Sep 11–12, 2015 · Fort Mill, SC
BACKWOODS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig on September 11, 2015 in Fort Mill, SC, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 29 teams. SMOKE THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4060. Category winners: Chicken — BACKWOODS BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKE THIS (178.2972); Pork — Burnt Offering (178.8572); Brisket — SMOKING BUTT HEADS (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
703.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.1828 WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Backwoods BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BACKWOODS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: WALKIN' A SWINE LINE and CAMMO'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Carolina Grill and THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CAMMO'S BBQ and HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BACKWOODS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
Burnt Offering turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fort Mill, SC | Fort Mill, SC 29715 | 35 | 690.1828 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Sep 11, 2015 ← this one | Fort Mill, SC | Fort Mill, SC 29716 | 29 | 703.3828 | BACKWOODS BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Fort Mill, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.7144 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8684 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 167.9772 |
29 entries · top 703.3828 · median 659.8740
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1200
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1084