May 1–2, 2026 · Marriott-Slaterville, UT · 📍 1010 S. 1700 W. · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $10,000
CROOKED PIGS won Grand Champion at the Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash on May 1, 2026 in Marriott-Slaterville, UT at 1010 S. 1700 W., scoring 713.7144 in a field of 19 teams. HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8800. Category winners: Chicken — CROOKED PIGS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Tuffy's BBQ (177.1544); Pork — HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — CROOKED PIGS (179.4400).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
CROOKED PIGS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8344 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: CROOKED PIGS and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Wild West BBQ and Bar-B-Que & Bourbon tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Iron Brothers BBQ and SinBin BBQ tied on 177.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CROOKED PIGS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CROOKED PIGS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176 | 172.5828 |
19 entries · top 713.7144 · median 688.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 2 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 3 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 8 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | Iron Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 15 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 17 | BD's BBQ | |
| 18 | Bar-B-Que & Bourbon | |
| 19 | El Chacon BBQ |
19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | BD's BBQ | |
| 4 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Que & Bourbon | |
| 9 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 10 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 11 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 12 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 14 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 17 | El Chacon BBQ | |
| 18 | Iron Brothers BBQ | |
| 19 | 5XL BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.1544 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 3 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 4 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 5 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 6 | Iron Brothers BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 9 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 10 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 11 | Bar-B-Que & Bourbon | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | BD's BBQ | |
| 15 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | BrewsCue | |
| 18 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | El Chacon BBQ |
19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 2 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 3 | Iron Brothers BBQ | |
| 4 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 5 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 12 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | El Chacon BBQ | |
| 15 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 17 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 18 | Bar-B-Que & Bourbon | |
| 19 | BD's BBQ |
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 2 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | Triple Nines BBQ | |
| 9 | 5XL BBQ | |
| 10 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 11 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 12 | BrewsCue | |
| 13 | Iron Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 15 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 16 | BD's BBQ | |
| 17 | Bar-B-Que & Bourbon | |
| 18 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 19 | El Chacon BBQ |