Apr 18–19, 2014 · Cornelia, GA
TENACIOUS Q won Grand Champion at the Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) on April 18, 2014 in Cornelia, GA, scoring 695.4060 in a field of 27 teams. WICKED QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0972. Category winners: Chicken — TENACIOUS Q (177.1544); Pork Ribs — J & B'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork — PIG WHISPERERS (174.8572); Brisket — ATLANTA BBQ STORE (177.7372). 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 68 times in 100
TENACIOUS Q came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was TENACIOUS Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 25th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: ROAST BEAST BBQ and PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ and CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: J & B'S BBQ and SWINE AND SHINE BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TENACIOUS Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2014 ← this one | Cornelia, GA | Cornelia, GA 30528 | 27 | 695.4060 | TENACIOUS Q | WICKED QUE |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Cornelia, GA | Cornelia, GA 30531 | 29 | 690.7540 | UNDER THE RADAR | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 171.9772 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 176.5600 | 170.8572 |
27 entries · top 695.4060 · median 667.8512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 2 | WICKED QUE | |
| 3 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 7 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 8 | CABIN CREEK BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 10 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 11 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 12 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 15 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 16 | KUDZU Q | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 19 | Highland Pig Pickers | |
| 20 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 21 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 22 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 23 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 24 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 25 | Lazy Bear BBQ | |
| 26 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 27 | Willingham's |
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 2 | WICKED QUE | |
| 3 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 4 | CABIN CREEK BBQ | |
| 5 | Lazy Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 7 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 8 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 9 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 10 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 11 | Highland Pig Pickers | |
| 12 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 15 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 19 | Willingham's | |
| 20 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 21 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 22 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 23 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 24 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 26 | KUDZU Q | |
| 27 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 5 | WICKED QUE | |
| 6 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 7 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 9 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 12 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 13 | KUDZU Q | |
| 14 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 15 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 16 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 17 | CABIN CREEK BBQ | |
| 18 | Lazy Bear BBQ | |
| 19 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 20 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 21 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 22 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 24 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 25 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 26 | Willingham's | |
| 27 | Highland Pig Pickers |
27 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 2 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 3 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | CABIN CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | Highland Pig Pickers | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 9 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 10 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 11 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 12 | WICKED QUE | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 15 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 16 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 19 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 20 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 22 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 23 | Lazy Bear BBQ | |
| 24 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 25 | KUDZU Q | |
| 26 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 27 | Willingham's |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 3 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 4 | WICKED QUE | |
| 5 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | KUDZU Q | |
| 9 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CABIN CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 12 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 13 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 15 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 16 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 19 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 20 | Willingham's | |
| 21 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Highland Pig Pickers | |
| 23 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 24 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 25 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 26 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 27 | Lazy Bear BBQ |
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.
10 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.3886
10 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.2742
5 entries · top 170.3200 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 3 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 4 | JAMES GANG BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK'N BUTTS BBQ |
16 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willingham's | |
| 2 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 3 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 4 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | PORKAHOLICS | |
| 7 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' HERB | |
| 10 | P2 BBQ | |
| 11 | JAMES GANG BBQ | |
| 12 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 13 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 14 | WICKED QUE | |
| 15 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 16 | CABIN CREEK BBQ |