Honeybee BBQ Competition
2024-05-31 – 2024-06-01 · Lafayette, GA · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Bad Rooster BBQ (698.1940) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
698.1940
Winning margin
0.5368
GC over RC
Field average
670.69
median 679.31
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
84.0680
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | LaFayette, GA | 22 | 699.9656 | Under The Radar |
| 2020-06-12 | LaFayette, GA | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Lafayette, GA | 25 | 701.0740 | Smoke Me Silly |
| 2023-06-02 | Lafayette, GA | 27 | 710.8228 | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2024-05-31 ← this one | Lafayette, GA | 25 | 698.1940 | Bad Rooster BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Lafayette, GA | 26 | 699.4060 | Stewbabys BBQ |
| 2026-05-29 | Lafayette, GA | 19 | 710.8344 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2284
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 698.1940 · median 679.3144
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6684
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256