International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest
2022-09-09 – 2022-09-10 · Millington, TN · 📍 4351 Babe Howard · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $8,400.00
Grand Champion: SWINE LIFE BBQ (710.2860) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRIPLE H BBQ
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
710.2860
Winning margin
1.7372
GC over RC
Field average
663.36
median 671.86
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
BOARSNIGHTOUT (Brisket), PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (Chicken), JANKY LEG BBQ (Chicken), MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (Pork), Heavy Smoke BBQ (Pork)
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
699.3484
10th place overall
Field spread
394.9028
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,400.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 69% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Rankin County BBQ Company and SWINE LIFE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Swine Life BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 710.2860 · median 671.8630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE LIFE BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | BOARSNIGHTOUT | |
| 14 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 15 | SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 18 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 19 | SHERMANS RETREAT BBQ | |
| 20 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 21 | MEAN GENES COOKIN TEAM | |
| 22 | LIMP BRIZKIT | |
| 23 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 25 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 26 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 27 | JORDYQ | |
| 28 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | |
| 30 | KINNEYS KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 31 | NO NAME SMOKERS | |
| 32 | NO STRESS SMOKERS | |
| 33 | SOUTH T COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 34 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 35 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 36 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 37 | BEER, PIGGY, PIGGY, PIGGY | |
| 38 | PAPA G |
Chicken
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 4 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 5 | SWINE LIFE BBQ | |
| 6 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | LIMP BRIZKIT | |
| 13 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 14 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 15 | SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 16 | SHERMANS RETREAT BBQ | |
| 17 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 19 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 20 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 23 | BOARSNIGHTOUT | |
| 24 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 25 | NO STRESS SMOKERS | |
| 26 | MEAN GENES COOKIN TEAM | |
| 27 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 28 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 29 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 30 | NO NAME SMOKERS | |
| 31 | KINNEYS KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 32 | JORDYQ | |
| 33 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | |
| 35 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 36 | BEER, PIGGY, PIGGY, PIGGY | |
| 37 | SOUTH T COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 38 | PAPA G |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | BOARSNIGHTOUT | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | SWINE LIFE BBQ | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 9 | SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 13 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | |
| 18 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 19 | MEAN GENES COOKIN TEAM | |
| 20 | JORDYQ | |
| 21 | NO STRESS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | NO NAME SMOKERS | |
| 23 | LIMP BRIZKIT | |
| 24 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 29 | BEER, PIGGY, PIGGY, PIGGY | |
| 30 | SHERMANS RETREAT BBQ | |
| 31 | PAPA G | |
| 32 | KINNEYS KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 33 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 34 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 35 | SOUTH T COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 36 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 37 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 38 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES |
Pork
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8170 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOARSNIGHTOUT | |
| 2 | SWINE LIFE BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 10 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | LIMP BRIZKIT | |
| 17 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | JORDYQ | |
| 20 | SWEETIE'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 21 | SOUTH T COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | |
| 23 | SHERMANS RETREAT BBQ | |
| 24 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 25 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 26 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 28 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 29 | MEAN GENES COOKIN TEAM | |
| 30 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 31 | NO NAME SMOKERS | |
| 32 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 33 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 34 | KINNEYS KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 35 | NO STRESS SMOKERS | |
| 36 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS |