Nov 15–16, 2013 · Lakeland, FL
GIVE IT TO GOD won Grand Champion at the When Pigs Fly South on November 15, 2013 in Lakeland, FL, scoring 683.9544 in a field of 49 teams. United Pork Smokers took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4288. Category winners: Chicken — Sweet Smoke Q (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Bearded Boars BBQ (173.7144); Pork — Team Unknown BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — HOT WACHULA'S (178.8572). This is the 1st of 4 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 2016 — 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 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
GIVE IT TO GOD came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GIVE IT TO GOD won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4400 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 4–5: SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE and EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sweet Smoke Q and GIVE IT TO GOD tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: FBA Black Sheep BBQ and TRUEBUD BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 49 | 683.9544 | GIVE IT TO GOD | United Pork Smokers |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 42 | 681.6800 | United Pork Smokers | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 35 | 673.6688 | MattDaddy's BBQ | Butts on the Barbie |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla RD | 36 | 691.3944 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 2ND HAND SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 172 | 171.4400 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1316 | 165.1656 |
49 entries · top 683.9544 · median 648.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 2 | United Pork Smokers | |
| 3 | Sweet Smoke Q | |
| 4 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 6 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 7 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 10 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 11 | GIT-R-SMOKED | |
| 12 | Swamp Boys | |
| 13 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 14 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 15 | Blitzkreig Bar-B-Q | |
| 16 | SKIN AND BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 21 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | SWINOS | |
| 24 | EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 26 | Newman BBQ | |
| 27 | AWESOME Q | |
| 28 | Two Crackers Cooking | |
| 29 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 30 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 31 | Bite Me Barbeque | |
| 32 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 33 | Buttwiser | |
| 34 | GOURMET REDNECKS | |
| 35 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 36 | RAXXX | |
| 37 | AOC STICKY PIGS | |
| 38 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 39 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 40 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 41 | Burnin' Butts | |
| 42 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 43 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 44 | Burns Bros. Barbeque | |
| 45 | Pot Belly Pig Southern Style Barbecue | |
| 46 | Pig In Or Pig Out | |
| 47 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 48 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 49 | Smoke Shack |
49 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.6056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Smoke Q | |
| 2 | United Pork Smokers | |
| 3 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 7 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 8 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 9 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 10 | SKIN AND BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | Swamp Boys | |
| 12 | GIT-R-SMOKED | |
| 13 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 14 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 15 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 16 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 17 | Blitzkreig Bar-B-Q | |
| 18 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 19 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 20 | SWINOS | |
| 21 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 22 | RAXXX | |
| 23 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 24 | AWESOME Q | |
| 25 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 26 | Two Crackers Cooking | |
| 27 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 28 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 29 | Buttwiser | |
| 30 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | GOURMET REDNECKS | |
| 32 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 33 | Bite Me Barbeque | |
| 34 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 35 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 36 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 37 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 38 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 39 | Burns Bros. Barbeque | |
| 40 | AOC STICKY PIGS | |
| 41 | Newman BBQ | |
| 42 | Pig In Or Pig Out | |
| 43 | Smoke Shack | |
| 44 | Pot Belly Pig Southern Style Barbecue | |
| 45 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 46 | Burnin' Butts | |
| 47 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 48 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 49 | SULTANS OF SWINE |
48 entries · top 173.7144 · median 163.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 2 | Swamp Boys | |
| 3 | Sweet Smoke Q | |
| 4 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 5 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 6 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 7 | United Pork Smokers | |
| 8 | AWESOME Q | |
| 9 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 10 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 12 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 13 | EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 15 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 16 | SWINOS | |
| 17 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 19 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 20 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 21 | GIT-R-SMOKED | |
| 22 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 23 | Two Crackers Cooking | |
| 24 | SKIN AND BONES BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 27 | SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | Blitzkreig Bar-B-Q | |
| 29 | Newman BBQ | |
| 30 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 31 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 32 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 33 | GOURMET REDNECKS | |
| 34 | Buttwiser | |
| 35 | RAXXX | |
| 36 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 37 | Bite Me Barbeque | |
| 38 | AOC STICKY PIGS | |
| 39 | Burnin' Butts | |
| 40 | Burns Bros. Barbeque | |
| 41 | Pot Belly Pig Southern Style Barbecue | |
| 42 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 43 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 44 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 45 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 46 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 47 | Pig In Or Pig Out | |
| 48 | Smoke Shack |
48 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 2 | United Pork Smokers | |
| 3 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 4 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 5 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | Blitzkreig Bar-B-Q | |
| 9 | Newman BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 11 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | RAXXX | |
| 13 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 14 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 15 | Two Crackers Cooking | |
| 16 | GIT-R-SMOKED | |
| 17 | Bite Me Barbeque | |
| 18 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 19 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 20 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 21 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 22 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 23 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 24 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 25 | Swamp Boys | |
| 26 | AOC STICKY PIGS | |
| 27 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 28 | Buttwiser | |
| 29 | SWINOS | |
| 30 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 31 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 32 | AWESOME Q | |
| 33 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 34 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 35 | SKIN AND BONES BBQ | |
| 36 | Burnin' Butts | |
| 37 | Pot Belly Pig Southern Style Barbecue | |
| 38 | SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE | |
| 39 | Sweet Smoke Q | |
| 40 | GOURMET REDNECKS | |
| 41 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 42 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 43 | EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM | |
| 44 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 45 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 46 | Burns Bros. Barbeque | |
| 47 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 48 | Pig In Or Pig Out |
49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | Sweet Smoke Q | |
| 5 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 6 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 7 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 8 | SKIN AND BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 10 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 11 | GIT-R-SMOKED | |
| 12 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN BRED BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 16 | Blitzkreig Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | United Pork Smokers | |
| 20 | SWINOS | |
| 21 | Bite Me Barbeque | |
| 22 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 23 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 24 | Swamp Boys | |
| 25 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 26 | Newman BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig In Or Pig Out | |
| 28 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Shack | |
| 30 | GOURMET REDNECKS | |
| 31 | AOC STICKY PIGS | |
| 32 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 33 | Burnin' Butts | |
| 34 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 35 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 36 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ | |
| 37 | Buttwiser | |
| 38 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 39 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 40 | EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 42 | Burns Bros. Barbeque | |
| 43 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 44 | Two Crackers Cooking | |
| 45 | AWESOME Q | |
| 46 | Pot Belly Pig Southern Style Barbecue | |
| 47 | RAXXX | |
| 48 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 49 | SULTANS OF SWINE |
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.
8 entries · top 166.2400 · median 155.9484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINOS | |
| 2 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 3 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 4 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Spit N' Mad | |
| 6 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 7 | Bearded Boars BBQ | |
| 8 | Burns Bros. Barbeque |
7 entries · top 173.1660 · median 165.6568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 2 | BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINOS | |
| 4 | Big Tymers BBQ | |
| 5 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 6 | Split Tail BBQ | |
| 7 | FBA Black Sheep BBQ |