Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
2016-05-13 – 2016-05-14 · State championship
Grand Champion: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (692.4800) · 41 teams
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
YES, DEAR BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2015-05-08).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 41 teams across 2 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 690.7884, set by PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE in 2014.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2015-05-08 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2016-05-13 ← this one | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 2017-05-12 | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 2018-05-11 | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2019-05-10 | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-13 | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| 2025-05-09 | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.