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BBQ & Boogie 2025

Apr 25–26, 2025 · Calhoun, GA · 📍 109 S King Street · State championship

Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $8,000

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Poppa Pig
707.4056 · Master Series — Overall
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SWIG-N-PIG
698.8000 · Master Series — Overall
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MAYA JANE BBQ CO.
698.2056 · Master Series — Overall

Poppa Pig won Grand Champion at the BBQ & Boogie on April 25, 2025 in Calhoun, GA at 109 S King Street, scoring 707.4056 in a field of 32 teams. SWIG-N-PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8000. Category winners: Chicken — Poppa Pig (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Casual Smokers SC (177.7144); Pork — Poppa Pig (177.7028); Brisket — STEWBABYS BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Char-Cole Grillers with 358.2972.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 177.71
  • Master Series — Pork 177.70
  • Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 178.86
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 179.44
  • Ancillary — Pork 177.15
  • Ancillary — Brisket 175.42
103.70 180

Entries

32
8 judged meats

Top score

707.4056

Winning margin

8.6056
GC over RC

Field average

678.04
632.35707.41
median 680.15 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
STEWBABYS BBQ (Brisket), Poppa Pig (Chicken)

Tightest race

Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3484
632.35707.41
10th place overall

Field spread

75.0512
winner to last place

Prize money

$8,000
on the line

Most consistent

Southern Life BBQ
avg finish 3 across 4 meats

Double threats

12
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 5.7140 pts — Southern Life BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 8%
beats 92% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Organizer Portal
rated 1893 pre-contest

Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 22 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and BAD ROOSTER BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Organizer Portal and SWEET SMOKE BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

Poppa Pig won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Poppa Pig took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 8th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 3rd

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • STEWBABYS BBQ · Brisket
  • Poppa Pig · Chicken

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Apr 25, 2025 ← this one Calhoun, GA 109 S King Street 32 707.4056 Poppa Pig SWIG-N-PIG
Apr 24, 2026 Calhoun, GA — — — — —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken180177.7028176
Master Series — Pork Ribs177.7144175.4056173.7144
Master Series — Pork177.7028174.2628170.8344
Master Series — Brisket180175.4172173.1200
Backyard Series — Chicken178.8572176.5600170.8228
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs179.4400174.2744167.3828
Ancillary — Pork177.1544169.7028165.0972
Ancillary — Brisket175.4172161.6916—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

32 entries · top 707.4056 · median 680.1542

#TeamScore
1 Poppa Pig 707.4056
2 SWIG-N-PIG 698.8000
3 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 698.2056
4 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 697.0628
5 Organizer Portal 695.3484
6 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 694.7656
7 OFF THE CHAIN 693.6344
8 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 693.0628
9 Casual Smokers SC 691.9084
10 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 691.3484
11 STEWBABYS BBQ 689.6572
12 DANG GOOD BBQ 688.4800
13 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 685.5884
14 ZIPS BBQ 684.4456
15 YES, DEAR BBQ 684.4224
16 HPO PIT TEAM 682.1600
17 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 678.1484
18 HIGH ON THE HAWG 677.5540
19 ROLLIN KOLBZ 675.2796
20 Blue Smoke Q 674.7316
21 K & E's Little Smokers 672.4228
22 CLAUDE'S Q 672.4224
23 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 671.2800
24 Geaux 2 bbq 668.9944
25 COOL HAND QUE 667.8400
26 QMEISTERS 667.3372
27 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 662.6972
28 BARREL FEVER BBQ 660.9828
29 Wiggle Butts BBQ 654.1144
30 Sadie Beth Barbeque Company 648.9256
31 Hotel Foxtrot 635.8288
32 Backyard Valley BBQ 632.3544

Chicken

32 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Poppa Pig 180 🔥
2 SWIG-N-PIG 178.8572
3 OFF THE CHAIN 177.7144
4 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 177.7028
5 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 177.7028
6 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 176.5716
7 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 176.5600
8 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 176.5600
9 Organizer Portal 176
10 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 176
11 Casual Smokers SC 175.4056
12 ZIPS BBQ 174.2744
13 HIGH ON THE HAWG 173.1084
14 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 171.9772
15 DANG GOOD BBQ 171.9656
16 HPO PIT TEAM 171.9656
17 ROLLIN KOLBZ 171.9656
18 CLAUDE'S Q 170.8456
19 COOL HAND QUE 170.8228
20 YES, DEAR BBQ 170.8112
21 STEWBABYS BBQ 170.2628
22 QMEISTERS 169.7028
23 Blue Smoke Q 169.6800
24 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 169.6800
25 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 169.6800
26 K & E's Little Smokers 166.2284
27 Hotel Foxtrot 165.0972
28 Geaux 2 bbq 165.0972
29 Sadie Beth Barbeque Company 163.9428
30 BARREL FEVER BBQ 162.8000
31 Backyard Valley BBQ 158.8000
32 Wiggle Butts BBQ 155.9200

Pork Ribs

32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6916

#TeamScore
1 Casual Smokers SC 177.7144
2 Organizer Portal 177.7028
3 OFF THE CHAIN 176.5600
4 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 176
5 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 175.4056
6 SWIG-N-PIG 175.4056
7 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 174.2628
8 Poppa Pig 174.2628
9 Blue Smoke Q 173.7144
10 QMEISTERS 173.7144
11 HIGH ON THE HAWG 171.9656
12 YES, DEAR BBQ 171.9656
13 HPO PIT TEAM 170.8228
14 STEWBABYS BBQ 170.2744
15 CLAUDE'S Q 170.2628
16 Geaux 2 bbq 169.6916
17 Wiggle Butts BBQ 169.6916
18 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 169.6800
19 DANG GOOD BBQ 169.6800
20 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 168.5256
21 BARREL FEVER BBQ 167.3828
22 ZIPS BBQ 167.3828
23 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 167.3828
24 K & E's Little Smokers 167.3828
25 Sadie Beth Barbeque Company 166.2400
26 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 165.0972
27 COOL HAND QUE 165.0972
28 Hotel Foxtrot 163.9544
29 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 162.8000
30 ROLLIN KOLBZ 162.8000
31 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 162.2516
32 Backyard Valley BBQ 159.9428

Pork

32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200

#TeamScore
1 Poppa Pig 177.7028
2 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 177.1428
3 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 176.5600
4 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 175.4172
5 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 174.2628
6 Casual Smokers SC 174.2628
7 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 173.7028
8 DANG GOOD BBQ 172.5716
9 OFF THE CHAIN 170.8344
10 Blue Smoke Q 170.8344
11 ROLLIN KOLBZ 170.8228
12 HIGH ON THE HAWG 170.8228
13 Geaux 2 bbq 169.6800
14 Organizer Portal 169.6800
15 ZIPS BBQ 169.6684
16 SWIG-N-PIG 169.1200
17 STEWBABYS BBQ 169.1200
18 BARREL FEVER BBQ 168.5716
19 YES, DEAR BBQ 168.5372
20 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 168.5256
21 CLAUDE'S Q 168.5256
22 HPO PIT TEAM 167.3944
23 K & E's Little Smokers 166.2400
24 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 166.2400
25 COOL HAND QUE 165.0856
26 Wiggle Butts BBQ 163.9428
27 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 163.9428
28 QMEISTERS 163.4056
29 Sadie Beth Barbeque Company 163.3828
30 Backyard Valley BBQ 160.5144
31 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 152.4800
32 Hotel Foxtrot 149.0972

Brisket

32 entries · top 180 · median 170.8284 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 STEWBABYS BBQ 180 🔥
2 MAYA JANE BBQ CO. 177.7028
3 Poppa Pig 175.4400
4 SWIG-N-PIG 175.4172
5 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 175.4172
6 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 174.2628
7 BAD ROOSTER BBQ 174.2628
8 DANG GOOD BBQ 174.2628
9 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 173.7028
10 ZIPS BBQ 173.1200
11 YES, DEAR BBQ 173.1084
12 K & E's Little Smokers 172.5716
13 HPO PIT TEAM 171.9772
14 Organizer Portal 171.9656
15 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 171.9656
16 SWEET SMOKE BBQ 171.9656
17 ROLLIN KOLBZ 169.6912
18 OFF THE CHAIN 168.5256
19 COOL HAND QUE 166.8344
20 Bourbon & Blues BBQ 165.6800
21 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS 165.0856
22 Wiggle Butts BBQ 164.5600
23 Casual Smokers SC 164.5256
24 Geaux 2 bbq 164.5256
25 CLAUDE'S Q 162.7884
26 BARREL FEVER BBQ 162.2284
27 HIGH ON THE HAWG 161.6572
28 QMEISTERS 160.5144
29 Blue Smoke Q 160.5028
30 Hotel Foxtrot 157.6800
31 Sadie Beth Barbeque Company 155.3600
32 Backyard Valley BBQ 153.0972

Backyard Series

Overall

19 entries · top 358.2972 · median 342.2284

#TeamScore
1 Char-Cole Grillers 358.2972
2 Electro-Que-ted 355.4172
3 SLATER HOUSE BBQ 349.6800
4 Big Fluff BBQ 347.3828
5 Southern Life BBQ 346.2516
6 3D BBQ 346.2516
7 HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ 345.0972
8 Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 343.3944
9 Pork Life 343.3828
10 DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 342.2284
11 1909 Mountain Smoke 339.3600
12 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 333.6456
13 Tiger and Bea's BBQ 323.3716
14 Isaiah 13A19 BBQ 320.5028
15 Southern Fat Bottom 319.9772
16 Smokin' Possums 319.9316
17 Smokin Joe's 319.9084
18 Still Site BBQ 313.0972
19 Uncle Brian's BBQ 248.7544

Chicken

19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228

#TeamScore
1 Char-Cole Grillers 178.8572
2 Southern Life BBQ 177.7144
3 3D BBQ 176.5716
4 Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 176.5600
5 Electro-Que-ted 176.5600
6 DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 174.8456
7 Pork Life 174.8456
8 Big Fluff BBQ 171.9656
9 SLATER HOUSE BBQ 170.8228
10 HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ 170.8228
11 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 167.9656
12 1909 Mountain Smoke 166.2400
13 Smokin Joe's 159.9656
14 Isaiah 13A19 BBQ 159.9428
15 Southern Fat Bottom 158.8800
16 Tiger and Bea's BBQ 158.8000
17 Smokin' Possums 157.6800
18 Still Site BBQ 156.5372
19 Uncle Brian's BBQ 103.7028

Pork Ribs

19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 Char-Cole Grillers 179.4400
2 SLATER HOUSE BBQ 178.8572
3 Electro-Que-ted 178.8572
4 Big Fluff BBQ 175.4172
5 HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ 174.2744
6 1909 Mountain Smoke 173.1200
7 3D BBQ 169.6800
8 Southern Life BBQ 168.5372
9 Pork Life 168.5372
10 DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 167.3828
11 Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 166.8344
12 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 165.6800
13 Tiger and Bea's BBQ 164.5716
14 Smokin' Possums 162.2516
15 Southern Fat Bottom 161.0972
16 Isaiah 13A19 BBQ 160.5600
17 Smokin Joe's 159.9428
18 Still Site BBQ 156.5600
19 Uncle Brian's BBQ 145.0516

Ancillary

Pork

19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.0972

#TeamScore
1 Southern Life BBQ 177.1544
2 Pork Life 173.1200
3 Electro-Que-ted 172.5600
4 Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 171.4056
5 3D BBQ 169.7028
6 SLATER HOUSE BBQ 169.6916
7 1909 Mountain Smoke 167.3828
8 HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ 166.8228
9 Big Fluff BBQ 166.2400
10 DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 165.0972
11 Isaiah 13A19 BBQ 162.8228
12 NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 162.2516
13 Char-Cole Grillers 161.6688
14 Smokin Joe's 160.5256
15 Smokin' Possums 158.8000
16 Still Site BBQ 158.7884
17 Uncle Brian's BBQ 156.4912
18 Tiger and Bea's BBQ 155.3828
19 Southern Fat Bottom 155.3600

Brisket

8 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.9658

#TeamScore
1 Southern Life BBQ 175.4172
2 Electro-Que-ted 169.7032
3 Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 167.9772
4 1909 Mountain Smoke 162.2400
5 Pork Life 161.6916
6 DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 158.2400
7 Uncle Brian's BBQ 155.3944
8 Southern Fat Bottom 143.9204

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