A razor-thin finish
Closer than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
- SOUTH PORK
- UNCULTURED SWINE
Jul 26–27, 2013 · Cleveland, TN
SOUTH PORK won Grand Champion at the Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash on July 26, 2013 in Cleveland, TN, scoring 693.0856 in a field of 54 teams. UNCULTURED SWINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.4800. Category winners: Chicken — BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK (175.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' IN THE D (176.5944); Pork — LOTTA BULL BBQ (177.1772); Brisket — UNCULTURED SWINE (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
Closer than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
SOUTH PORK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SOUTH PORK's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: THE PIT CREW GA and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SWIGGIN PIG and SOUTH PORK tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: UNCULTURED SWINE and MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2013 ← this one | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland, TN | 54 | 693.0856 | SOUTH PORK | UNCULTURED SWINE |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland, TN 37323 | 49 | 696.4912 | BEAN BANDITS | Organizer Portal |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 174.8456 | 173.1428 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 174.2744 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 172 |
54 entries · top 693.0856 · median 663.6058
54 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.1142
54 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2342
54 entries · top 177.1772 · median 167.1256
54 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4114
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
20 entries · top 171.4172 · median 161.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 2 | J & B's BBQ | |
| 3 | Grilli'n N Chill'n | |
| 4 | Q-inator! | |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 7 | C & H BBQ | |
| 8 | Chrome And Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Just Smoke It | |
| 10 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 11 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 12 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 13 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 14 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 15 | Hilly Billy's Barnyard BBQ | |
| 16 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 17 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING SNOWBALLS | |
| 19 | Bibbitt's BBQ | |
| 20 | 1st & 10 Pigskin BBQ |
21 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-inator! | |
| 2 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 3 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 4 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 5 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 6 | Chrome And Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Grilli'n N Chill'n | |
| 8 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 9 | C & H BBQ | |
| 10 | Bibbitt's BBQ | |
| 11 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 12 | SMOKING SNOWBALLS | |
| 13 | Just Smoke It | |
| 14 | 1st & 10 Pigskin BBQ | |
| 15 | J & B's BBQ | |
| 16 | FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 18 | Redneck Cooking Club | |
| 19 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 20 | Hilly Billy's Barnyard BBQ | |
| 21 | BOZ'S BBQ |
21 entries · top 174.2744 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 3 | J & B's BBQ | |
| 4 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 5 | Grilli'n N Chill'n | |
| 6 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 7 | Redneck Cooking Club | |
| 8 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 9 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 10 | 1st & 10 Pigskin BBQ | |
| 11 | Chrome And Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 13 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 14 | SMOKING SNOWBALLS | |
| 15 | Just Smoke It | |
| 16 | C & H BBQ | |
| 17 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 18 | Q-inator! | |
| 19 | Hilly Billy's Barnyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Bibbitt's BBQ | |
| 21 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ |
21 entries · top 514.2172 · median 476.9712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 2 | Grilli'n N Chill'n | |
| 3 | J & B's BBQ | |
| 4 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 8 | Q-inator! | |
| 9 | Chrome And Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 11 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 12 | C & H BBQ | |
| 13 | Just Smoke It | |
| 14 | SMOKING SNOWBALLS | |
| 15 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 16 | Bibbitt's BBQ | |
| 17 | 1st & 10 Pigskin BBQ | |
| 18 | Hilly Billy's Barnyard BBQ | |
| 19 | BOZ'S BBQ | |
| 20 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 21 | Redneck Cooking Club |
31 entries · top 162.8684 · median 139.9312
18 entries · top 173.2000 · median 158.3028