Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
2022-01-07 – 2022-01-08 · Lake Wales, FL · 📍 Lake Wailes Park · State championship
Reps: MIKE LAKE, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Teddy Camp BBQ (697.6916) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Uncle Kenny's Take-Away
Entries
29
8 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
697.6916
Winning margin
2.9260
GC over RC
Field average
673.84
median 678.14
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3372
10th place overall
Field spread
73.2916
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
38%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside FL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: WEQ4U and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ and KNIFE PORK AND SPOON tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: GITCHEWSUM BBQ and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-07 ← this one | Lake Wales, FL | Lake Wailes Park | 29 | 697.6916 | Teddy Camp BBQ | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| 2023-01-13 | Lake Wales, FL | Lake Wailes Park | 26 | 699.3484 | Optimus Swine | Two Drummers Q Crew |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 172.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 169.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1316 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0000 | 163.4056 | 148.4912 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1200 | 165.6800 | 150.8116 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 171.4400 | 163.3940 | 145.7140 |
| Backyard Series — Brisket | 176.0228 | 160.5256 | 131.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 697.6916 · median 678.1368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Camp BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 3 | WEQ4U | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 8 | BACKYARD BROS | |
| 9 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 10 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 11 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 12 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 13 | GITCHEWSUM BBQ | |
| 14 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ | |
| 17 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 18 | Nice Racks | |
| 19 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 20 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 21 | BUTTS ON THE BARBIE | |
| 22 | Flame Boss | |
| 23 | RGDBBQ | |
| 24 | Fantasy Q | |
| 25 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 26 | The Woodhouse Grill | |
| 27 | WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW | |
| 28 | Smokin N Pokin | |
| 29 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 2 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ | |
| 5 | RGDBBQ | |
| 6 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 9 | Teddy Camp BBQ | |
| 10 | Fantasy Q | |
| 11 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 12 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 15 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 16 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 17 | BACKYARD BROS | |
| 18 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 19 | Nice Racks | |
| 20 | GITCHEWSUM BBQ | |
| 21 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 22 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 23 | Smokin N Pokin | |
| 24 | Flame Boss | |
| 25 | BUTTS ON THE BARBIE | |
| 26 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 27 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 28 | The Woodhouse Grill | |
| 29 | WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 2 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 3 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 7 | BACKYARD BROS | |
| 8 | WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW | |
| 9 | BUTTS ON THE BARBIE | |
| 10 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 11 | Teddy Camp BBQ | |
| 12 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 13 | Fantasy Q | |
| 14 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 15 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | WEQ4U | |
| 18 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 19 | The Woodhouse Grill | |
| 20 | GITCHEWSUM BBQ | |
| 21 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 22 | Flame Boss | |
| 23 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ | |
| 25 | Nice Racks | |
| 26 | RGDBBQ | |
| 27 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 28 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin N Pokin |
Pork
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Camp BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | GITCHEWSUM BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 8 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 9 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 10 | BACKYARD BROS | |
| 11 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 12 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 13 | Flame Boss | |
| 14 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 15 | The Woodhouse Grill | |
| 16 | BUTTS ON THE BARBIE | |
| 17 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 18 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 19 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 20 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 21 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 22 | Nice Racks | |
| 23 | Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ | |
| 24 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 25 | Fantasy Q | |
| 26 | WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW | |
| 27 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 28 | RGDBBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin N Pokin |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 2 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 3 | Teddy Camp BBQ | |
| 4 | WEQ4U | |
| 5 | BACKYARD BROS | |
| 6 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | Nice Racks | |
| 9 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin N Pokin | |
| 11 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Ain't EZ BBQ | |
| 14 | GITCHEWSUM BBQ | |
| 15 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 16 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 17 | KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 19 | Flame Boss | |
| 20 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 21 | Matty B's BBQ | |
| 22 | BUTTS ON THE BARBIE | |
| 23 | RGDBBQ | |
| 24 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | The Woodhouse Grill | |
| 26 | WACKADOOS GRUB AND BREW | |
| 27 | Fantasy Q | |
| 28 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 29 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
10 entries · top 673.6684 · median 655.6170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 2 | Drunken Brothers BBQ | |
| 3 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 4 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 5 | Pop's Smoke On The Hill | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Fat Caps BBQ | |
| 8 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 9 | No Bull BBQ | |
| 10 | K & E's Little Smokers |
Chicken
10 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 3 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 4 | Drunken Brothers BBQ | |
| 5 | No Bull BBQ | |
| 6 | Fat Caps BBQ | |
| 7 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 8 | Pop's Smoke On The Hill | |
| 9 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 169.1200 · median 163.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Drunken Brothers BBQ | |
| 5 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 6 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 7 | Pop's Smoke On The Hill | |
| 8 | Fat Caps BBQ | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | No Bull BBQ |
Pork
10 entries · top 171.4400 · median 163.1198
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 2 | Pop's Smoke On The Hill | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Drunken Brothers BBQ | |
| 5 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 6 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 7 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | Fat Caps BBQ | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | No Bull BBQ |
Brisket
10 entries · top 176.0228 · median 159.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drunken Brothers BBQ | |
| 2 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Pop's Smoke On The Hill | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 7 | Fat Caps BBQ | |
| 8 | No Bull BBQ | |
| 9 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 10 | K & E's Little Smokers |
Other
Overall
6 entries · top 175.4056 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 2 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 3 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Flame Boss |
Ancillary categories
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.
Other — Dessert
6 entries · top 175.4056 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 2 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 3 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Flame Boss |