May 24–25, 2019 · Brookhaven, MS · 📍 Railroad Park · State championship
Reps: Bill Shiflett, Jennifer Shiflett · Prize money: $9,000
Grills of Mississippi won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival on May 24, 2019 in Brookhaven, MS at Railroad Park, scoring 687.4056 in a field of 26 teams. TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.9488. Category winners: Chicken — RAZORRACKS (175.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (176.5944); Pork — Grills of Mississippi (177.1428); Brisket — Grills of Mississippi (173.1772). The Open Comp standings were won by Grill team six with 167.4628. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ; 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, 2018 to 2021 — 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.
687.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 686.2512 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
Grills of Mississippi came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Grills of Mississippi's first Grand Championship in the data.
Grills of Mississippi finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 6–7: Q-BONES BBQ and Grill team six tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Q-BONES BBQ and VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Team JDQ edged THE BLUE BLOODS by 0.0004.
Grills of Mississippi won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Grills of Mississippi took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO turned in 176.5944 in pork ribs — past the 174.8688 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 19 | 686.2512 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | COCHON 225 |
| May 24, 2019 ← this one | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 26 | 687.4056 | Grills of Mississippi | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE |
| May 1, 2021 | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 38 | 692.5372 | Hanks BBQ | PERFECTLY BLENDED |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.2972 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 170.8456 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1428 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 173.1772 | 171.4516 | 166.2856 |
26 entries · top 687.4056 · median 653.3598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 2 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Team JDQ | |
| 7 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | BIG BRUSH BBQ | |
| 10 | Grill team six | |
| 11 | Smoking O's | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 14 | Papa's Smoke Pit | |
| 15 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 16 | PIG CHIEFS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 18 | JORDYQ | |
| 19 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 20 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 21 | BUDRO`S BBQ | |
| 22 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 23 | Circle K | |
| 24 | Fine Swine 'In | |
| 25 | Branded BBQ | |
| 26 | Gettin By |
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | Papa's Smoke Pit | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | Grill team six | |
| 8 | JORDYQ | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | BIG BRUSH BBQ | |
| 11 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 12 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 13 | Team JDQ | |
| 14 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 15 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 16 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 17 | PIG CHIEFS | |
| 18 | BUDRO`S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 20 | Fine Swine 'In | |
| 21 | Smoking O's | |
| 22 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 23 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 24 | Circle K | |
| 25 | Branded BBQ | |
| 26 | Gettin By |
26 entries · top 176.5944 · median 161.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 2 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 3 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 4 | Team JDQ | |
| 5 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 6 | BIG BRUSH BBQ | |
| 7 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 12 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | PIG CHIEFS | |
| 14 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 15 | JORDYQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 17 | Smoking O's | |
| 18 | Papa's Smoke Pit | |
| 19 | BUDRO`S BBQ | |
| 20 | Fine Swine 'In | |
| 21 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 22 | Circle K | |
| 23 | Grill team six | |
| 24 | Branded BBQ | |
| 25 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 26 | Gettin By |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 6 | Smoking O's | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | BIG BRUSH BBQ | |
| 10 | Team JDQ | |
| 11 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | Grill team six | |
| 13 | PIG CHIEFS | |
| 14 | JORDYQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 16 | BUDRO`S BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 18 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 19 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 20 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 21 | Circle K | |
| 22 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 23 | Papa's Smoke Pit | |
| 24 | Fine Swine 'In | |
| 25 | Gettin By | |
| 26 | Branded BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.1772 · median 161.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 2 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | Team JDQ | |
| 5 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | Grill team six | |
| 7 | Circle K | |
| 8 | Smoking O's | |
| 9 | Papa's Smoke Pit | |
| 10 | PIG CHIEFS | |
| 11 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 14 | Branded BBQ | |
| 15 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 16 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 17 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 18 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 20 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 21 | BUDRO`S BBQ | |
| 22 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 23 | JORDYQ | |
| 24 | BIG BRUSH BBQ | |
| 25 | Fine Swine 'In | |
| 26 | Gettin By |
13 entries · top 167.4628 · median 155.4288 · out of 180, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill team six | |
| 2 | Blanchards Blend | |
| 3 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 4 | JORDYQ | |
| 5 | Circle K | |
| 6 | Team JDQ | |
| 7 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 9 | SMOKE N BLUES BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | Piglet Porkers Kendall | |
| 12 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 13 | Real Man Steaks |
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.
6 entries · top 177.1772 · median 161.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piglet Porkers Kendall | |
| 2 | P. F. Grillers | |
| 3 | Westbury Steaks | |
| 4 | Little Piglet BBQ | |
| 5 | Maria's Smokin' Steaks | |
| 6 | T-Bone Smith |
3 entries · top 177.7028 · median 176.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Piglet BBQ | |
| 2 | Circle K - John | |
| 3 | Piglet Porkers - Parker |
13 entries · top 167.4628 · median 155.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill team six | |
| 2 | Blanchards Blend | |
| 3 | Smokin-N-Mirrors | |
| 4 | JORDYQ | |
| 5 | Circle K | |
| 6 | Team JDQ | |
| 7 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 9 | SMOKE N BLUES BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | Piglet Porkers Kendall | |
| 12 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 13 | Real Man Steaks |