2022-10-28 – 2022-10-29 · Madison, AL · 📍 212 Main St · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Barking Pig BBQ (690.2632) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWEET SMOKE BBQ
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 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Barking Pig BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: BUTSY-Q edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0112. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: SHEATS SMOKED MEATS edged Barking Pig BBQ by 0.0112. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: SHEATS SMOKED MEATS edged Music City Smoke by 0.0116.
Barking Pig BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 ← this one | Madison, AL | 212 Main St | 10 | 690.2632 | Barking Pig BBQ | SWEET SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 | Madison, AL | 212 Main St | 14 | 710.8344 | Smoke Me Silly | Barking Pig BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Madison, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 167.9772 | 157.0856 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.2972 | 147.3600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 158.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5828 | 170.2972 | 149.0972 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1544 | 168.5484 | 166.2744 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 166.8460 |
10 entries · top 690.2632 · median 673.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 6 | Music City Smoke | |
| 7 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Therapy AL | |
| 9 | House of Swine | |
| 10 | Smokin Badgers |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 3 | House of Swine | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Therapy AL | |
| 6 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 7 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Badgers | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | Music City Smoke |
10 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 3 | Music City Smoke | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 6 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 8 | House of Swine | |
| 9 | Smoke Therapy AL | |
| 10 | Smokin Badgers |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 3 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 4 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | House of Swine | |
| 7 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 8 | Music City Smoke | |
| 9 | Smokin Badgers | |
| 10 | Smoke Therapy AL |
10 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Music City Smoke | |
| 2 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Therapy AL | |
| 7 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 8 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 9 | House of Swine | |
| 10 | Smokin Badgers |
31 entries · top 352.5484 · median 326.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | P&C Chicken BBQ | |
| 7 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Zebco33 | |
| 11 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 12 | Redstone Federal | |
| 13 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 14 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 15 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 16 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 17 | Smoke 'Em All BBQ | |
| 18 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Zach's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Meat Sweats | |
| 21 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 22 | Brother-in-Laws BBQ | |
| 23 | Peacocks In Heat | |
| 24 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 25 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 26 | Bodda Getta Boyz BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Smokin' Dat Ass | |
| 28 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 29 | Ameiican BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Monsters | |
| 31 | Buffalo Rock |
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | P&C Chicken BBQ | |
| 4 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 5 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 9 | Meat Sweats | |
| 10 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 11 | Zach's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke 'Em All BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 16 | Redstone Federal | |
| 17 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 18 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | Zebco33 | |
| 20 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 21 | Peacocks In Heat | |
| 22 | Ameiican BBQ | |
| 23 | Brother-in-Laws BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Monsters | |
| 25 | Smokin' Dat Ass | |
| 26 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 27 | Bodda Getta Boyz BBQ Team | |
| 28 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 29 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 30 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 31 | Buffalo Rock |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 8 | Zebco33 | |
| 9 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 10 | Redstone Federal | |
| 11 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | P&C Chicken BBQ | |
| 14 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke 'Em All BBQ | |
| 16 | Buffalo Rock | |
| 17 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 19 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 20 | Brother-in-Laws BBQ | |
| 21 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 22 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 23 | Peacocks In Heat | |
| 24 | Zach's Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 27 | Meat Sweats | |
| 28 | Bodda Getta Boyz BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Smokin' Dat Ass | |
| 30 | Ameiican BBQ | |
| 31 | Meat Monsters |