A new contest record
698.8000
highest overall ever cooked here
698.8000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.2288 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS set in 2021.
- old record 694.2288
- set 2021 by ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 2022
May 13–14, 2022 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $11,050
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off on May 13, 2022 in Waynesboro, GA at Schwank Way, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 42 teams. Kings BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3716. Category winners: Chicken — MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BALD HAWG BBQ (177.7144); Pork — RIVERSIDE SMOKE (177.7028); Brisket — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ (180.0000). This is the 8th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by ELITE BBQ SMOKERS; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
441.54
median 677.60
698.80 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 180 🔥
140.50
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
42
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
698.8000
Winning margin
3.4284
GC over RC
Field average
664.88
441.54698.80
median 677.60 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.3828
441.54698.80
10th place overall
Field spread
257.2572
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,050
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
52%
22 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Organizer Portal won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 18th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 2nd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: Smoke Central BBQ and BALD HAWG BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Smoke Central BBQ and ZIP'S B.B.Q. tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: RIVERSIDE SMOKE and Kings BBQ Team tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
Back to defend
5
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: YES, DEAR BBQ (won 2015), SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2016), BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW (won 2017), MAYA JANE BBQ CO. (won 2018), ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (won 2021).
- YES, DEAR BBQ · 2015
- SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ · 2016
- BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW · 2017
- MAYA JANE BBQ CO. · 2018
- ELITE BBQ SMOKERS · 2021
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ · Brisket
- MAYA JANE BBQ CO. · Chicken
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2014 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 690.7884 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| May 8, 2015 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 39 | 686.1944 | YES, DEAR BBQ | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB |
| May 13, 2016 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 41 | 692.4800 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.0284 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 11, 2018 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 691.3372 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 689.6228 | SAUCED! BBQ | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
| May 14, 2021 | Waynesboro, GA | Waynesboro, GA 30830 | 42 | 694.2288 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW |
| May 13, 2022 ← this one | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.8000 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Kings BBQ Team |
| May 9, 2025 | Waynesboro, GA | Schwank Way | 42 | 698.2056 | Optimus Swine | Kings BBQ Team |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7028 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 698.8000 · median 677.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | QMEISTERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 17 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 18 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 19 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 20 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 21 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 24 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 26 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 27 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 28 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 29 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 30 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 31 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 32 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 33 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS | |
| 34 | BLUE SMOKE | |
| 35 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 36 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 37 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 38 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S | |
| 39 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 40 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 41 | SWINE-O-MITE | |
| 42 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Chicken
41 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 9 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 10 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 12 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 13 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 14 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 16 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Organizer Portal | |
| 19 | BLUE SMOKE | |
| 20 | QMEISTERS | |
| 21 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 23 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 24 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 26 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 27 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 28 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 30 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 31 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 32 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 33 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 34 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 35 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S | |
| 36 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 37 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS | |
| 38 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 39 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 40 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 41 | SWINE-O-MITE |
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | QMEISTERS | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 5 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 8 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 9 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 11 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 13 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 17 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 18 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S | |
| 24 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 25 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 26 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 27 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 29 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS | |
| 30 | BLUE SMOKE | |
| 31 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 32 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 33 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 34 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 35 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 36 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 37 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 38 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 39 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 40 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 41 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 42 | SWINE-O-MITE |
Pork
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 5 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 11 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 12 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 16 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 17 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 28 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 29 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 30 | QMEISTERS | |
| 31 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 32 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 33 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 34 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 35 | BLUE SMOKE | |
| 36 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 37 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 38 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 39 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S | |
| 40 | SWINE-O-MITE | |
| 41 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 42 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Brisket
42 entries · top 180 · median 169.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 14 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 16 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 17 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 18 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | QMEISTERS | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 24 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 25 | ZIP'S B.B.Q. | |
| 26 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 27 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 29 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 30 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 31 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 32 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS | |
| 33 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 34 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 35 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 36 | BLUE SMOKE | |
| 37 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 38 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 39 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S | |
| 41 | SWINE-O-MITE | |
| 42 | B&B BARBEQUE |
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 Strawberry
17 entries · top 180 · median 165.1772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 6 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 11 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 12 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 16 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | THE PIT CREW GA |
Ancillary — King Of The Wings
36 entries · top 178.3200 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QMEISTERS | |
| 2 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 5 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ LLC | |
| 6 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 9 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 13 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 14 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 15 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 16 | B&B BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 18 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 19 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | SHARK BITE BBQ | |
| 24 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 25 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 27 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 28 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 29 | KELVIN'S BBQ | |
| 30 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 31 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 32 | SWINE-O-MITE | |
| 33 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 34 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 35 | SOLID ROCK BARBECUE | |
| 36 | SMOKIN WITH THE J'S |