Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
2019-07-26 – 2019-07-27 · Hartselle, AL · 📍 Nanceford Rd · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,275.00
Grand Champion: Fat, Drunk, & Stupid (691.9312) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT WACHULA'S
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JIGGY PIGGY (won 2013).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-17 | Hartselle, AL | 27 | 699.4284 | JIGGY PIGGY | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 2016-07-29 | Hartselle, AL | 33 | 703.9544 | HICKORY PRIME | Organizer Portal | |
| 2017-07-28 | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2018-07-27 | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2019-07-26 ← this one | Hartselle, AL | Nanceford Rd | 27 | 691.9312 | Fat, Drunk, & Stupid | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2020-07-24 | Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 | 176.0000 | 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 691.9312 · median 659.8396
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9884
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7144
Pork
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.7028
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2972
Backyard Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
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 — Dessert
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 |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Wings
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 |