2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Columbus, MS · 📍 764 Hwy 69 S
Grand Champion: THE BLUE BLOODS (706.8340) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BEER-B-QUE BOYS
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
706.8340 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.9312 SOUTH PORK set in 2016.
Wider than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1884 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: THE BLUE BLOODS and HICKORY PRIME tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: THE SPECIALISTS and THE BLUE BLOODS tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Hogg Ugly edged SHORT BUS COOKERS by 0.0116.
THE BLUE BLOODS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SOUTH PORK (won 2016).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | Columbus, MS | 764 Hwy 69 S | 27 | 699.9312 | SOUTH PORK | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ |
| 2017-10-06 ← this one | Columbus, MS | 764 Hwy 69 S | 25 | 706.8340 | THE BLUE BLOODS | BEER-B-QUE BOYS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.9884 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 172.5716 | 164.5372 |
25 entries · top 706.8340 · median 657.5888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 2 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 3 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 4 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 5 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 6 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 7 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 9 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | COCHON 225 | |
| 11 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 12 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 13 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 14 | BEER HOGS | |
| 15 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 16 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 17 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 18 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 19 | SOUTHEASTERN COOKERS (SEC) | |
| 20 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 21 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 22 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 23 | B D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | LOCO HOGS | |
| 25 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 4 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 5 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 6 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 7 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 11 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 12 | COCHON 225 | |
| 13 | B D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 15 | LOCO HOGS | |
| 16 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 17 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 18 | SOUTHEASTERN COOKERS (SEC) | |
| 19 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 20 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 21 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 22 | BEER HOGS | |
| 23 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 24 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 25 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COCHON 225 | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 4 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 5 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 6 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 7 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 8 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER HOGS | |
| 10 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 11 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 12 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 14 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 15 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 16 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 17 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS | |
| 18 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 19 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 20 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 21 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 22 | B D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 24 | SOUTHEASTERN COOKERS (SEC) | |
| 25 | LOCO HOGS |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 4 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 6 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 7 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 8 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 9 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 11 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 12 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTHEASTERN COOKERS (SEC) | |
| 15 | BEER HOGS | |
| 16 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 17 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 18 | COCHON 225 | |
| 19 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 20 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS | |
| 21 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 22 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 23 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 24 | LOCO HOGS | |
| 25 | B D'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 4 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 5 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 6 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 8 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 9 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 10 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 11 | SOUTHEASTERN COOKERS (SEC) | |
| 12 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 14 | BEER HOGS | |
| 15 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 16 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 17 | COCHON 225 | |
| 18 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 19 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 20 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 21 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 22 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 23 | B D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | LOCO HOGS | |
| 25 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS |
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.
8 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MS WILD HAWGS 2 | |
| 2 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 3 | SHORT BUS COOKERS | |
| 4 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS 2 | |
| 5 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 6 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 7 | MS WILD HAWGS 3 | |
| 8 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS |
7 entries · top 337.1772 · median 319.4856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S & T BBQ | |
| 2 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING | |
| 3 | LEROY'S OIC | |
| 4 | TZURS | |
| 5 | Porker Players | |
| 6 | JW & THE WILD BOARS | |
| 7 | ROAST TIDE ROAST |
6 entries · top 169.1772 · median 159.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S & T BBQ | |
| 2 | LEROY'S OIC | |
| 3 | Porker Players | |
| 4 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING | |
| 5 | TZURS | |
| 6 | JW & THE WILD BOARS |
6 entries · top 173.7256 · median 152.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S & T BBQ | |
| 2 | Porker Players | |
| 3 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING | |
| 4 | JW & THE WILD BOARS | |
| 5 | LEROY'S OIC | |
| 6 | TZURS |
7 entries · top 169.6916 · median 156.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING | |
| 2 | S & T BBQ | |
| 3 | TZURS | |
| 4 | LEROY'S OIC | |
| 5 | JW & THE WILD BOARS | |
| 6 | Porker Players | |
| 7 | ROAST TIDE ROAST |
10 entries · top 172.0000 · median 162.3200
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 157.4858
17 entries · top 161.0972 · median 151.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 2 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 3 | Hogg Ugly2 | |
| 4 | S & T BBQ | |
| 5 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS | |
| 7 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 8 | Hogg Ugly | |
| 9 | Hogg Ugly 3 | |
| 10 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | MISSISSIPPI WILD HAWGS | |
| 12 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 13 | SOBLEY EXCAVATING | |
| 14 | B D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | ELECTRIC PIG | |
| 16 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS 2 | |
| 17 | LOCO HOGS |