2014-10-18 – 2014-10-19 · Rome, GA · 📍 Rome, GA 30165
Grand Champion: CHECKERED PIG (701.6572) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
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.
701.6572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5144 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N set in 2013.
Chicken places 3–4: OLD PLANTATION BBQ and CHECKERED PIG tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: THE PIT CREW GA and HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: CHECKERED PIG and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CHECKERED PIG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
CHECKERED PIG turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-12 | Rome, GA | Rome, GA | 25 | 696.5144 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM |
| 2014-10-18 ← this one | Rome, GA | Rome, GA 30165 | 27 | 701.6572 | CHECKERED PIG | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5716 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 173.1084 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 169.1316 |
27 entries · top 701.6572 · median 670.7540
27 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6684
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1428
27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.4172
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2628
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.
19 entries · top 517.7032 · median 498.1824
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saucy Swine & Bovine | |
| 2 | SWINE DINING | |
| 3 | PORKNADO | |
| 4 | We Want 'Que | |
| 5 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 6 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | KINGSTON KOOKERS | |
| 8 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 9 | Smokin Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | BEN HILL BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 12 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 13 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 14 | DOUGAN'S TRIBE | |
| 15 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | Advanced Smokeconomics | |
| 17 | PORK STARS | |
| 18 | PORKAHOLICS | |
| 19 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ |
19 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 2 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | PORKNADO | |
| 4 | We Want 'Que | |
| 5 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 6 | SWINE DINING | |
| 7 | DOUGAN'S TRIBE | |
| 8 | Saucy Swine & Bovine | |
| 9 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 10 | BEN HILL BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | KINGSTON KOOKERS | |
| 13 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 14 | Smokin Butts BBQ | |
| 15 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK STARS | |
| 17 | Advanced Smokeconomics | |
| 18 | PORKAHOLICS | |
| 19 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ |
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saucy Swine & Bovine | |
| 2 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING | |
| 4 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 6 | KINGSTON KOOKERS | |
| 7 | Smokin Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | We Want 'Que | |
| 9 | BEN HILL BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 11 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 12 | PORKNADO | |
| 13 | DOUGAN'S TRIBE | |
| 14 | Advanced Smokeconomics | |
| 15 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | PORKAHOLICS | |
| 17 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 18 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK STARS |
19 entries · top 176.0228 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKNADO | |
| 2 | SWINE DINING | |
| 3 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Saucy Swine & Bovine | |
| 6 | KINGSTON KOOKERS | |
| 7 | We Want 'Que | |
| 8 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | PORK STARS | |
| 10 | Smokin Butts BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 12 | BEN HILL BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 14 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 16 | Advanced Smokeconomics | |
| 17 | DOUGAN'S TRIBE | |
| 18 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 19 | PORKAHOLICS |
8 entries · top 176.5600 · median 174.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dust'n & Rub'n Cooking Crew | |
| 2 | BEN HILL BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 5 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 6 | We Want 'Que | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | Advanced Smokeconomics |
15 entries · top 173.7144 · median 162.2628
5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 2 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKAHOLICS | |
| 5 | CHARCOAL & MORE |