Apr 11–12, 2014 · Winston-Salem, NC
CHECKERED PIG won Grand Champion at the Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival on April 11, 2014 in Winston-Salem, NC, scoring 677.6228 in a field of 30 teams. THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5256. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (171.4284); Pork Ribs — SMOKE THIS (175.4516); Pork — PRIME BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (169.1200).
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 84% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0972 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
CHECKERED PIG won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and K & D SMOKERS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ and SAPONI SMOKERS tied on 168.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: FIRED UP SMOKERS and BIG ON THE PIG tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4284 | 170.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.8572 | 166.2972 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.7028 | 163.4400 |
| Brisket | 169.1200 | 168.5256 | 166.2744 |
30 entries · top 677.6228 · median 651.6570
30 entries · top 171.4284 · median 162.5542
30 entries · top 175.4516 · median 162.2742
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.3942
30 entries · top 169.1200 · median 162.8344