May 9–10, 2014 · Waynesboro, GA · State championship
PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE won Grand Champion at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) on May 9, 2014 in Waynesboro, GA, scoring 690.7884 in a field of 42 teams. WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3256. Category winners: Chicken — ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE (174.8572); Pork — BETHEL SMOKERS (171.9888); Brisket — BETHEL SMOKERS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 9 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE came in rated below the field's top team, Killer B's BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: QMEISTERS and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ and WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: KILLER B'S BBQ edged County Line Que by 0.0116.
BETHEL SMOKERS won Pork, Brisket — a double.
PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2014 ← this one | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| May 8, 2015 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB |
| May 13, 2016 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 11, 2018 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| May 14, 2021 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
| May 13, 2022 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Kings BBQ Team |
| May 9, 2025 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine | Kings BBQ Team |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 171.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.6916 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 171.9888 | 168.5256 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7028 | 163.9656 |
42 entries · top 690.7884 · median 638.1086
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2514
42 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.9772
42 entries · top 171.9888 · median 162.8114
42 entries · top 180 · median 157.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
21 entries · top 176.0228 · median 140.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 2 | TC'S BBQ | |
| 3 | QMEISTERS | |
| 4 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 5 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 6 | PAPA EDDIE & THE HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 7 | Meat Slingers | |
| 8 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 9 | Smokin Stacks | |
| 10 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 11 | tb's barbeque | |
| 12 | LAW & ORDER BBQ | |
| 13 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 14 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 15 | Fire in the Hole | |
| 16 | SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | HAMILTON BROS. | |
| 19 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | BETHEL SMOKERS | |
| 21 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS |
30 entries · top 176.0572 · median 150.5082