Aug 5–6, 2016 · Dillard, GA · 📍 892 Franklin St
BALD HAWG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) on August 5, 2016 in Dillard, GA at 892 Franklin St, scoring 700.5484 in a field of 56 teams. SMOKE THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8116. Category winners: Chicken — HOT WACHULA'S (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BALD HAWG BBQ (179.4400); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKE THIS (178.8572). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by THE PIT CREW GA; the next was held in 2017.
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 2017 — 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 71 times in 100
Bald Hawg BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BALD HAWG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6284 points.
Chicken places 3–4: OLD PLANTATION BBQ and WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA and WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: THE PIT CREW GA and SMOKE THIS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BALD HAWG BBQ took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 17th.
HOT WACHULA'S turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIG WHISPERERS (won 2013), THE PIT CREW GA (won 2015).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 61 | 695.3600 | PIG WHISPERERS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA 30537 | 56 | 702.8340 | KILLER B'S BBQ | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 55 | 698.2744 | THE PIT CREW GA | TENACIOUS Q |
| Aug 5, 2016 ← this one | Dillard, GA | 892 Franklin St | 56 | 700.5484 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard, GA | 982 Franklin Street | 57 | 697.6800 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE & SPICE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
56 entries · top 700.5484 · median 677.8800
56 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
56 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4230
56 entries · top 180 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2514
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.
21 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 2 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | |
| 3 | COOKERSANDGRILLS.COM | |
| 4 | BOGGY POND BBQ BRIGADE | |
| 5 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 6 | WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA | |
| 7 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 8 | 2 BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 9 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 10 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 12 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | |
| 14 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 15 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | MDT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | A CHICKEN HOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 20 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 21 | BBQR'S DELIGHT |
18 entries · top 180 · median 175.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | A CHICKEN HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | |
| 7 | 2 BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 8 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 9 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 10 | WICKED QUE | |
| 11 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 12 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | |
| 13 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 14 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 15 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 16 | BOGGY POND BBQ BRIGADE | |
| 17 | COOKERSANDGRILLS.COM | |
| 18 | SUE E PIGG |
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' GANGSTERS | |
| 3 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 5 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 6 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | MDT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | 2 BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 10 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 11 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 12 | COOKERSANDGRILLS.COM | |
| 13 | BOGGY POND BBQ BRIGADE | |
| 14 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 15 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 16 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | |
| 17 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 18 | WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA | |
| 19 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 20 | A CHICKEN HOUSE BBQ |