A razor-thin finish
Closer than 87% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
- ANGRY JACK BBQ
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Mar 6–7, 2020 · Lawrenceville, GA · 📍 2500 Buford Dr · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook, Wayne Harper · Prize money: $12,100
ANGRY JACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival on March 6, 2020 in Lawrenceville, GA at 2500 Buford Dr, scoring 693.0624 in a field of 61 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.4568. Category winners: Chicken — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — iBQ'n (177.7144); Pork — SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS (180.0000); Brisket — J&B'S BBQ (179.4400). The Backyard Series standings were won by Gardenvalley Smokers with 504.5712. This is the 5th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by ATLANTA BBQ STORE; the next was held in 2021.
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 2026 — 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 87% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Angry Jack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ANGRY JACK BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 11 tracked editions
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4396 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and iBQ'n tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Smith Boys BBQ and EB'S BAR-B-QUE tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: MAYA JANE BBQ CO. and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Gardenvalley Smokers won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ATLANTA BBQ STORE (won 2017, 2019), THE PIT CREW GA (won 2018).
Bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2016 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA | 59 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA | 63 | 696.5140 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field | 59 | 691.9316 | THE PIT CREW GA | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field | 62 | 690.2056 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 6, 2020 ← this one | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr | 61 | 693.0624 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30043 | 81 | 704.5488 | TRIPLE H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30043 | 73 | 706.2284 | SMOKINGHOSTBBQ | SWEET DIXIE BBQ |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 65 | 703.9660 | CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! | Gardenvalley Smokers |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 59 | 703.9428 | YES DEAR BBQ | Ham Squad |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 45 | 702.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 44 | 705.6916 | Electro-Que-ted | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ |
| Mar 5, 2027 | Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8800 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 171.4400 | 168.5256 | 163.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 172.5600 | 168.5372 | 165.6800 |
61 entries · top 693.0624 · median 673.6112
61 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5140
61 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.7028
61 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
61 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
34 entries · top 504.5712 · median 483.5712 · out of 540, not the usual 360
34 entries · top 174.8800 · median 162.8056
34 entries · top 171.4400 · median 157.6686
34 entries · top 172.5600 · median 163.6628