Aug 7–8, 2020 · Winston, MO · 📍 I-35 Speedway · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $4,000
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash on August 7, 2020 in Winston, MO at I-35 Speedway, scoring 705.1656 in a field of 30 teams. HIGH i QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9656. Category winners: Chicken — PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G (178.8800); Pork Ribs — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW (178.2972); Brisket — LOVE 2 Q (180.0000). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Boomerang BBQ; 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, 2017 to 2022 — 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 77% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2000 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G.'s first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 6–7: SLAPS BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TEAM CRAWFORD and TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SLAPS BBQ and KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2017 | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 709.1200 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Winston, MO | 13141 State Hwy | 25 | 697.7372 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | HIGH i QUE |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 692.4800 | Boomerang BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2020 ← this one | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 30 | 705.1656 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G. | HIGH i QUE |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 705.1316 | HEAVY SMOKE BBQ | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Winston, MO | I-35 Speedway | 25 | 706.2516 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Winston, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4172 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.1428 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4744 |
30 entries · top 705.1656 · median 682.2688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 6 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 7 | The Boys in Que | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 12 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 16 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 21 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 22 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 23 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 24 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 26 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 27 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 28 | 660 BBQ | |
| 29 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 30 | HALOS AND "HOGS" |
30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 172.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 2 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 3 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 9 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 10 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | S&S BBQ | |
| 12 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 13 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 14 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 16 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 19 | The Boys in Que | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 22 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 24 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 25 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 26 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 27 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 28 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 29 | 660 BBQ | |
| 30 | HALOS AND "HOGS" |
30 entries · top 180 · median 168.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | The Boys in Que | |
| 7 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 8 | 660 BBQ | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 14 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 17 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 19 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 20 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 22 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 23 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 24 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 25 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 26 | S&S BBQ | |
| 27 | HALOS AND "HOGS" | |
| 28 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 29 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 30 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 6 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 14 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 15 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 17 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 19 | S&S BBQ | |
| 20 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 21 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | The Boys in Que | |
| 24 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 25 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 26 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 27 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 28 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 29 | 660 BBQ | |
| 30 | HALOS AND "HOGS" |
30 entries · top 180 · median 170.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | |
| 6 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy Grillmore - KS | |
| 8 | The Boys in Que | |
| 9 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 12 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 16 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 18 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 19 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 20 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 21 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 22 | 660 BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 24 | TEAM CRAWFORD | |
| 25 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 26 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 27 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 28 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 29 | HALOS AND "HOGS" | |
| 30 | Rockin' Rackley's |
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.
8 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 4 | Rockin' Rackley's | |
| 5 | HALOS AND "HOGS" | |
| 6 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 7 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 8 | FLAMIN' M&M |
4 entries · top 180 · median 178.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALOS AND "HOGS" | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 4 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO |