Nov 6–7, 2015 · Lakeland, FL
MattDaddy's BBQ won Grand Champion at the When Pigs Fly South on November 6, 2015 in Lakeland, FL, scoring 673.6688 in a field of 35 teams. Butts on the Barbie took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Butts on the Barbie (173.1428); Pork Ribs — MattDaddy's BBQ (177.7144); Pork — SADDLE UP BBQ (174.9372); Brisket — Butts on the Barbie (172.0344). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by United Pork Smokers; 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 2016 — 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 91 times in 100
MattDaddy's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MattDaddy's BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE SHACK BBQ and SWINOS tied on 164.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: NICE RACKS and Evans Ranch BBQ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ edged SADDLE UP BBQ by 0.0004.
Butts on the Barbie won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
MattDaddy's BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 17th.
MattDaddy's BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: United Pork Smokers (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 49 | 683.9544 | GIVE IT TO GOD | United Pork Smokers |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 42 | 681.6800 | United Pork Smokers | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Nov 6, 2015 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 35 | 673.6688 | MattDaddy's BBQ | Butts on the Barbie |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla RD | 36 | 691.3944 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 2ND HAND SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 167.4172 | 164.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.1544 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 174.9372 | 167.9656 | 162.8344 |
| Brisket | 172.0344 | 165.7600 | 164.0116 |
35 entries · top 673.6688 · median 641.0052
35 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.7884
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5716
35 entries · top 174.9372 · median 159.4400
35 entries · top 172.0344 · median 158.8000