May 27–28, 2022 · Hot Springs, AR · 📍 525 Airport Rd · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $15,000
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the Bombers & BBQ on May 27, 2022 in Hot Springs, AR at 525 Airport Rd, scoring 708.5372 in a field of 28 teams. Heavy Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2744. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE DANCER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (180.0000); Pork — Heavy Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Organizer Portal (177.7028).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1673 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: LA PASADITA and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SmokinGhost BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: RAZORRACKS and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 173.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
28 entries · top 708.5372 · median 684.7658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | LA PASADITA | |
| 14 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 20 | Claude's Q | |
| 21 | Burn One Big Sexy | |
| 22 | honey b-b-q | |
| 23 | Bobbys B's BBQ | |
| 24 | PICKIN' AND GRILLIN | |
| 25 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Oaklawn BBQ Team | |
| 27 | J & J Boudashis Butts | |
| 28 | Southern Krunk |
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.7030 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Organizer Portal | |
| 14 | Claude's Q | |
| 15 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 16 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 20 | Burn One Big Sexy | |
| 21 | Bobbys B's BBQ | |
| 22 | J & J Boudashis Butts | |
| 23 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 24 | PICKIN' AND GRILLIN | |
| 25 | honey b-b-q | |
| 26 | Oaklawn BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 28 | Southern Krunk |
28 entries · top 180 · median 171.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | Claude's Q | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 17 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 18 | LA PASADITA | |
| 19 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | Southern Krunk | |
| 22 | Bobbys B's BBQ | |
| 23 | honey b-b-q | |
| 24 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 25 | Burn One Big Sexy | |
| 26 | PICKIN' AND GRILLIN | |
| 27 | Oaklawn BBQ Team | |
| 28 | J & J Boudashis Butts |
28 entries · top 180 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 14 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 17 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 18 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | Claude's Q | |
| 21 | Burn One Big Sexy | |
| 22 | Oaklawn BBQ Team | |
| 23 | PICKIN' AND GRILLIN | |
| 24 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 25 | honey b-b-q | |
| 26 | J & J Boudashis Butts | |
| 27 | Bobbys B's BBQ | |
| 28 | Southern Krunk |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 13 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 18 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 20 | Burn One Big Sexy | |
| 21 | honey b-b-q | |
| 22 | Claude's Q | |
| 23 | PICKIN' AND GRILLIN | |
| 24 | Southern Krunk | |
| 25 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Bobbys B's BBQ | |
| 27 | J & J Boudashis Butts | |
| 28 | Oaklawn BBQ Team |