May 29–30, 2026 · Covington, TN · 📍 Cobb Parr Park · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $10,700
DANG GOOD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest on May 29, 2026 in Covington, TN at Cobb Parr Park, scoring 709.1084 in a field of 25 teams. RAZORRACKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.3944. Category winners: Chicken — Swine Life (180.0000); Pork Ribs — DANG GOOD BBQ (180.0000); Pork — TRIPLE H BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — FIRE DANCER BBQ (180.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
DANG GOOD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5828 points.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: Swine Life and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: RAZORRACKS and DANG GOOD BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DANG GOOD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5944 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
25 entries · top 709.1084 · median 699.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Swine Life | |
| 18 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Shockin' Swine | |
| 20 | Smoke Busters | |
| 21 | Watts For Dinner BBQ | |
| 22 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 23 | The Rusty Pigs | |
| 24 | Double D Smokers | |
| 25 | 4 Alarm Smokers |
25 entries · top 180 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Life | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | Shockin' Swine | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 11 | Smoke Busters | |
| 12 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 18 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 19 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 20 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 21 | The Rusty Pigs | |
| 22 | 4 Alarm Smokers | |
| 23 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 24 | Watts For Dinner BBQ | |
| 25 | Double D Smokers |
25 entries · top 180 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | BrewsCue | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 13 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 19 | Swine Life | |
| 20 | Watts For Dinner BBQ | |
| 21 | Shockin' Swine | |
| 22 | Smoke Busters | |
| 23 | The Rusty Pigs | |
| 24 | 4 Alarm Smokers | |
| 25 | Double D Smokers |
25 entries · top 180 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 13 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | Smoke Busters | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | Swine Life | |
| 19 | Double D Smokers | |
| 20 | Shockin' Swine | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | Watts For Dinner BBQ | |
| 23 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 24 | The Rusty Pigs | |
| 25 | 4 Alarm Smokers |
25 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Shockin' Swine | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | BrewsCue | |
| 10 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 11 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | Swine Life | |
| 16 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Busters | |
| 18 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 21 | The Rusty Pigs | |
| 22 | Watts For Dinner BBQ | |
| 23 | Double D Smokers | |
| 24 | 4 Alarm Smokers | |
| 25 | Whiskey & Swine |