Nov 21–22, 2014 · Plant City, FL
HOT WACHULA'S won Grand Champion at the Plant City Pig Jam on November 21, 2014 in Plant City, FL, scoring 681.1884 in a field of 39 teams. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.8968. Category winners: Chicken — BGE PIT CREW (176.0228); Pork Ribs — HOT WACHULA'S (177.7600); Pork — Good Buddies BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — Team Unknown BBQ (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS; 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.
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.
Closer than 76% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2916 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
681.1884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 678.7772 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
HOT WACHULA'S came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was HOT WACHULA'S's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
Pork places 9–10: HARDWOOD BBQ, INC. - FL edged HOT WACHULA'S by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Southern Bred BBQ edged BUTTRUB.COM by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: Hoggen - Sazs BBQ edged SWAMP BOYS by 0.0228.
HOT WACHULA'S took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
Team Unknown BBQ turned in 174.8572 in brisket — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City, FL | Plant City, FL | 53 | 678.7772 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| Nov 21, 2014 ← this one | 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 | 176.0228 | 170.8344 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7600 | 170.2628 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 171.4056 | 168 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 171.4056 | 168.5600 |
39 entries · top 681.1884 · median 645.0516
39 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.8228
39 entries · top 177.7600 · median 162.8344
37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8228
38 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5886
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.
23 entries · top 666.2400 · median 608.4112
20 entries · top 172 · median 149.9142
22 entries · top 171.4172 · median 155.0798
22 entries · top 170.8572 · median 158.2570
23 entries · top 174.8456 · median 154.8228