Lakeland Pig Festival
2022-01-28 – 2022-01-29 · Lakeland, FL · 📍 Lakeland, FL 33811 · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, MIKE LAKE, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $24,960.00
Grand Champion: Who Cares BBQ (701.6800) · 60 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
Entries
60
9 judged meats · 8 ancillary
Top score
701.6800
Winning margin
0.0344
GC over RC
Field average
663.28
median 675.87
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.3372
10th place overall
Field spread
463.1772
winner to last place
Prize money
$24,960.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
32%
of the 103 teams with a home region came from outside FL
Came back for more
38%
39 of 102 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1543
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WHO CARES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🧹 A double category winner
Barely Sober BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: keepin it smokin and BROWN LIQUOR BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: BROWN LIQUOR BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Accutech BBQ (won 2019), Smoke Central BBQ (won 2020).
🃏 An upset on the books
WHO CARES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland, FL | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | WICKED QUE | |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland, FL 33813 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland , FL 33813 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 2017-01-27 | Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 2018-01-26 | 4175 Medulla Rd | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2022-01-28 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters | Ham Squad |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? | With a 180 |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 176.0344 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 169.6800 | 167.3944 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8800 | 167.4516 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 174.2628 | 169.6684 | 165.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.2856 | 165.1772 |
| Kids-Q — Chicken | 174.8800 | 169.6912 | 161.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
60 entries · top 701.6800 · median 675.8684
Chicken
59 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
Pork Ribs
60 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
60 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9944
Brisket
59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
Backyard Series
Overall
43 entries · top 676.5488 · median 636.8908
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Team Smoke Showin' | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | GJQ | |
| 8 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 9 | Drunkin Brothers Bbq | |
| 10 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 12 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 13 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 14 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 15 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 16 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 17 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 18 | K-Dub's BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Monkey's | |
| 20 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 22 | Gary's Last Place Chicken | |
| 23 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 24 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 25 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 26 | Hoses & Buttz BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Uncle Johns Pride | |
| 28 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 29 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 30 | Dissent Craft Brewing BBQ Krewe | |
| 31 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 32 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink | |
| 33 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin Ds | |
| 35 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 36 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 37 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 38 | Joe Bears BBQ | |
| 39 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 40 | Moore butts bbq | |
| 41 | Uncle G's | |
| 42 | Mike's BBQ | |
| 43 | Smoke Me Tender |
Chicken
42 entries · top 175.4172 · median 159.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 2 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 6 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 7 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 8 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 9 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 10 | Drunkin Brothers Bbq | |
| 11 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | Hoses & Buttz BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Team Smoke Showin' | |
| 14 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 15 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 16 | GJQ | |
| 17 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | Meat Monkey's | |
| 20 | Smokin Ds | |
| 21 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 22 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 23 | Uncle G's | |
| 24 | K-Dub's BBQ | |
| 25 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 26 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | |
| 27 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 28 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 29 | Gary's Last Place Chicken | |
| 30 | Mike's BBQ | |
| 31 | Uncle Johns Pride | |
| 32 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 33 | Dissent Craft Brewing BBQ Krewe | |
| 34 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 35 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 36 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 37 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 38 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 39 | Moore butts bbq | |
| 40 | Joe Bears BBQ | |
| 41 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 42 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink |
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 2 | GJQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 7 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 8 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 10 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 11 | Uncle Johns Pride | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 15 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Monkey's | |
| 17 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 18 | Drunkin Brothers Bbq | |
| 19 | Dissent Craft Brewing BBQ Krewe | |
| 20 | Hoses & Buttz BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink | |
| 22 | Team Smoke Showin' | |
| 23 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 24 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 25 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 26 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | |
| 27 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 28 | Smoke Me Tender | |
| 29 | Uncle G's | |
| 30 | Gary's Last Place Chicken | |
| 31 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 32 | K-Dub's BBQ | |
| 33 | Mike's BBQ | |
| 34 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 35 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 36 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 37 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 38 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin Ds | |
| 40 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 41 | Joe Bears BBQ | |
| 42 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 43 | Moore butts bbq |
Pork
43 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 2 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 3 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Smoke Showin' | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | Gary's Last Place Chicken | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 9 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 10 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 11 | Drunkin Brothers Bbq | |
| 12 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 13 | GJQ | |
| 14 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 15 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 16 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 17 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 19 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 20 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 21 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | |
| 22 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 23 | K-Dub's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Ds | |
| 25 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 26 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 27 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink | |
| 28 | Meat Monkey's | |
| 29 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 31 | Uncle Johns Pride | |
| 32 | Hoses & Buttz BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 34 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 35 | Joe Bears BBQ | |
| 36 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 37 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 38 | Smoke Me Tender | |
| 39 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 40 | Dissent Craft Brewing BBQ Krewe | |
| 41 | Uncle G's | |
| 42 | Mike's BBQ | |
| 43 | Moore butts bbq |
Brisket
41 entries · top 175.4172 · median 154.2632
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Sober BBQ | |
| 2 | Team Smoke Showin' | |
| 3 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 5 | K-Dub's BBQ | |
| 6 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Drunkin Brothers Bbq | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 11 | GJQ | |
| 12 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | Beachneck BBQ | |
| 15 | PODUNK PORKERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Gary's Last Place Chicken | |
| 17 | Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 18 | The Rusty Pig | |
| 19 | Moore butts bbq | |
| 20 | Gourmet Rednecks | |
| 21 | Grease Monkey BBQ | |
| 22 | 92 BB Crew | |
| 23 | Meat Monkey's | |
| 24 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 25 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 26 | Dissent Craft Brewing BBQ Krewe | |
| 27 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 28 | Burnin' Buttz | |
| 29 | Uncle Johns Pride | |
| 30 | Nuts & Butts | |
| 31 | Joe Bears BBQ | |
| 32 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink | |
| 33 | Smokin Ds | |
| 34 | Good As Any BBQ | |
| 35 | Saunders Cook Team | |
| 36 | Hoses & Buttz BBQ Team | |
| 37 | Bamboo Warriors | |
| 38 | Bethune's BBQ | |
| 39 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 40 | The Smoked Biscuit Company | |
| 41 | Smoke Me Tender |
Kids-Q
Chicken
15 entries · top 174.8800 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chef Rodriguez | |
| 2 | Chef Amaria | |
| 3 | Chef Worlds | |
| 4 | Bawitdaba BBQ - John | |
| 5 | Batter Up BBQ - Gage | |
| 6 | Chef Welch | |
| 7 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 8 | Tank Thyme | |
| 9 | Ballerina BBQ - Madeline | |
| 10 | Chicka BBQ | |
| 11 | Bawitdaba BBQ - Miller | |
| 12 | Johnny Q | |
| 13 | Chef Arthur | |
| 14 | Chef Lewis | |
| 15 | Chef Jones |
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.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | Sons Of Hamarchy | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | Burning Bush BBQ | |
| 5 | Evans Family Ranch | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 8 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 9 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 10 | Southern-Oink-N-Doink | |
| 11 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | One Bite BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' HOOLIGANS | |
| 15 | Whiskey Bent BBQ - 2 | |
| 16 | WEQ4U | |
| 17 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | |
| 19 | LEE LA Q | |
| 20 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 21 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 22 | TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ | |
| 23 | Hot Ashes | |
| 24 | Sons Of Hamarchy - 2 | |
| 25 | Porkganic BBQ | |
| 26 | 92 BB Crew |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Chick - 11 And Up
9 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiskey Bent BBQ Princess | |
| 2 | Captain Que | |
| 3 | Best Buddies BBQ - Julia | |
| 4 | JT's Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Young Gun | |
| 6 | Smoke Zone | |
| 7 | BBQ Wizard - Levi | |
| 8 | Beachneck BBQ - Violet | |
| 9 | Chef Amberly Clark |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Sauce - 10 And Under
4 entries · top 171.4400 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballerina BBQ - Madeline | |
| 2 | Bawitdaba BBQ - John | |
| 3 | Batter Up BBQ - Gage | |
| 4 | Bawitdaba BBQ - Miller |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Sauce - 11 And Up
5 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiskey Bent BBQ Princess | |
| 2 | Beachneck BBQ - Violet | |
| 3 | Young Gun | |
| 4 | BBQ Wizard - Levi | |
| 5 | Chef Amberly Clark |
Kids-Q — Kids Q Steak - 10 And Under
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicka BBQ | |
| 2 | Johnny Q | |
| 3 | Batter Up BBQ - Gage | |
| 4 | Ballerina BBQ - Madeline | |
| 5 | Podunk Porkers | |
| 6 | Chef Welch | |
| 7 | Tank Thyme | |
| 8 | Chef Rodriguez | |
| 9 | Bawitdaba BBQ - John | |
| 10 | Chef Worlds | |
| 11 | Bawitdaba BBQ - Miller | |
| 12 | Chef Arthur | |
| 13 | Chef Lewis | |
| 14 | Chef Amaria | |
| 15 | Chef Jones |
Kids-Q — Kidsq Q Steak - 11 And Up
9 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Wizard - Levi | |
| 2 | Whiskey Bent BBQ Princess | |
| 3 | Captain Que | |
| 4 | JT's Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Beachneck BBQ - Violet | |
| 6 | Best Buddies BBQ - Julia | |
| 7 | Smoke Zone | |
| 8 | Young Gun | |
| 9 | Chef Amberly Clark |
Ancillary — Sauce
43 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828