2020-03-06 – 2020-03-07 · Hartselle, AL · 📍 408 Highway 31
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Hickory Hangover (353.1200) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Thin Blue Swine
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
353.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 350.2628 Sweet Cheeks BBQ set in 2019.
This was Hickory Hangover's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: Twin States BBQ edged REDBONES BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN' HOT ASHES edged Blowin Smoke BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SOUTH RYLAND edged PARTTY ALL KNIGHT by 0.0116.
HICKORY HANGOVER won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HICKORY HANGOVER turned in 177.7028 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-17 | Hartselle, AL | 408 Highway 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-03-09 | Hartselle, AL | 408 Highway 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Harselle, AL | 408 Highway 31 | 34 | 350.2628 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ | — |
| 2020-03-06 ← this one | Hartselle, AL | 408 Highway 31 | 32 | 353.1200 | Hickory Hangover | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.2972 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5944 | 167.3828 |
32 entries · top 353.1200 · median 324.2228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 7 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin A Fatty BBQ | |
| 9 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 10 | Simply Smoked | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 13 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | Bonnie Blue | |
| 16 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 17 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoking D's | |
| 21 | Danvile Baptist Cooking Team | |
| 22 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 23 | Bite Our Butts BBQ | |
| 24 | Just Cluckin Off | |
| 25 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 26 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 27 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 28 | Kill Em and Grill Em | |
| 29 | All Smoked Up | |
| 30 | R2 BBQ | |
| 31 | Blue Cord Smokers | |
| 32 | River City Pit Crew |
32 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.0798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | Danvile Baptist Cooking Team | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | Smoking D's | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 7 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Bonnie Blue | |
| 11 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | Just Cluckin Off | |
| 14 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | Simply Smoked | |
| 17 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 18 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 19 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 20 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 21 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 22 | Kill Em and Grill Em | |
| 23 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 24 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 25 | Bite Our Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | All Smoked Up | |
| 27 | Smokin A Fatty BBQ | |
| 28 | R2 BBQ | |
| 29 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 30 | Blue Cord Smokers | |
| 31 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 32 | River City Pit Crew |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | Smokin A Fatty BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 6 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 9 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 11 | Simply Smoked | |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 16 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 17 | Batwing BBQ | |
| 18 | Bite Our Butts BBQ | |
| 19 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 20 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 21 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 22 | Bonnie Blue | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | R2 BBQ | |
| 25 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 26 | Kill Em and Grill Em | |
| 27 | Just Cluckin Off | |
| 28 | Smoking D's | |
| 29 | All Smoked Up | |
| 30 | Danvile Baptist Cooking Team | |
| 31 | River City Pit Crew | |
| 32 | Blue Cord Smokers |