2014-09-05 – 2014-09-06 · Cookeville, TN · 📍 Cookeville, TN 38501
Grand Champion: HIGH ON THE HAWG (698.8572) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUTTRUB.COM
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 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5488 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6288 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 5–6: SOUTH PORK and CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: JACK'S OLD SOUTH and DORAG Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE ON THIS and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HIGH ON THE HAWG took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 23rd.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-05 ← this one | Cookeville, TN | Cookeville, TN 38501 | 41 | 698.8572 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | BUTTRUB.COM |
| 2015-09-11 | Cookeville, TN | Cookeville, TN 38506 | 31 | 702.2400 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5828 | 173.7372 |
41 entries · top 698.8572 · median 670.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 11 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 12 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 15 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 16 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 19 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 20 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 22 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 23 | Cookin Possums | |
| 24 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 25 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 26 | S & T Cookers | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 28 | Q SMOKE | |
| 29 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 30 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 31 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | |
| 32 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 33 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 34 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 35 | Paradise Ridge | |
| 36 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 37 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 38 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 39 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 40 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 41 | DORAG Q |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 2 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 3 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 9 | DORAG Q | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 11 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Q SMOKE | |
| 16 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 17 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 18 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 19 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 20 | S & T Cookers | |
| 21 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | |
| 22 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 24 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 25 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 26 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 28 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 29 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 30 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 31 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 32 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 33 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 34 | Cookin Possums | |
| 35 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 36 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 37 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 38 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 39 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 40 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 41 | Paradise Ridge |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 7 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 8 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 9 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 10 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 11 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 12 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 13 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 17 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 18 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 20 | Cookin Possums | |
| 21 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 22 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 23 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 24 | Q SMOKE | |
| 25 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 26 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 27 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 28 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 29 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 30 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 32 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 33 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 34 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 35 | S & T Cookers | |
| 36 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 37 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 38 | Paradise Ridge | |
| 39 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 40 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 41 | DORAG Q |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 2 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 6 | DORAG Q | |
| 7 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 8 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 12 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 13 | Q SMOKE | |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 15 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 16 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 18 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 20 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 22 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 25 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 26 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 27 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 28 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 29 | Paradise Ridge | |
| 30 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 31 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 32 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 33 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 34 | S & T Cookers | |
| 35 | Cookin Possums | |
| 36 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 37 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 38 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 39 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 40 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 41 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 3 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Cookin Possums | |
| 8 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 10 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 13 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 14 | S & T Cookers | |
| 15 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 17 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 18 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 19 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 20 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 22 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 23 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 24 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 25 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 26 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 27 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Paradise Ridge | |
| 29 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 30 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 31 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 32 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 33 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 34 | DORAG Q | |
| 35 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 36 | Q SMOKE | |
| 37 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | |
| 38 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 39 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 40 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 41 | LEGACY SMOKERS |
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.
6 entries · top 532.5600 · median 519.6626
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDY'S BARBQ | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 3 | A TASTE OF CLASS | |
| 4 | CAJUN HILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | JUST GRILLIN | |
| 6 | ZILLA'S PIT |
6 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDY'S BARBQ | |
| 2 | A TASTE OF CLASS | |
| 3 | CAJUN HILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 5 | JUST GRILLIN | |
| 6 | ZILLA'S PIT |
6 entries · top 178.8572 · median 175.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 2 | JUST GRILLIN | |
| 3 | ANDY'S BARBQ | |
| 4 | CAJUN HILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | ZILLA'S PIT | |
| 6 | A TASTE OF CLASS |
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDY'S BARBQ | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 3 | A TASTE OF CLASS | |
| 4 | CAJUN HILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | ZILLA'S PIT | |
| 6 | JUST GRILLIN |
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
41 entries · top 176.0344 · median 156.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 2 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 4 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 5 | BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG | |
| 6 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | Q SMOKE | |
| 8 | Cookin Possums | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 11 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | S & T Cookers | |
| 13 | ROAD WARRIORS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 16 | DORAG Q | |
| 17 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | FRUGAL MACDOOGAL FINE SWINE | |
| 19 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 20 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 21 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 22 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 24 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 25 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Q-WE-DO BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 28 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 29 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 30 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 31 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 32 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 33 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 34 | HOLY SMOKE, LLC | |
| 35 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 36 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 37 | Paradise Ridge | |
| 38 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 39 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 40 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 41 | TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ |