Torry Island BBQ Showdown

2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Belle Glade, FL · State championship

Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $16,450.00

Grand Champion: Sloppy Hogs (696.5028) · 26 teams

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When Pigs Fly Family BBQ

335.4288 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Pompano Pit Kings

331.3832 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Sweet Sugar Swine

325.6460 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

335.4288

Winning margin

4.0456

GC over RC

Field average

311.63

median 314.83

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.3088 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

298.8800

what a walk cost here

Field spread

54.5028

winner to last place

Prize money

$16,450.00

on the line

Most consistent

Sloppy Hogs

avg finish 4.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 5.7372 pts — When Pigs Fly Family BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 96%

beats 4% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1519

avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1776 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 An upset on the books

Sloppy Hogs came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2024-03-01	Belle Glade, FL	21	714.2744	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ
2025-03-21 ← this one	Belle Glade, FL	26	696.5028	Sloppy Hogs
2026-03-20	Belle Glade, FL	34	705.6800	Tillman's BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Sauce

11 entries · top 172.5484 · median 167.9884

#	Team	Score
1	Playa Famous BBQ	172.5484
2	Cane Country BBQ	170.8112
3	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	169.1772
4	Cookboys BBQ	169.1428
5	Little Nicky's BBQ	168.5484
6	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	167.9884
7	Walker's Country Boy	167.3940
8	Black Gold Barbecue	165.0740
9	The Corn Star's Smokers	164.5484
10	Hunters Backwood BBQ	163.9540
11	TNT Bar B Q	161.6912

Backyard Series — Chicken

12 entries · top 167.9772 · median 158.2858

#	Team	Score
1	Pompano Pit Kings	167.9772
2	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	166.2744
3	Sweet Sugar Swine	163.9544
4	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	162.2628
5	Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ	159.9544
6	Roadside BBQ	159.4172
7	Cane Country BBQ	157.1544
8	Playa Famous BBQ	156.5828
9	Butcher Boys BBQ	155.4172
10	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	154.2516
11	Pahokee O's BBQ	146.2744
12	Black Gold Barbecue	136.0688

Backyard Series — Overall

12 entries · top 335.4288 · median 314.8286

#	Team	Score
1	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	335.4288
2	Pompano Pit Kings	331.3832
3	Sweet Sugar Swine	325.6460
4	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	323.3600
5	Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ	321.6688
6	Cane Country BBQ	319.9772
7	Roadside BBQ	309.6800
8	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	303.3832
9	Black Gold Barbecue	299.4860
10	Playa Famous BBQ	298.8800
11	Pahokee O's BBQ	289.7144
12	Butcher Boys BBQ	280.9260

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

12 entries · top 169.1544 · median 161.3944

#	Team	Score
1	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	169.1544
2	Black Gold Barbecue	163.4172
3	Pompano Pit Kings	163.4060
4	Cane Country BBQ	162.8228
5	Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ	161.7144
6	Sweet Sugar Swine	161.6916
7	Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ	161.0972
8	Roadside BBQ	150.2628
9	Dirty Earnie's Almost Famous BBQ	149.1316
10	Pahokee O's BBQ	143.4400
11	Playa Famous BBQ	142.2972
12	Butcher Boys BBQ	125.5088

Master Series — Brisket

23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	176.5828
2	K & E's Little Smokers	175.4172
3	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	173.7144
4	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.1316
5	Sloppy Hogs	173.1200
6	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
7	Blitzkrieg BBQ	172.5828
8	Going Yard BBQ	172.5600
9	Sporting Wood BBQ	171.9656
10	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.9656
11	WHEN PIGS DIE	170.8456
12	Mike's Backyard BBQ	170.2628
13	Little Nicky's BBQ	164.5600
14	Cookboys BBQ	162.2972
15	T-Rex BBQ	161.6688
16	Low Eye Que	161.6688
17	CSS	161.1428
18	The Corn Star's Smokers	149.6800
19	Walker's Country Boy	144.5372
20	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	138.8572
21	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	121.6572
22	TNT Bar B Q	120.0116
23	Hunters Backwood BBQ	116.5372

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3886

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	177.7144
2	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	177.7144
3	Sloppy Hogs	177.7028
4	Little Nicky's BBQ	175.4400
5	Low Eye Que	175.4056
6	WHEN PIGS DIE	174.2744
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
8	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	172.5600
9	K & E's Little Smokers	169.6800
10	Sporting Wood BBQ	169.6800
11	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	169.1200
12	Blitzkrieg BBQ	167.9656
13	Mike's Backyard BBQ	167.3944
14	Going Yard BBQ	167.3828
15	T-Rex BBQ	166.2284
16	Cookboys BBQ	163.4400
17	Hunters Backwood BBQ	162.2972
18	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	158.2628
19	CSS	157.7372
20	TNT Bar B Q	156.5828
21	Walker's Country Boy	155.9888
22	The Corn Star's Smokers	155.4288
23	BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More	150.8572
24	Meathead's BBQ	134.6628
25	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	118.6172
26	Slab Boys	89.9428

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 696.5028 · median 671.9314

#	Team	Score
1	Sloppy Hogs	696.5028
2	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	693.6684
3	WHEN PIGS DIE	693.6572
4	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	692.5144
5	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	692.5032
6	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	688.5256
7	K & E's Little Smokers	687.9316
8	Blitzkrieg BBQ	687.3828
9	Going Yard BBQ	680.4800
10	Low Eye Que	679.8972
11	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	677.0972
12	T-Rex BBQ	676.4916
13	Sporting Wood BBQ	675.8856
14	Little Nicky's BBQ	667.9772
15	Mike's Backyard BBQ	667.8744
16	Cookboys BBQ	625.7140
17	CSS	608.9716
18	Walker's Country Boy	594.2744
19	The Corn Star's Smokers	589.0976
20	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	568.4572
21	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	556.9028
22	Hunters Backwood BBQ	540.2744
23	BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More	460.5260
24	TNT Bar B Q	429.7600
25	Meathead's BBQ	264.7428
26	Slab Boys	109.9428

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.2628

#	Team	Score
1	T-Rex BBQ	176.6172
2	K & E's Little Smokers	175.4516
3	Sloppy Hogs	172.5484
4	WHEN PIGS DIE	171.9772
5	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	171.4172
6	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	170.8684
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.8460
8	Going Yard BBQ	169.1200
9	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	168.5484
10	Blitzkrieg BBQ	168.5372
11	Little Nicky's BBQ	165.7144
12	Mike's Backyard BBQ	165.6800
13	Sporting Wood BBQ	165.1200
14	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	163.4056
15	Low Eye Que	162.8228
16	BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More	156.5944
17	TNT Bar B Q	153.1656
18	Walker's Country Boy	149.1544
19	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	148.0228
20	Cookboys BBQ	146.2512
21	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	143.4056
22	Hunters Backwood BBQ	140.5372
23	The Corn Star's Smokers	136.5716
24	CSS	134.6744
25	Meathead's BBQ	130.0800
26	Slab Boys	20.0000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Low Eye Que	180.0000 🔥
2	Blitzkrieg BBQ	178.2972
3	WHEN PIGS DIE	176.5600
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
5	Sloppy Hogs	173.1316
6	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.1200
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.1200
8	T-Rex BBQ	171.9772
9	Going Yard BBQ	171.4172
10	Smokin Armadillo BBQ	170.8572
11	Sporting Wood BBQ	169.1200
12	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	167.9656
13	K & E's Little Smokers	167.3828
14	Mike's Backyard BBQ	164.5372
15	Little Nicky's BBQ	162.2628
16	CSS	155.4172
17	Cookboys BBQ	153.7256
18	BBQ Ribs on Wheels & More	153.0744
19	SMOKE SHACK BBQ	151.4056
20	The Corn Star's Smokers	147.4172
21	FINFROCK'S FINtastic Pitmasters	145.1316
22	Walker's Country Boy	144.5940
23	Hunters Backwood BBQ	120.9028