Sep 11–12, 2015 · Montello, WI
BIG "E" BBQ won Grand Champion at the Puckaway Pigfest on September 11, 2015 in Montello, WI, scoring 672.1600 in a field of 33 teams. A FINE SWINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.8972. Category winners: Chicken — BIG "E" BBQ (169.8172); Pork Ribs — BRINGIN' THE HEAT (176.0228); Pork — 5 FINGER BBQ (171.9772); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (176.0228). This is the 3rd of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by BRINGIN' THE HEAT; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
BIG "E" BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 13 tracked editions
BIG "E" BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 13 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: CHEFS GONE GRILLIN and HILL-BILLY BBQ tied on 162.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: 5 FINGER BBQ edged A FINE SWINE by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged A FINE SWINE by 0.0116.
BIG "E" BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BRINGIN' THE HEAT (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Montello, WI | Montello, WI | 31 | 680.5144 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BRINGIN' THE HEAT |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Montello, WI | Montello, WI 53949 | 40 | 691.4628 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 ← this one | Montello, WI | Montello, WI 53949 | 33 | 672.1600 | BIG "E" BBQ | A FINE SWINE |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Montello, WI | Montello , WI | 37 | 687.9428 | BIG "E" BBQ | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 680.5716 | TURNIN' UP THE HEAT | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 31 | 684.5144 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | BIG "E" BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Montello, WI | W 781 Fox Ct | 39 | 681.0172 | Big E BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 30 | 681.6228 | Que U | WICKED SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 38 | 700.5256 | Que U | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 28 | 684.5256 | The BBQ Bus | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 37 | 694.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ | BURNT TREES BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 35 | 701.6688 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | QUE U |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Montello, WI | W781 Fox Ct | 23 | 702.2284 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | Aces High BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.8172 | 164.5600 | 160.5144 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 166.8228 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 171.9772 | 166.2856 | 160.5372 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 169.1312 | 164.6172 |
33 entries · top 672.1600 · median 624.9256
33 entries · top 169.8172 · median 157.6456
33 entries · top 176.0228 · median 154.8344
33 entries · top 171.9772 · median 156.5256
33 entries · top 176.0228 · median 159.4400