Mar 21–22, 2025 · Waycross, GA · 📍 2401 Knight Avenue · State championship
Reps: Rachel Harper, Wayne Harper · Prize money: $10,000
Poppa Pig won Grand Champion at the Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) on March 21, 2025 in Waycross, GA at 2401 Knight Avenue, scoring 703.9428 in a field of 26 teams. ELITE BBQ SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5028. Category winners: Chicken — Sadie Beth Barbeque Company (178.8572); Pork Ribs — MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (178.8572); Pork — Poppa Pig (178.8572); Brisket — Mad Dog BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS and CBF Que tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HPO PIT TEAM and Paca Crew BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Paca Crew BBQ and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Poppa Pig took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 ← this one | Waycross, GA | 2401 Knight Avenue | 26 | 703.9428 | Poppa Pig | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Waycross, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
26 entries · top 703.9428 · median 689.0226
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | Sadie Beth Barbeque Company | |
| 10 | Q-JITSU | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 13 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 14 | CBF Que | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 17 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 18 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | FT BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 21 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 22 | B-rads BBQ | |
| 23 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Triple T Pitmasters | |
| 25 | Big Ash BBQ | |
| 26 | Clayton Homes |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadie Beth Barbeque Company | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 4 | Triple T Pitmasters | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | CBF Que | |
| 8 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 9 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppa Pig | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 16 | B-rads BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | FT BBQ | |
| 23 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 24 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Big Ash BBQ | |
| 26 | Clayton Homes |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | FT BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 13 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 14 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Sadie Beth Barbeque Company | |
| 16 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 17 | CBF Que | |
| 18 | B-rads BBQ | |
| 19 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 21 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 22 | Triple T Pitmasters | |
| 23 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Ash BBQ | |
| 26 | Clayton Homes |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | Sadie Beth Barbeque Company | |
| 6 | CBF Que | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 10 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 15 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 18 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 19 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 20 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 21 | B-rads BBQ | |
| 22 | FT BBQ | |
| 23 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Ash BBQ | |
| 25 | Triple T Pitmasters | |
| 26 | Clayton Homes |
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 4 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FT BBQ | |
| 6 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 7 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 10 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 15 | CBF Que | |
| 16 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 18 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 19 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Sadie Beth Barbeque Company | |
| 21 | B-rads BBQ | |
| 22 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 23 | Q-JITSU | |
| 24 | Triple T Pitmasters | |
| 25 | Big Ash BBQ | |
| 26 | Clayton Homes |