May 10–11, 2019 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: Doug Reid, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $11,150
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF on May 10, 2019 in Waynesboro, GA at Schwank Way, scoring 689.6228 in a field of 42 teams. BARREL FEVER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3944. Category winners: Chicken — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BARREL FEVER BBQ (177.7144); Pork — YES, DEAR BBQ (178.3200); Brisket — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (177.7028). This is the 6th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by MAYA JANE BBQ CO.; the next was held in 2021.
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 2025 — 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.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: YES, DEAR BBQ (won 2015), SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2016), MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2014 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| May 8, 2015 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB |
| May 13, 2016 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 11, 2018 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 ← this one | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| May 14, 2021 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
| May 13, 2022 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Kings BBQ Team |
| May 9, 2025 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine | Kings BBQ Team |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
26 entries · top 180 · 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 |
36 entries · top 172.0456 · median 144.2628