Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
2017-05-12 – 2017-05-13 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Grand Champion: BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW (689.0284) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 KILLER B'S BBQ
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.
569.37
median 658.41
689.03 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 174.26
129.07
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
42
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
689.0284
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
651.90
569.37689.03
median 658.41 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2740 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3144
569.37689.03
10th place overall
Field spread
119.6572
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
56%
23 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1578
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
An upset on the books
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW came in rated below the field's top team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1521
- top seed 1887
Won without a category win
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 14th
- Brisket 2nd
A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
A knife fight at the top
2.8572
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8572 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
- 1st BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW
- 2nd KILLER B'S BBQ
- 3rd ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ
- 4th BACKWOODS BBQ
- 5th YES, DEAR BBQ
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: YES, DEAR BBQ and WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: REAL SOUTH BBQ and SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
HOOTIE-Q turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 174.8572
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: YES, DEAR BBQ (won 2015), SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2016).
- YES, DEAR BBQ · 2015
- SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ · 2016
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOOTIE-Q · Pork Ribs
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)
Score distribution
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| 2015-05-08 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB |
| 2016-05-13 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| 2017-05-12 ← this one | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| 2018-05-11 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
| 2022-05-13 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2025-05-09 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine | Kings BBQ Team |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 171.9888 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 689.0284 · median 658.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 2 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 8 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 11 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 16 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 18 | QMEISTERS | |
| 19 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 23 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 24 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 25 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 26 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 27 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 28 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 29 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 31 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 32 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 33 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 34 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 35 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 36 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 37 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE | |
| 38 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 39 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 40 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 41 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 42 | Swine-O-Mite |
Chicken
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 5 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | QMEISTERS | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 10 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 13 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 14 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 15 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 16 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 17 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 20 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 21 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 22 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 23 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 24 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 27 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 28 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 29 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 30 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 31 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 32 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 33 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 34 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 35 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 37 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 39 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 41 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 42 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.6744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 4 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 11 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | QMEISTERS | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 19 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 20 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 21 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 22 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 23 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 24 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 25 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 26 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 28 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 30 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 31 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 32 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 33 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE | |
| 34 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 35 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 36 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 37 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 38 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 39 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 40 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 41 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 42 | VFW POST 10601 |
Pork
42 entries · top 175.4056 · median 164.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 5 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 7 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 10 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 11 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 12 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 14 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 17 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 23 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 24 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 25 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 26 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 27 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 28 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 29 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 30 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 31 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE | |
| 32 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 33 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 35 | QMEISTERS | |
| 36 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 37 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 38 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 39 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 40 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 41 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 42 | Swine-O-Mite |
Brisket
42 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 12 | QMEISTERS | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 15 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 16 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 17 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 18 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 21 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 24 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 26 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 28 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 29 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 30 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 31 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 32 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 33 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 34 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 35 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE | |
| 36 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 37 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 38 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 39 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 40 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 41 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 42 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ |
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 — Srawberries
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 3 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 8 | QMEISTERS | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 11 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 12 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 14 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 16 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 17 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 18 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 21 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 22 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 23 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
Master Series — Wings
32 entries · top 172.6056 · median 152.2226
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 2 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 3 | GATOR GRILLIN | |
| 4 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | Swine-O-Mite | |
| 7 | MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN & LOVETT | |
| 15 | WHACKDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | CARTER-QUE-ING | |
| 17 | BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS | |
| 18 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 19 | CHUBB & TUBBS | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 21 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 22 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 23 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 24 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 25 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | LICK DA BONE | |
| 28 | QMEISTERS | |
| 29 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 30 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' IN THE DAWGHOUSE | |
| 32 | FAT GUYS DREAM - BBQ LIFE |