Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Waycross, GA · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Poppa Pig (703.9428) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
703.9428
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
681.86
median 689.02
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1596
what a walk cost here
Field spread
105.8856
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1573
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Poppa Pig took the Grand Championship home to TN.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Waycross, GA | 26 | 703.9428 | Poppa Pig |
| 2026-02-20 | Waycross, GA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |