A razor-thin finish
Closer than 78% of the 713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
- 2 Swine Crew
- RIBLIFE
2022-08-05 – 2022-08-06 · Madison, AL · 📍 1304 Hughes Rd
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,700.00
Grand Champion: 2 Swine Crew (515.3716) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIBLIFE
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.
Closer than 78% of the 713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
2 Swine Crew won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 9–10: HELL ON SQUEALS and Whiskey River BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HICKORY HANGOVER edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 172.0000 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.4172 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 169.1428 | 167.3828 |
21 entries · top 515.3716 · median 505.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | Zebco33 | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 13 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 14 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | Whiskey River BBQ | |
| 17 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 18 | The Catering Vets | |
| 19 | Brother-in-law BBQ | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | Jacked Up BBQ Team |
21 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 7 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Zebco33 | |
| 10 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 17 | The Catering Vets | |
| 18 | Whiskey River BBQ | |
| 19 | Brother-in-law BBQ | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | Jacked Up BBQ Team |
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Zebco33 | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 11 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | Whiskey River BBQ | |
| 15 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 16 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 17 | The Catering Vets | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Brother-in-law BBQ | |
| 20 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 21 | Jacked Up BBQ Team |
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Whiskey River BBQ | |
| 11 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 12 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 13 | Zebco33 | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Jacked Up BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 18 | Brother-in-law BBQ | |
| 19 | The Catering Vets | |
| 20 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 21 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY |