Lakeland Pig Festival
2022-01-28 – 2022-01-29 · Lakeland, FL · 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
Entries
60
17 categories
Top score
676.5488
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
622.61
median 636.89
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.0628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
240.6744
winner to last place
Prize money
$24,960.00
on the line
Double threats
19
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1543
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WHO CARES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2015-01-30 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 2016-01-29 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2017-01-27 | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2018-01-26 | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland, FL | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2022-01-28 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland, FL | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland, FL | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland, FL | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland, FL | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Ancillary — Sauce
43 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
Backyard Series — 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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |
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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |
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 |
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 |
Master Series — Brisket
59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Chicken
59 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
Master Series — Overall
60 entries · top 701.6800 · median 675.8684
Master Series — Pork
60 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9944
Master Series — Pork Ribs
60 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180