18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · Waynesboro, GA · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $11,050.00
Grand Champion: Stewbabys BBQ (706.2516) · 42 teams
Entries
73
6 categories
Top score
706.2516
Winning margin
0.0116
GC over RC
Field average
667.07
median 681.03
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
132.6744
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,050.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Stewbabys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Strawberry
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 155.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 6 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 8 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | Puck Brothers | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 13 | QMEISTERS | |
| 14 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 15 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 16 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 18 | What's Smokin' | |
| 19 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 20 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 21 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 26 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 27 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 29 | Smoke This | |
| 30 | CBF Que | |
| 31 | Up In Smoke |
Ancillary — Wings
73 entries · top 176.0116 · median 157.6800
Master Series — Brisket
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBF Que | |
| 2 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smoke This | |
| 5 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 11 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 15 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 20 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 21 | Puck Brothers | |
| 22 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 23 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 26 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 28 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 29 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 30 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 31 | QMEISTERS | |
| 32 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 33 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 34 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 35 | Up In Smoke | |
| 36 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 37 | What's Smokin' | |
| 38 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 39 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 40 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 41 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |
Master Series — Chicken
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 2 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 3 | QMEISTERS | |
| 4 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 5 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 10 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke This | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 20 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 21 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 22 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | Up In Smoke | |
| 26 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 29 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 30 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 31 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 32 | Puck Brothers | |
| 33 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 34 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 35 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 38 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 39 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 40 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 41 | Coal Brothers | |
| 42 | What's Smokin' |
Master Series — Overall
42 entries · top 706.2516 · median 681.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 5 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 6 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 7 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 8 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | CBF Que | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 15 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 22 | Smoke This | |
| 23 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 25 | QMEISTERS | |
| 26 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 27 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 28 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 29 | Puck Brothers | |
| 30 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 32 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 33 | Up In Smoke | |
| 34 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 35 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 36 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 37 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 38 | What's Smokin' | |
| 39 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 40 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 41 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |
Master Series — Pork
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 7 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 8 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 13 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 15 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 17 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 20 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 25 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 26 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Up In Smoke | |
| 28 | Puck Brothers | |
| 29 | QMEISTERS | |
| 30 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 31 | What's Smokin' | |
| 32 | Smoke This | |
| 33 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 38 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 40 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 41 | Coal Brothers | |
| 42 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 10 | CBF Que | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 16 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 17 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | Smoke This | |
| 20 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 21 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 23 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 24 | Puck Brothers | |
| 25 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 26 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 27 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 28 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 29 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 30 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | QMEISTERS | |
| 32 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 33 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 34 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 35 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 36 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 37 | What's Smokin' | |
| 38 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 39 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 40 | Up In Smoke | |
| 41 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |