May 8–9, 2015 · Kannapolis, NC
CHECKERED PIG won Grand Champion at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge on May 8, 2015 in Kannapolis, NC, scoring 694.2168 in a field of 74 teams. REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1428. Category winners: Chicken — K & D SMOKERS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — PICKIN' PORKERS (176.5600); Pork — RECYCLED SMOKE (177.7372); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CHECKERED PIG.
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 2015 — 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 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0740 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
694.2168 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.5372 CHECKERED PIG set in 2014.
CHECKERED PIG won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
CHECKERED PIG won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 3 tracked editions
CHECKERED PIG has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: PICKIN' PORKERS and PRIME BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: EB'S BAR-B-QUE and BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM edged QUEOLOGY by 0.0112.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.2858 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: STOKE & SMOKE BBQ (won 2013), CHECKERED PIG (won 2014).
Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data
74 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 58 | 683.4284 | STOKE & SMOKE BBQ | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| May 9, 2014 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 80 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | FAT HEADS BBQ |
| May 8, 2015 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC 28082 | 74 | 694.2168 | CHECKERED PIG | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 173.1544 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8800 | 171.9772 |
74 entries · top 694.2168 · median 660.4800
74 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
74 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8514
74 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.4114
74 entries · top 180 · median 163.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180