A razor-thin finish
Closer than 93% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
- THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS
- THE GRISWOLDS
Jun 23–24, 2017 · Chandler, OK · 📍 1113 Joe long Drive
THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival on June 23, 2017 in Chandler, OK at 1113 Joe long Drive, scoring 690.7884 in a field of 14 teams. THE GRISWOLDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2516. Category winners: Chicken — THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS (176.0000); Pork Ribs — BAD INVESTMENT BBQ (169.7028); Pork — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — THE GRISWOLDS (179.4400). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SWEET SWINE O'MINE.
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, 2014 to 2017 — 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.
Closer than 93% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 1–2: THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CAVEMAN CUISINE and BAD INVESTMENT BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RISE N SWINE (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | Corinth, MS | Corinth, MS 38835 | 32 | 703.9772 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Pigs R Us |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Corinth, MS | Corinth, MS 38852 | 25 | 697.6572 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | Pigs R Us |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK | 26 | 695.4060 | RISE N SWINE | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Sep 29, 2016 | Corinth, MS | Fillmore St | 28 | 698.2400 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | VICTORY LANE BBQ |
| Jun 23, 2017 ← this one | Chandler, OK | 1113 Joe long Drive | 14 | 690.7884 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | THE GRISWOLDS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 166.8228 | 156.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7028 | 165.1200 | 153.1544 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 169.1200 | 163.4172 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 168.5372 | 159.9312 |
14 entries · top 690.7884 · median 658.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 7 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 9 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 11 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 13 | On Cue | |
| 14 | Marshall's Joint |
14 entries · top 176 · median 162.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 7 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 9 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 12 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 13 | On Cue | |
| 14 | Marshall's Joint |
14 entries · top 169.7028 · median 163.1030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 2 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 7 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | Marshall's Joint | |
| 11 | On Cue | |
| 12 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 13 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 14 | SMOKIN BOMBERS |
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 7 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 8 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 9 | On Cue | |
| 10 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 11 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 13 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 14 | Marshall's Joint |
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 7 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 11 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 12 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 13 | On Cue | |
| 14 | Marshall's Joint |
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.
5 entries · top 171.4056 · median 150.3428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham-ra-Que | |
| 3 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 4 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BOMBERS |
4 entries · top 176.6172 · median 160.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 3 | BOLO BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BOMBERS |
3 entries · top 166.8800 · median 159.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Backerman | |
| 2 | Kaelyn Carpenter | |
| 3 | Zack Mason |
1 entries · top 161.1656 · median 161.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Backerman |