Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
2022-03-04 – 2022-03-05 · Lawrenceville, GA · State championship
Reps: DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $12,100.00
Grand Champion: SMOKINGHOSTBBQ (706.2284) · 73 teams
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SmokinGhost BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SmokinGhost BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | 59 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 2017-03-03 | 63 | 696.5140 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2018-03-02 | 59 | 691.9316 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 2019-03-01 | Lawrenceville, GA | 62 | 690.2056 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE |
| 2020-03-06 | Lawrenceville, GA | 61 | 693.0624 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Lawrenceville, GA | 81 | 704.5488 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 ← this one | Lawrenceville, GA | 73 | 706.2284 | SMOKINGHOSTBBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Lawrenceville, GA | 65 | 703.9660 | CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! |
| 2024-03-01 | Lawrenceville, GA | 59 | 703.9428 | YES DEAR BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Lawrenceville, GA | 45 | 702.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| 2026-03-06 | Lawrenceville, GA | 44 | 705.6916 | Electro-Que-ted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2342
Backyard Series — Overall
40 entries · top 518.8000 · median 491.6344
Backyard Series — Pork
39 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8000
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1200
Kids-Q — Kids que ages 11-15
7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUSTIN AND MAX TRYGESTAD | |
| 2 | CALEB AND ANDREW GRANT | |
| 3 | ELLIE TOLLETT | |
| 4 | JOHN MCGEE | |
| 5 | JACKSON THOMAS | |
| 6 | REGAN PRESLEY | |
| 7 | LEONARDO GARCIA |
Kids-Q — Kids que ages 6-10
5 entries · top 175.4056 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARLEIGH SMITH | |
| 2 | BRADY DOPP | |
| 3 | CHARLEIGH PRESLEY | |
| 4 | ROSS CADDEN | |
| 5 | ATLANTA BBQ BOYS - MICAH |
Master Series — Brisket
72 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
73 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
73 entries · top 706.2284 · median 680.9940
Master Series — Pork
73 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
73 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180