Jan 30–31, 2015 · Lakeland, FL
JACK'S OLD SOUTH won Grand Champion at the Lakeland Pig Festival on January 30, 2015 in Lakeland, FL, scoring 691.9884 in a field of 62 teams. SERIAL GRILLER took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9084. Category winners: Chicken — BLITZKRIEG BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 3 EYZ BBQ (176.5600); Pork — HOT WACHULA'S (176.5600); Brisket — ACCUTECH BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by 3 EYZ BBQ; the next was held in 2016.
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 2026 — 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 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0800 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
691.9884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.8568 3 EYZ BBQ set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
JACK'S OLD SOUTH came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
JACK'S OLD SOUTH won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: CHECKERED PIG and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE and SWAMP BOYS tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: JACK'S OLD SOUTH and SWAMP BOYS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ACCUTECH BBQ turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 174.2858 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2013).
Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-01-25.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | WICKED QUE |
| Jan 30, 2015 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33813 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | SERIAL GRILLER |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland , FL 33813 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | CHARQUETERIE |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland, FL | Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | Kings BBQ Team |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters | Ham Squad |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? | With a 180 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Jan 21, 2027 | Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 170.3200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176 | 172.5828 |
62 entries · top 691.9884 · median 655.5370
61 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
60 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6800
62 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0856
62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9542
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.
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 2 | Unprohibited BBQ | |
| 3 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 4 | Hardwood BBQ, Inc | |
| 5 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 7 | The Redneck Chef | |
| 8 | Swine And Dine Me | |
| 9 | Swine Dynasty | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | WE BE SMOKIN | |
| 12 | Extra Mile BBQ Anything Butt 2 | |
| 13 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 14 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 15 | Chooch's Meats | |
| 16 | BARN GODDESS BBQ | |
| 17 | NICE RACKS | |
| 18 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 19 | Kick Yo' Butt | |
| 20 | Bul-Hed BBQ | |
| 21 | Look-A-Here BBQ | |
| 22 | Scrappy Thomas | |
| 23 | BIG TYMERS BARBQ | |
| 24 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ |
59 entries · top 677.1088 · median 624.3768
58 entries · top 173.7372 · median 151.4516
58 entries · top 172.6172 · median 158.8570
58 entries · top 178.2972 · median 155.3714
58 entries · top 174.8800 · median 157.6856
23 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine And Dine Me | |
| 2 | Hot Ashes | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | BARN GODDESS BBQ | |
| 6 | Unprohibited BBQ | |
| 7 | BEACHNECK BBQ | |
| 8 | Bay-Ken Butts | |
| 9 | Team Unknown BBQ | |
| 10 | DIVA Q | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | |
| 12 | Good Buddies BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Shack | |
| 14 | Chooch's Meats | |
| 15 | Shanty Town BBQ | |
| 16 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 17 | She's a Smoker BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Slimz | |
| 19 | WE BE SMOKIN | |
| 20 | Scrappy Thomas | |
| 21 | Joe Bear's BBQ | |
| 22 | Soggy Bottom Boys BBQ | |
| 23 | Bul-Hed BBQ |
42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1142