Mar 23–24, 2019 · Torreglia, Italy · ITALY
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 on March 23, 2019 in Torreglia, Pa 30027, scoring 690.2744 in a field of 25 teams. SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5484. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (178.2972); Pork — SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED (174.2856); Brisket — GRILLER INSTINCT (174.8572).
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.
Chicken places 3–4: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ and GECKO BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ and ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: GRILLER INSTINCT and SALE & PEPE tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 21st.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8456 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | 166.2284 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 170.3200 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 172.5828 | 168.5484 |
25 entries · top 690.2744 · median 664.4456
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9544
25 entries · top 174.2856 · median 166.8456
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.4400