Lakeland Pig Festival 2026

Jan 22–24, 2026 · Lakeland, FL · 📍 4175 Medulla Road · State championship

Reps: Carolyn Wells, Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $25,000

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FRED VEGAS SMOKERS

708.5600 · Master Series — Overall

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

706.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

706.2516 · Master Series — Overall

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Lakeland Pig Festival on January 22, 2026 in Lakeland, FL at 4175 Medulla Road, scoring 708.5600 in a field of 63 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2628. Category winners: Chicken — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Poppa Pig (179.4400); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rollin Smoke BBQ with 354.2628. This is the 12th of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Poppa Pig?; the next is scheduled for January 21, 2027.

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.

132.88 median 685.63 708.56 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
Master Series — Pork Ribs 179.44
Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
Backyard Series — Chicken 176.56
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Ancillary — Pork 180 🔥
Ancillary — Brisket 174.85

20 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

8 judged meats · 13 ancillary

Top score

708.5600

Winning margin

2.2972

GC over RC

Field average

664.30

132.88708.56

median 685.63 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Barely Sober BBQ (Pork), Rollin Smoke BBQ (Pork Ribs), SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ (Brisket) + 4 more

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

699.3484

132.88708.56

10th place overall

Field spread

575.6800

winner to last place

Prize money

$25,000

on the line

Most consistent

Rollin Smoke BBQ

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — Barely Sober BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 5%

beats 95% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

55%

50 of 91 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,571

avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

rated 2003 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1760
top seed 2003

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 5th
Brisket 13th

A day of perfect scores

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

Barely Sober BBQ · Pork
Rollin Smoke BBQ · Pork Ribs
SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ · Brisket

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 31 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Stewey Magoos BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Mad Dog BBQ and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 2–3 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Accutech BBQ (won 2019), Poppa Pig? (won 2025).

Accutech BBQ · 2019
Poppa Pig? · 2025

One of the big ones

63 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 93% of the 5,468 contests in the data

63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,468 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	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 ← this one	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
Master Series — Chicken	180	178.8572	177.7028
Master Series — Pork Ribs	179.4400	177.7372	176.5716
Master Series — Pork	180	177.1544	176.5600
Master Series — Brisket	180	177.7028	175.4172
Backyard Series — Chicken	176.5600	172	170.2628
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	180	176.5600	173.1200
Ancillary — Pork	180	174.8572	170.8344
Ancillary — Brisket	174.8456	169.7028	167.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

63 entries · top 708.5600 · median 685.6344

#	Team	Score
1	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	708.5600
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	706.2628
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	706.2516
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	703.9428
5	BrewsCue	703.3944
6	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	702.8344
7	Blue Smoke Q	700.5260
8	Poppa Pig	700.5140
9	Optimus Swine	699.9544
10	TILLMAN'S BBQ	699.3484
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	698.8000
12	Low Eye Que	697.6688
13	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	697.0856
14	Stewey Magoos BBQ	696.4912
15	Sailor Nicks BBQ	695.3832
16	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	694.2400
17	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	693.6228
18	Team Smoke Showin'	693.0744
19	DB BBQ	692.5028
20	ACCUTECH BBQ	691.9432
21	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	691.8968
22	WHEN PIGS DIE	691.3600
23	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	690.2172
24	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	689.6112
25	Team Cookie	689.0516
26	Mad Dog BBQ	688.4684
27	Say My Name BBQ	687.3712
28	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	687.3484
29	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	687.3256
30	Peach Coast BBQ	686.7656
31	With a 180	686.2288
32	Team BS BBQ	685.6344
33	Kings BBQ Team	685.5996
34	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	683.9088
35	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	683.8972
36	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	683.3368
37	Glamping Grillers	683.3256
38	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	682.7196
39	RIBLIFE	681.5768
40	Space Station BBQ	678.7656
41	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	675.8512
42	Hawks Den BBQ	674.1832
43	Yeti Mafia BBQ	674.1712
44	Burning Bush BBQ	673.5768
45	Bull and Boar BBQ	673.0400
46	Slapulator BBQ	672.4800
47	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	671.8740
48	Broken Bottle BBQ	670.7200
49	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	669.6000
50	K & E's Little Smokers	667.8512
51	2nd Hand Smoke of Lakeland	666.7312
52	Mikes C7 BBQ	665.6340
53	Campfire Que	662.1028
54	BAMA BOYS BBQ	660.9944
55	Cousins Q	657.6000
56	Cool Guys BBQ	651.2112
57	Guinea Pigs	641.5084
58	House of Q USA	623.7944
59	Lazy J Barbecue	619.8056
60	Manna	571.1888
61	PiginOrPigout Cooking Team	463.9312
62	Meathead's BBQ	403.5428
63	Henry's Kitchen	132.8800

Chicken

62 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	180 🔥
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180 🔥
3	Stewey Magoos BBQ	180 🔥
4	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	179.4400
5	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	178.8572
6	Low Eye Que	177.7144
7	Mad Dog BBQ	177.7028
8	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.7028
9	Blue Smoke Q	177.7028
10	Say My Name BBQ	177.7028
11	Peach Coast BBQ	176.5600
12	TILLMAN'S BBQ	176.5600
13	BrewsCue	176.5600
14	Optimus Swine	176.5600
15	With a 180	176.0116
16	Hawks Den BBQ	175.4400
17	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	175.4172
18	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	175.4172
19	Team BS BBQ	175.4172
20	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	175.4056
21	Yeti Mafia BBQ	175.4056
22	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	175.4056
23	Bull and Boar BBQ	174.2744
24	Kings BBQ Team	174.2628
25	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	173.7144
26	Sailor Nicks BBQ	173.7028
27	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1428
28	Team Smoke Showin'	173.1200
29	WHEN PIGS DIE	173.1200
30	Poppa Pig	173.1084
31	Glamping Grillers	171.9656
32	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	171.9656
33	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.8456
34	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8228
35	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	170.8112
36	K & E's Little Smokers	170.8112
37	Slapulator BBQ	170.2972
38	Broken Bottle BBQ	170.2744
39	Burning Bush BBQ	170.2512
40	DB BBQ	169.7028
41	2nd Hand Smoke of Lakeland	169.7028
42	Team Cookie	169.6800
43	BAMA BOYS BBQ	169.6800
44	RIBLIFE	169.6684
45	Cousins Q	169.6684
46	Space Station BBQ	168.5600
47	Mikes C7 BBQ	167.9656
48	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	167.3828
49	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	166.8228
50	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	166.2628
51	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	166.2400
52	Cool Guys BBQ	166.2284
53	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	165.6916
54	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	165.0856
55	Campfire Que	162.8000
56	ACCUTECH BBQ	158.8116
57	Guinea Pigs	158.2284
58	PiginOrPigout Cooking Team	155.3828
59	Lazy J Barbecue	150.8000
60	Manna	148.4912
61	House of Q USA	147.9200
62	Meathead's BBQ	122.0456

Pork Ribs

63 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Poppa Pig	179.4400
2	WHEN PIGS DIE	178.8572
3	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	178.8572
4	Team Smoke Showin'	178.2972
5	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	177.7372
6	DB BBQ	177.7144
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	177.7144
8	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7144
9	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	177.1544
10	ACCUTECH BBQ	176.5716
11	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	176.5600
12	Optimus Swine	176.5600
13	Glamping Grillers	176.5600
14	Team Cookie	175.4172
15	Blue Smoke Q	175.4172
16	Broken Bottle BBQ	175.4056
17	Stewey Magoos BBQ	175.4056
18	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	175.4056
19	Mad Dog BBQ	174.8572
20	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.2628
21	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	174.2628
22	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	173.7144
23	Sailor Nicks BBQ	173.1316
24	TILLMAN'S BBQ	173.1200
25	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1200
26	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	173.1200
27	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	172.5716
28	BrewsCue	172.5716
29	RIBLIFE	171.9772
30	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	171.9772
31	Low Eye Que	171.9772
32	Kings BBQ Team	171.9656
33	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	170.8344
34	K & E's Little Smokers	170.8228
35	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	170.8228
36	Space Station BBQ	170.8228
37	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.6800
38	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	169.6800
39	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
40	Say My Name BBQ	169.6800
41	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	168.5372
42	Peach Coast BBQ	168.5372
43	Cousins Q	167.4172
44	Mikes C7 BBQ	167.4056
45	Hawks Den BBQ	167.3944
46	Guinea Pigs	167.3828
47	Bull and Boar BBQ	166.8572
48	Slapulator BBQ	166.2628
49	Campfire Que	166.2400
50	BAMA BOYS BBQ	165.6800
51	With a 180	165.6800
52	Yeti Mafia BBQ	165.1084
53	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	163.9428
54	Team BS BBQ	163.3944
55	2nd Hand Smoke of Lakeland	161.6800
56	Burning Bush BBQ	161.6572
57	Cool Guys BBQ	161.0972
58	Lazy J Barbecue	160.5372
59	House of Q USA	159.9772
60	PiginOrPigout Cooking Team	152.5600
61	Manna	147.3716
62	Meathead's BBQ	135.8172
63	Henry's Kitchen	20

Pork

62 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	180 🔥
2	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	179.4400
3	ACCUTECH BBQ	178.8572
4	Blue Smoke Q	177.7144
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.1544
6	Sailor Nicks BBQ	176.5716
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176.5600
8	Poppa Pig	176.5600
9	DB BBQ	176.5600
10	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5600
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	176.5600
12	BrewsCue	176.5600
13	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	175.4172
14	Say My Name BBQ	174.2856
15	Space Station BBQ	174.2856
16	Team Cookie	174.2744
17	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	174.2744
18	Optimus Swine	174.2744
19	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.7028
20	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	173.1200
21	Team Smoke Showin'	173.1084
22	Low Eye Que	172.5600
23	Burning Bush BBQ	172.5600
24	Hawks Den BBQ	171.9772
25	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	171.9656
26	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.9656
27	TILLMAN'S BBQ	171.9656
28	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.4284
29	With a 180	171.4172
30	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	171.4056
31	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	170.8456
32	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	170.8228
33	Team BS BBQ	170.8228
34	Kings BBQ Team	170.8228
35	WHEN PIGS DIE	170.2628
36	Slapulator BBQ	169.6800
37	Yeti Mafia BBQ	169.6800
38	Stewey Magoos BBQ	169.1084
39	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	169.1084
40	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	169.1084
41	BAMA BOYS BBQ	167.4172
42	Peach Coast BBQ	167.3828
43	K & E's Little Smokers	167.3828
44	2nd Hand Smoke of Lakeland	167.3712
45	Glamping Grillers	166.2744
46	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	166.2516
47	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	166.2400
48	RIBLIFE	165.6684
49	Campfire Que	165.0972
50	Mad Dog BBQ	165.0856
51	Bull and Boar BBQ	164.5256
52	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	163.9428
53	Cool Guys BBQ	162.8000
54	House of Q USA	162.8000
55	Guinea Pigs	161.0972
56	Broken Bottle BBQ	158.8000
57	Mikes C7 BBQ	158.2400
58	Lazy J Barbecue	157.6684
59	Cousins Q	157.0972
60	PiginOrPigout Cooking Team	155.9884
61	Meathead's BBQ	145.6800
62	Manna	135.9544

Brisket

61 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	180 🔥
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	178.2972
3	ACCUTECH BBQ	177.7028
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7028
5	TILLMAN'S BBQ	177.7028
6	BrewsCue	177.7028
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176.5600
8	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	176.5600
9	Team BS BBQ	176
10	Low Eye Que	175.4172
11	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	175.4056
12	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	175.4056
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	174.8456
14	Peach Coast BBQ	174.2856
15	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	174.2628
16	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	174.2628
17	RIBLIFE	174.2628
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1200
19	With a 180	173.1200
20	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	173.1200
21	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1200
22	Optimus Swine	172.5600
23	Mikes C7 BBQ	172.0228
24	Stewey Magoos BBQ	171.9772
25	Sailor Nicks BBQ	171.9772
26	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	171.9656
27	Poppa Pig	171.4056
28	Mad Dog BBQ	170.8228
29	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	170.8228
30	Blue Smoke Q	169.6916
31	Team Cookie	169.6800
32	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.1200
33	Burning Bush BBQ	169.1084
34	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.1084
35	Team Smoke Showin'	168.5488
36	Kings BBQ Team	168.5484
37	DB BBQ	168.5256
38	Glamping Grillers	168.5256
39	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	168.5256
40	2nd Hand Smoke of Lakeland	167.9772
41	Campfire Que	167.9656
42	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	167.4172
43	DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS	167.3828
44	Bull and Boar BBQ	167.3828
45	Slapulator BBQ	166.2400
46	Broken Bottle BBQ	166.2400
47	Say My Name BBQ	165.7028
48	Space Station BBQ	165.0972
49	Yeti Mafia BBQ	163.9772
50	Cousins Q	163.4172
51	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	163.3828
52	Cool Guys BBQ	161.0856
53	Hawks Den BBQ	159.3716
54	K & E's Little Smokers	158.8344
55	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	158.2628
56	BAMA BOYS BBQ	158.2172
57	Guinea Pigs	154.8000
58	House of Q USA	153.0972
59	Lazy J Barbecue	150.8000
60	Manna	139.3716
61	Henry's Kitchen	112.8800

Backyard Series

Overall

47 entries · top 354.2628 · median 330.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Rollin Smoke BBQ	354.2628
2	Dogpatch Q	352.5600
3	Mike's Backyard BBQ	348.5716
4	Sleepy Pete's BBQ	346.8228
5	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	345.1088
6	Podunk Porkers	345.0972
7	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	345.0856
8	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	342.8228
9	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	342.8116
10	LEE LA Q	342.7884
11	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	341.6572
12	Barely Sober BBQ	339.9428
13	Belly Bustin Bistro	339.3944
14	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	339.3600
15	Uncle G's BBQ	338.2284
16	Crack-A-Lacken	336.0116
17	Porkin the Porkers	335.9544
18	Nuts & Butts	335.3712
19	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	334.2056
20	kidsPACK Culinary Crew	333.6800
21	GJQ George Jenkins High	332.5256
22	Buttz & Hose BBQ	332.5028
23	Sons of Hamarchy	331.3832
24	The Smoked Biscuit Company	330.8228
25	Smoking Problems	330.8000
26	Porkganic BBQ	330.2056
27	Roanoke Boys	327.3368
28	Grease Monkey	326.7888
29	The Rusty Pig	326.7544
30	LB-Q	325.7372
31	BBQmyway	325.6572
32	Yee Haw BBQ	324.5028
33	JP BBQ and Catering	323.9200
34	Bethune's BBQ	323.3832
35	Core and Main	323.3716
36	92 BB Crew	322.7544
37	Liberty Smokehouse	322.7544
38	Powered by Smoke	322.7428
39	Neighbor's BBQ	322.2288
40	Smokin' Lattes'	321.0404
41	BOFAB BBQ	319.8860
42	K-Dubs	319.3488
43	Smokin D	317.0860
44	Magic Bones	315.9428
45	Blind Pig Barbecue	313.6572
46	A Butt to Remember	313.0056
47	LaVergne Street Boyz	294.2400

Chicken

47 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1088

#	Team	Score
1	Dogpatch Q	176.5600
2	Sons of Hamarchy	174.2972
3	Rollin Smoke BBQ	174.2628
4	kidsPACK Culinary Crew	172.5600
5	Mike's Backyard BBQ	172
6	Podunk Porkers	171.9772
7	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	171.9772
8	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	170.8228
9	Belly Bustin Bistro	170.2744
10	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	170.2628
11	The Smoked Biscuit Company	169.7144
12	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	169.6800
13	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	169.6684
14	Porkin the Porkers	169.1084
15	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	168.5488
16	Yee Haw BBQ	168
17	JP BBQ and Catering	167.9656
18	GJQ George Jenkins High	167.4056
19	Barely Sober BBQ	167.3828
20	Sleepy Pete's BBQ	167.3828
21	Buttz & Hose BBQ	166.8344
22	BOFAB BBQ	166.2400
23	LEE LA Q	166.2284
24	Grease Monkey	165.1088
25	Smokin' Lattes'	165.0972
26	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	165.0972
27	Nuts & Butts	165.0740
28	Smoking Problems	163.3828
29	Uncle G's BBQ	163.3712
30	Crack-A-Lacken	162.8916
31	Smokin D	162.8460
32	Powered by Smoke	162.8000
33	Core and Main	162.2744
34	Blind Pig Barbecue	161.7144
35	K-Dubs	161.1088
36	Bethune's BBQ	161.0972
37	Neighbor's BBQ	160.5372
38	Liberty Smokehouse	159.9544
39	92 BB Crew	159.9544
40	BBQmyway	159.4172
41	The Rusty Pig	159.3600
42	Magic Bones	158.8344
43	Porkganic BBQ	157.0856
44	A Butt to Remember	156.4912
45	LB-Q	156
46	LaVergne Street Boyz	154.8228
47	Roanoke Boys	154.7768

Pork Ribs

47 entries · top 180 · median 166.8460 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Rollin Smoke BBQ	180 🔥
2	Sleepy Pete's BBQ	179.4400
3	Mike's Backyard BBQ	176.5716
4	LEE LA Q	176.5600
5	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	176.5600
6	Dogpatch Q	176
7	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	175.4172
8	Uncle G's BBQ	174.8572
9	Crack-A-Lacken	173.1200
10	Podunk Porkers	173.1200
11	Porkganic BBQ	173.1200
12	Barely Sober BBQ	172.5600
13	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	172.5600
14	Roanoke Boys	172.5600
15	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	171.9772
16	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	170.8344
17	Nuts & Butts	170.2972
18	LB-Q	169.7372
19	Belly Bustin Bistro	169.1200
20	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	169.1084
21	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	168.5372
22	Smoking Problems	167.4172
23	The Rusty Pig	167.3944
24	Porkin the Porkers	166.8460
25	BBQmyway	166.2400
26	Buttz & Hose BBQ	165.6684
27	GJQ George Jenkins High	165.1200
28	Liberty Smokehouse	162.8000
29	92 BB Crew	162.8000
30	Bethune's BBQ	162.2860
31	Neighbor's BBQ	161.6916
32	Grease Monkey	161.6800
33	kidsPACK Culinary Crew	161.1200
34	The Smoked Biscuit Company	161.1084
35	Core and Main	161.0972
36	Powered by Smoke	159.9428
37	K-Dubs	158.2400
38	Magic Bones	157.1084
39	Sons of Hamarchy	157.0860
40	A Butt to Remember	156.5144
41	Yee Haw BBQ	156.5028
42	JP BBQ and Catering	155.9544
43	Smokin' Lattes'	155.9432
44	Smokin D	154.2400
45	BOFAB BBQ	153.6460
46	Blind Pig Barbecue	151.9428
47	LaVergne Street Boyz	139.4172

Ancillary

Pork

47 entries · top 180 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Barely Sober BBQ	180 🔥
2	Rollin Smoke BBQ	177.1428
3	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	177.1428
4	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	176.5600
5	Mike's Backyard BBQ	174.8572
6	Sons of Hamarchy	173.1428
7	Dogpatch Q	172.5600
8	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	170.8572
9	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	170.8456
10	BBQmyway	170.8344
11	Liberty Smokehouse	170.2628
12	Nuts & Butts	169.6800
13	Roanoke Boys	169.1200
14	Belly Bustin Bistro	168.5256
15	Yee Haw BBQ	168.5256
16	The Rusty Pig	168.5256
17	Magic Bones	168.0228
18	BOFAB BBQ	167.4172
19	LEE LA Q	167.3944
20	Bethune's BBQ	166.8456
21	JP BBQ and Catering	166.2400
22	kidsPACK Culinary Crew	165.7144
23	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	165.6684
24	Uncle G's BBQ	165.0856
25	The Smoked Biscuit Company	164.5372
26	LB-Q	163.9884
27	Core and Main	163.9656
28	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	163.9428
29	Podunk Porkers	163.3828
30	Porkganic BBQ	162.8456
31	Porkin the Porkers	162.8228
32	K-Dubs	162.8000
33	Powered by Smoke	162.2400
34	Grease Monkey	160.5716
35	Smokin D	160.5600
36	Smokin' Lattes'	160.5144
37	Sleepy Pete's BBQ	159.9544
38	Buttz & Hose BBQ	159.3944
39	GJQ George Jenkins High	158.8344
40	A Butt to Remember	158.8112
41	92 BB Crew	158.8000
42	Smoking Problems	157.7028
43	Neighbor's BBQ	154.8000
44	Crack-A-Lacken	153.1084
45	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	151.8628
46	Blind Pig Barbecue	149.6684
47	LaVergne Street Boyz	141.6456

Brisket

47 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.8116

#	Team	Score
1	BBQmyway	174.8456
2	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	172
3	Sons of Hamarchy	171.4172
4	Belly Bustin Bistro	170.8228
5	Podunk Porkers	169.7028
6	Smokin' Lattes'	168.5488
7	Rollin Smoke BBQ	168.5484
8	Porkganic BBQ	168.5372
9	Sleepy Pete's BBQ	167.9772
10	LEE LA Q	167.9656
11	A Butt to Remember	167.4288
12	Denim Dan the BBQ Man	166.8572
13	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	166.2628
14	Mike's Backyard BBQ	166.2628
15	The Rusty Pig	166.2400
16	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	165.6800
17	Powered by Smoke	165.1200
18	Grease Monkey	164.5256
19	Liberty Smokehouse	163.9772
20	K-Dubs	163.3828
21	Porkin the Porkers	163.3828
22	Smoking Problems	163.3828
23	Uncle G's BBQ	162.8228
24	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	162.8116
25	kidsPACK Culinary Crew	162.2284
26	Barely Sober BBQ	161.0856
27	Nuts & Butts	160.5600
28	The Smoked Biscuit Company	160.5256
29	JP BBQ and Catering	160.5028
30	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	159.9544
31	Neighbor's BBQ	158.2056
32	Dogpatch Q	157.7144
33	GJQ George Jenkins High	157.1428
34	Roanoke Boys	157.1428
35	BOFAB BBQ	157.1088
36	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	155.3028
37	Buttz & Hose BBQ	154.7772
38	Yee Haw BBQ	154.2400
39	92 BB Crew	151.9200
40	LB-Q	151.3600
41	Smokin D	149.6460
42	Magic Bones	149.1088
43	Crack-A-Lacken	148.5028
44	Core and Main	146.7772
45	Bethune's BBQ	145.6800
46	Blind Pig Barbecue	144.5028
47	LaVergne Street Boyz	137.6916

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.

Ancillary — Appetizer

27 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Sons of Hamarchy	180 🔥
2	Stewey Magoos BBQ	178.8572
3	BAMA BOYS BBQ	178.8572
4	Bad Rooster BBQ 2	177.7144
5	Sons of Hamarchy 2	177.7028
6	Kings BBQ Team	177.7028
7	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	176.5600
8	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	175.4400
9	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	174.2628
10	Clean Smoke BBQ Team 2	173.1544
11	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	173.1200
12	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	173.1084
13	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	172.5600
14	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	171.9772
15	Broken Bottle BBQ	171.9772
16	LEE LA Q	171.9656
17	Smokin D	171.4400
18	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ 2	171.4400
19	Team Cookie	171.4172
20	BOFAB BBQ	170.8800
21	GJQ George Jenkins High	170.8572
22	Podunk Porkers	170.2628
23	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	168.5372
24	Bourbon Barrel BBQ 2	166.8112
25	Powered by Smoke	165.1084
26	Space Station BBQ	165.0972
27	LaVergne Street Boyz	163.4400

Ancillary — Cocktail

19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Sons of Hamarchy 4	180 🔥
2	Sons of Hamarchy 3	178.2972
3	LEE LA Q	177.7028
4	Bull and Boar BBQ	177.7028
5	Yeti Mafia BBQ 2	176
6	Yeti Mafia BBQ	175.4056
7	Cool Guys BBQ	175.4056
8	Sons of Hamarchy	174.2628
9	BAMA BOYS BBQ	173.1200
10	92 BB Crew	173.1084
11	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1084
12	Broken Bottle BBQ	171.4056
13	Sons of Hamarchy 2	170.8228
14	Campfire Que	170.8228
15	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	167.3712
16	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	166.8228
17	LaVergne Street Boyz	164
18	Team Cookie	163.3828
19	WHEN PIGS DIE	158.1940

Ancillary — Dessert

24 entries · top 180 · median 176.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	180 🔥
2	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	180 🔥
3	BAMA BOYS BBQ	180 🔥
4	DB BBQ	180 🔥
5	Low Eye Que	180 🔥
6	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	180 🔥
7	Sons of Hamarchy	179.4400
8	Uncle G's BBQ	178.8572
9	Kings BBQ Team	177.7144
10	RIBLIFE	177.7028
11	Sons of Hamarchy 2	177.1428
12	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	177.1428
13	Mikes C7 BBQ	176.6172
14	Bull and Boar BBQ	176.5600
15	Stewey Magoos BBQ	176.5600
16	The Smoked Biscuit Company	175.4056
17	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	175.4056
18	Broken Bottle BBQ	174.8572
19	PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.	174.8456
20	Core and Main	174.2628
21	Powered by Smoke	173.1316
22	Liberty Smokehouse	173.1200
23	Team Cookie	163.9544
24	LaVergne Street Boyz	160

Ancillary — Entree

19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Sons of Hamarchy	180 🔥
2	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	180 🔥
3	LEE LA Q	180 🔥
4	Pero Family Farms	177.7144
5	Crack-A-Lacken	177.1772
6	Sons of Hamarchy 2	177.1428
7	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	176
8	92 BB Crew	175.4056
9	BAMA BOYS BBQ	174.2628
10	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1316
11	Kings BBQ Team	173.1200
12	Smokin Aces 3	172.5484
13	Broken Bottle BBQ	171.9656
14	BOFAB BBQ	166.8228
15	Team Cookie	166.2284
16	Barely Sober BBQ	165.0968
17	Guinea Pigs	164.5716
18	LaVergne Street Boyz	157.1428
19	Crack-A-Lacken 2	154.8572

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Chicken

11 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Slow Smoke 67 Knox	180 🔥
2	Brains and Butcher	176
3	Yee Haw BBQ Lane	174.2856
4	Batter Up Bar B Que Gage	172.5484
5	K-Dubs BBQ Jameson	171.9656
6	Pop-A-Chicka	171.4056
7	Ballerina Bar B Que Madeline	170.8228
8	Kaiyla's Kitchen Ja'Kaiyla	168.5140
9	Keepin It Smokin Jr Bentley	167.9884
10	Browns BBQ Morgan	167.3940
11	Tiger BBQ Banks	167.3828

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Sauce

7 entries · top 176 · median 171.9772

#	Team	Score
1	Kaiyla's Kitchen Ja'Kaiyla	176
2	Browns BBQ Morgan	174.8688
3	K-Dubs BBQ Jameson	173.7144
4	Ballerina Bar B Que Madeline	171.9772
5	Slow Smoke 67 Knox	169.1200
6	Keepin It Smokin Jr Bentley	166.8344
7	Batter Up Bar B Que Gage	165.6800

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Steak

11 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8344

#	Team	Score
1	Pop-A-Chicka	177.7372
2	Batter Up Bar B Que Gage	175.4056
3	Brains and Butcher	174.8688
4	Tiger BBQ Banks	173.7028
5	Browns BBQ Morgan	173.1200
6	Keepin It Smokin Jr Bentley	170.8344
7	Slow Smoke 67 Knox	167.9772
8	Ballerina Bar B Que Madeline	166.8228
9	Kaiyla's Kitchen Ja'Kaiyla	165.6684
10	K-Dubs BBQ Jameson	164.5372
11	Yee Haw BBQ Lane	160.5372

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Chicken

10 entries · top 169.6912 · median 167.0970

#	Team	Score
1	Glazed and Infused Luke	169.6912
2	Beginners Cluck Nicholas	169.1200
3	Sassy Dee's BBQ Shelby	168.5256
4	Porky the Partner BBQ Kage	167.9772
5	Backstop BBQ Lincoln	167.9656
6	Pork Princess BBQ Cheyenne	166.2284
7	Them Y'alls Goats BBQ Konnyr	165.7028
8	Kickin' It with Kyla	165.6912
9	Captains BBQ Sam	165.1200
10	ISLAnder's Grill	163.9884

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Sauce

5 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Glazed and Infused Luke	180 🔥
2	Backstop BBQ Lincoln	174.2628
3	Them Y'alls Goats BBQ Konnyr	173.7028
4	Sassy Dee's BBQ Shelby	170.8800
5	ISLAnder's Grill	162.2628

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Steak

10 entries · top 180 · median 172.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Glazed and Infused Luke	180 🔥
2	Beginners Cluck Nicholas	176.5944
3	Them Y'alls Goats BBQ Konnyr	176.5828
4	Captains BBQ Sam	176.5828
5	Backstop BBQ Lincoln	176
6	Pork Princess BBQ Cheyenne	168.5256
7	ISLAnder's Grill	167.4744
8	Sassy Dee's BBQ Shelby	167.3712
9	Porky the Partner BBQ Kage	161.6916
10	Kickin' It with Kyla	158.8344

Ancillary — Lamb

8 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8514

#	Team	Score
1	LEE LA Q	179.4400
2	BAMA BOYS BBQ	174.2856
3	Sons of Hamarchy 2	171.9772
4	Podunk Porkers	170.8572
5	Broken Bottle BBQ	170.8456
6	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.7028
7	Sons of Hamarchy	167.9772
8	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	167.9656

Ancillary — Sauce

43 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	180 🔥
2	92 BB Crew	179.4400
3	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	177.7028
4	Smokin Aces BBQ 2	177.1428
5	Smokin Aces 3	177.1428
6	BAMA BOYS BBQ	176.5600
7	TILLMAN'S BBQ	176.5600
8	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4400
9	K-Dubs	173.7028
10	Liberty Smokehouse	173.7028
11	Say My Name BBQ	173.7028
12	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	172.5484
13	Team Cookie 3	171.4056
14	LEE LA Q	171.4056
15	Bull and Boar BBQ	171.4056
16	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	170.8456
17	Whiskey Bent BBQ 2	170.8344
18	Burning Bush BBQ 2	170.8112
19	Nuts & Butts	170.2628
20	Burning Bush BBQ	169.7028
21	GJQ George Jenkins High	169.6684
22	Crack-A-Lacken	169.6684
23	Crack-A-Lacken 2	169.1428
24	LaVergne Street Boyz	169.1084
25	Porkganic BBQ 2	167.9884
26	Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ	167.9772
27	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	167.9772
28	Mike's Backyard BBQ	167.9656
29	Porkin the Porkers	167.9656
30	Blind Pig Barbecue	167.4056
31	Porkganic BBQ	167.3940
32	Podunk Porkers	167.3828
33	Bad Rooster BBQ 2	167.3712
34	Kings BBQ Team 2	166.8228
35	Team Cookie	166.2400
36	Team Cookie 2	165.1084
37	Whiskey Bent BBQ 3	165.0856
38	Broken Bottle BBQ	164.5256
39	Pero Family Farms	163.4400
40	Kings BBQ Team	162.8344
41	Sons of Hamarchy	161.7028
42	TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ	160.4796
43	Whiskey Bent BBQ 4	154.7652

Ancillary — Steak

16 entries · top 180 · median 173.1430 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	180 🔥
2	92 BB Crew	179.4400
3	Broken Bottle BBQ	177.7144
4	Sons of Hamarchy	177.7144
5	Yeti Mafia BBQ	176.5600
6	Podunk Porkers	176.0116
7	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	176.0116
8	Roanoke Boys	174.2972
9	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	171.9888
10	BAMA BOYS BBQ	169.7144
11	Barely Sober BBQ	169.6916
12	Grease Monkey	166.8456
13	Drunkin Brother's BBQ	165.7028
14	Sons of Hamarchy 2	165.1200
15	Sons of Hamarchy 3	163.3828
16	Cool Guys BBQ	160.5372

Lakeland Pig Festival 2026

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Master Series

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Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

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Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Appetizer

Ancillary — Cocktail

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Entree

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Chicken

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Sauce

Kids-Q — Junior-Q Steak

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Chicken

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Sauce

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Steak

Ancillary — Lamb

Ancillary — Sauce

Ancillary — Steak