Aug 2–3, 2013 · Dillard, GA
PIG WHISPERERS won Grand Champion at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) on August 2, 2013 in Dillard, GA, scoring 695.3600 in a field of 61 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.7656. Category winners: Chicken — PIG WHISPERERS (177.7144); Pork Ribs — BAREKNUCKLES BBQ (177.1544); Pork — BUB-BA-Q (178.2972); Brisket — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
PIG WHISPERERS came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PIG WHISPERERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BALD HAWG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4172 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 2–3: Superior Smokers and MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS and KUDZU Q tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: KUDZU Q and WICKED QUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIG WHISPERERS took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 ← this one | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 61 | 695.3600 | PIG WHISPERERS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA 30537 | 56 | 702.8340 | KILLER B'S BBQ | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 55 | 698.2744 | THE PIT CREW GA | TENACIOUS Q |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard, GA | 892 Franklin St | 56 | 700.5484 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard, GA | 982 Franklin Street | 57 | 697.6800 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE & SPICE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7144 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
61 entries · top 695.3600 · median 668.9828
61 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
61 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.0856
61 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4284
61 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 172.5600
11 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA | |
| 3 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 4 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | |
| 6 | Pigs In Heat | |
| 7 | RED, WHITE & QUE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | COOKERSANDGRILLS.COM | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | |
| 10 | Superior Smokers | |
| 11 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 13 | CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 14 | KUDZU Q | |
| 15 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 16 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 17 | WICKED QUE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |