Lakeland Pig Festival

2017-01-27 – 2017-01-28 · Lakeland, FL · 📍 Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road

Grand Champion: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (694.2744) · 60 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

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SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

694.2744 · Master Series — Overall

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SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

693.6572 · Master Series — Overall

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SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA

687.9772 · Master Series — Overall

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.

554.25 median 657.31 694.27 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 174.31
Pork 175.44
Brisket 178.88

130.82 178.88

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats · 8 ancillary

Top score

694.2744

Winning margin

0.6172

GC over RC

Field average

650.07

554.25694.27

median 657.31 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1772 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.2512

554.25694.27

10th place overall

Field spread

140.0232

winner to last place

Most consistent

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

avg finish 7.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1772 pts — SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA

How hot was the win?

Top 56%

beats 44% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

55%

32 of 58 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1575

avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 2029 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.

A razor-thin finish

0.6172 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

A new contest record

694.2744 highest overall ever cooked here

694.2744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9884 JACK'S OLD SOUTH set in 2015.

old record 691.9884
set 2015 by JACK'S OLD SOUTH

An upset on the books

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1884
top seed 2029

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 6–7: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 6–7 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 19th.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 19th
Pork 1st
Brisket 2nd

One of the big ones

60 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 92% of the 5,410 contests in the data

60 teams made this a bigger field than 92% of every contest tracked.

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
2013-01-25	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL	70	682.8568	3 EYZ BBQ	WICKED QUE
2015-01-30	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33813	62	691.9884	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	SERIAL GRILLER
2016-01-29	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland , FL 33813	58	687.4172	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	CHARQUETERIE
2017-01-27 ← this one	Lakeland, FL	Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road	60	694.2744	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
2018-01-26	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	60	702.2284	MIDNIGHT BURN	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2019-01-25	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	58	700.5028	Accutech BBQ	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2020-01-24	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Rd	53	700.5372	Smoke Central BBQ	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
2022-01-28	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland, FL 33811	60	701.6800	Who Cares BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
2023-01-27	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	51	706.8228	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	Kings BBQ Team
2024-01-26	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	61	707.3828	Rooters-N-Tooters	Ham Squad
2025-01-24	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	40	714.2744	Poppa Pig?	With a 180
2026-01-22	Lakeland, FL	4175 Medulla Road	63	708.5600	Fred Vegas Smokers	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	175.4172	172.5484
Pork Ribs	174.3088	173.1316	171.9772
Pork	175.4400	172.5600	170.2628
Brisket	178.8800	173.7028	171.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

60 entries · top 694.2744 · median 657.3142

#	Team	Score
1	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	694.2744
2	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	693.6572
3	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	687.9772
4	BOOTYQUE	684.5484
5	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	683.3372
6	Hogs Gone Wild BBQ	681.0400
7	Lakeland BBQ Company	680.5600
8	Smokin' Slimz	675.3828
9	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	675.3372
10	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	674.2512
11	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	674.1600
12	STREET MEAT	673.6452
13	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	673.0056
14	MIDNIGHT BURN	672.4912
15	Swamp Boys	671.9200
16	Hot Ashes	671.3372
17	SMOKE ON THIS	667.8972
18	Pull'n my Pork	667.3488
19	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	666.7544
20	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	666.7428
21	NICE RACKS FL	664.9940
22	EXTRA MILE BBQ	664.9940
23	K.C. CAN CREW	664.4456
24	ACCUTECH BBQ	664.4344
25	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	664.3884
26	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	663.3488
27	WICKED QUE	662.2172
28	Full of BULL BBQ	660.4916
29	RACK CITY RIBZ	658.2056
30	HOT WACHULA'S	657.6688
31	BIG DADDY Q - FL	656.9596
32	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	655.8516
33	Burnin' Buttz	653.0744
34	St. Louis Brother BBQ	652.4916
35	HARDWOOD BBQ	649.6000
36	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	649.5884
37	United Pork Smokers	648.9484
38	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	645.5196
39	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	644.9600
40	BACKMAN BBQ	644.9368
41	Big Tymers	644.4224
42	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	643.2456
43	Shanty Town BBQ	641.0520
44	J-MACK COOKERS	641.0172
45	White Lightning	640.3772
46	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	635.8632
47	AWESOME Q	635.8284
48	The BBQ Shack	634.0684
49	Guinea Pigs	622.7428
50	SWINOS	622.1028
51	Smoking and Poking	619.2000
52	Papa Cochon BBQ	618.1828
53	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	616.4800
54	BBQ GROUPIES	613.0056
55	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	606.1140
56	Pig In Or Pig Out	603.3488
57	Two Crackers Cooking	601.5996
58	Uncle John's Pride	577.5312
59	Porkganic Barbeque	571.2680
60	Smoke Shack	554.2512

Chicken

60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1314

#	Team	Score
1	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	178.8572
2	Lakeland BBQ Company	178.2972
3	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	176.5600
4	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	176.0000
5	SMOKE ON THIS	175.4172
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.2628
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
8	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	174.2628
9	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.7028
10	STREET MEAT	172.5484
11	BOOTYQUE	172.0228
12	Pull'n my Pork	171.9888
13	WICKED QUE	171.9884
14	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	171.9772
15	Hot Ashes	171.4172
16	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.4056
17	EXTRA MILE BBQ	171.4056
18	Swamp Boys	170.8228
19	AWESOME Q	170.8228
20	Full of BULL BBQ	170.2744
21	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	170.2628
22	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	169.6916
23	Hogs Gone Wild BBQ	169.6800
24	K.C. CAN CREW	169.1428
25	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	168.5716
26	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	168.5484
27	BIG DADDY Q - FL	168.5372
28	Burnin' Buttz	167.9772
29	Smokin' Slimz	167.9772
30	HARDWOOD BBQ	167.3828
31	HOT WACHULA'S	166.8800
32	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	166.8340
33	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	166.8228
34	St. Louis Brother BBQ	166.2744
35	The BBQ Shack	166.2516
36	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	166.2400
37	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	165.6800
38	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	164.5372
39	BBQ GROUPIES	163.4172
40	RACK CITY RIBZ	163.3828
41	Big Tymers	161.6912
42	White Lightning	161.1316
43	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	161.0972
44	J-MACK COOKERS	160.5600
45	United Pork Smokers	160.5028
46	Papa Cochon BBQ	159.9772
47	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	159.9544
48	Guinea Pigs	159.3944
49	NICE RACKS FL	159.3712
50	Shanty Town BBQ	157.6456
51	SWINOS	156.5256
52	ACCUTECH BBQ	156.5144
53	BACKMAN BBQ	156.5028
54	Smoking and Poking	152.4800
55	Two Crackers Cooking	150.7884
56	Pig In Or Pig Out	147.4284
57	Uncle John's Pride	143.8968
58	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	141.0628
59	Porkganic Barbeque	138.2628
60	Smoke Shack	130.8228

Pork Ribs

60 entries · top 174.3088 · median 163.9486

#	Team	Score
1	Smokin' Slimz	174.3088
2	St. Louis Brother BBQ	173.7144
3	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	173.1544
4	STREET MEAT	173.1428
5	Pull'n my Pork	173.1316
6	HOT WACHULA'S	172.5716
7	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	172.5600
8	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	172.5600
9	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.9888
10	K.C. CAN CREW	171.9772
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.9772
12	SMOKE ON THIS	171.9656
13	Full of BULL BBQ	171.4172
14	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.1200
15	BIG DADDY Q - FL	168.5600
16	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	167.9772
17	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	167.9656
18	WICKED QUE	167.4288
19	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	167.4288
20	Guinea Pigs	167.4056
21	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	167.3828
22	BOOTYQUE	166.8572
23	BACKMAN BBQ	166.8228
24	RACK CITY RIBZ	166.2744
25	Hogs Gone Wild BBQ	165.1200
26	Lakeland BBQ Company	165.1084
27	ACCUTECH BBQ	165.0972
28	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	164.5488
29	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	163.9772
30	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	163.9544
31	NICE RACKS FL	163.9428
32	Hot Ashes	163.3944
33	SWINOS	162.8344
34	HARDWOOD BBQ	162.8344
35	Big Tymers	162.8228
36	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	162.2860
37	EXTRA MILE BBQ	162.2284
38	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	160.5372
39	Swamp Boys	159.9888
40	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	159.9660
41	United Pork Smokers	159.3944
42	White Lightning	159.3944
43	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	158.8228
44	Smoking and Poking	157.6800
45	MIDNIGHT BURN	157.6572
46	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	156.5944
47	Burnin' Buttz	154.2628
48	J-MACK COOKERS	154.2172
49	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	151.9656
50	AWESOME Q	151.9428
51	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	151.9428
52	BBQ GROUPIES	150.8000
53	Shanty Town BBQ	148.5604
54	The BBQ Shack	147.9084
55	Pig In Or Pig Out	145.6916
56	Two Crackers Cooking	145.6684
57	Smoke Shack	144.5600
58	Uncle John's Pride	143.3944
59	Papa Cochon BBQ	143.3828
60	Porkganic Barbeque	133.6456

Pork

60 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.1028

#	Team	Score
1	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	175.4400
2	Hogs Gone Wild BBQ	174.2744
3	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.2628
4	ACCUTECH BBQ	172.5600
5	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	172.5600
6	BOOTYQUE	171.9656
7	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.4628
8	Pull'n my Pork	170.8456
9	Smokin' Slimz	170.2628
10	Swamp Boys	170.2628
11	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	169.6800
12	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	169.1544
13	NICE RACKS FL	168.5600
14	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	168.5372
15	Full of BULL BBQ	167.4172
16	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	167.3828
17	Hot Ashes	166.8228
18	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	166.8228
19	K.C. CAN CREW	166.8228
20	Shanty Town BBQ	166.2744
21	Pig In Or Pig Out	166.2744
22	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	166.2284
23	RACK CITY RIBZ	165.1656
24	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	165.1428
25	BACKMAN BBQ	164.5256
26	SMOKE ON THIS	164.5256
27	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	163.9772
28	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	163.9656
29	St. Louis Brother BBQ	163.3828
30	BIG DADDY Q - FL	163.3712
31	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	162.8344
32	EXTRA MILE BBQ	162.8228
33	HARDWOOD BBQ	161.6800
34	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	161.6456
35	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	161.6456
36	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	161.6456
37	Burnin' Buttz	161.1544
38	Guinea Pigs	161.1428
39	Papa Cochon BBQ	161.1428
40	J-MACK COOKERS	161.1316
41	Lakeland BBQ Company	160.5600
42	The BBQ Shack	160.5484
43	WICKED QUE	160.5372
44	United Pork Smokers	159.3828
45	White Lightning	159.3600
46	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	158.2628
47	SWINOS	157.6684
48	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	157.1200
49	Big Tymers	157.1084
50	STREET MEAT	157.1084
51	HOT WACHULA'S	156.5716
52	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	155.3484
53	Uncle John's Pride	154.8456
54	BBQ GROUPIES	154.8456
55	Smoking and Poking	154.7772
56	Two Crackers Cooking	153.7256
57	Porkganic Barbeque	152.5484
58	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	151.9884
59	AWESOME Q	151.9428
60	Smoke Shack	134.8684

Brisket

60 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.6570

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	178.8800
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	177.7028
3	Lakeland BBQ Company	176.5944
4	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	175.4172
5	BOOTYQUE	173.7028
6	NICE RACKS FL	173.1200
7	SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	171.9656
8	Hogs Gone Wild BBQ	171.9656
9	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.9656
10	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.9656
11	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	171.4172
12	Swamp Boys	170.8456
13	STREET MEAT	170.8456
14	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	170.8228
15	ACCUTECH BBQ	170.2628
16	Hot Ashes	169.7028
17	Burnin' Buttz	169.6800
18	United Pork Smokers	169.6684
19	Shanty Town BBQ	168.5716
20	EXTRA MILE BBQ	168.5372
21	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	166.3200
22	SHO GUD BARBEQUE	166.2744
23	J-MACK COOKERS	165.1084
24	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	164.5372
25	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	163.3944
26	RACK CITY RIBZ	163.3828
27	Smokin' Slimz	162.8340
28	Big Tymers	162.8000
29	WICKED QUE	162.2628
30	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	161.6684
31	HOT WACHULA'S	161.6456
32	AWESOME Q	161.1200
33	White Lightning	160.4912
34	The BBQ Shack	159.3600
35	HARDWOOD BBQ	157.7028
36	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	157.6456
37	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	157.0972
38	BACKMAN BBQ	157.0856
39	K.C. CAN CREW	156.5028
40	BIG DADDY Q - FL	156.4912
41	SMOKE ON THIS	155.9888
42	Smoking and Poking	154.2628
43	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	154.2284
44	Papa Cochon BBQ	153.6800
45	KATHLEEN ROADKILL	153.6800
46	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	153.0856
47	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	151.9428
48	Two Crackers Cooking	151.4172
49	Full of BULL BBQ	151.3828
50	Pull'n my Pork	151.3828
51	St. Louis Brother BBQ	149.1200
52	Porkganic Barbeque	146.8112
53	SWINOS	145.0744
54	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	145.0628
55	Smoke Shack	144.0000
56	Pig In Or Pig Out	143.9544
57	BBQ GROUPIES	143.9428
58	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	142.2056
59	Uncle John's Pride	135.3944
60	Guinea Pigs	134.8000

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.

Master Series — Anything But

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MIDNIGHT BURN	180.0000 🔥
2	Evans Ranch BBQ	179.4400
3	Mother Truckers BBQ	178.8572
4	WE BE SMOKIN	177.7028
5	92 BBQ Crew	177.2000
6	Uncle John's Pride 2	177.1428
7	92 BBQ Crew 2	175.4400
8	Swamp Boys	171.9656
9	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.4056
10	Que Balls BBQ	170.8684
11	Podunk Porkers BBQ	170.2628
12	SMOKE	169.1544
13	Mother Truckers BBQ 2	169.1428
14	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	168.5600
15	Extra Mile BBQ 2	167.4400
16	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	167.4172
17	Backyard Grill and Smoke	166.8800
18	HARDWOOD BBQ	165.1772
19	Uncle John's Pride	162.9828
20	Ring of Fire 2	162.2856
21	LIMP BRISKET	161.6456
22	Ring of Fire BBQ Co.	160.5372
23	EXTRA MILE BBQ	160.0000
24	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	153.6684
25	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	153.0972
26	Bar-B-Que & More	151.9544
27	The Real Smokin Butts 2	147.9428
28	Grillin' On The Other Side	137.0740

Master Series — Backyard

57 entries · top 691.4172 · median 632.4224

#	Team	Score
1	2ND HAND SMOKE	691.4172
2	Good As Any BBQ	682.8344
3	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	674.2172
4	The Rusty Pig	673.1888
5	Swine Dynasty	673.0400
6	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	667.3712
7	Done Right Smokin	666.1600
8	Barely Sober BBQ	665.6340
9	Mother Truckers BBQ	664.5372
10	DAWG Q	661.6572
11	Drunken Brothers BBQ	661.0512
12	She's a Smoker BBQ	658.8572
13	BEACHNECK BBQ	658.6968
14	92 BBQ Crew 2	656.4912
15	All Jacked Up Tiki Timi	654.7432
16	Sons of Hamarchy	653.0284
17	HOGGY STYLE BBQ	651.3716
18	Smokin Racks and Sippin Jack	648.5600
19	Smokin Hooligans	647.8744
20	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	647.3944
21	Back 9 BBQ	646.2176
22	SMOKIN BUTTZ BBQ	646.2172
23	92 BBQ Crew	645.5888
24	Bark Like A Hog BBQ	642.7088
25	LIMP BRISKET	642.3428
26	SMOKE	636.0572
27	Podunk Porkers BBQ	635.3256
28	GOURMET REDNECKS	635.2572
29	PaPa D's BBQ	632.4224
30	TREMENDOUS QUE	631.2800
31	Bubba's Smokin Q	630.6856
32	Fired & Wired	629.0856
33	AOC STICKY PIGS	627.9432
34	Bethune's BBQ	625.6912
35	Backyard Grill and Smoke	625.6464
36	IT'LL DO BBQ	624.9828
37	Cafe Brisque	624.6172
38	Chain Smokers	622.7888
39	Grillin' On The Other Side	621.4968
40	2 Live Que	619.8512
41	Evans Ranch BBQ	618.7088
42	Que Balls BBQ	617.5660
43	Harvest Meat Market Smokehouse BBQ	617.1316
44	Polk County Porkers	615.3148
45	Braves Blazing Butts	614.6404
46	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	607.2456
47	Fatback's BBQ	605.0060
48	BAMBOO WARRIOR	601.4856
49	GREASE MONKEY BBQ	596.9944
50	Bar-B-Que & More	594.6176
51	WE BE SMOKIN	593.5316
52	Uncle Johns Smoke	589.6460
53	Joe Bear's BBQ	582.6512
54	PJ's Smokehouse	564.8116
55	Chooch's Meats	544.2516
56	SRE	482.3428
57	Carey's BBQ and Catering	400.0916

Master Series — Backyard Brisket

57 entries · top 177.7600 · median 156.5260

#	Team	Score
1	The Rusty Pig	177.7600
2	Good As Any BBQ	174.2856
3	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	173.1200
4	DAWG Q	171.4400
5	Sons of Hamarchy	170.8800
6	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	170.8800
7	2ND HAND SMOKE	169.7256
8	She's a Smoker BBQ	168.5944
9	All Jacked Up Tiki Timi	166.8572
10	TREMENDOUS QUE	166.2628
11	Drunken Brothers BBQ	163.9428
12	92 BBQ Crew 2	163.4172
13	Podunk Porkers BBQ	163.4172
14	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	162.8456
15	WE BE SMOKIN	162.2400
16	GOURMET REDNECKS	161.7144
17	Done Right Smokin	161.1200
18	SMOKE	160.0572
19	Mother Truckers BBQ	159.9772
20	Swine Dynasty	159.3716
21	92 BBQ Crew	158.8116
22	Grillin' On The Other Side	158.2284
23	Smokin Racks and Sippin Jack	157.7144
24	BEACHNECK BBQ	157.6684
25	Fired & Wired	157.1428
26	SMOKIN BUTTZ BBQ	157.1200
27	Smokin Hooligans	157.1200
28	PaPa D's BBQ	156.5828
29	Polk County Porkers	156.5260
30	Barely Sober BBQ	155.9312
31	Back 9 BBQ	155.3944
32	HOGGY STYLE BBQ	154.8800
33	LIMP BRISKET	153.7256
34	SRE	153.1656
35	Bubba's Smokin Q	153.1200
36	Cafe Brisque	151.4400
37	Bethune's BBQ	150.3200
38	Bar-B-Que & More	149.6460
39	Chain Smokers	149.0972
40	IT'LL DO BBQ	147.9428
41	Joe Bear's BBQ	147.4172
42	Bark Like A Hog BBQ	147.3488
43	AOC STICKY PIGS	146.8116
44	Backyard Grill and Smoke	145.6576
45	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	145.6572
46	Que Balls BBQ	145.0744
47	PJ's Smokehouse	144.5600
48	2 Live Que	143.3828
49	Harvest Meat Market Smokehouse BBQ	142.8344
50	Fatback's BBQ	142.7772
51	Evans Ranch BBQ	142.2172
52	BAMBOO WARRIOR	141.6344
53	Braves Blazing Butts	140.4688
54	GREASE MONKEY BBQ	131.3144
55	Uncle Johns Smoke	128.4804
56	Carey's BBQ and Catering	109.6916
57	Chooch's Meats	105.7944

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

56 entries · top 173.7256 · median 159.7142

#	Team	Score
1	Swine Dynasty	173.7256
2	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	172.5600
3	Good As Any BBQ	172.5600
4	2ND HAND SMOKE	171.4172
5	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	170.8572
6	IT'LL DO BBQ	170.8456
7	Mother Truckers BBQ	170.8456
8	BEACHNECK BBQ	170.8228
9	Drunken Brothers BBQ	169.7028
10	HOGGY STYLE BBQ	169.6800
11	Done Right Smokin	169.6800
12	Back 9 BBQ	169.1200
13	Barely Sober BBQ	169.1200
14	LIMP BRISKET	167.4400
15	SMOKIN BUTTZ BBQ	166.8572
16	AOC STICKY PIGS	166.2972
17	Bubba's Smokin Q	165.7028
18	She's a Smoker BBQ	165.6800
19	Sons of Hamarchy	165.0856
20	All Jacked Up Tiki Timi	163.9772
21	Backyard Grill and Smoke	163.4400
22	PJ's Smokehouse	163.4056
23	The Rusty Pig	162.8688
24	Smokin Racks and Sippin Jack	162.8456
25	Fatback's BBQ	160.5828
26	DAWG Q	160.5372
27	Fired & Wired	160.0116
28	Evans Ranch BBQ	160.0000
29	Podunk Porkers BBQ	159.4284
30	2 Live Que	159.3828
31	Cafe Brisque	158.8800
32	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	158.8228
33	92 BBQ Crew	158.8000
34	PaPa D's BBQ	158.7884
35	Harvest Meat Market Smokehouse BBQ	158.2744
36	Smokin Hooligans	158.2516
37	92 BBQ Crew 2	158.1940
38	SMOKE	156.6400
39	Bethune's BBQ	155.9884
40	Chain Smokers	155.3944
41	GOURMET REDNECKS	154.7540
42	Uncle Johns Smoke	153.7484
43	Braves Blazing Butts	153.6800
44	GREASE MONKEY BBQ	153.1316
45	Bark Like A Hog BBQ	153.1200
46	BAMBOO WARRIOR	153.0628
47	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	151.3828
48	Bar-B-Que & More	150.8000
49	SRE	149.7372
50	Polk County Porkers	149.1200
51	Que Balls BBQ	149.0972
52	Joe Bear's BBQ	146.8000
53	TREMENDOUS QUE	145.6228
54	WE BE SMOKIN	142.7772
55	Grillin' On The Other Side	140.4800
56	Chooch's Meats	134.3544

Master Series — Backyard Pork

57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.4400

#	Team	Score
1	Bark Like A Hog BBQ	176.5600
2	2ND HAND SMOKE	176.0000
3	Smokin Hooligans	172.5600
4	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	170.2972
5	Mother Truckers BBQ	169.7372
6	She's a Smoker BBQ	169.7028
7	Que Balls BBQ	169.1200
8	Barely Sober BBQ	168.5828
9	LIMP BRISKET	168.5828
10	All Jacked Up Tiki Timi	167.9772
11	Swine Dynasty	167.9656
12	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	167.4400
13	Good As Any BBQ	166.2972
14	Podunk Porkers BBQ	166.2628
15	PaPa D's BBQ	166.2628
16	Done Right Smokin	165.6800
17	Back 9 BBQ	165.1316
18	92 BBQ Crew 2	164.5828
19	BAMBOO WARRIOR	163.4400
20	Drunken Brothers BBQ	163.4284
21	GOURMET REDNECKS	163.4172
22	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	163.4172
23	BEACHNECK BBQ	163.3828
24	Harvest Meat Market Smokehouse BBQ	162.2856
25	The Rusty Pig	160.5600
26	HOGGY STYLE BBQ	160.5600
27	AOC STICKY PIGS	160.5600
28	Uncle Johns Smoke	159.4628
29	SRE	159.4400
30	TREMENDOUS QUE	159.4172
31	DAWG Q	159.4056
32	SMOKE	159.3828
33	Bubba's Smokin Q	158.2284
34	Backyard Grill and Smoke	157.7372
35	GREASE MONKEY BBQ	157.7256
36	Grillin' On The Other Side	157.6684
37	92 BBQ Crew	157.1200
38	Smokin Racks and Sippin Jack	157.1200
39	Cafe Brisque	156.5828
40	Sons of Hamarchy	156.5484
41	Bethune's BBQ	155.3484
42	2 Live Que	154.2512
43	SMOKIN BUTTZ BBQ	153.0972
44	Chain Smokers	152.5828
45	Polk County Porkers	152.5144
46	IT'LL DO BBQ	149.6456
47	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	149.1084
48	Braves Blazing Butts	147.9316
49	Evans Ranch BBQ	146.2172
50	Carey's BBQ and Catering	145.8284
51	Fatback's BBQ	145.6572
52	PJ's Smokehouse	145.0972
53	Bar-B-Que & More	144.5256
54	WE BE SMOKIN	142.2628
55	Joe Bear's BBQ	141.6340
56	Fired & Wired	140.5256
57	Chooch's Meats	138.8684

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

57 entries · top 174.2744 · median 159.9772

#	Team	Score
1	2ND HAND SMOKE	174.2744
2	Braves Blazing Butts	172.5600
3	Barely Sober BBQ	172.0000
4	The Rusty Pig	172.0000
5	Swine Dynasty	171.9772
6	Fired & Wired	171.4056
7	Smokin Racks and Sippin Jack	170.8800
8	92 BBQ Crew	170.8572
9	92 BBQ Crew 2	170.2972
10	DAWG Q	170.2744
11	Evans Ranch BBQ	170.2744
12	Good As Any BBQ	169.6916
13	Done Right Smokin	169.6800
14	SMOKIN BUTTZ BBQ	169.1428
15	Denim Dan The BBQ Man	166.8228
16	BEACHNECK BBQ	166.8228
17	HOGGY STYLE BBQ	166.2516
18	Chain Smokers	165.7144
19	Bark Like A Hog BBQ	165.6800
20	Chooch's Meats	165.2344
21	Grillin' On The Other Side	165.1200
22	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	164.5256
23	Bethune's BBQ	164.0344
24	Drunken Brothers BBQ	163.9772
25	Mother Truckers BBQ	163.9772
26	2 Live Que	162.8344
27	The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team	161.0972
28	Sons of Hamarchy	160.5144
29	TREMENDOUS QUE	159.9772
30	SMOKE	159.9772
31	Smokin Hooligans	159.9428
32	Backyard Grill and Smoke	158.8116
33	Cafe Brisque	157.7144
34	Polk County Porkers	157.1544
35	Back 9 BBQ	156.5716
36	IT'LL DO BBQ	156.5488
37	Fatback's BBQ	155.9888
38	All Jacked Up Tiki Timi	155.9316
39	GOURMET REDNECKS	155.3716
40	She's a Smoker BBQ	154.8800
41	GREASE MONKEY BBQ	154.8228
42	Que Balls BBQ	154.2744
43	AOC STICKY PIGS	154.2744
44	Harvest Meat Market Smokehouse BBQ	153.7372
45	Bubba's Smokin Q	153.6344
46	LIMP BRISKET	152.5944
47	PaPa D's BBQ	150.7884
48	Bar-B-Que & More	149.6460
49	Uncle Johns Smoke	147.9544
50	TPCFFL BBQ BOYZ	147.3944
51	Joe Bear's BBQ	146.8000
52	WE BE SMOKIN	146.2516
53	Podunk Porkers BBQ	146.2172
54	Carey's BBQ and Catering	144.5716
55	BAMBOO WARRIOR	143.3484
56	PJ's Smokehouse	111.7488
57	SRE	20.0000

Master Series — Dessert

18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2802

#	Team	Score
1	The BBQ Shack	179.4400
2	HARDWOOD BBQ	178.8572
3	Hot Ashes	177.7144
4	Lakeland BBQ Company	176.0000
5	BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	175.4172
6	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	174.8800
7	Mother Truckers BBQ	172.0116
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	172.0000
9	LIMP BRISKET	171.9772
10	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	168.5832
11	She's a Smoker BBQ	168.5600
12	AWESOME Q	168.0000
13	SMOKE	166.3200
14	92 BBQ Crew 2	166.2744
15	HOT WACHULA'S	165.7028
16	TREMENDOUS QUE	162.2972
17	Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply	161.7144
18	THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS	158.7768

Master Series — Sauce

25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1200

#	Team	Score
1	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	179.4400
2	92 BBQ Crew	174.2628
3	Hot Ashes	172.6400
4	Lakeland BBQ Company	172.5600
5	Drunken Brothers BBQ	172.0344
6	BEACHNECK BBQ	170.2628
7	RACK CITY RIBZ	169.7256
8	Shanty Town BBQ	166.2628
9	K.C. CAN CREW	165.7256
10	Smokin Hooligans	163.9544
11	Cafe Brisque	162.8228
12	Smokin' Hooligans 3	161.6340
13	United Pork Smokers	161.1200
14	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	160.5828
15	Smokin' Hooligans 2	159.9428
16	SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	157.7144
17	ACCUTECH BBQ	157.1316
18	Kick Yo' Butt BBQ	156.5600
19	AWESOME Q	155.9772
20	LIMP BRISKET	154.8572
21	Podunk Porkers BBQ	154.7656
22	Uncle John's Pride	151.4056
23	Backyard Grill and Smoke	150.8344
24	NICE RACKS FL	147.9656
25	Bar-B-Que & More	142.8000

Lakeland Pig Festival

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Master Series — Anything But

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