Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Waycross, GA · 📍 2401 Knight Avenue · State championship
Reps: RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Poppa Pig (703.9428) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
703.9428
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
681.86
median 689.02
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1596
10th place overall
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 30%
beats 70% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
31%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1572
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Poppa Pig took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Waycross, GA | 2401 Knight Avenue | 26 | 703.9428 | Poppa Pig | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2026-02-20 | Waycross, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |