May 3–4, 2019 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Church Street · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
SOUTH PORK won Grand Champion at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ on May 3, 2019 in Huntsville, AL at Church Street, scoring 698.2284 in a field of 54 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2056. Category winners: Chicken — SWIGGIN PIG (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SOUTH PORK (180.0000); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — Fat Drunk & Stupid (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Uncle Redstone with 342.3888. This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKE ME SILLY.
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, 2014 to 2019 — 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 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
South Pork came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
3 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Beaks to Butts and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Butts Bellies & Buddies Too and Bean Bandits tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: SOUTH PORK and BBQ UP tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SOUTH PORK took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 17th.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2014 | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 62 | 702.2400 | Pig Time BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| May 1, 2015 | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 63 | 701.6456 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SOUTH PORK |
| May 6, 2016 | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 67 | 701.6800 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | Organizer Portal |
| May 5, 2017 | Huntsville, AL | Church Street | 69 | 703.4404 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| May 4, 2018 | Huntsville, AL | Church Street | 61 | 703.9428 | SMOKE ME SILLY | THE SPECIALISTS |
| May 3, 2019 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | Church Street | 54 | 698.2284 | South Pork | Organizer Portal |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.7372 | 166.8800 | 162.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 171.4516 | 168 |
54 entries · top 698.2284 · median 664.4340
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3712
54 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
54 entries · top 180 · median 166.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
54 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
69 entries · top 342.3888 · median 304.4452
66 entries · top 173.7372 · median 153.4000
68 entries · top 177.1772 · median 156.2398