May 5–6, 2017 · Kannapolis, NC · 📍 401 Laureate Way
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Jiggy With the Piggy on May 5, 2017 in Kannapolis, NC at 401 Laureate Way, scoring 693.6340 in a field of 75 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0512. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BALONEY JOE'S BBQ (178.2972); Pork — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (178.2972); Brisket — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SAUCED! BBQ TEAM; the next was held in 2018.
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.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: LADY OF Q and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and LADY OF Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (won 2016).
Bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data
75 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 76 | 702.8916 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| May 5, 2017 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 175.4516 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9888 |
75 entries · top 693.6340 · median 652.4228
75 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9544
75 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1316
75 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9544
75 entries · top 180 · median 159.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180