Honeybee BBQ Competition

2024-05-31 – 2024-06-01 · Lafayette, GA · 📍 298 Culberson Ave · State championship

Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Bad Rooster BBQ (698.1940) · 25 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHOOCHOO BBQ

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BAD ROOSTER BBQ

698.1940 · Master Series — Overall

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CHOOCHOO BBQ

697.6572 · Master Series — Overall

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HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ

693.6228 · Master Series — Overall

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.

614.13 median 679.31 698.19 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.70
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 176.57
Brisket 179.44

138.80 179.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

698.1940

Winning margin

0.5368

GC over RC

Field average

670.69

614.13698.19

median 679.31 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8688 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.0400

614.13698.19

10th place overall

Field spread

84.0680

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

CHOOCHOO BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2972 pts — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 41%

beats 59% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

44%

12 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1549

avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SmokinGhost BBQ

rated 1783 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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 razor-thin finish

0.5368 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 93% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.

Bad Rooster BBQ
CHOOCHOO BBQ

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BAD ROOSTER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 13th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 2nd

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 2–3: CHOOCHOO BBQ and Southern Life BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY and Mad Dog BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY and SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

A contest record in brisket

179.4400 best brisket ever cooked here

CHOOCHOO BBQ turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.

old best 178.8572
across 4 past editions

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
2019-05-31	LaFayette, GA	298 Culberson Av	22	699.9656	Under The Radar	Q-INATOR!
2020-06-12	LaFayette, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2022-06-03	Lafayette, GA	298 Culberson Ave	25	701.0740	Smoke Me Silly	UNDER THE RADAR
2023-06-02	Lafayette, GA	298 Culberson Ave	27	710.8228	Smoke Central BBQ	Organizer Portal
2024-05-31 ← this one	Lafayette, GA	298 Culberson Ave	25	698.1940	Bad Rooster BBQ	CHOOCHOO BBQ
2025-05-30	Lafayette, GA	298 Culberson Ave	26	699.4060	Stewbabys BBQ	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.
2026-05-29	Lafayette, GA	298 Culberson Ave	19	710.8344	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7028	172.5600	169.6800
Pork Ribs	178.8572	173.1200	171.4288
Pork	176.5716	173.7028	170.8228
Brisket	179.4400	175.4056	170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

25 entries · top 698.1940 · median 679.3144

#	Team	Score
1	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	698.1940
2	CHOOCHOO BBQ	697.6572
3	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	693.6228
4	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	691.3256
5	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	689.0400
6	Southern Life BBQ	687.8852
7	Mad Dog BBQ	686.1828
8	The BBQ Asylum	682.7312
9	Willingham's	682.1484
10	PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB	681.0400
11	SmokinGhost BBQ	681.0284
12	THIRD SWINES CHARM	681.0284
13	Wiggle Butts BBQ	679.3144
14	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	677.5424
15	OFF THE CHAIN	675.8512
16	Q-INATOR!	667.2568
17	Mad Puppy BBQ	666.7428
18	Hold Your Ponies BBQ	666.1600
19	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	662.1256
20	Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ	661.5200
21	Quenut BBQ	659.2456
22	Pigg'n Out BBQ Team	652.3540
23	Pigout Bar BQ	617.4404
24	BILLY MAC BBQ	615.6912
25	His Race BBQ	614.1260

Chicken

25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2284

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.7028
2	CHOOCHOO BBQ	175.4172
3	Southern Life BBQ	175.4172
4	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	175.4056
5	PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB	172.5600
6	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	171.9772
7	Mad Dog BBQ	171.9772
8	SmokinGhost BBQ	171.9656
9	OFF THE CHAIN	170.2512
10	The BBQ Asylum	169.6800
11	Mad Puppy BBQ	168.5256
12	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	167.3944
13	Hold Your Ponies BBQ	166.2284
14	Willingham's	166.2284
15	THIRD SWINES CHARM	165.6800
16	Wiggle Butts BBQ	164.5372
17	Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ	163.9544
18	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	162.8000
19	Pigg'n Out BBQ Team	161.6456
20	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	161.6456
21	Q-INATOR!	159.9428
22	Quenut BBQ	159.3600
23	BILLY MAC BBQ	155.9428
24	His Race BBQ	155.3944
25	Pigout Bar BQ	149.6228

Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	178.8572
2	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	176.5600
3	SmokinGhost BBQ	174.8572
4	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1200
5	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	173.1200
6	PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB	171.9888
7	The BBQ Asylum	171.9772
8	Willingham's	171.9772
9	OFF THE CHAIN	171.9772
10	Hold Your Ponies BBQ	171.4288
11	Wiggle Butts BBQ	170.8344
12	CHOOCHOO BBQ	170.8228
13	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	168.5256
14	Quenut BBQ	167.9772
15	THIRD SWINES CHARM	167.9656
16	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	167.9656
17	Mad Dog BBQ	167.9656
18	Q-INATOR!	166.8228
19	Southern Life BBQ	166.2512
20	Mad Puppy BBQ	165.7028
21	Pigout Bar BQ	158.8000
22	Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ	157.0744
23	Pigg'n Out BBQ Team	154.8000
24	His Race BBQ	151.3944
25	BILLY MAC BBQ	150.7656

Pork

25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6684

#	Team	Score
1	Mad Puppy BBQ	176.5716
2	Willingham's	175.4172
3	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	175.4056
4	Wiggle Butts BBQ	174.2628
5	The BBQ Asylum	173.7028
6	Mad Dog BBQ	173.1200
7	CHOOCHOO BBQ	171.9772
8	Q-INATOR!	171.9656
9	THIRD SWINES CHARM	170.8228
10	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	170.8228
11	Pigg'n Out BBQ Team	170.8228
12	Southern Life BBQ	170.8112
13	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	169.6684
14	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	169.6684
15	Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ	169.6684
16	His Race BBQ	168.5372
17	Hold Your Ponies BBQ	167.3828
18	SmokinGhost BBQ	166.8228
19	PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB	166.2400
20	Quenut BBQ	166.2400
21	OFF THE CHAIN	166.2400
22	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	163.9428
23	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	160.5372
24	BILLY MAC BBQ	158.2056
25	Pigout Bar BQ	155.3716

Brisket

25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	CHOOCHOO BBQ	179.4400
2	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	178.8572
3	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	176.5600
4	THIRD SWINES CHARM	176.5600
5	Southern Life BBQ	175.4056
6	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	174.2628
7	Mad Dog BBQ	173.1200
8	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1200
9	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	173.1084
10	Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ	170.8228
11	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	170.8228
12	PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB	170.2512
13	Wiggle Butts BBQ	169.6800
14	Willingham's	168.5256
15	Q-INATOR!	168.5256
16	SmokinGhost BBQ	167.3828
17	OFF THE CHAIN	167.3828
18	The BBQ Asylum	167.3712
19	Quenut BBQ	165.6684
20	Pigg'n Out BBQ Team	165.0856
21	Hold Your Ponies BBQ	161.1200
22	Mad Puppy BBQ	155.9428
23	Pigout Bar BQ	153.6460
24	BILLY MAC BBQ	150.7772
25	His Race BBQ	138.8000

Honeybee BBQ Competition

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

A double category winner

A contest record in brisket

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

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket