Won without a category win
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 18th
Nov 22–23, 2013 · Plant City, FL
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won Grand Champion at the Plant City Pig Jam on November 22, 2013 in Plant City, FL, scoring 678.7772 in a field of 53 teams. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.7540. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN BLUE Q FL (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SHO GUD BARBEQUE (178.2972); Pork — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — THE BLUE BLOODS (174.2628). This is the 1st of 10 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 2025 — 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.
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY and ALL JACKED UP BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL and Worlds Smokin Que/Orlando World Center Marriott tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: CHECKERED PIG edged TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2013 ← this one | Plant City, FL | Plant City, FL | 53 | 678.7772 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City, FL | Plant City, FL 33563 | 39 | 681.1884 | HOT WACHULA'S | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Plant City, FL | 1500 South Park Rd | 38 | 696.5028 | SWAMP BOYS | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City, FL | 1500 S Park RD | 39 | 701.6912 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | SWAMP BOYS |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City, FL | Plant City, FL 33565 | 37 | 695.9888 | King's BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City, FL | 1500 S. Park Road | 25 | 695.3716 | Fantasy Q | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City, FL | 1500 S. Park Road | 25 | 695.3944 | Smokin' Ain't EZ | Rum Runners |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Plant City, FL | 1500 S. Park Road | 26 | 703.9428 | Kings BBQ Team | Shiggin aint easy |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Plant City, FL | 1500 S. Park Road | 31 | 713.1316 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | Kings BBQ Team |
| Nov 20, 2026 | Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 168 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 169.6916 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.6800 | 167.3828 |
53 entries · top 678.7772 · median 647.2112
52 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9544
52 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.1258
53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1200
52 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.9714
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.
30 entries · top 668.5144 · median 619.8626
28 entries · top 169.7144 · median 154.2172
29 entries · top 171.4056 · median 156.5256
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.1772
30 entries · top 172.0228 · median 151.4286