Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 23–24, 2019 · Kennesaw, GA · 📍 2753 Watts Dr · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $5,500
QUENUT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival on August 23, 2019 in Kennesaw, GA at 2753 Watts Dr, scoring 685.6112 in a field of 32 teams. SWINE DINING GA took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6112. Category winners: Chicken — WICKED QUE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SWINE DINING GA (176.0000); Pork — BARREL FEVER BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — ROCKIN' PIG BBQ (176.5944). The Backyard Series standings were won by TFS PIT VIPERS with 518.2400. This is the 7th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SWINE DINING GA.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
602.65
median 667.31
685.61 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 177.70
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 176
- Master Series — Pork 179.44
- Master Series — Brisket 176.59
- Backyard Series — Chicken 176
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 173.71
- Backyard Series — Pork 173.70
142.23
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
7 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
685.6112
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
662.28
602.65685.61
median 667.31 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.2796
602.65685.61
10th place overall
Field spread
82.9600
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,500
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
16 of 34 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.21 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,551
avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% of contests
Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
15-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
Quenut BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1514
- top seed 1811
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
SWINE DINING GA won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2019
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUENUT BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 21st
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 4th
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 7 tracked editions
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2016
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: QUENUT BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY and CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: SWINE DINING GA and RUNWAY SMOKE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
TFS PIT VIPERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
A contest record in pork
179.4400
best pork ever cooked here
BARREL FEVER BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 6 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BALD HAWG BBQ (won 2017), SWINE DINING GA (won 2018).
- BALD HAWG BBQ · 2017
- SWINE DINING GA · 2018
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA | 54 | 690.8000 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | UNCULTURED SWINE |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA 30144 | 45 | 702.8228 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA 30144 | 41 | 701.1544 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 38 | 697.0628 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 37 | 693.0628 | BALD HAWG BBQ | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 34 | 707.9888 | SWINE DINING GA | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2019 ← this one | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 32 | 685.6112 | SWINE DINING GA | SWINE DINING GA |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5944 | 173.7028 | 168.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176 | 167.9772 | 166.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 165.6800 | 161.6456 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 173.7028 | 166.8112 | 161.6456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 685.6112 · median 667.3084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 2 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 3 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 7 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 8 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | WICKED QUE | |
| 10 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | MCFRANKENBOO BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 14 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 15 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 16 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 17 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 18 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 19 | ROCKIN' PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 21 | Bird Dawg BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 24 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 25 | Bangin BBQ | |
| 26 | DBCB BARBECUE | |
| 27 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 28 | M.E.S.P. | |
| 29 | WE-Q-4-U | |
| 30 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ | |
| 32 | JOHNNY BABY BBQ |
Chicken
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED QUE | |
| 2 | Bird Dawg BBQ | |
| 3 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 4 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 7 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ | |
| 9 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 10 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 11 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 12 | WE-Q-4-U | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 16 | MCFRANKENBOO BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 18 | Bangin BBQ | |
| 19 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 21 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 22 | ROCKIN' PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 25 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 26 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 27 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 29 | M.E.S.P. | |
| 30 | JOHNNY BABY BBQ | |
| 31 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 32 | DBCB BARBECUE |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 176 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 2 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 5 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | WICKED QUE | |
| 9 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 10 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 11 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 12 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 14 | M.E.S.P. | |
| 15 | Bangin BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 17 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 20 | MCFRANKENBOO BBQ | |
| 21 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 22 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 24 | DBCB BARBECUE | |
| 25 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 26 | ROCKIN' PIG BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Bird Dawg BBQ | |
| 29 | WE-Q-4-U | |
| 30 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ | |
| 32 | JOHNNY BABY BBQ |
Pork
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | MCFRANKENBOO BBQ | |
| 7 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 10 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 11 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 12 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 15 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 20 | Bird Dawg BBQ | |
| 21 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 22 | DBCB BARBECUE | |
| 23 | ROCKIN' PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | WICKED QUE | |
| 25 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 26 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Bangin BBQ | |
| 28 | WE-Q-4-U | |
| 29 | JOHNNY BABY BBQ | |
| 30 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 31 | M.E.S.P. | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ |
Brisket
32 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKIN' PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 5 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 6 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 7 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 8 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 9 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | MCFRANKENBOO BBQ | |
| 13 | WICKED QUE | |
| 14 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ | |
| 18 | Bangin BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | First Start/ Big B's BBQ | |
| 21 | Bird Dawg BBQ | |
| 22 | M.E.S.P. | |
| 23 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 24 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 25 | DBCB BARBECUE | |
| 26 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 27 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 30 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 31 | WE-Q-4-U | |
| 32 | JOHNNY BABY BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 518.2400 · median 495.9088 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN TAILGATES | |
| 3 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 5 | I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 6 | NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BITE ME | |
| 8 | PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 11 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 12 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 13 | BEAVER POND BBQ | |
| 14 | DM GOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG DADDY T BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 176 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 4 | I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 6 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BEAVER POND BBQ | |
| 8 | BITE ME | |
| 9 | NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB | |
| 11 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN TAILGATES | |
| 13 | DM GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 15 | BIG DADDY T BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 173.7144 · median 162.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 2 | NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 4 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN TAILGATES | |
| 6 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 7 | DM GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | BITE ME | |
| 9 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 10 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 11 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB | |
| 13 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 14 | BIG DADDY T BBQ | |
| 15 | BEAVER POND BBQ |
Pork
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN TAILGATES | |
| 3 | PECKERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB | |
| 4 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 5 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 6 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BITE ME | |
| 8 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG DADDY T BBQ | |
| 10 | BEAVER POND BBQ | |
| 11 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 12 | I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 14 | NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | DM GOOD 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 — Anything Butt
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2686
Ancillary — Peach Dessert
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN THUNDER QUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN TAILGATES | |
| 3 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 4 | MERCY ME! BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 7 | BITE ME | |
| 8 | DM GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | ROAST BEAST BBQ |