Jul 25–26, 2014 · Dyersburg, TN
CAJUN BLAZE won Grand Champion at the BBQ Fest Cooking Contest on July 25, 2014 in Dyersburg, TN, scoring 702.8456 in a field of 44 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6796. Category winners: Chicken — CAJUN BLAZE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (180.0000); Pork — HICKORY PIT STOP (177.7028); Brisket — Q2NV (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
CAJUN BLAZE came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork places 7–8: The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew and WARDEN'S Q tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: WARDEN'S Q and SHADETREECOOKS tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS edged BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ by 0.0112.
CAJUN BLAZE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2014 ← this one | Dyersburg, TN | Dyersburg, TN 30024 | 44 | 702.8456 | CAJUN BLAZE | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Dyersburg, TN | 296 James H Rice Road | 47 | 702.2864 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.8800 | 172.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4400 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9884 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7372 | 171.9656 |
44 entries · top 702.8456 · median 666.4800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 3 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 4 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 6 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 7 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 8 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 10 | Q2NV | |
| 11 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 12 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 15 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 16 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO LITTLE PIGS | |
| 19 | The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew | |
| 20 | Q SMOKE | |
| 21 | Snout-Standing | |
| 22 | Five-O-Cookers | |
| 23 | Smelly Butts | |
| 24 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 25 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 26 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 28 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 29 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 30 | Hey Buds BBQ | |
| 31 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 32 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 33 | Que and Brew | |
| 34 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 35 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 36 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 37 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew | |
| 38 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 39 | SEXY Q | |
| 40 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 41 | Precision Grillers | |
| 42 | Cue Review | |
| 43 | BikerQue | |
| 44 | R/C-BBQ |
44 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 4 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 8 | Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 9 | Q SMOKE | |
| 10 | Snout-Standing | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 13 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 14 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 15 | Que and Brew | |
| 16 | Hey Buds BBQ | |
| 17 | SEXY Q | |
| 18 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 19 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 20 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 21 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 23 | The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew | |
| 24 | Five-O-Cookers | |
| 25 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 26 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 27 | 901Q | |
| 28 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 29 | Smelly Butts | |
| 30 | Precision Grillers | |
| 31 | BikerQue | |
| 32 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew | |
| 33 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 34 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 35 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 36 | Q2NV | |
| 37 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 38 | Cue Review | |
| 39 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 40 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 41 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 42 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 43 | TWO LITTLE PIGS | |
| 44 | R/C-BBQ |
44 entries · top 180 · median 166.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 3 | 901Q | |
| 4 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 5 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 6 | Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 7 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 10 | Q SMOKE | |
| 11 | TWO LITTLE PIGS | |
| 12 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 13 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 14 | Q2NV | |
| 15 | Smelly Butts | |
| 16 | Snout-Standing | |
| 17 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 18 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 19 | Five-O-Cookers | |
| 20 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 21 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 22 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 23 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 24 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 26 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 29 | Cue Review | |
| 30 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 31 | The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew | |
| 32 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 33 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew | |
| 34 | Que and Brew | |
| 35 | SEXY Q | |
| 36 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 37 | Hey Buds BBQ | |
| 38 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 39 | Precision Grillers | |
| 40 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 41 | R/C-BBQ | |
| 42 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 43 | BikerQue | |
| 44 | Hydro Hoggers |
44 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 5 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 6 | TWO LITTLE PIGS | |
| 7 | The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew | |
| 8 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 9 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 11 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 13 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 14 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 15 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 16 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 17 | Smelly Butts | |
| 18 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Q SMOKE | |
| 20 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 21 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 22 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 23 | Q2NV | |
| 24 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 25 | Hey Buds BBQ | |
| 26 | Five-O-Cookers | |
| 27 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 28 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 29 | 901Q | |
| 30 | SEXY Q | |
| 31 | Que and Brew | |
| 32 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 33 | R/C-BBQ | |
| 34 | Snout-Standing | |
| 35 | Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 36 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew | |
| 37 | BikerQue | |
| 38 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 39 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 40 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 41 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 42 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 43 | Cue Review | |
| 44 | Precision Grillers |
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q2NV | |
| 2 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 5 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 6 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 7 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 8 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 9 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TWO LITTLE PIGS | |
| 11 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 12 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 16 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 18 | Five-O-Cookers | |
| 19 | The Algood Bar-B-Que Pit Crew | |
| 20 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 21 | Hey Buds BBQ | |
| 22 | Snout-Standing | |
| 23 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 24 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 25 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 26 | 901Q | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 29 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 30 | Smelly Butts | |
| 31 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew | |
| 33 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 34 | Precision Grillers | |
| 35 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 36 | R/C-BBQ | |
| 37 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 38 | Que and Brew | |
| 39 | Q SMOKE | |
| 40 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 41 | BikerQue | |
| 42 | Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | |
| 43 | SEXY Q | |
| 44 | Cue Review |
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.
14 entries · top 167.4628 · median 154.5428
15 entries · top 170.2744 · median 154.2744
10 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.9828
8 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy D Smokers | |
| 2 | Que and Brew | |
| 3 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 4 | Waydes Front Porch Grill | |
| 5 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 6 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 7 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 8 | Red Hot Sharecroppers |
4 entries · top 162.3544 · median 146.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 2 | Que and Brew | |
| 3 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 4 | Red Hot Sharecroppers |
16 entries · top 173.2000 · median 156.5656
6 entries · top 164.5828 · median 159.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauced Up Smokers | |
| 2 | Red Hot Sharecroppers | |
| 3 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 4 | Que and Brew | |
| 5 | Cue Review | |
| 6 | Cat REMAN Pit Crew |
7 entries · top 169.1772 · median 157.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bob's BarbeQue | |
| 2 | Hydro Hoggers | |
| 3 | Red Hot Sharecroppers | |
| 4 | Que and Brew | |
| 5 | ANDERSON FARMS HEAVY HOG COOKERS | |
| 6 | Cue Review | |
| 7 | Heavy D Smokers |
5 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 2 | Fat Cat Smokers | |
| 3 | 901Q | |
| 4 | Red Hot Sharecroppers | |
| 5 | Que and Brew |