May 4–5, 2018 · Brookhaven, MS
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival on May 4, 2018 in Brookhaven, MS, scoring 686.2512 in a field of 19 teams. COCHON 225 took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0740. Category winners: Chicken — Circle K (175.4400); Pork Ribs — SWEET BAYOU BBQ (174.8688); Pork — Circle K (175.4400); Brisket — THE BLUE BLOODS (177.1544). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2018 to 2021 — 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 78% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BLUE BLOODS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Circle K finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork places 4–5: SMOKIN N THE BANDITS and Kuntry Boyz Cookin BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: COCHON 225 edged SOUTHSIDE BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 7–8: Jones B Smoking edged LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ by 0.0116.
Circle K won Chicken, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 ← this one | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 19 | 686.2512 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | COCHON 225 |
| May 24, 2019 | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 26 | 687.4056 | Grills of Mississippi | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE |
| May 1, 2021 | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 38 | 692.5372 | Hanks BBQ | PERFECTLY BLENDED |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 168.5600 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 170.8344 | 162.8000 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 170.2628 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 172.0228 | 159.9312 |
19 entries · top 686.2512 · median 652.4000
19 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.3828
19 entries · top 174.8688 · median 162.8000
18 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.8458
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.6742
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.
2 entries · top 166.8572 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Linton | |
| 2 | Donuts & BBQ |
2 entries · top 337.7372 · median 333.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Linton | |
| 2 | Donuts & BBQ |
2 entries · top 170.8800 · median 168.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Linton | |
| 2 | Donuts & BBQ |
15 entries · top 135.4628 · median 125.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 2 | P Town | |
| 3 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 4 | The Brewer Campaign | |
| 5 | Circle K | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 7 | Jonny Baby's | |
| 8 | Devil's Fire | |
| 9 | Blanchard Blend Cajun Seasoning | |
| 10 | Beasty Beef Barbeque | |
| 11 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 13 | Big Bag Ben | |
| 14 | Southside Duos | |
| 15 | Kuntry Boyz Cookin BBQ |