High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Winchester, TN
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,500.00
Grand Champion: Puddleduck BBQ (357.1544) · 29 teams
Entries
29
6 categories
Top score
357.1544
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
334.63
median 338.80
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.3712
what a walk cost here
Field spread
65.8172
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7028 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | 60 | 704.5712 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2014-04-18 | 62 | 701.0972 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2015-04-17 | 59 | 708.0116 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 2016-04-15 | 56 | 699.9772 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 2017-04-21 | 41 | 709.1200 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2018-04-20 | 42 | 699.9312 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2019-04-19 | Winchester, TN | 39 | 699.3484 | Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Winchester, TN | 32 | 358.8572 | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-05-15 ← this one | Winchester, TN | 29 | 357.1544 | Puddleduck BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 178.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 2 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 3 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 4 | Mempho BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 9 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 13 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ |
Ancillary — Pork
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Que | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 4 | Southern Swine | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 11 | Cedar Creek | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 14 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 15 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 16 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 17 | Mempho BBQ | |
| 18 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 19 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Porko Smoko | |
| 21 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ |
Ancillary — Sliders
13 entries · top 177.2000 · median 166.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 5 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ | |
| 6 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 7 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Dirty South | |
| 10 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 11 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 12 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Bentley Que |
Ancillary — Tacos
21 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Modest Meats | |
| 6 | Cedar Creek | |
| 7 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 9 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 10 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 11 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 14 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ | |
| 15 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 18 | Porko Smoko | |
| 19 | Budget BBQ | |
| 20 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 21 | Pork Life |
Backyard Series — Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bentley Que | |
| 6 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 7 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Modest Meats | |
| 10 | Porko Smoko | |
| 11 | Southern Swine | |
| 12 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 13 | Cedar Creek | |
| 14 | Pork Life | |
| 15 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 16 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 17 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 19 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 20 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 22 | Mempho BBQ | |
| 23 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 24 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 25 | Budget BBQ | |
| 26 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 27 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ | |
| 28 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 29 | Dirty South |
Backyard Series — Overall
29 entries · top 357.1544 · median 338.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Modest Meats | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 11 | Porko Smoko | |
| 12 | Southern Swine | |
| 13 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 14 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 15 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 16 | Budget BBQ | |
| 17 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 18 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 19 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Cedar Creek | |
| 21 | Pork Life | |
| 22 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 23 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 24 | Mempho BBQ | |
| 25 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 26 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 27 | Dirty South | |
| 28 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ | |
| 29 | Grill of Fortune BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Budget BBQ | |
| 4 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 7 | Modest Meats | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 13 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 14 | Porko Smoko | |
| 15 | Southern Swine | |
| 16 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 17 | Big KEV'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bentley Que | |
| 19 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 20 | Pork Life | |
| 21 | Cedar Creek | |
| 22 | Dirty South | |
| 23 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 24 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 25 | Mempho BBQ | |
| 26 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 27 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 28 | Mr. Big Hat BBQ | |
| 29 | Grill of Fortune BBQ |