Sep 19–20, 2014 · Fort Mill, SC
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q won Grand Champion at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig on September 19, 2014 in Fort Mill, SC, scoring 690.1828 in a field of 35 teams. SMOKING BUTT HEADS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9428. Category winners: Chicken — LANG BBQ SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q (177.7028); Pork — BACKWOODS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE (175.4172). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
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 67 times in 100
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork places 2–3: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and QUEOLOGY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN and LANG BBQ SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: SMOKE ON THIS edged WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q by 0.0116.
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2014 ← this one | Fort Mill, SC | Fort Mill, SC 29715 | 35 | 690.1828 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Fort Mill, SC | Fort Mill, SC 29716 | 29 | 703.3828 | BACKWOODS BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Fort Mill, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1544 | 171.4400 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
35 entries · top 690.1828 · median 651.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 2 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 3 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN | |
| 7 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 9 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 10 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 11 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 12 | County Line Que | |
| 13 | HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 14 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 15 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 16 | CAMMO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT | |
| 18 | Southern Style Catering | |
| 19 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | TEAM BIB'S | |
| 22 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Weapons of Mass BBQing | |
| 24 | Muck's BBQ | |
| 25 | FERAL HOG BBQ | |
| 26 | HOG WILD | |
| 27 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin' Good | |
| 29 | WALKIN' A SWINE LINE | |
| 30 | GBQ | |
| 31 | Papa Joe's BBQ | |
| 32 | King B Bar B Q | |
| 33 | Five Fingers BBQ | |
| 34 | Pigzilla | |
| 35 | Wood's Smoked BBQ |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 3 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 4 | Southern Style Catering | |
| 5 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 8 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 9 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 10 | FERAL HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 12 | CAMMO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 16 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 18 | HOG WILD | |
| 19 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 20 | Weapons of Mass BBQing | |
| 21 | Smokin' Good | |
| 22 | Muck's BBQ | |
| 23 | King B Bar B Q | |
| 24 | County Line Que | |
| 25 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | WALKIN' A SWINE LINE | |
| 27 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 28 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT | |
| 30 | Papa Joe's BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM BIB'S | |
| 32 | GBQ | |
| 33 | Five Fingers BBQ | |
| 34 | Pigzilla |
34 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 2 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | County Line Que | |
| 10 | Southern Style Catering | |
| 11 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM BIB'S | |
| 14 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 15 | CAMMO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT | |
| 17 | HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 18 | King B Bar B Q | |
| 19 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Papa Joe's BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Good | |
| 22 | Five Fingers BBQ | |
| 23 | Weapons of Mass BBQing | |
| 24 | FERAL HOG BBQ | |
| 25 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 27 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 28 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 29 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Muck's BBQ | |
| 31 | GBQ | |
| 32 | HOG WILD | |
| 33 | WALKIN' A SWINE LINE | |
| 34 | Pigzilla |
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 3 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 4 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 9 | HOG WILD | |
| 10 | CAMMO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 12 | County Line Que | |
| 13 | HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 14 | TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN | |
| 15 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 16 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT | |
| 18 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 19 | Muck's BBQ | |
| 20 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 21 | WALKIN' A SWINE LINE | |
| 22 | Smokin' Good | |
| 23 | TEAM BIB'S | |
| 24 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 26 | GBQ | |
| 27 | Southern Style Catering | |
| 28 | Weapons of Mass BBQing | |
| 29 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 30 | Five Fingers BBQ | |
| 31 | Pigzilla | |
| 32 | FERAL HOG BBQ | |
| 33 | Papa Joe's BBQ | |
| 34 | King B Bar B Q | |
| 35 | Wood's Smoked BBQ |
34 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN | |
| 5 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 9 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 10 | SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT | |
| 11 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 12 | GBQ | |
| 13 | County Line Que | |
| 14 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM BIB'S | |
| 16 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 17 | HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 18 | Weapons of Mass BBQing | |
| 19 | Muck's BBQ | |
| 20 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 21 | WALKIN' A SWINE LINE | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | FERAL HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | Papa Joe's BBQ | |
| 25 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 26 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | HOG WILD | |
| 28 | Southern Style Catering | |
| 29 | CAMMO'S BBQ | |
| 30 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | Smokin' Good | |
| 32 | Pigzilla | |
| 33 | King B Bar B Q | |
| 34 | Five Fingers BBQ |