May 29–30, 2015 · Snow Hill, MD
SERIAL GRILLER won Grand Champion at the Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival on May 29, 2015 in Snow Hill, MD, scoring 686.7884 in a field of 32 teams. BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.6800. Category winners: Chicken — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (178.8572); Pork — Sauce This BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — SERIAL GRILLER (174.8456).
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.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Snow Hillbillies and CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ tied on 168.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: CAJUN JAX BBQ and PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: DRILLING & GRILLING edged LAZY PIGS BAR-B-Q by 0.0112.
SERIAL GRILLER took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 168.5944 | 168 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 168 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 169.7028 | 164.5484 |
31 entries · top 686.7884 · median 646.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 5 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 6 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 7 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 10 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 11 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 12 | PORKS & REC | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 14 | Snow Hillbillies | |
| 15 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 16 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 17 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 18 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 20 | Astro Pigs | |
| 21 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 22 | LAZY PIGS BAR-B-Q | |
| 23 | Root Down Grill | |
| 24 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 25 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 26 | MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU | |
| 27 | TOM TOM BOB A QUE | |
| 28 | Hay Hoss | |
| 29 | THE ROOSTER CREW | |
| 30 | MISSION: PIG-POSSIBLE | |
| 31 | 3 PHAT BOYZ BBQ | |
| 32 | BACKYARD BURNERS |
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5944
31 entries · top 171.4172 · median 165.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 4 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 5 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 6 | Snow Hillbillies | |
| 7 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 9 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKS & REC | |
| 12 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 15 | THAT GUY BBQ | |
| 16 | LAZY PIGS BAR-B-Q | |
| 17 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 20 | SLOWER LOWER BBQ | |
| 21 | MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU | |
| 22 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 23 | Astro Pigs | |
| 24 | MISSION: PIG-POSSIBLE | |
| 25 | Root Down Grill | |
| 26 | THE ROOSTER CREW | |
| 27 | TOM TOM BOB A QUE | |
| 28 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 29 | Hay Hoss | |
| 30 | CAJUN JAX BBQ | |
| 31 | 3 PHAT BOYZ BBQ | |
| 32 | BACKYARD BURNERS |
31 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9772
31 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.2056
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.
5 entries · top 174.3200 · median 159.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit'N the Sauce | |
| 2 | Que the Heat | |
| 3 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Blazen Burrito BBQ |
5 entries · top 167.4172 · median 151.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit'N the Sauce | |
| 2 | Blazen Burrito BBQ | |
| 3 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Que the Heat |
17 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.1028
22 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.4228
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.4286