May 30–31, 2014 · Snow Hill, MD
DRILLING & GRILLING won Grand Champion at the Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival on May 30, 2014 in Snow Hill, MD, scoring 669.1772 in a field of 30 teams. BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.9772. Category winners: Chicken — BIKER BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (175.4516); Pork — The Machine (169.1888); Brisket — DRILLING & GRILLING (178.2972).
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 77% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2000 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
DRILLING & GRILLING came in rated below the field's top team, CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was DRILLING & GRILLING's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: THAT GUY BBQ and EGGSTRA POINT BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: 4:20 Q and CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD and Sauce This BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DRILLING & GRILLING took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 169.1656 | 162.8340 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 169.1660 | 165.1772 |
| Pork | 169.1888 | 165.0856 | 161.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 168 | 164 |
30 entries · top 669.1772 · median 634.2170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | 4:20 Q | |
| 4 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 5 | The Machine | |
| 6 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 7 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 9 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 10 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 11 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 12 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 13 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 14 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 15 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 16 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 17 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG BLOCK BBQ | |
| 19 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 20 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 21 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 Phatt Boys | |
| 24 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 25 | Shore Smokin | |
| 26 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 27 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS | |
| 29 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 30 | Pig Rigging |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 159.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 2 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 3 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 6 | 3 Phatt Boys | |
| 7 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 8 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | The Machine | |
| 11 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 12 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 14 | BIG BLOCK BBQ | |
| 15 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 16 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 18 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 19 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS | |
| 21 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 22 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 24 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 25 | Shore Smokin | |
| 26 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 27 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 28 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 29 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 30 | Pig Rigging |
30 entries · top 175.4516 · median 159.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 2 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 4 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 5 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 6 | The Machine | |
| 7 | BIG BLOCK BBQ | |
| 8 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 11 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 13 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 14 | 4:20 Q | |
| 15 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 16 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 17 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 18 | Shore Smokin | |
| 19 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 20 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 21 | Pig Rigging | |
| 22 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 23 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 24 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 25 | 3 Phatt Boys | |
| 26 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 27 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 28 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 29 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 30 | SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS |
30 entries · top 169.1888 · median 158.5142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Machine | |
| 2 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 3 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 4 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 5 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 6 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 7 | 4:20 Q | |
| 8 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 9 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 10 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 11 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 13 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 14 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 15 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 17 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 19 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 20 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS | |
| 22 | 3 Phatt Boys | |
| 23 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 24 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG BLOCK BBQ | |
| 26 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 27 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 28 | Shore Smokin | |
| 29 | Pig Rigging | |
| 30 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 159.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 2 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 3 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 7 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 9 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 12 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 13 | The Machine | |
| 14 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 15 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 16 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 17 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig Rigging | |
| 19 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | Shore Smokin | |
| 21 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 22 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG BLOCK BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS | |
| 25 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 26 | 3 Phatt Boys | |
| 27 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 28 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 29 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 30 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY |
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.
5 entries · top 164.5944 · median 157.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit'N the Sauce | |
| 2 | Overall BBQ | |
| 3 | LAZY PIGS BBQ | |
| 4 | Snow Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 5 | Triple V |
6 entries · top 159.9888 · median 151.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Snow Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 3 | Overall BBQ | |
| 4 | Pudgy's BBQ | |
| 5 | Hit'N the Sauce | |
| 6 | Triple V |
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.2740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 2 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 3 | Broke Bob's BBQ | |
| 4 | The Machine | |
| 5 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig Rigging | |
| 7 | A.W.'s BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 10 | EGGSTRA POINT BBQ | |
| 11 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 12 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 13 | Shore Smokin |
6 entries · top 317.6344 · median 307.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Overall BBQ | |
| 3 | Hit'N the Sauce | |
| 4 | Snow Hillbilly BBQ | |
| 5 | Triple V | |
| 6 | Pudgy's BBQ |
11 entries · top 178.3200 · median 171.4172