Lakeland Pig Festival
2020-01-24 – 2020-01-25 · Lakeland, FL · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, MIKE LAKE, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $25,000.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Central BBQ (700.5372) · 53 teams
Entries
53
16 categories
Top score
673.6340
Winning margin
1.0400
GC over RC
Field average
628.11
median 634.66
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.2800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
187.4284
winner to last place
Prize money
$25,000.00
on the line
Double threats
24
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0400 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoke Central BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2015-01-30 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 2016-01-29 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2017-01-27 | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2018-01-26 | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland, FL | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ |
| 2020-01-24 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland, FL | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland, FL | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland, FL | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland, FL | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything butt
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 2 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 3 | Belly Bustin BBQ | |
| 4 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 5 | Guinea Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Burning Bush BBQ | |
| 7 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 8 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 9 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 10 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 12 | 92 BB Crew 2 | |
| 13 | Mother Truckers | |
| 14 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 15 | Scrappy | |
| 16 | Smokin D | |
| 17 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 18 | SWEET SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
14 entries · top 178.3200 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 2 | Hot Ashes | |
| 3 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 4 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 6 | Mother Truckers | |
| 7 | Burning Bush BBQ | |
| 8 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 9 | Smokin' Aces BBQ 2 | |
| 10 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 11 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 12 | HARDWOOD BBQ, inc. | |
| 13 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 14 | Fat Chance BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
32 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.4514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 2 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 3 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ 2 | |
| 5 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 6 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 7 | Burning Bush BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 10 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 11 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 12 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 13 | Lakeland BBQ Company | |
| 14 | Burning Bush %232 | |
| 15 | Smokin Butts BBQ Mafia | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 17 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 19 | Scrappy 3 | |
| 20 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 21 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Aces BBQ 2 | |
| 23 | Hot Ashes | |
| 24 | Sweet Southern Heat BBQ 2 | |
| 25 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 26 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 27 | Sons of Hamarchy 3 | |
| 28 | SWEET SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 30 | GJQ | |
| 31 | Sons of Hamarchy 2 | |
| 32 | Scrappy |
Backyard Series — Brisket
49 entries · top 173.7144 · median 153.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 2 | Nuts and Butts | |
| 3 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 4 | Shaken-Baken | |
| 5 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 6 | Uncle John's Pride | |
| 7 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que | |
| 8 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 9 | Nice Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | Drunkin Brothers bbq | |
| 11 | 2nd hand smoke | |
| 12 | Midwest BBQ | |
| 13 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 14 | Chain Smokers | |
| 15 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 16 | Wicked Oak Bareque | |
| 17 | White Lightning | |
| 18 | GJQ | |
| 19 | Ducks Delights | |
| 20 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 21 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 22 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 23 | Skidderz BBQ | |
| 24 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 25 | Mother Truckers | |
| 26 | Southern Oink-N-Doink | |
| 27 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 28 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 29 | Joe's Last Place Butt | |
| 30 | 2 Live Que | |
| 31 | Dreamscapes BBQ | |
| 32 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 33 | Smokin D | |
| 34 | Pete and pegs silver platter bbq | |
| 35 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 36 | Saintly Swine | |
| 37 | AOC Sticky Pigs | |
| 38 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 39 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 40 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 41 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 42 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 43 | Scrappy | |
| 44 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 45 | Pignacious | |
| 46 | Smokin Strong BBQ | |
| 47 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 48 | Joe Bear�s BBQ | |
| 49 | The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Chicken
48 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skidderz BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle John's Pride | |
| 3 | Wicked Oak Bareque | |
| 4 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 5 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 6 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 7 | White Lightning | |
| 8 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 9 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 10 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 11 | Chain Smokers | |
| 12 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 13 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 14 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 15 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que | |
| 16 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 17 | Shaken-Baken | |
| 18 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 19 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 20 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Strong BBQ | |
| 22 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 23 | GJQ | |
| 24 | 2 Live Que | |
| 25 | Smokin D | |
| 26 | Joe's Last Place Butt | |
| 27 | Joe Bear�s BBQ | |
| 28 | 2nd hand smoke | |
| 29 | Saintly Swine | |
| 30 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 31 | Midwest BBQ | |
| 32 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 33 | AOC Sticky Pigs | |
| 34 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 35 | Ducks Delights | |
| 36 | Southern Oink-N-Doink | |
| 37 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 38 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 39 | Dreamscapes BBQ | |
| 40 | Nice Racks BBQ | |
| 41 | The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team | |
| 42 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 43 | Mother Truckers | |
| 44 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 45 | Nuts and Butts | |
| 46 | Pignacious | |
| 47 | Scrappy | |
| 48 | Pete and pegs silver platter bbq |
Backyard Series — Overall
49 entries · top 673.6340 · median 634.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked Oak Bareque | |
| 2 | Uncle John's Pride | |
| 3 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 4 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 5 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que | |
| 6 | Skidderz BBQ | |
| 7 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 8 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 9 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 10 | 2nd hand smoke | |
| 11 | White Lightning | |
| 12 | Nuts and Butts | |
| 13 | Shaken-Baken | |
| 14 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 15 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 16 | Southern Oink-N-Doink | |
| 17 | Ducks Delights | |
| 18 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 19 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 21 | Nice Racks BBQ | |
| 22 | Saintly Swine | |
| 23 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 24 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 25 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 26 | GJQ | |
| 27 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 28 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 29 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 30 | Chain Smokers | |
| 31 | Smokin Strong BBQ | |
| 32 | Midwest BBQ | |
| 33 | 2 Live Que | |
| 34 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 35 | Mother Truckers | |
| 36 | Smokin D | |
| 37 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 38 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 39 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 40 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 41 | AOC Sticky Pigs | |
| 42 | Dreamscapes BBQ | |
| 43 | Joe Bear�s BBQ | |
| 44 | Joe's Last Place Butt | |
| 45 | The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team | |
| 46 | Pete and pegs silver platter bbq | |
| 47 | Scrappy | |
| 48 | Pignacious | |
| 49 | Drunkin Brothers bbq |
Backyard Series — Pork
49 entries · top 173.7028 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked Oak Bareque | |
| 2 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 3 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 4 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 5 | Ducks Delights | |
| 6 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 7 | 2nd hand smoke | |
| 8 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 9 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 10 | Saintly Swine | |
| 11 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 12 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 13 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que | |
| 14 | Mother Truckers | |
| 15 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 16 | Southern Oink-N-Doink | |
| 17 | Skidderz BBQ | |
| 18 | Uncle John's Pride | |
| 19 | Nice Racks BBQ | |
| 20 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 21 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 22 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 23 | Smokin Strong BBQ | |
| 24 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 25 | Drunkin Brothers bbq | |
| 26 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 27 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 28 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 29 | Nuts and Butts | |
| 30 | White Lightning | |
| 31 | GJQ | |
| 32 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 33 | Chain Smokers | |
| 34 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 35 | 2 Live Que | |
| 36 | The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team | |
| 37 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 38 | Smokin D | |
| 39 | Midwest BBQ | |
| 40 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 41 | Pete and pegs silver platter bbq | |
| 42 | AOC Sticky Pigs | |
| 43 | Shaken-Baken | |
| 44 | Scrappy | |
| 45 | Joe Bear�s BBQ | |
| 46 | Joe's Last Place Butt | |
| 47 | Pignacious | |
| 48 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 49 | Dreamscapes BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts and Butts | |
| 2 | Skidderz BBQ | |
| 3 | Evans Ranch BBQ | |
| 4 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 5 | Southern Oink-N-Doink | |
| 6 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 7 | Podunk Porkers BBQ | |
| 8 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 9 | White Lightning | |
| 10 | Smokin Strong BBQ | |
| 11 | Uncle John's Pride | |
| 12 | Saintly Swine | |
| 13 | Williams and Son's Bar B Que | |
| 14 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 15 | Dreamscapes BBQ | |
| 16 | Wicked Oak Bareque | |
| 17 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 18 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 19 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 20 | Shaken-Baken | |
| 21 | 2nd hand smoke | |
| 22 | LaFamiglia BBQ | |
| 23 | 2 Live Que | |
| 24 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 25 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 26 | Smokin D | |
| 27 | Fat Chance BBQ | |
| 28 | Drunkin Brothers bbq | |
| 29 | Ducks Delights | |
| 30 | Nice Racks BBQ | |
| 31 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 32 | Midwest BBQ | |
| 33 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 34 | Bourbon Barrel BBQ | |
| 35 | Mother Truckers | |
| 36 | AOC Sticky Pigs | |
| 37 | Smokin Hooligans | |
| 38 | Joe Bear�s BBQ | |
| 39 | GJQ | |
| 40 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 41 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 42 | South Shore Eggheads | |
| 43 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 44 | Chain Smokers | |
| 45 | The Grove In The Swamp BBQ Team | |
| 46 | Scrappy | |
| 47 | Joe's Last Place Butt | |
| 48 | Pete and pegs silver platter bbq | |
| 49 | Pignacious |
Kids-Q — Chicken
23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecue Wizard | |
| 1 | Bar-B-Cutie | |
| 2 | Lil' Truckers BBQ | |
| 2 | Captain Que | |
| 3 | Best Buddies BBQ | |
| 3 | Sear Purrfection | |
| 4 | Gunny Barreras Memorial BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Uno Watts BBQ | |
| 5 | Johnny Que | |
| 5 | JT's Smokehouse | |
| 6 | Belle's Kitchen | |
| 6 | Whiskey Bent Princess | |
| 7 | Scout Me In BBQ | |
| 7 | Crazy Grill | |
| 8 | Lollipop BBQ | |
| 8 | Gan Man's BBQ | |
| 9 | Violet Sanders | |
| 9 | Glitter Grill | |
| 10 | Young gun | |
| 10 | BBQ Beauty | |
| 11 | TJ's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | BawitdaBa BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Sammers |
Kids-Q — Kids q 11-15 sauce
7 entries · top 172.0572 · median 162.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sear Purrfection | |
| 2 | Whiskey Bent Princess | |
| 3 | Glitter Grill | |
| 4 | BBQ Beauty 2 | |
| 5 | BBQ Beauty | |
| 6 | Gan Man's BBQ | |
| 7 | Glitter Grill 2 |
Kids-Q — Kids q 11-15 steak
10 entries · top 173.7372 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-B-Cutie | |
| 2 | Captain Que | |
| 3 | Uno Watts BBQ | |
| 4 | JT's Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Whiskey Bent Princess | |
| 6 | Sear Purrfection | |
| 7 | Glitter Grill | |
| 8 | Gan Man's BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Beauty | |
| 10 | Crazy Grill |
Kids-Q — Kids q sauce
7 entries · top 173.1772 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young gun | |
| 2 | Violet Sanders | |
| 3 | Gunny Barreras Memorial BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Lollipop BBQ | |
| 5 | BawitdaBa BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecue Wizard | |
| 7 | Scout Me In BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids q steak
13 entries · top 177.7600 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young gun | |
| 2 | TJ's Smokehouse | |
| 3 | Lil' Truckers BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecue Wizard | |
| 5 | BawitdaBa BBQ | |
| 6 | Lollipop BBQ | |
| 7 | Gunny Barreras Memorial BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Belle's Kitchen | |
| 9 | Johnny Que | |
| 10 | Violet Sanders | |
| 11 | Smokin Sammers | |
| 12 | Scout Me In BBQ | |
| 13 | Best Buddies BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
52 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8228
Master Series — Overall
53 entries · top 700.5372 · median 665.5656
Master Series — Pork
51 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8228
Master Series — Pork Ribs
52 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.5486