Plant City Pig Jam
2025-11-21 – 2025-11-22 · Plant City, FL · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $17,200.00
Grand Champion: TILLMAN'S BBQ (713.1316) · 31 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Tillman's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Kings BBQ Team, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-22 | 53 | 678.7772 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2014-11-21 | 39 | 681.1884 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2016-11-18 | 38 | 696.5028 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City, FL | 39 | 701.6912 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City, FL | 37 | 695.9888 | King's BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City, FL | 25 | 695.3716 | Fantasy Q |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City, FL | 25 | 695.3944 | Smokin' Ain't EZ |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City, FL | 26 | 703.9428 | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2025-11-21 ← this one | Plant City, FL | 31 | 713.1316 | TILLMAN'S BBQ |
| 2026-11-20 | Plant City, FL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Brisket
20 entries · top 173.1200 · median 159.6398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 2 | BBQmyway | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 5 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 6 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 7 | Team QGS | |
| 8 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 9 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 10 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 12 | K-Dubs BBQ | |
| 13 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 14 | Grande Oaks BBQ | |
| 15 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 16 | GET'N-A-FLL | |
| 17 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ | |
| 18 | Tasty Tinley's | |
| 19 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 20 | Propane Ninja |
Ancillary — Pork
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 4 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 5 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 6 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 7 | BBQmyway | |
| 8 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 9 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 10 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 12 | Tasty Tinley's | |
| 13 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 15 | Propane Ninja | |
| 16 | Team QGS | |
| 17 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 18 | GET'N-A-FLL | |
| 19 | Grande Oaks BBQ | |
| 20 | K-Dubs BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 5 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 6 | K-Dubs BBQ | |
| 7 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 8 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 9 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ | |
| 10 | Team QGS | |
| 11 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 12 | BBQmyway | |
| 13 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 14 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 15 | Grande Oaks BBQ | |
| 16 | Tasty Tinley's | |
| 17 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 18 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 19 | GET'N-A-FLL |
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 350.2744 · median 338.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 3 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 4 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 5 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 6 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | K-Dubs BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQmyway | |
| 9 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 10 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 11 | Team QGS | |
| 12 | Grande Oaks BBQ | |
| 13 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 14 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 15 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | Tasty Tinley's | |
| 17 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 18 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 19 | GET'N-A-FLL | |
| 20 | Propane Ninja |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQmyway | |
| 2 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 3 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 6 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 7 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 8 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 9 | Grande Oaks BBQ | |
| 10 | K-Dubs BBQ | |
| 11 | Team QGS | |
| 12 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 14 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 15 | Tasty Tinley's | |
| 16 | Dirt Road Smokers | |
| 17 | GET'N-A-FLL | |
| 18 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 19 | Drunkin Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | Propane Ninja |
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 713.1316 · median 677.0172
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180