A new contest record
702.2740 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.4912 Bald Hawg BBQ set in 2019.
- old record 696.4912
- set 2019 by Bald Hawg BBQ
2020-07-31 – 2020-08-01 · Cumming, GA · 📍 Cumming, GA 30506 · State championship
Reps: DOUG REID, RACHEL HARPER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Angry Jack BBQ (702.2740) · 55 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke Central BBQ
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.
702.2740 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.4912 Bald Hawg BBQ set in 2019.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Angry Jack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, 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 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Smoke Central BBQ and Organizer Portal tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Organizer Portal and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: HOT COLE'S BBQ and ATLANTA BBQ STORE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Zip's BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bald Hawg BBQ (won 2019).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,410 contests in the data
55 teams made this a bigger field than 90% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-02 | Gainesville, GA | Laurel Park | 45 | 696.4912 | Bald Hawg BBQ | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2020-07-31 ← this one | Cumming, GA | Cumming, GA 30506 | 55 | 702.2740 | Angry Jack BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 173.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 169.6800 | 167.9772 |
55 entries · top 702.2740 · median 673.5656
55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
55 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
32 entries · top 521.6800 · median 500.2228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | Chico's Bail Bonds | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 6 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | Geaux 2 bbq | |
| 9 | Etowah Smoke | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Hound Hogs BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 13 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 14 | Big Dawg's BBQ | |
| 15 | Shorts Boots and 256 Hat BBQ | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | Ayers Family BBQ | |
| 18 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 19 | O Holy Knight | |
| 20 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 21 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 22 | Slop Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 24 | SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH | |
| 25 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 26 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 27 | MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 28 | Dig on Swine | |
| 29 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 30 | Delusional Disorder | |
| 31 | Backyard BBQ Boys | |
| 32 | Hucleberry BBQ |
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Geaux 2 bbq | |
| 4 | Chico's Bail Bonds | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | Etowah Smoke | |
| 11 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 12 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 13 | Shorts Boots and 256 Hat BBQ | |
| 14 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 15 | Hound Hogs BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 18 | Ayers Family BBQ | |
| 19 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 20 | SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH | |
| 21 | Slop Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 24 | MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 25 | Big Dawg's BBQ | |
| 26 | O Holy Knight | |
| 27 | Dig on Swine | |
| 28 | Hucleberry BBQ | |
| 29 | Delusional Disorder | |
| 30 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 31 | Backyard BBQ Boys | |
| 32 | SWINAL TAP |
32 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | Chico's Bail Bonds | |
| 5 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 6 | Etowah Smoke | |
| 7 | O Holy Knight | |
| 8 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | Hound Hogs BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Dawg's BBQ | |
| 15 | Geaux 2 bbq | |
| 16 | Dig on Swine | |
| 17 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 18 | Ayers Family BBQ | |
| 19 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 20 | Slop Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 22 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 23 | MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 24 | SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH | |
| 25 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 26 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 27 | Shorts Boots and 256 Hat BBQ | |
| 28 | Backyard BBQ Boys | |
| 29 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 30 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 31 | Hucleberry BBQ | |
| 32 | Delusional Disorder |
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Shorts Boots and 256 Hat BBQ | |
| 4 | Chico's Bail Bonds | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 7 | Big Dawg's BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER'S BEST | |
| 9 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 10 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | Hound Hogs BBQ | |
| 12 | Ayers Family BBQ | |
| 13 | Geaux 2 bbq | |
| 14 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 15 | SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH | |
| 16 | RIBLIFE | |
| 17 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 18 | Slop Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 20 | Etowah Smoke | |
| 21 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | Delusional Disorder | |
| 24 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 25 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 26 | MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 27 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 28 | O Holy Knight | |
| 29 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 30 | Backyard BBQ Boys | |
| 31 | Dig on Swine | |
| 32 | Hucleberry BBQ |
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.
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason A | |
| 2 | Queen of Pigs | |
| 3 | Little Piglet BBQ | |
| 4 | Mitchell A | |
| 5 | Emma Effinger | |
| 6 | Jarvis Brothers | |
| 7 | Grahman Coleman | |
| 8 | Brady Popp | |
| 9 | The Artists of Chicken | |
| 10 | Lucas Ochoa |
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pork Hunters | |
| 2 | Hickory Hangover Kids | |
| 3 | John McGee | |
| 4 | Noah Coleman | |
| 5 | Darrick Ochoa | |
| 6 | Deep South Smokers | |
| 7 | TFS Pit Vipers |
63 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9772