May 6–7, 2016 · Kannapolis, NC
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Jiggy With the Piggy on May 6, 2016 in Kannapolis, NC, scoring 702.8916 in a field of 76 teams. THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2516. Category winners: Chicken — CHECKERED PIG (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LADY OF Q (180.0000); Pork — PRIME BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — PRIME BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2016 to 2022 — 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.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 5–6: KEEP CALM AND QUE ON and HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: QUEOLOGY and CHECKERED PIG tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: EB'S BAR-B-QUE edged BALONEY JOE'S BBQ by 0.0112.
PRIME BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data
76 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 76 | 702.8916 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| May 5, 2017 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 75 | 693.6340 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| May 4, 2018 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 70 | 694.2400 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 3, 2019 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 60 | 701.6456 | Muttley Crew BBQ | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ NC |
| May 13, 2022 | Kannapolis, NC | 125 N Research Campus Dr. | 46 | 705.6800 | CBF Que | CHUNKY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Kannapolis, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Kannapolis, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2856 | 173.1200 |
76 entries · top 702.8916 · median 656.1142
76 entries · top 180 · median 166.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
76 entries · top 180 · median 164.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
76 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.0914
76 entries · top 180 · median 163.0970 · 🔥 perfect 180