Lakeland Pig Festival 2016

Jan 29–30, 2016 · Lakeland, FL

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SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ

687.4172 · Master Series — Overall

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CHARQUETERIE

680.5260 · Master Series — Overall

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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

680.4452 · Master Series — Overall

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lakeland Pig Festival on January 29, 2016 in Lakeland, FL, scoring 687.4172 in a field of 58 teams. CHARQUETERIE took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5260. Category winners: Chicken — SWINOS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — KATHLEEN ROADKILL (175.4744); Pork — SERIAL GRILLER (177.7372); Brisket — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by JACK'S OLD SOUTH; the next was held in 2017.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

471.42 median 658.15 687.42 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 175.47
Pork 177.74
Brisket 178.30

118.27 178.30

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 8 ancillary

Top score

687.4172

Winning margin

6.8912

GC over RC

Field average

648.12

471.42687.42

median 658.15 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8916 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.1828

471.42687.42

10th place overall

Field spread

216

winner to last place

Most consistent

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ

avg finish 10.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7256 pts — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 77%

beats 23% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

39%

24 of 62 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,547

avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1867 pre-contest

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

An upset on the books

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1589
top seed 1867

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 7th
Pork 28th
Brisket 3rd

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW and RACK CITY RIBZ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: ACCUTECH BBQ and Kick Yo' Butt BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: MIDNIGHT BURN and CHARQUETERIE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116

A contest record in pork

177.7372 best pork ever cooked here

SERIAL GRILLER turned in 177.7372 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 176.5600
across 2 past editions

One of the big ones

58 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data

58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL	70	682.8568	3 EYZ BBQ	WICKED QUE
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33813	62	691.9884	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	SERIAL GRILLER
Jan 29, 2016 ← this one	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland , FL 33813	58	687.4172	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	CHARQUETERIE
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland, FL	Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road	60	694.2744	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	60	702.2284	MIDNIGHT BURN	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	58	700.5028	Accutech BBQ	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	53	700.5372	Smoke Central BBQ	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33811	60	701.6800	Who Cares BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	51	706.8228	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	Kings BBQ Team
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	61	707.3828	Rooters-N-Tooters	Ham Squad
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	40	714.2744	Poppa Pig?	With a 180
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	63	708.5600	Fred Vegas Smokers	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Jan 21, 2027	Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	173.1428	171.9772
Pork Ribs	175.4744	172.5600	171.4172
Pork	177.7372	174.8456	169.1772
Brisket	178.2972	172	170.2512

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

58 entries · top 687.4172 · median 658.1486

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	687.4172
2	CHARQUETERIE	680.5260
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	680.4452
4	MIDNIGHT BURN	679.3256
5	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	677.0976
6	ACCUTECH BBQ	676.5140
7	Smokin' Slimz	675.3256
8	HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	674.8000
9	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	674.7312
10	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	674.1828
11	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	674.1824
12	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	673.6568
13	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	672.5256
14	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	672.5144
15	NICE RACKS FL	671.3256
16	SWAMP BOYS	670.2168
17	United Pork Smokers	667.3828
18	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	667.3140
19	SWINOS	666.7768
20	Shanty Town BBQ	666.1716
21	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	665.0400
22	SERIAL GRILLER	663.9084
23	Butts on the Barbie	662.7888
24	BIG DADDY Q - FL	662.7544
25	Lakeland BBQ Company	662.1372
26	Unprohibited BBQ	661.6000
27	Hot Ashes	661.0512
28	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	659.9316
29	STREET MEAT	659.3256
30	BLITZKRIEG BBQ	656.9716
31	S.R.Que	656.5028
32	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	656.4000
33	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	656.3884
34	INGLORIOUS BASTERS	655.8972
35	Bo's Bodacious BBQ	655.8736
36	The Redneck Chef	655.8628
37	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	653.6340
38	RACK CITY RIBZ	651.8972
39	SADDLE UP BBQ	650.7428
40	J-MACK COOKERS	648.4916
41	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	647.8972
42	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	646.1600
43	FATT ASHES BBQ	641.5884
44	SONS OF SAUCE	633.5196
45	TW BBQ	632.3656
46	BIG J BBQ	623.9660
47	BIG TYMERS BARBQ	623.2452
48	The BBQ Shack	622.6972
49	Lazy J BBQ	621.5884
50	Plant City Lions Club BBQ	619.8288
51	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	616.9024
52	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	615.5204
53	BBQ GROUPIES	607.8856
54	Two Crackers Cooking	602.7312
55	BLUE LINE BBQ	600.4912
56	Pig In Pig Out	577.0632
57	Smoke Shack	546.3884
58	Mr. Cobbs BBQ	471.4172

Chicken

58 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5428

#	Team	Score
1	SWINOS	176.5600
2	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	175.4172
3	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	175.4056
4	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	174.2856
5	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	173.1428
6	RACK CITY RIBZ	173.1428
7	INGLORIOUS BASTERS	173.1200
8	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	173.1084
9	Bo's Bodacious BBQ	172.5484
10	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	171.9772
11	Shanty Town BBQ	171.9772
12	HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	171.4400
13	Butts on the Barbie	170.8572
14	BIG DADDY Q - FL	170.8456
15	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	170.2628
16	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.2628
17	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	169.1200
18	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	169.1084
19	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	168.5828
20	NICE RACKS FL	168.5600
21	Lakeland BBQ Company	168.5372
22	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	168.5256
23	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	168
24	Smokin' Slimz	167.9772
25	SADDLE UP BBQ	167.3828
26	CHARQUETERIE	166.8344
27	Plant City Lions Club BBQ	166.8344
28	SONS OF SAUCE	166.8228
29	MIDNIGHT BURN	166.8228
30	SERIAL GRILLER	166.2628
31	The Redneck Chef	165.6916
32	ACCUTECH BBQ	165.1312
33	BLITZKRIEG BBQ	165.0972
34	United Pork Smokers	164.5256
35	S.R.Que	163.4400
36	SWAMP BOYS	163.4172
37	Hot Ashes	162.8228
38	STREET MEAT	162.2628
39	J-MACK COOKERS	162.2512
40	BBQ GROUPIES	161.6684
41	Mr. Cobbs BBQ	161.1544
42	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	161.1428
43	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	161.0972
44	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	160.5140
45	The BBQ Shack	159.9772
46	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	159.3828
47	TW BBQ	159.3600
48	Unprohibited BBQ	158.8116
49	Pig In Pig Out	158.2516
50	Lazy J BBQ	157.7372
51	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	156.6288
52	FATT ASHES BBQ	156.5716
53	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	154.7656
54	BIG TYMERS BARBQ	153.0856
55	BIG J BBQ	151.9772
56	Smoke Shack	146.9028
57	Two Crackers Cooking	144.5256
58	BLUE LINE BBQ	124.4912

Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 175.4744 · median 162.8286

#	Team	Score
1	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	175.4744
2	SWAMP BOYS	175.4400
3	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	174.2972
4	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	173.7028
5	ACCUTECH BBQ	172.5600
6	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	172.5600
7	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	172
8	NICE RACKS FL	171.9656
9	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.4172
10	CHARQUETERIE	171.4172
11	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	170.8344
12	SONS OF SAUCE	170.2628
13	Smokin' Slimz	170.2628
14	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	169.7028
15	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.1200
16	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	168.5600
17	HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	168.0116
18	STREET MEAT	167.9772
19	The Redneck Chef	167.4056
20	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	166.2400
21	Plant City Lions Club BBQ	166.2400
22	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	165.7260
23	United Pork Smokers	165.6916
24	Lakeland BBQ Company	165.1200
25	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	165.0972
26	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	165.0972
27	Shanty Town BBQ	163.4172
28	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	163.3944
29	BLUE LINE BBQ	162.8456
30	Butts on the Barbie	162.8116
31	SADDLE UP BBQ	162.2628
32	Bo's Bodacious BBQ	162.2512
33	Hot Ashes	162.2400
34	SWINOS	161.7028
35	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	161.0856
36	J-MACK COOKERS	160.5716
37	FATT ASHES BBQ	160.5372
38	S.R.Que	160.5256
39	Unprohibited BBQ	159.9656
40	BIG DADDY Q - FL	159.3944
41	SERIAL GRILLER	159.3828
42	BIG TYMERS BARBQ	158.8344
43	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	158.2400
44	INGLORIOUS BASTERS	157.1200
45	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	157.0856
46	TW BBQ	155.3828
47	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	154.8916
48	RACK CITY RIBZ	154.8116
49	BIG J BBQ	152.5372
50	The BBQ Shack	152.5256
51	BLITZKRIEG BBQ	152.5032
52	Pig In Pig Out	150.2860
53	Lazy J BBQ	150.2400
54	Smoke Shack	149.1772
55	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	149.0516
56	Mr. Cobbs BBQ	146.2628
57	Two Crackers Cooking	145.6800
58	BBQ GROUPIES	138.8228

Pork

58 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SERIAL GRILLER	177.7372
2	Smokin' Slimz	177.7028
3	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	176.5828
4	Unprohibited BBQ	176
5	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	174.8456
6	MIDNIGHT BURN	173.7028
7	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	170.8228
8	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	170.2744
9	Shanty Town BBQ	170.2628
10	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.1772
11	RACK CITY RIBZ	168.5600
12	BLITZKRIEG BBQ	168.5484
13	BIG DADDY Q - FL	168.5372
14	SADDLE UP BBQ	168.0116
15	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	168
16	ACCUTECH BBQ	167.9772
17	INGLORIOUS BASTERS	167.9772
18	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	167.9772
19	HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	167.9656
20	United Pork Smokers	167.4400
21	SWINOS	167.4056
22	S.R.Que	167.3828
23	BLUE LINE BBQ	166.9144
24	Hot Ashes	166.8456
25	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	166.2284
26	CHARQUETERIE	165.7028
27	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	165.6684
28	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	165.1316
29	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	165.0856
30	BIG J BBQ	164.5600
31	Butts on the Barbie	164.5600
32	Bo's Bodacious BBQ	164.5484
33	Mr. Cobbs BBQ	164
34	The Redneck Chef	163.3828
35	STREET MEAT	162.8228
36	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	161.1200
37	SWAMP BOYS	161.1084
38	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	160.5484
39	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	160.5028
40	The BBQ Shack	159.9544
41	NICE RACKS FL	159.3944
42	J-MACK COOKERS	158.8344
43	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	158.8228
44	Lakeland BBQ Company	158.8000
45	FATT ASHES BBQ	158.2512
46	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	158.2400
47	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	158.2284
48	BIG TYMERS BARBQ	157.0740
49	Two Crackers Cooking	156.5256
50	Lazy J BBQ	156.5140
51	TW BBQ	153.6572
52	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	153.1200
53	Plant City Lions Club BBQ	152.5372
54	SONS OF SAUCE	151.9428
55	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	149.0856
56	BBQ GROUPIES	147.4056
57	Pig In Pig Out	120.5484
58	Smoke Shack	118.2744

Brisket

57 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.4172

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	178.2972
2	CHARQUETERIE	176.5716
3	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	176
4	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	174.2628
5	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	172
6	NICE RACKS FL	171.4056
7	ACCUTECH BBQ	170.8456
8	BLITZKRIEG BBQ	170.8228
9	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	170.8112
10	SWAMP BOYS	170.2512
11	United Pork Smokers	169.7256
12	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	169.7028
13	Lakeland BBQ Company	169.6800
14	Hot Ashes	169.1428
15	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	169.1312
16	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	167.9772
17	HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	167.3828
18	MIDNIGHT BURN	167.3828
19	J-MACK COOKERS	166.8344
20	Unprohibited BBQ	166.8228
21	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	166.2628
22	STREET MEAT	166.2628
23	FATT ASHES BBQ	166.2284
24	S.R.Que	165.1544
25	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	165.1200
26	Butts on the Barbie	164.5600
27	BIG DADDY Q - FL	163.9772
28	TW BBQ	163.9656
29	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	163.4172
30	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	163.3944
31	SWINOS	161.1084
32	SERIAL GRILLER	160.5256
33	Shanty Town BBQ	160.5144
34	BBQ GROUPIES	159.9888
35	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	159.9544
36	Smokin' Slimz	159.3828
37	The Redneck Chef	159.3828
38	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	158.8228
39	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	157.6912
40	INGLORIOUS BASTERS	157.6800
41	Lazy J BBQ	157.0972
42	Bo's Bodacious BBQ	156.5256
43	Two Crackers Cooking	156
44	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	155.9656
45	RACK CITY RIBZ	155.3828
46	BIG J BBQ	154.8916
47	BIG TYMERS BARBQ	154.2512
48	SADDLE UP BBQ	153.0856
49	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	150.8800
50	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	150.8000
51	The BBQ Shack	150.2400
52	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	149.0972
53	Pig In Pig Out	147.9772
54	BLUE LINE BBQ	146.2400
55	SONS OF SAUCE	144.4912
56	Plant City Lions Club BBQ	134.2172
57	Smoke Shack	132.0340

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Backyard

61 entries · top 679.9884 · median 611.2916

#	Team	Score
1	Burnin' Buttz	679.9884
2	BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ	677.1544
3	Barely Sober	661.0968
4	2ND HAND SMOKE	650.1944
5	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	650.1824
6	White Lightning	649.1428
7	The Rusty Pig	646.2972
8	DAWG Q	642.1824
9	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	639.3372
10	She's A Smoker	638.8572
11	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	638.8112
12	Full of BULL BBQ	633.5536
13	Papa D's	633.0284
14	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	630.9484
15	Podunk Porkers BBQ	630.7312
16	J'Macs Bbq	630.1028
17	Swine Dynasty	629.4856
18	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	628.4800
19	Who's Cookin BBQ	627.3712
20	Bul-Hed BBQ	626.1944
21	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	624.5484
22	Bethune's BBQ	623.3488
23	GARLAND Q	620.4912
24	PJ's Smokehouse	619.2568
25	Five Foot Twenty Que	619.2456
26	Grannies Nutz	615.5884
27	Good As Any BBQ	614.1368
28	Smokin n Pokin	613.5428
29	Fired & Wired	612.4452
30	Evans Ranch BBQ	612.3316
31	ALL JACKED UP BBQ	611.2916
32	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	611.1540
33	Cafe Brisque	609.0512
34	IT'LL DO BBQ	608.4340
35	CHUBBY'S BBQ	608.3660
36	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	607.8168
37	Smokin Hooligans	605.6116
38	Bite Me BBQ	605.1204
39	92 BB Crew	603.8516
40	92 BB CREW 2	596.9024
41	The Sac is Back	596.6172
42	Polk County Porkers	596.4684
43	GOURMET REDNECKS	595.2340
44	WE BE SMOKIN	589.0172
45	Bentley BBQ & Caterers	588.5260
46	LIMP BRISKET	586.1256
47	TB's Top of the Line BBQ	584.7888
48	BAMBOO WARRIOR	582.7204
49	Joe Bear's BBQ	581.0516
50	SMOKE	579.0288
51	Grease Monkey Bar-B-Que	577.0856
52	AOC STICKY PIGS	574.0460
53	Randy Rucker's Smokin Bones BBQ Inc.	573.1312
54	Bar-B-Que and More	573.0172
55	Uncle Johnny's Smoke	571.8056
56	TREMENDOUS QUE	556.3768
57	Ole Southern Style	549.4392
58	Sons of Hamarchy	474.2400
59	Saunders Real Estate	440.4688
60	My Mamma's Bar-B-Q & Gourmet Sauces	266.6856
61	KB Foodservices	105.2228

Master Series — Backyard Brisket

61 entries · top 176.6172 · median 150.2284

#	Team	Score
1	BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ	176.6172
2	Good As Any BBQ	168.5828
3	She's A Smoker	167.4400
4	Burnin' Buttz	165.7144
5	DAWG Q	165.6912
6	Podunk Porkers BBQ	165.0856
7	Cafe Brisque	162.8916
8	GARLAND Q	162.2856
9	Barely Sober	161.7256
10	White Lightning	161.1772
11	TREMENDOUS QUE	159.9656
12	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	159.3828
13	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	158.2400
14	2ND HAND SMOKE	158.2284
15	Polk County Porkers	157.6912
16	SMOKE	157.1544
17	Bul-Hed BBQ	157.0972
18	The Rusty Pig	156.6516
19	LIMP BRISKET	156.5484
20	Bethune's BBQ	155.9772
21	Evans Ranch BBQ	154.8344
22	PJ's Smokehouse	153.6456
23	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	153.1428
24	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	153.0740
25	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	152.6056
26	Swine Dynasty	152.4916
27	Bentley BBQ & Caterers	151.4172
28	ALL JACKED UP BBQ	150.8228
29	Five Foot Twenty Que	150.2400
30	CHUBBY'S BBQ	150.2288
31	Fired & Wired	150.2284
32	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	150.2284
33	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	149.6572
34	The Sac is Back	149.1544
35	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	148.5372
36	Sons of Hamarchy	147.9544
37	Randy Rucker's Smokin Bones BBQ Inc.	147.4628
38	IT'LL DO BBQ	146.8228
39	92 BB Crew	146.8000
40	Smokin n Pokin	146.2516
41	GOURMET REDNECKS	146.2512
42	Who's Cookin BBQ	146.2284
43	Full of BULL BBQ	145.6684
44	Papa D's	145.6456
45	Smokin Hooligans	144.5600
46	Grannies Nutz	143.4972
47	92 BB CREW 2	143.3484
48	Joe Bear's BBQ	141.0972
49	Ole Southern Style	140.5940
50	J'Macs Bbq	137.5772
51	AOC STICKY PIGS	137.1204
52	Bar-B-Que and More	136.5488
53	Bite Me BBQ	135.9888
54	WE BE SMOKIN	135.3600
55	Saunders Real Estate	134.2060
56	BAMBOO WARRIOR	131.3376
57	Uncle Johnny's Smoke	130.7888
58	Grease Monkey Bar-B-Que	126.2744
59	TB's Top of the Line BBQ	122.7088
60	My Mamma's Bar-B-Q & Gourmet Sauces	117.0172
61	KB Foodservices	20

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

60 entries · top 180 · median 156.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Burnin' Buttz	180 🔥
2	Barely Sober	173.1200
3	BAMBOO WARRIOR	171.4628
4	Papa D's	170.8228
5	J'Macs Bbq	169.7256
6	BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ	169.7028
7	Fired & Wired	168.5828
8	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	168.5600
9	2ND HAND SMOKE	166.8688
10	Swine Dynasty	166.2856
11	Bul-Hed BBQ	164.5944
12	Sons of Hamarchy	164.0228
13	Full of BULL BBQ	163.3940
14	SMOKE	161.7144
15	The Rusty Pig	161.7028
16	Who's Cookin BBQ	161.1772
17	She's A Smoker	161.1200
18	IT'LL DO BBQ	160.5600
19	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	160.5600
20	Bethune's BBQ	160.5256
21	Evans Ranch BBQ	159.9772
22	Polk County Porkers	159.9772
23	Cafe Brisque	159.4056
24	White Lightning	159.4056
25	Five Foot Twenty Que	158.8000
26	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	158.3428
27	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	158.2400
28	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	157.1428
29	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	157.1200
30	CHUBBY'S BBQ	156.5372
31	PJ's Smokehouse	156.5256
32	GARLAND Q	155.9772
33	WE BE SMOKIN	155.4628
34	92 BB Crew	155.3828
35	Good As Any BBQ	155.3484
36	Joe Bear's BBQ	154.8228
37	Uncle Johnny's Smoke	154.2628
38	Podunk Porkers BBQ	153.6912
39	Grannies Nutz	153.1884
40	Ole Southern Style	152.5712
41	92 BB CREW 2	152.5140
42	Smokin Hooligans	152.5028
43	ALL JACKED UP BBQ	151.9428
44	TB's Top of the Line BBQ	151.9200
45	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	151.4056
46	Bar-B-Que and More	151.3828
47	DAWG Q	151.3484
48	Grease Monkey Bar-B-Que	149.6912
49	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	149.6456
50	Smokin n Pokin	149.0856
51	Saunders Real Estate	147.4400
52	Randy Rucker's Smokin Bones BBQ Inc.	147.4056
53	Bite Me BBQ	146.8344
54	GOURMET REDNECKS	146.8228
55	Bentley BBQ & Caterers	146.8116
56	AOC STICKY PIGS	142.8228
57	TREMENDOUS QUE	139.4056
58	The Sac is Back	137.7256
59	LIMP BRISKET	137.0744
60	KB Foodservices	45.2228

Master Series — Backyard Pork

61 entries · top 174.2628 · median 155.9656

#	Team	Score
1	J'Macs Bbq	174.2628
2	Grannies Nutz	173.1772
3	Burnin' Buttz	169.7484
4	BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ	169.7028
5	The Rusty Pig	169.7028
6	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	168.5716
7	Papa D's	167.4400
8	Who's Cookin BBQ	166.2628
9	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	165.7372
10	2ND HAND SMOKE	165.7028
11	AOC STICKY PIGS	164.0344
12	IT'LL DO BBQ	162.2628
13	Smokin n Pokin	162.2284
14	Evans Ranch BBQ	161.7028
15	Full of BULL BBQ	161.1084
16	Bite Me BBQ	160.0572
17	The Sac is Back	160
18	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	159.9540
19	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	159.3828
20	Saunders Real Estate	158.8228
21	LIMP BRISKET	158.2856
22	TB's Top of the Line BBQ	157.6572
23	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	157.1200
24	Barely Sober	157.1084
25	Five Foot Twenty Que	157.1084
26	92 BB Crew	156.5944
27	PJ's Smokehouse	156.5484
28	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	156.0228
29	ALL JACKED UP BBQ	156
30	GARLAND Q	155.9884
31	92 BB CREW 2	155.9656
32	DAWG Q	155.4400
33	Bethune's BBQ	154.2628
34	Uncle Johnny's Smoke	154.2512
35	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	154.2512
36	Podunk Porkers BBQ	153.6916
37	Grease Monkey Bar-B-Que	153.1428
38	White Lightning	153.1200
39	Swine Dynasty	153.0512
40	WE BE SMOKIN	151.9772
41	GOURMET REDNECKS	151.3600
42	Bul-Hed BBQ	150.8456
43	CHUBBY'S BBQ	150.8000
44	Fired & Wired	150.2512
45	My Mamma's Bar-B-Q & Gourmet Sauces	149.6684
46	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	149.6684
47	She's A Smoker	149.1428
48	Joe Bear's BBQ	147.4400
49	Cafe Brisque	147.3828
50	Smokin Hooligans	146.7888
51	Polk County Porkers	145.7028
52	Bar-B-Que and More	145.1428
53	Randy Rucker's Smokin Bones BBQ Inc.	145.1428
54	Good As Any BBQ	143.9656
55	BAMBOO WARRIOR	142.8116
56	Sons of Hamarchy	142.2628
57	Bentley BBQ & Caterers	136.5600
58	Ole Southern Style	133.0856
59	SMOKE	124.3428
60	TREMENDOUS QUE	115.9316
61	KB Foodservices	20

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

59 entries · top 175.4400 · median 150.8000

#	Team	Score
1	White Lightning	175.4400
2	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	170.8916
3	DAWG Q	169.7028
4	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	169.1656
5	Barely Sober	169.1428
6	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	165.1316
7	Burnin' Buttz	164.5256
8	Full of BULL BBQ	163.3828
9	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	162.8800
10	Bite Me BBQ	162.2400
11	Smokin Hooligans	161.7600
12	She's A Smoker	161.1544
13	BAY-KEN BUTTS BBQ	161.1316
14	2ND HAND SMOKE	159.3944
15	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	158.2628
16	Podunk Porkers BBQ	158.2628
17	The Rusty Pig	158.2400
18	Swine Dynasty	157.6572
19	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	156.5484
20	Smokin n Pokin	155.9772
21	Bentley BBQ & Caterers	153.7372
22	Who's Cookin BBQ	153.7028
23	Bul-Hed BBQ	153.6572
24	Five Foot Twenty Que	153.0972
25	Bethune's BBQ	152.5832
26	PJ's Smokehouse	152.5372
27	ALL JACKED UP BBQ	152.5260
28	TB's Top of the Line BBQ	152.5028
29	GOURMET REDNECKS	150.8000
30	CHUBBY'S BBQ	150.8000
31	The Sac is Back	149.7372
32	Papa D's	149.1200
33	J'Macs Bbq	148.5372
34	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	148.5028
35	Grease Monkey Bar-B-Que	147.9772
36	Good As Any BBQ	146.2400
37	GARLAND Q	146.2400
38	WE BE SMOKIN	146.2172
39	Grannies Nutz	145.7256
40	92 BB CREW 2	145.0744
41	92 BB Crew	145.0744
42	Fired & Wired	143.3828
43	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	143.3028
44	TREMENDOUS QUE	141.0740
45	Bar-B-Que and More	139.9428
46	Cafe Brisque	139.3712
47	IT'LL DO BBQ	138.7884
48	Joe Bear's BBQ	137.6916
49	BAMBOO WARRIOR	137.1084
50	Evans Ranch BBQ	135.8172
51	SMOKE	135.8172
52	LIMP BRISKET	134.2172
53	Randy Rucker's Smokin Bones BBQ Inc.	133.1200
54	Polk County Porkers	133.0972
55	Uncle Johnny's Smoke	132.5028
56	AOC STICKY PIGS	130.0684
57	Ole Southern Style	123.1884
58	KB Foodservices	20
59	Sons of Hamarchy	20

Master Series — Dessert

25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	178.2972
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5600
3	WE BE SMOKIN	175.4056
4	Hot Ashes	174.8456
5	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	174.2628
6	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	172.5600
7	Sons of Sauce (Sauce+Desrt)2	170.9144
8	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	170.8228
9	The Redneck Chef	170.3088
10	The BBQ Shack	169.7028
11	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	168.6172
12	She's A Smoker	168.5944
13	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	166.8228
14	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	166.2284
15	SONS OF SAUCE	165.2116
16	Lakeland BBQ Company	165.1200
17	92 BB Crew	163.9772
18	Evans Ranch BBQ	161.2116
19	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	159.9772
20	Bul-Hed BBQ	155.9772
21	NICE RACKS FL	155.9772
22	KB Foodservices	150.8916
23	Smokin Hooligans	150.2400
24	GARLAND Q	145.1772
25	LIMP BRISKET	143.3944

Master Series — Sauce

33 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5600

#	Team	Score
1	ACCUTECH BBQ	173.1428
2	TW BBQ	171.4400
3	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	169.1544
4	Evans Ranch BBQ	168.5256
5	The Redneck Chef (Sauce)2	168
6	Hot Ashes	167.4400
7	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	166.8916
8	Pull'n My Pork BBQ	166.3428
9	Smokin' Aces BBQ (Sauce)2	165.7600
10	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	163.9656
11	SERIAL GRILLER	163.9656
12	92 BB Crew	162.8456
13	Podunk Porkers BBQ	162.2628
14	Ole Southern Style	161.7028
15	Unprohibited BBQ	161.1544
16	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	161.1200
17	DRUNKIN BROTHERS BBQ	160.5600
18	S.R.Que	157.7144
19	SONS OF SAUCE	157.1312
20	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	155.3940
21	Smokin Hooligans	153.6800
22	NICE RACKS FL	153.6684
23	Lay the Smack Down BBQ	153.6340
24	The Redneck Chef	153.1544
25	BACKYARD GRILL & SMOKE	153.1200
26	Rib King	152.5600
27	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	151.9544
28	MIDNIGHT BURN	150.8344
29	Bul-Hed BBQ	149.1428
30	Bar-B-Que and More	145.0740
31	RACK CITY RIBZ	144.0116
32	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	134.2628
33	LIMP BRISKET	20

Master Series — Side Dish

22 entries · top 180 · median 163.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWAMP BOYS	180 🔥
2	The Redneck Chef	174.8916
3	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	174.2628
4	Hardwood BBQ, Inc	173.1428
5	Bul-Hed BBQ	169.1772
6	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	167.4172
7	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	166.9028
8	SMOKE	166.3200
9	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	164.5716
10	Unprohibited BBQ	164.5372
11	Barely Sober	163.9656
12	92 BB Crew	163.3944
13	LIMP BRISKET	162.2972
14	Evans Ranch BBQ	162.2744
15	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	162.2628
16	Smoke (SideDish)2	156.5828
17	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	154.8460
18	Smokin' Slimz (Sidedish)2	154.2628
19	NICE RACKS FL	150.2628
20	Smokin' Slimz	147.4284
21	Smokin Hooligans	142.2400
22	Smoke (SideDish)3	142.1596

Lakeland Pig Festival 2016

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Master Series — Backyard

Master Series — Backyard Brisket

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

Master Series — Backyard Pork

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Sauce

Master Series — Side Dish