Aug 7–8, 2015 · Franklin, NC
PICKIN' PORKERS won Grand Champion at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show on August 7, 2015 in Franklin, NC, scoring 695.9544 in a field of 36 teams. SWAMP BOYS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2516. Category winners: Chicken — WOOD N PIG SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM (177.1544); Pork — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Brisket — PICKIN' PORKERS (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by JACK'S OLD SOUTH; 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 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
PICKIN' PORKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 7 tracked editions
MIDNIGHT BURN has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: BAR-B-Q 101 and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and SWINE AND SHINE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and SMOKE THIS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PICKIN' PORKERS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
WOOD N PIG SMOKERS turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWAMP BOYS (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2013 | Franklin, NC | Franklin, NC | 49 | 698.2516 | SWAMP BOYS | SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Frankllin, NC | Frankllin, NC 28734 | 39 | 695.9656 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | SMOKE THIS |
| Aug 7, 2015 ← this one | Franklin, NC | Franklin, NC 28734 | 36 | 695.9544 | PICKIN' PORKERS | SWAMP BOYS |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Franklin, NC | Macon County Fair Grounds | 34 | 699.9884 | HICKORY PRIME | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Franklin, NC | 1436 Georgia Rd | 34 | 688.5140 | MIDNIGHT BURN | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Franklin, NC | 1436 Georgia Rd | 51 | 699.9544 | MIDNIGHT BURN | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Franklin, NC | Macon County Fairgrounds | 29 | 697.0744 | WHO CARES BBQ | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 170.8688 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176 | 172.5828 |
36 entries · top 695.9544 · median 676.4684
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1372
36 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9886
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5484
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
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.
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.8858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 3 | Wood-Hoss | |
| 4 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 5 | Billy Goat BBQ | |
| 6 | FATTOM BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKWOOD BBQ SHACK | |
| 8 | BUTTS R US | |
| 9 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 10 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 11 | NO TIME SOON | |
| 12 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ |
18 entries · top 514.2288 · median 478.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 2 | SWINE DINING | |
| 3 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 6 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 7 | BBB BBQ | |
| 8 | Billy Goat BBQ | |
| 9 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 10 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 12 | BONAFIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 14 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 15 | TEAM SWAG BBQ | |
| 16 | NO TIME SOON | |
| 17 | BACKWOOD BBQ SHACK | |
| 18 | Wood-Hoss |
18 entries · top 171.9772 · median 161.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 3 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 6 | BBB BBQ | |
| 7 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | SWINE DINING | |
| 9 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 10 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | TEAM SWAG BBQ | |
| 12 | Wood-Hoss | |
| 13 | BONAFIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | Billy Goat BBQ | |
| 15 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 16 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 17 | NO TIME SOON | |
| 18 | BACKWOOD BBQ SHACK |
18 entries · top 170.8572 · median 156.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 3 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SWINE DINING | |
| 5 | Billy Goat BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 7 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 8 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | Wood-Hoss | |
| 10 | BBB BBQ | |
| 11 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 13 | BACKWOOD BBQ SHACK | |
| 14 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 15 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 16 | BONAFIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM SWAG BBQ | |
| 18 | NO TIME SOON |
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE DINING | |
| 2 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 3 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 4 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 5 | BBB BBQ | |
| 6 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 7 | BONAFIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BACKWOOD BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | Billy Goat BBQ | |
| 13 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 14 | NO TIME SOON | |
| 15 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM SWAG BBQ | |
| 17 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 18 | Wood-Hoss |
10 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.8916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BUTTS R US | |
| 5 | Wood-Hoss | |
| 6 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 7 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 8 | SWINE DINING | |
| 9 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 10 | Billy Goat BBQ |
23 entries · top 168.5944 · median 151.3596
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS | |
| 4 | SCREAMING EAGLE | |
| 5 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOBIES BBQ | |
| 7 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | OLE SMOKEY BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 10 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 11 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 12 | MIKE HALLMAN | |
| 13 | BONAFIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | 5TH WHEEL BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 18 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | NO TIME SOON | |
| 20 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | FATTOM BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 23 | MEATHEADS - GA |