2024-10-25 – 2024-10-26 · Vidalia, LA · 📍 602 John Dale · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $10,400.00
Grand Champion: Poppa Pig? (704.5140) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Poppa Pig won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Glamping Grillers BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 3–4: C4-Que and Poppa Pig tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Glamping Grillers BBQ and PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and Kermit's Ex tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-03 | Vidalia, LA | 202 Vernon Stevens Blvd | 27 | 709.1200 | Glamping Grillers | Kermit's Ex |
| 2024-10-25 ← this one | Vidalia, LA | 602 John Dale | 31 | 704.5140 | Poppa Pig? | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| 2025-10-24 | Vidalia, LA | 602 John Dale | 33 | 700.5256 | Sweet Bayou BBQ | Rankin County BBQ Company |
| 2026-10-23 | Vidalia, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
31 entries · top 704.5140 · median 679.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers BBQ | |
| 4 | Cajun JuJu | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Smoke Busters | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | C4-Que | |
| 9 | Italians Do It Better | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | Cajun Blaze | |
| 16 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 17 | Vallee AC Cold Smoke | |
| 18 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 19 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 20 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 21 | Superior Smoke | |
| 22 | BBK Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | Mississippi Meat Mafia | |
| 24 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 25 | ManBearPig | |
| 26 | Smoking Hose | |
| 27 | Smoke Daddies | |
| 28 | Rendezvous BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Camo Construction | |
| 30 | Lakeside Ford | |
| 31 | Concordia Bank& Trust Co |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Busters | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | C4-Que | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | Vallee AC Cold Smoke | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 13 | Cajun JuJu | |
| 14 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | BBK Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | Italians Do It Better | |
| 18 | Cajun Blaze | |
| 19 | ManBearPig | |
| 20 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 21 | Mississippi Meat Mafia | |
| 22 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 23 | Rendezvous BBQ Team | |
| 24 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 25 | Superior Smoke | |
| 26 | Smoking Hose | |
| 27 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 28 | Lakeside Ford | |
| 29 | Smoke Daddies | |
| 30 | Concordia Bank& Trust Co | |
| 31 | Camo Construction |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superior Smoke | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | Cajun JuJu | |
| 4 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 9 | Glamping Grillers BBQ | |
| 10 | Mississippi Meat Mafia | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | C4-Que | |
| 14 | Italians Do It Better | |
| 15 | Smoke Busters | |
| 16 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 17 | Cajun Blaze | |
| 18 | BBK Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 20 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 22 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 23 | Vallee AC Cold Smoke | |
| 24 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoking Hose | |
| 26 | Smoke Daddies | |
| 27 | ManBearPig | |
| 28 | Camo Construction | |
| 29 | Rendezvous BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Lakeside Ford |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Cajun JuJu | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 9 | Italians Do It Better | |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 12 | C4-Que | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | BBK Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke Busters | |
| 17 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Daddies | |
| 19 | Superior Smoke | |
| 20 | Cajun Blaze | |
| 21 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 22 | Mississippi Meat Mafia | |
| 23 | Rendezvous BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Vallee AC Cold Smoke | |
| 25 | Smoking Hose | |
| 26 | ManBearPig | |
| 27 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 28 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 29 | Camo Construction | |
| 30 | Concordia Bank& Trust Co | |
| 31 | Lakeside Ford |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallee AC Cold Smoke | |
| 2 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 3 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 4 | Italians Do It Better | |
| 5 | Cajun Blaze | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers BBQ | |
| 8 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Smoke Busters | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | C4-Que | |
| 17 | JCs GOOD OL BOYS | |
| 18 | Camo Construction | |
| 19 | Cajun JuJu | |
| 20 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 21 | ManBearPig | |
| 22 | Smoke Daddies | |
| 23 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 24 | Superior Smoke | |
| 25 | Smoking Hose | |
| 26 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 27 | Mississippi Meat Mafia | |
| 28 | BBK Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | Rendezvous BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Lakeside Ford | |
| 31 | Concordia Bank& Trust Co |