Lakeland Pig Festival
2026-01-22 – 2026-01-24 · Lakeland, FL · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $25,000.00
Grand Champion: Fred Vegas Smokers (708.5600) · 63 teams
Entries
63
20 categories
Top score
354.2628
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
331.07
median 330.82
Perfect 180s
23 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
342.7884
what a walk cost here
Field spread
60.0228
winner to last place
Prize money
$25,000.00
on the line
Double threats
25
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7028 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
23 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2015-01-30 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 2016-01-29 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2017-01-27 | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2018-01-26 | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland, FL | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland, FL | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland, FL | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland, FL | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? |
| 2026-01-22 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Appetizer
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Brisket
47 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQmyway | |
| 2 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 3 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 4 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 5 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 6 | Smokin' Lattes' | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 9 | Sleepy Pete's BBQ | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | A Butt to Remember | |
| 12 | Denim Dan the BBQ Man | |
| 13 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 14 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 16 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 17 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 18 | Grease Monkey | |
| 19 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 20 | K-Dubs | |
| 21 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 22 | Smoking Problems | |
| 23 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 24 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 25 | kidsPACK Culinary Crew | |
| 26 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 27 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 28 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 29 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 30 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 31 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 32 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 33 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 34 | Roanoke Boys | |
| 35 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 36 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 37 | Buttz & Hose BBQ | |
| 38 | Yee Haw BBQ | |
| 39 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 40 | LB-Q | |
| 41 | Smokin D | |
| 42 | Magic Bones | |
| 43 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 44 | Core and Main | |
| 45 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 46 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 47 | LaVergne Street Boyz |
Ancillary — Cocktail
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sons of Hamarchy 4 | |
| 2 | Sons of Hamarchy 3 | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | Yeti Mafia BBQ 2 | |
| 6 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 7 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 8 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 12 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 13 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 14 | Campfire Que | |
| 15 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 17 | LaVergne Street Boyz | |
| 18 | Team Cookie | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE |
Ancillary — Dessert
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 2 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 3 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | DB BBQ | |
| 5 | Low Eye Que | |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 7 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 8 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 9 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 12 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Mikes C7 BBQ | |
| 14 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 15 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 16 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 18 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 19 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | Core and Main | |
| 21 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 22 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 23 | Team Cookie | |
| 24 | LaVergne Street Boyz |
Ancillary — Entree
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Pero Family Farms | |
| 5 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 6 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 8 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 11 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Smokin Aces 3 | |
| 13 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 14 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 15 | Team Cookie | |
| 16 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 17 | Guinea Pigs | |
| 18 | LaVergne Street Boyz | |
| 19 | Crack-A-Lacken 2 |
Ancillary — Lamb
8 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 4 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 5 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 7 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL |
Ancillary — Pork
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 4 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 5 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 9 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQmyway | |
| 11 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 13 | Roanoke Boys | |
| 14 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 15 | Yee Haw BBQ | |
| 16 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 17 | Magic Bones | |
| 18 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 19 | LEE LA Q | |
| 20 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 21 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 22 | kidsPACK Culinary Crew | |
| 23 | Denim Dan the BBQ Man | |
| 24 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 26 | LB-Q | |
| 27 | Core and Main | |
| 28 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 29 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 30 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 31 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 32 | K-Dubs | |
| 33 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 34 | Grease Monkey | |
| 35 | Smokin D | |
| 36 | Smokin' Lattes' | |
| 37 | Sleepy Pete's BBQ | |
| 38 | Buttz & Hose BBQ | |
| 39 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 40 | A Butt to Remember | |
| 41 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 42 | Smoking Problems | |
| 43 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 44 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 45 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 46 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 47 | LaVergne Street Boyz |
Ancillary — Sauce
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 3 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Smokin Aces BBQ 2 | |
| 5 | Smokin Aces 3 | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | K-Dubs | |
| 10 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 11 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 13 | Team Cookie 3 | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 16 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Whiskey Bent BBQ 2 | |
| 18 | Burning Bush BBQ 2 | |
| 19 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 20 | Burning Bush BBQ | |
| 21 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 22 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 23 | Crack-A-Lacken 2 | |
| 24 | LaVergne Street Boyz | |
| 25 | Porkganic BBQ 2 | |
| 26 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 28 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 30 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 31 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 32 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 33 | Bad Rooster BBQ 2 | |
| 34 | Kings BBQ Team 2 | |
| 35 | Team Cookie | |
| 36 | Team Cookie 2 | |
| 37 | Whiskey Bent BBQ 3 | |
| 38 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 39 | Pero Family Farms | |
| 40 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 41 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 42 | TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 43 | Whiskey Bent BBQ 4 |
Ancillary — Steak
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1430 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 3 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 4 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 5 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 6 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 8 | Roanoke Boys | |
| 9 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 10 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 12 | Grease Monkey | |
| 13 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 14 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 15 | Sons of Hamarchy 3 | |
| 16 | Cool Guys BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
47 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | kidsPACK Culinary Crew | |
| 5 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 7 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 9 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 10 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 11 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 12 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 13 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 15 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 16 | Yee Haw BBQ | |
| 17 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 18 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 19 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 20 | Sleepy Pete's BBQ | |
| 21 | Buttz & Hose BBQ | |
| 22 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | Grease Monkey | |
| 25 | Smokin' Lattes' | |
| 26 | Denim Dan the BBQ Man | |
| 27 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 28 | Smoking Problems | |
| 29 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 30 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 31 | Smokin D | |
| 32 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 33 | Core and Main | |
| 34 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 35 | K-Dubs | |
| 36 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 37 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 38 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 39 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 40 | BBQmyway | |
| 41 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 42 | Magic Bones | |
| 43 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 44 | A Butt to Remember | |
| 45 | LB-Q | |
| 46 | LaVergne Street Boyz | |
| 47 | Roanoke Boys |
Backyard Series — Overall
47 entries · top 354.2628 · median 330.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Sleepy Pete's BBQ | |
| 5 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 6 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 7 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 8 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 12 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 13 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 14 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 16 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 17 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 18 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 19 | Denim Dan the BBQ Man | |
| 20 | kidsPACK Culinary Crew | |
| 21 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 22 | Buttz & Hose BBQ | |
| 23 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 24 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 25 | Smoking Problems | |
| 26 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 27 | Roanoke Boys | |
| 28 | Grease Monkey | |
| 29 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 30 | LB-Q | |
| 31 | BBQmyway | |
| 32 | Yee Haw BBQ | |
| 33 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 34 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 35 | Core and Main | |
| 36 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 37 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 38 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 39 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 40 | Smokin' Lattes' | |
| 41 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 42 | K-Dubs | |
| 43 | Smokin D | |
| 44 | Magic Bones | |
| 45 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 46 | A Butt to Remember | |
| 47 | LaVergne Street Boyz |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8460 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Sleepy Pete's BBQ | |
| 3 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Drunkin Brother's BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | When Pigs Fly Family BBQ | |
| 8 | Uncle G's BBQ | |
| 9 | Crack-A-Lacken | |
| 10 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 11 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 12 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Roanoke Boys | |
| 15 | Lil Dis Lil Dat BBQ | |
| 16 | PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 18 | LB-Q | |
| 19 | Belly Bustin Bistro | |
| 20 | Denim Dan the BBQ Man | |
| 21 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Problems | |
| 23 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 24 | Porkin the Porkers | |
| 25 | BBQmyway | |
| 26 | Buttz & Hose BBQ | |
| 27 | GJQ George Jenkins High | |
| 28 | Liberty Smokehouse | |
| 29 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 30 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 31 | Neighbor's BBQ | |
| 32 | Grease Monkey | |
| 33 | kidsPACK Culinary Crew | |
| 34 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 35 | Core and Main | |
| 36 | Powered by Smoke | |
| 37 | K-Dubs | |
| 38 | Magic Bones | |
| 39 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 40 | A Butt to Remember | |
| 41 | Yee Haw BBQ | |
| 42 | JP BBQ and Catering | |
| 43 | Smokin' Lattes' | |
| 44 | Smokin D | |
| 45 | BOFAB BBQ | |
| 46 | Blind Pig Barbecue | |
| 47 | LaVergne Street Boyz |
Kids-Q — Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5140 · 🔥 perfect 180
Kids-Q — Junior-q sauce
7 entries · top 176.0000 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaiyla's Kitchen Ja'Kaiyla | |
| 2 | Browns BBQ Morgan | |
| 3 | K-Dubs BBQ Jameson | |
| 4 | Ballerina Bar B Que Madeline | |
| 5 | Slow Smoke 67 Knox | |
| 6 | Keepin It Smokin Jr Bentley | |
| 7 | Batter Up Bar B Que Gage |
Kids-Q — Junior-q steak
11 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8344
Kids-Q — Kids-q sauce
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glazed and Infused Luke | |
| 2 | Backstop BBQ Lincoln | |
| 3 | Them Y'alls Goats BBQ Konnyr | |
| 4 | Sassy Dee's BBQ Shelby | |
| 5 | ISLAnder's Grill |
Kids-Q — Kids-q steak
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
61 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
63 entries · top 708.5600 · median 685.6344
Master Series — Pork
62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
63 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656