Jul 19–20, 2019 · Jasper, GA · 📍 500 Stegall · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook
Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow won Grand Champion at the Piggin in the Park on July 19, 2019 in Jasper, GA at 500 Stegall, scoring 698.2856 in a field of 25 teams. First Start/ Big B's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6568. Category winners: Chicken — Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow (178.8572); Pork Ribs — STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA (176.5600); Pork — TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW (175.4172); Brisket — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ (175.4056). The Backyard Series standings were won by DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW with 506.7888. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKING BUTT HEADS.
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, 2016 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 3 tracked editions
SMOKING BUTT HEADS has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA and First Start/ Big B's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: First Start/ Big B's BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 1–2: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2016 | Woodruff, SC | 231 East Haynestreet | 20 | 693.6572 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | POT'S BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Woodruff, SC | 231 E Hayne St | 34 | 701.0856 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Jul 19, 2019 ← this one | Jasper, GA | 500 Stegall | 25 | 698.2856 | PIG-CHICKA-COW-COW | First Start/ Big B's BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Jasper, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5484 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1544 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 167.3828 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.8228 | 167.4400 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8456 | 164.5372 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 161.6688 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 167.3944 | 160.5028 | — |
25 entries · top 698.2856 · median 669.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | |
| 2 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 5 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 6 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 11 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PORK U | |
| 16 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 17 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 19 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 21 | ROTAR-Q | |
| 22 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 23 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 24 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | STEWBABYS BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 4 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 5 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 10 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 11 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 12 | PORK U | |
| 13 | ROTAR-Q | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 19 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 20 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 21 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 22 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 23 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 25 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 2 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 8 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 9 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | |
| 10 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 11 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 12 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 13 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK U | |
| 16 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 21 | ROTAR-Q | |
| 22 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 23 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 24 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 25 | STEWBABYS BBQ |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 3 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK U | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 11 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 13 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 14 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 15 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 16 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 20 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 23 | ROTAR-Q | |
| 24 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 25 | BUB-BA-Q |
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow | |
| 3 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 10 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 11 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | ROTAR-Q | |
| 13 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 16 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 17 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 18 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 19 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 21 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 22 | PORK U | |
| 23 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 25 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS |
9 entries · top 506.7888 · median 486.1372 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 6 | O HOLY KNIGHT | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | Willie P's BBQ | |
| 9 | BOARS NESTERS COOK TEAM |
9 entries · top 174.8456 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW | |
| 4 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 5 | Willie P's BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | O HOLY KNIGHT | |
| 9 | BOARS NESTERS COOK TEAM |
9 entries · top 170.8572 · median 161.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 5 | O HOLY KNIGHT | |
| 6 | BOARS NESTERS COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 8 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 9 | Willie P's BBQ |
9 entries · top 167.3944 · median 160.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 2 | DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW | |
| 3 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 4 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 5 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 6 | O HOLY KNIGHT | |
| 7 | Willie P's BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 9 | BOARS NESTERS COOK TEAM |
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.
3 entries · top 177.1428 · median 175.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 2 | BOARS NESTERS COOK TEAM | |
| 3 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | Willie P's BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK U | |
| 6 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | ROTAR-Q |