Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest

2022-01-07 – 2022-01-08 · Lake Wales, FL · State championship

Reps: MIKE LAKE, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Teddy Camp BBQ (697.6916) · 29 teams

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Sloppy Hogs

673.6684 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Drunken Brothers BBQ

673.0740 · Backyard Series — Overall

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VETERAN PORK PULLERS

664.5028 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

9 categories

Top score

673.6684

Winning margin

0.5944

GC over RC

Field average

647.92

median 655.62

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

606.8572

what a walk cost here

Field spread

66.8112

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Sloppy Hogs

avg finish 3.00 across 5 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.7372 pts — VETERAN PORK PULLERS

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1536

avg power rating going in · stronger than 41% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Heavy Smoke BBQ

rated 1804 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.

🃏 An upset on the books

Teddy Camp BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Heavy Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2022-01-07 ← this one	Lake Wales, FL	29	697.6916	Teddy Camp BBQ
2023-01-13	Lake Wales, FL	26	699.3484	Optimus Swine

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Brisket

10 entries · top 176.0228 · median 159.9542

#	Team	Score
1	Drunken Brothers BBQ	176.0228
2	Sloppy Hogs	172.0228
3	Dogpatch Q	169.1200
4	Pop's Smoke On The Hill	167.4284
5	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	160.5256
6	Slapulator BBQ	159.3828
7	Fat Caps BBQ	158.2400
8	No Bull BBQ	157.6912
9	Bamboo Warriors	154.2172
10	K & E's Little Smokers	131.4400

Backyard Series — Chicken

10 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.3942

#	Team	Score
1	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	176.0000
2	Sloppy Hogs	170.2628
3	Slapulator BBQ	167.4060
4	Drunken Brothers BBQ	166.8228
5	No Bull BBQ	163.4056
6	Fat Caps BBQ	163.3828
7	K & E's Little Smokers	162.2628
8	Pop's Smoke On The Hill	162.2400
9	Bamboo Warriors	151.9544
10	Dogpatch Q	148.4912

Backyard Series — Overall

10 entries · top 673.6684 · median 655.6170

#	Team	Score
1	Sloppy Hogs	673.6684
2	Drunken Brothers BBQ	673.0740
3	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	664.5028
4	Slapulator BBQ	663.9088
5	Pop's Smoke On The Hill	658.2056
6	Dogpatch Q	653.0284
7	Fat Caps BBQ	637.6112
8	Bamboo Warriors	630.7088
9	No Bull BBQ	617.6224
10	K & E's Little Smokers	606.8572

Backyard Series — Pork

10 entries · top 171.4400 · median 163.1198

#	Team	Score
1	Slapulator BBQ	171.4400
2	Pop's Smoke On The Hill	169.7256
3	Dogpatch Q	168.5828
4	Drunken Brothers BBQ	163.9656
5	Bamboo Warriors	163.3940
6	Sloppy Hogs	162.8456
7	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	158.8572
8	Fat Caps BBQ	157.6912
9	K & E's Little Smokers	156.5600
10	No Bull BBQ	145.7140

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 169.1200 · median 163.4116

#	Team	Score
1	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	169.1200
2	Sloppy Hogs	168.5372
3	Dogpatch Q	166.8344
4	Drunken Brothers BBQ	166.2628
5	Slapulator BBQ	165.6800
6	Bamboo Warriors	161.1432
7	Pop's Smoke On The Hill	158.8116
8	Fat Caps BBQ	158.2972
9	K & E's Little Smokers	156.5944
10	No Bull BBQ	150.8116

Master Series — Brisket

29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	180.0000 🔥
2	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	174.2628
3	Teddy Camp BBQ	173.7028
4	WEQ4U	173.1316
5	BACKYARD BROS	173.1316
6	Cooters N Smoke	173.1200
7	HOT WACHULA'S	172.0000
8	Nice Racks	171.9772
9	ACCUTECH BBQ	171.9656
10	Smokin N Pokin	171.9656
11	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	171.4172
12	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	170.8228
13	Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ	169.6684
14	GITCHEWSUM BBQ	168.5256
15	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	167.4172
16	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	165.6800
17	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	165.6800
18	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	165.6800
19	Flame Boss	165.1088
20	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	165.0856
21	Matty B's BBQ	163.9428
22	BUTTS ON THE BARBIE	162.8228
23	RGDBBQ	162.8228
24	Heavy Smoke BBQ	162.2400
25	The Woodhouse Grill	161.6916
26	WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW	159.9544
27	Fantasy Q	158.8000
28	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	157.6456
29	Yeti Mafia BBQ	152.5372

Master Series — Chicken

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2972

#	Team	Score
1	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	178.8572
2	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	177.7144
3	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.5716
4	Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ	176.5600
5	RGDBBQ	176.0000
6	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	175.4172
7	WEQ4U	174.2628
8	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	174.2628
9	Teddy Camp BBQ	173.7144
10	Fantasy Q	172.0000
11	HOT WACHULA'S	171.9656
12	Cooters N Smoke	171.4172
13	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	171.4056
14	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	170.8228
15	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.2972
16	Matty B's BBQ	169.6800
17	BACKYARD BROS	169.1200
18	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	168.5372
19	Nice Racks	168.5256
20	GITCHEWSUM BBQ	167.3944
21	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	166.2400
22	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	166.2400
23	Smokin N Pokin	165.6800
24	Flame Boss	165.1200
25	BUTTS ON THE BARBIE	163.9544
26	ACCUTECH BBQ	161.6800
27	Yeti Mafia BBQ	159.9772
28	The Woodhouse Grill	153.0628
29	WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW	151.9200

Master Series — Overall

29 entries · top 697.6916 · median 678.1368

#	Team	Score
1	Teddy Camp BBQ	697.6916
2	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	694.7656
3	WEQ4U	691.9544
4	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	690.8000
5	Heavy Smoke BBQ	690.2632
6	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	688.4684
7	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	686.7428
8	BACKYARD BROS	685.6228
9	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	683.9088
10	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	683.3372
11	Cooters N Smoke	682.7884
12	HOT WACHULA'S	682.7772
13	GITCHEWSUM BBQ	681.0172
14	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	680.4688
15	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	678.1368
16	Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ	675.8744
17	Matty B's BBQ	672.4228
18	Nice Racks	671.2568
19	ACCUTECH BBQ	670.7656
20	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	667.8856
21	BUTTS ON THE BARBIE	666.7084
22	Flame Boss	665.6460
23	RGDBBQ	665.6112
24	Fantasy Q	664.4228
25	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	663.8400
26	The Woodhouse Grill	650.1144
27	WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW	647.8172
28	Smokin N Pokin	635.8628
29	Yeti Mafia BBQ	624.4000

Master Series — Pork

29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Teddy Camp BBQ	178.2972
2	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	177.7028
3	GITCHEWSUM BBQ	176.5600
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
5	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4172
6	WEQ4U	174.8800
7	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	173.1200
8	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	173.1200
9	Matty B's BBQ	171.4172
10	BACKYARD BROS	169.1084
11	HOT WACHULA'S	168.5372
12	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	168.5372
13	Flame Boss	167.9772
14	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	167.3712
15	The Woodhouse Grill	166.8228
16	BUTTS ON THE BARBIE	166.8112
17	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	166.2284
18	ACCUTECH BBQ	165.7144
19	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	165.6912
20	Cooters N Smoke	165.1428
21	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	164.5372
22	Nice Racks	163.9428
23	Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ	162.8116
24	Yeti Mafia BBQ	162.8112
25	Fantasy Q	162.7884
26	WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW	162.2400
27	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	161.6572
28	RGDBBQ	160.5484
29	Smokin N Pokin	156.5256

Master Series — Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	177.7028
2	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	176.5716
3	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	176.5600
4	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.0344
5	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	175.4172
6	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	175.4172
7	BACKYARD BROS	174.2628
8	WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW	173.7028
9	BUTTS ON THE BARBIE	173.1200
10	Cooters N Smoke	173.1084
11	Teddy Camp BBQ	171.9772
12	ACCUTECH BBQ	171.4056
13	Fantasy Q	170.8344
14	HOT WACHULA'S	170.2744
15	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	169.6916
16	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	169.6800
17	WEQ4U	169.6800
18	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	169.6800
19	The Woodhouse Grill	168.5372
20	GITCHEWSUM BBQ	168.5372
21	DONE RIGHT SMOKIN	168.5256
22	Flame Boss	167.4400
23	Matty B's BBQ	167.3828
24	Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ	166.8344
25	Nice Racks	166.8112
26	RGDBBQ	166.2400
27	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	161.0972
28	Yeti Mafia BBQ	149.0744
29	Smokin N Pokin	141.6916

Other — Dessert

6 entries · top 175.4056 · median 173.6914

#	Team	Score
1	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	175.4056
2	Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	175.4056
3	Sloppy Hogs	174.2628
4	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.1200
5	VETERAN PORK PULLERS	163.3828
6	Flame Boss	162.7884

Other — Overall