Aug 7–8, 2015 · McMinnville, TN
SWIGGIN PIG won Grand Champion at the Smokin' in McMinnville on August 7, 2015 in McMinnville, TN, scoring 704.5372 in a field of 37 teams. GREY STREET BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6800. Category winners: Chicken — FAT, DRUNK & STUPID (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Hawg Feathers (180.0000); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — GREY STREET BBQ (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS; 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 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.
704.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.9428 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SWIGGIN PIG came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SWIGGIN PIG won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 4 tracked editions
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: SMOKE ON THIS and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SWIGGIN PIG and SOUTH PORK tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SOUTH PORK and BAILEY'S SMOKERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (won 2013, 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2013 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN | 37 | 699.9428 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | SOUTH PORK |
| Aug 8, 2014 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37111 | 40 | 699.3484 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2015 ← this one | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37122 | 37 | 704.5372 | SWIGGIN PIG | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2016 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37122 | 32 | 699.9312 | SWIGGIN PIG | SOUTH PORK |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8800 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 176 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 176 | 174.2628 |
37 entries · top 704.5372 · median 678.7312
37 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800
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.
7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG & BREW BBQ | |
| 2 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 3 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 5 | Big Love BBQ | |
| 6 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 7 | TIPPECANOE BARBECUE WORKS |
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 2 | HOG & BREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 4 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 5 | TIPPECANOE BARBECUE WORKS | |
| 6 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 7 | Big Love BBQ |
7 entries · top 354.2744 · median 338.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG & BREW BBQ | |
| 2 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 3 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 4 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 5 | TIPPECANOE BARBECUE WORKS | |
| 6 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 7 | Big Love BBQ |
14 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180