Jul 26–27, 2019 · Hartselle, AL · 📍 Nanceford Rd · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,275
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID won Grand Champion at the Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off on July 26, 2019 in Hartselle, AL at Nanceford Rd, scoring 691.9312 in a field of 27 teams. HOT WACHULA'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.4056. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SOUTH PORK (177.1544); Pork — THE PIT CREW GA (176.0000); Brisket — Smokin Butt Crew (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Tent City with 346.2400. This is the 5th of 5 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, 2013 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 94% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 5 tracked editions
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Master Series — Pork places 2–3: HOT WACHULA'S and Organizer Portal tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 3–4: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and Tent City tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: PERFECTLY BLENDED and Meat Whisperers tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JIGGY PIGGY (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 27 | 699.4284 | JIGGY PIGGY | THE LOONEY PIT |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 33 | 703.9544 | HICKORY PRIME | Organizer Portal |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 26, 2019 ← this one | Hartselle, AL | Nanceford Rd | 27 | 691.9312 | Fat, Drunk, & Stupid | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2972 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 169.7144 | 168.0228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176 | 170.8344 | 167.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.7144 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1772 | 172.5944 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 167.9772 |
27 entries · top 691.9312 · median 659.8396
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9884
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7144
27 entries · top 176 · median 165.7028
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2972
33 entries · top 346.2400 · median 326.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tent City | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 5 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 6 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 7 | NATTY QUE | |
| 8 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 10 | FALLIN' APART BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 12 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Up In Smoke | |
| 17 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 18 | Carlee Q | |
| 19 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 20 | 362Q | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Meat Whisperers | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 25 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 26 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | Fat To Fit BBQ | |
| 28 | Rib Ticklers | |
| 29 | BBQ Republic | |
| 30 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ | |
| 31 | Trinity Mountain | |
| 32 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 33 | J Monroes |
33 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLIN' APART BBQ | |
| 2 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | Tent City | |
| 5 | Up In Smoke | |
| 6 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 7 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 8 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 9 | Carlee Q | |
| 10 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 11 | NATTY QUE | |
| 12 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 13 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 16 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 17 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Rib Ticklers | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | Fat To Fit BBQ | |
| 25 | 362Q | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 27 | Trinity Mountain | |
| 28 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 29 | J Monroes | |
| 30 | BBQ Republic | |
| 31 | Meat Whisperers | |
| 32 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 33 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 3 | NATTY QUE | |
| 4 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | Meat Whisperers | |
| 8 | Tent City | |
| 9 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 10 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 13 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 14 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 17 | 362Q | |
| 18 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ | |
| 19 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 21 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | BBQ Republic | |
| 24 | FALLIN' APART BBQ | |
| 25 | Carlee Q | |
| 26 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Up In Smoke | |
| 28 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 29 | Trinity Mountain | |
| 30 | Fat To Fit BBQ | |
| 31 | J Monroes | |
| 32 | Rib Ticklers | |
| 33 | Twin States BBQ |
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.
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 3 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 4 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | Smokin Butt Crew | |
| 7 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 8 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Rib Ticklers | |
| 11 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 12 | Smoke N Ash | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 16 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 17 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 18 | DEEP SOUTH SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 19 | Fat To Fit BBQ | |
| 20 | Chokin 'n' tha Smoke |
7 entries · top 173.1772 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catchin & Cooking | |
| 2 | Riley Wright | |
| 3 | The Little Specialists | |
| 4 | Fatt Catt | |
| 5 | Uncle Feol Jr. | |
| 6 | Alex & Austin Johnson | |
| 7 | Jr. Rib Ticklers |