May 4–5, 2018 · Kannapolis, NC · 📍 401 Laureate Way
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won Grand Champion at the Jiggy With the Piggy on May 4, 2018 in Kannapolis, NC at 401 Laureate Way, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 70 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.7772. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (176.0116); Pork — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (177.7028); Brisket — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ; 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, 2016 to 2022 — 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.
Chicken places 1–2: THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKIN NC and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and WHO CARES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 35th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (won 2016), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017).
Bigger than 95% of the 5,469 contests in the data
70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 76 | 702.8916 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| May 5, 2017 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 75 | 693.6340 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| May 4, 2018 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 70 | 694.2400 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 3, 2019 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 60 | 701.6456 | Muttley Crew BBQ | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ NC |
| May 13, 2022 | Kannapolis, NC | 125 N Research Campus Dr. | 46 | 705.6800 | CBF Que | CHUNKY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Kannapolis, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Kannapolis, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 172.0228 |
70 entries · top 694.2400 · median 661.6230
70 entries · top 180 · median 168.5544 · 🔥 perfect 180
69 entries · top 176.0116 · median 164
70 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.6856
70 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628