20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
2026-05-08 – 2026-05-09 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $11,150.00
Grand Champion: ZIPS BBQ (706.8344) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ
Entries
42
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
706.8344
Winning margin
5.1656
GC over RC
Field average
671.43
median 681.04
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
SMOKIN SKULLIES (Brisket), HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ (Brisket), ZIPS BBQ (Chicken), K & E's Little Smokers (Pork)
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.6456
10th place overall
Field spread
113.9204
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,150.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
29%
of the 42 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Glamping Grillers and COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKE SHOW MAFIA and No Clue BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: No Clue BBQ and We Meat Again tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 175.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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