20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
2026-05-08 – 2026-05-09 · Waynesboro, GA · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $11,150.00
Grand Champion: ZIPS BBQ (706.8344) · 42 teams
Entries
73
6 categories
Top score
706.8344
Winning margin
5.1656
GC over RC
Field average
671.43
median 681.04
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Wings
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.6456
what a walk cost here
Field spread
113.9204
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,150.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
ZIPS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Strawberries
30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 155.4512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 5 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 7 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 8 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 11 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 12 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 13 | Jax Smoke | |
| 14 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 16 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 17 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 18 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 20 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 21 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 22 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 23 | We Meat Again | |
| 24 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 26 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 27 | QMEISTERS | |
| 28 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 29 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 30 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
Ancillary — Wings
73 entries · top 176.0344 · median 156.5372
Master Series — Brisket
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 15 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | Killer B's BBQ | |
| 18 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 20 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 22 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 25 | QMEISTERS | |
| 26 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 27 | We Meat Again | |
| 28 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 29 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 30 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 31 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 32 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 34 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 35 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 36 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 37 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Jax Smoke | |
| 39 | J's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 40 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 41 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 42 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8170 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 5 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 6 | We Meat Again | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 10 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | QMEISTERS | |
| 16 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 20 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 24 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 26 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 27 | Jax Smoke | |
| 28 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 29 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 30 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 31 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 32 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 33 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 34 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 35 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 36 | Killer B's BBQ | |
| 37 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 38 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 39 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 40 | J's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 41 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 42 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
42 entries · top 706.8344 · median 681.0398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 12 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 13 | We Meat Again | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 16 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 18 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 23 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | QMEISTERS | |
| 26 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 27 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 28 | Killer B's BBQ | |
| 29 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 30 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 31 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 33 | Jax Smoke | |
| 34 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 35 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 39 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 40 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 41 | J's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 42 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 2 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 11 | QMEISTERS | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 18 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 19 | Jax Smoke | |
| 20 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 21 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 22 | We Meat Again | |
| 23 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 24 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 26 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 27 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 28 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 29 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 30 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 32 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 33 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 34 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 35 | Killer B's BBQ | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | J's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 38 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 39 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 40 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 41 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 42 | No Clue BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 2 | Killer B's BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 5 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 7 | We Meat Again | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 11 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 13 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 14 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 16 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 21 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 22 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 23 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 24 | Big Slick BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 26 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 27 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 28 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 29 | Roscoe P Coal-Trane | |
| 30 | Smoking Fatties | |
| 31 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 32 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 33 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 34 | QMEISTERS | |
| 35 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 36 | Big J & Bubba | |
| 37 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 38 | Wackdaddy's 2.0 | |
| 39 | Jax Smoke | |
| 40 | J's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 41 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 42 | Lip Smacking Oinkers |