Apr 18–19, 2014 · Winchester, TN
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won Grand Champion at the High on the Hog Festival on April 18, 2014 in Winchester, TN, scoring 701.0972 in a field of 62 teams. FRIENDS OF OBR took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9884. Category winners: Chicken — FRIENDS OF OBR (178.2972); Pork Ribs — JIGGY PIGGY (178.8572); Pork — SMOKE ON THIS (180.0000); Brisket — SWEET SMOKE BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — 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 84% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1088 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: BEAN BANDITS and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: A FINE SWINE and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: SWEET SMOKE BBQ and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JIGGY PIGGY turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 60 | 704.5712 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Apr 18, 2014 ← this one | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN 37398 | 62 | 701.0972 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | FRIENDS OF OBR |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 59 | 708.0116 | UNCULTURED SWINE | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer | 56 | 699.9772 | BIG BLUE QUE | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 41 | 709.1200 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 42 | 699.9312 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | BIG BLUE QUE |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 39 | 699.3484 | Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ | 615 BBQ |
| May 16, 2025 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 32 | 358.8572 | Dogpatch Q | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 29 | 357.1544 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
62 entries · top 701.0972 · median 669.8970
62 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6742
62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8286
62 entries · top 180 · median 166.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
62 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5600
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 175.4172 · median 166.2744
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.5144
22 entries · top 180 · median 168.3028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 4 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 5 | Pig Boss Man | |
| 6 | BUTT UGLY BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 8 | CHANCES ARE | |
| 9 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 10 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 11 | White Bros. BBQ | |
| 12 | 1709 BBQ | |
| 13 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 14 | PRINCE OF PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN | |
| 16 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Gondola | |
| 18 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 20 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 21 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 22 | DIRTY SOUTH BUTTS |
12 entries · top 176 · median 163.3540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ | |
| 2 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 3 | BUTT UGLY BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRTY SOUTH BUTTS | |
| 5 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 6 | Gondola | |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 8 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | T-N-T BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 12 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS |
61 entries · top 176.6172 · median 167.4284