Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
2022-08-19 – 2022-08-20 · Kennesaw, GA · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: YES, DEAR BBQ (703.3712) · 30 teams
Entries
30
9 categories
Top score
514.8000
Winning margin
4.0228
GC over RC
Field average
473.45
median 478.42
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
481.0168
what a walk cost here
Field spread
212.6628
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
14
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
YES, DEAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | Kennesaw, GA | 26 | 695.9656 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 ← this one | Kennesaw, GA | 30 | 703.3712 | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Kennesaw, GA | 27 | 707.9772 | ONE EYED PIG BBQ |
| 2024-08-16 | Kennesaw, GA | 26 | 707.3944 | Bad Rooster BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything but
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Chicken
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 161.6572
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 514.8000 · median 478.4226
Backyard Series — Pork
20 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.6802
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 170.8460 · median 161.9602
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 5 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 8 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 11 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 15 | FYC | |
| 16 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 18 | RGDBBQ | |
| 19 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 20 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 21 | SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ COOKING SCHOOL | |
| 23 | Willingham's | |
| 24 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 25 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 26 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 30 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA |
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 2 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 6 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 10 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 11 | RGDBBQ | |
| 12 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 13 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 14 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 15 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 17 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 20 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 21 | Organizer Portal | |
| 22 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 24 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 25 | FYC | |
| 26 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 27 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ COOKING SCHOOL | |
| 28 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 29 | SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | Willingham's |
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 703.3712 · median 683.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 5 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 9 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 11 | FYC | |
| 12 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 13 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 14 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 15 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 16 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | RGDBBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ COOKING SCHOOL | |
| 21 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 22 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 23 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 24 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 25 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 26 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | Willingham's | |
| 28 | SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA |
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | FYC | |
| 5 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 8 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ COOKING SCHOOL | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 15 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 16 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 17 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 18 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 20 | RGDBBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 22 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 23 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 24 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 25 | Willingham's | |
| 26 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 27 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 28 | SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 30 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 2 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 3 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | FYC | |
| 6 | Willingham's | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 9 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 10 | Organizer Portal | |
| 11 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ COOKING SCHOOL | |
| 13 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 14 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 15 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 20 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 21 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | RGDBBQ | |
| 23 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 24 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 25 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 26 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 27 | SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA |