Mar 16–17, 2018 · Corinth, MS · 📍 Downtown
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ Contest on March 16, 2018 in Corinth, MS at Downtown, scoring 695.3484 in a field of 36 teams. KILLER HOGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.7772. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE DANCER BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — HEATH RILES BBQ (176.0116); Pork — FIRE DANCER BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — FARMBOY BBQ (176.0000).
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.
Closer than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE ON THIS and QUE-N-BREW tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: HEATH RILES BBQ and DAD'S GRILLIN CREW tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
FIRE DANCER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 19th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1084 | 170.2744 |
36 entries · top 695.3484 · median 663.5196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 4 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 5 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 6 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 12 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 13 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 16 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 17 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 18 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 20 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 21 | Down & Dirty Porkers | |
| 22 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 23 | ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS | |
| 24 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 25 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 26 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 29 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 30 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 31 | Fire & Keystones | |
| 32 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 33 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 34 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 35 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 36 | BREW CREW |
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 6 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 7 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 8 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 11 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 14 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 15 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 16 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 19 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 20 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 21 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 22 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 24 | ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 27 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 28 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 29 | Fire & Keystones | |
| 30 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 31 | Down & Dirty Porkers | |
| 32 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 33 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 34 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 35 | BREW CREW |
34 entries · top 176.0116 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 5 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 6 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 14 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 15 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 16 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 17 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 18 | Down & Dirty Porkers | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 21 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 23 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 24 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 25 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 26 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 27 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 28 | Fire & Keystones | |
| 29 | ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS | |
| 30 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 31 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 32 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 33 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 34 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS |
36 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 5 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 8 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 10 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 11 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 12 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 13 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 18 | Down & Dirty Porkers | |
| 19 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 20 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 21 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 22 | ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 24 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 25 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 27 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 28 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 29 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 30 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 31 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 32 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 33 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 34 | Fire & Keystones | |
| 35 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 36 | BREW CREW |
35 entries · top 176 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 3 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 4 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 10 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 11 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 12 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 13 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 15 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | ON THE LEVEL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Down & Dirty Porkers | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 22 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 23 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 26 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 27 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 28 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 29 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 30 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 31 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 32 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 33 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 34 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 35 | Fire & Keystones |
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.
7 entries · top 172.0228 · median 156.0916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 2 | BREW CREW | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 5 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 6 | Fire & Keystones | |
| 7 | Down & Dirty Porkers |
5 entries · top 161.0972 · median 151.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S & T BBQ | |
| 2 | Wyatt Family Backyard | |
| 3 | Treadway BBQ | |
| 4 | Hogs, Heffiers, &Hogs | |
| 5 | HOLD FAST BBQ |
5 entries · top 319.9540 · median 299.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt Family Backyard | |
| 2 | Hogs, Heffiers, &Hogs | |
| 3 | S & T BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 5 | Treadway BBQ |
5 entries · top 161.1544 · median 155.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogs, Heffiers, &Hogs | |
| 2 | Wyatt Family Backyard | |
| 3 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 4 | Treadway BBQ | |
| 5 | S & T BBQ |
7 entries · top 165.1656 · median 155.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 2 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 3 | BREW CREW | |
| 4 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 5 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 6 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 7 | A FINE SWINE |
4 entries · top 168.5372 · median 162.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 2 | Treadway BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 4 | HAWGAMANIA |