Jun 6–7, 2014 · Eurharlee, GA
HOGZ GONE WILD GA won Grand Champion at the Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) on June 6, 2014 in Eurharlee, GA, scoring 701.1084 in a field of 31 teams. MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0976. Category winners: Chicken — MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SWIGGIN PIG (177.1544); Pork — HOGZ GONE WILD GA (176.5600); Brisket — OLD PLANTATION BBQ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 3 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 2016 — 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 79 times in 100
HOGZ GONE WILD GA came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: SWIGGIN PIG and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: HOGZ GONE WILD GA and MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: THE GRATEFUL PIG COLUMBUS GA and SMOKE ON THIS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOGZ GONE WILD GA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2014 ← this one | Eurharlee, GA | Eurharlee, GA 30145 | 31 | 701.1084 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Euharlee, GA | Euharlee, GA 30145 | 42 | 705.6800 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Euharlee, GA | Frankie Harris Park | 32 | 699.4056 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | J & B'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.3088 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.8344 | 166.2748 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
31 entries · top 701.1084 · median 658.7192
31 entries · top 180 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9656
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9428
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
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 180 · median 175.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q | |
| 2 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 3 | HOT RODS BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 5 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 6 | TENNESSEE THUNDER | |
| 7 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 8 | We-Q-4-U | |
| 9 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 10 | NERDS THAT BBQ |