Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
2019-05-10 – 2019-05-11 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: DOUG REID, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $11,150.00
Grand Champion: SAUCED! BBQ (689.6228) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BARREL FEVER BBQ
Entries
42
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
689.6228
Winning margin
2.2284
GC over RC
Field average
655.30
median 663.55
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1484
10th place overall
Field spread
100.2288
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,150.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 42 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.46 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q and RUNWAY SMOKE tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: RUNWAY SMOKE and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BARREL FEVER BBQ and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: YES, DEAR BBQ (won 2015), SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2016), MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 2015-05-08 | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 2016-05-13 | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2017-05-12 | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 2018-05-11 | Schwank Way | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 2019-05-10 ← this one | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
| 2022-05-13 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2025-05-09 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine | Kings BBQ Team |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 689.6228 · median 663.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | QMEISTERS | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 17 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 20 | WICKED QUE | |
| 21 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 22 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 23 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 24 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 25 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 26 | BREWBQUE | |
| 27 | JOHN HARRIS BODY SHOPS | |
| 28 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 29 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 30 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 31 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 32 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 33 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 34 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 35 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 37 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 38 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 39 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM | |
| 40 | PRODIGAL REDNECK | |
| 41 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 42 | PIG FELLAS |
Chicken
42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 3 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 9 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 10 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 11 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 12 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 13 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 14 | WICKED QUE | |
| 15 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 22 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BREWBQUE | |
| 26 | QMEISTERS | |
| 27 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 30 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 31 | JOHN HARRIS BODY SHOPS | |
| 32 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 33 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM | |
| 34 | PRODIGAL REDNECK | |
| 35 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 36 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 37 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 38 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 39 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 40 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 41 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 42 | PIG FELLAS |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 6 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 7 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 10 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 11 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 12 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 17 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 20 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 21 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 23 | JOHN HARRIS BODY SHOPS | |
| 24 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 25 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 26 | WICKED QUE | |
| 27 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 28 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 29 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 30 | BREWBQUE | |
| 31 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 33 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 34 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 35 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | PRODIGAL REDNECK | |
| 37 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 38 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 39 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 40 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 41 | PIG FELLAS | |
| 42 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM |
Pork
42 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 8 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | WICKED QUE | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 17 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 18 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 20 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG FELLAS | |
| 22 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 23 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 24 | BREWBQUE | |
| 25 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 26 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 27 | JOHN HARRIS BODY SHOPS | |
| 28 | VFW POST 10601 | |
| 29 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 30 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 31 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 32 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 33 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 34 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 35 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 36 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 37 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 38 | PRODIGAL REDNECK | |
| 39 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 40 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 41 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 42 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM |
Brisket
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 4 | QMEISTERS | |
| 5 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 12 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 14 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 17 | BREWBQUE | |
| 18 | WICKED QUE | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 23 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | |
| 24 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 25 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 26 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 27 | JOHN HARRIS BODY SHOPS | |
| 28 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 29 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 30 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 31 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 32 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 33 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 34 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 35 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 36 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 37 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 38 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 39 | PRODIGAL REDNECK | |
| 40 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 41 | PIG FELLAS | |
| 42 | VFW POST 10601 |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Anything Strawberry
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 157.4512 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPAS ROLLING SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG DADDY'S MEATHOUSE | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 8 | PIG FELLAS | |
| 9 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 10 | GRANDMA'S SHABANG | |
| 11 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | FATHEAD BBQ | |
| 14 | GREEN EGGS AND HAM | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | QMEISTERS | |
| 17 | WICKED QUE | |
| 18 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | EAST LENEXA BBQ | |
| 21 | MONKEY KARL'Z PARTY-Q | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 24 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 25 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 26 | PRODIGAL REDNECK |
Ancillary — Wings
36 entries · top 172.0456 · median 144.2628