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.7028
10	Lil Dis Lil Dat	173.1772
11	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1200
12	92 BB Crew	172.5600
13	Sons of Hamarchy 2	172.5484
14	Downsouth BBQ	168.5828
15	BOFAB BBQ	164.5372

Ancillary — Dessert

32 entries · top 180 · median 176.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Evans Ranch BBQ	180 🔥
2	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	180 🔥
3	Lil Dis Lil Dat	180 🔥
4	Porkganic BBQ	180 🔥
5	Burning Bush BBQ 2	180 🔥
6	Kings BBQ Team	180 🔥
7	Lakeland BBQ Company	180 🔥
8	Kings BBQ 2	180 🔥
9	Low Eye Que	180 🔥
10	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	180 🔥
11	Burning Bush BBQ 3	178.8572
12	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	177.7028
13	Sons of Hamarchy 2	176.5828
14	Burning Bush BBQ 4	176.5828
15	Guinea Pigs BBQ	176.5716
16	Grease Monkey	176.5716
17	Lakeland BBQ Company 2	176.0228
18	Whiskey Bent BBQ 2	174.2628
19	Cold Beer BBQ	173.7028
20	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	173.1200
21	92 BB Crew	171.9772
22	The Smoked Bisquit Company	171.9772
23	George Jenkins High School	171.9656
24	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	171.9656
25	Newman BBQ, LLC	171.4172
26	Newman BBQ, LLC 2	171.4056
27	Burning Bush BBQ	171.4056
28	Sons of Hamarchy	170.8228
29	Evans Ranch BBQ 2	168.5484
30	Whiskey Bent BBQ	168.5256
31	Hurt's BBQ	161.6800
32	Yeti Mafia BBQ	159.3828

Ancillary — Entree

20 entries · top 180 · median 174.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Pero Family Farms	180 🔥
2	Sons of Hamarchy	179.4400
3	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	179.4400
4	Sons of Hamarchy 2	178.8572
5	Barely Sober BBQ	178.8572
6	Smokin Aces BBQ 2	177.7028
7	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.5600
8	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	176.5600
9	Newman BBQ, LLC	176
10	Guinea Pigs BBQ	174.8572
11	Kings BBQ Team	174.2744
12	Gary's Last Place Chicken	174.2628
13	92 BB Crew	171.9656
14	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	171.9656
15	George Jenkins High School	170.8228
16	The Smoked Bisquit Company	167.9656
17	Grease Monkey	159.3712
18	We Be Smoken	155.4284
19	Hurt's BBQ	155.3600
20	Belly Bustin Bistro	154.2056

Kids-Q — Junior Q Chicken

16 entries · top 177.7372 · median 172.5886

#	Team	Score
1	Tanner-Tot BBQ	177.7372
2	Barbie Q's	176.5600
3	YeeHaw BBQ Lane	175.4172
4	Girls Inc of Lakeland	174.8456
5	BBQ Wizard	174.2628
6	The Lucky Rooster	173.7600
7	Moskal's Meats	173.7028
8	Bawitdaba BBQ	172.6172
9	3DG Eats	172.5600
10	MT BBQ	171.9656
11	Poppa-Chicka's BBQ	171.4284
12	Best Buddies BBQ	169.1084
13	Johnny Q	167.4284
14	Whiskey Bent Princess	167.3944
15	Batter Up Bar-B-Que	166.2856
16	Girls Inc	160.5484

Kids-Q — Junior Q Sauce

9 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Whiskey Bent Princess	180 🔥
2	Bawitdaba BBQ	174.2628
3	MT BBQ	173.1428
4	BBQ Wizard	171.4400
5	Batter Up Bar-B-Que	170.2628
6	Tanner-Tot BBQ	166.2168
7	Barbie Q's	165.7256
8	Poppa-Chicka's BBQ	159.4056
9	Best Buddies BBQ	157.7372

Kids-Q — Junior Q Steak

16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.7372

#	Team	Score
1	Whiskey Bent Princess	177.7028
2	MT BBQ	173.1544
3	Tanner-Tot BBQ	173.1200
4	Girls Inc of Lakeland	171.4400
5	The Lucky Rooster	170.8800
6	Best Buddies BBQ	170.8572
7	YeeHaw BBQ Lane	170.2972
8	Girls Inc	169.7372
9	Moskal's Meats	169.7372
10	Batter Up Bar-B-Que	169.7028
11	BBQ Wizard	167.4056
12	Bawitdaba BBQ	164.5372
13	Poppa-Chicka's BBQ	163.3828
14	Johnny Q	159.9772
15	3DG Eats	159.4628
16	Barbie Q's	157.6916

Kids-Q — Kids Chicken

9 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.7372

#	Team	Score
1	Them Y'alls Goats? BBQ	177.1428
2	WaBa BBQ	176.0344
3	A Little Podunk	171.9884
4	Keepin It Smokin	170.8684
5	BabyGirl BBQ	169.7372
6	Bolding Brother 1	169.7256
7	Bolding Brother 2	168.5828
8	Brown Bombers	165.6912
9	Boy With Grill	164.5828

Kids-Q — Kids Sauce

3 entries · top 180 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Them Y'alls Goats? BBQ	180 🔥
2	Boy With Grill	177.7028
3	WaBa BBQ	168.5256

Kids-Q — Kids Steak

9 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.5828

#	Team	Score
1	BabyGirl BBQ	176.5944
2	Boy With Grill	174.3200
3	Keepin It Smokin	170.8572
4	Bolding Brother 1	169.1544
5	Them Y'alls Goats? BBQ	168.5828
6	Brown Bombers	166.8572
7	WaBa BBQ	166.2856
8	A Little Podunk	163.9772
9	Bolding Brother 2	158.2860

Ancillary — Sauce

45 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	Bethune's BBQ, LLC	179.4400
2	Crackalacken	179.4400
3	K-Dubs BBQ	178.8572
4	Evans Ranch BBQ	178.8572
5	Lakeland BBQ Company	177.7028
6	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	177.1428
7	Burning Bush BBQ	175.4056
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.8572
9	Ramblin Fork BBQ Co	174.8572
10	Lil Dis Lil Dat	173.7028
11	George Jenkins High School	173.1200
12	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
13	TILLMAN'S BBQ	171.9656
14	Lakeland BBQ Company 3	170.8228
15	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	170.8228
16	Bailey's BBQ	170.2628
17	HOT WACHULA'S	170.2628
18	BBQmyway	170.2628
19	Burning Bush BBQ 2	169.7144
20	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	169.7028
21	Lakeland BBQ Company 2	169.1084
22	Nuts & Butts	168.5256
23	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5256
24	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	168.5256
25	Kings BBQ Team	167.4172
26	Sweet Meat From St Pete	167.3712
27	Pappy & Roleys	166.2628
28	Yeti Mafia BBQ 3	166.2628
29	Yeti Mafia BBQ	166.2284
30	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	165.7144
31	92 BB Crew	165.6684
32	Porkganic BBQ 4	164.5256
33	Cold Beer BBQ	164.5256
34	Slapulator BBQ	164.5256
35	Good Smokin Q	163.9312
36	Sons of Hamarchy	163.3712
37	Dirt Road Smokers	160.5484
38	Hurt's BBQ	160.5256
39	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	158.7884
40	A Butt to Remember	155.9656
41	Yeti Mafia BBQ 2	154.7768
42	BOFAB BBQ	149.0856
43	Porkganic BBQ 3	129.6112
44	Porkganic BBQ 2	128.4912
45	Porkganic BBQ	126.1940

Ancillary — Steak

20 entries · top 180 · median 169.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	92 BB Crew	180 🔥
2	Kings BBQ Team	174.8688
3	Sons of Hamarchy	174.8572
4	Barely Sober BBQ	174.8456
5	Grease Monkey	174.2856
6	Gourmet Rednecks	172.5716
7	Sons of Hamarchy 2	171.4056
8	Guinea Pigs BBQ	170.8228
9	Hurt's BBQ	170.8228
10	Sons of Hamarchy 3	170.8228
11	The Smoked Bisquit Company	167.9772
12	Smokin' Hooligans	166.8572
13	Podunk Porkers	166.8228
14	Lakeland BBQ Company	166.2860
15	Getting Piggy With It	166.2628
16	Cold Beer BBQ	165.6800
17	Gary's Last Place Chicken	165.6800
18	2 Live Que	161.1200
19	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	156.5372
20	Yeti Mafia BBQ	153.6344

Lakeland Pig Festival 2024

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Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Appetizer

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Entree

Kids-Q — Junior Q Chicken

Kids-Q — Junior Q Sauce

Kids-Q — Junior Q Steak

Kids-Q — Kids Chicken

Kids-Q — Kids Sauce

Kids-Q — Kids Steak

Ancillary — Sauce

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