Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
2024-03-01 – 2024-03-02 · Lawrenceville, GA · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $12,100.00
Grand Champion: YES DEAR BBQ (703.9428) · 59 teams
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
YES, DEAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TRIPLE H BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | 59 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 2017-03-03 | 63 | 696.5140 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2018-03-02 | 59 | 691.9316 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 2019-03-01 | Lawrenceville, GA | 62 | 690.2056 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE |
| 2020-03-06 | Lawrenceville, GA | 61 | 693.0624 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Lawrenceville, GA | 81 | 704.5488 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Lawrenceville, GA | 73 | 706.2284 | SMOKINGHOSTBBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Lawrenceville, GA | 65 | 703.9660 | CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! |
| 2024-03-01 ← this one | Lawrenceville, GA | 59 | 703.9428 | YES DEAR BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Lawrenceville, GA | 45 | 702.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Lawrenceville, GA | 44 | 705.6916 | Electro-Que-ted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3886
Backyard Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.8172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Overall
36 entries · top 355.4172 · median 327.3542
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
59 entries · top 703.9428 · median 679.8628
Master Series — Pork
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800