Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
2022-11-04 – 2022-11-05 · Biloxi, MS · 📍 6505 Riviera Dr. · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Glamping Grillers (699.3832) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGGIN' WHISKEY
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.9148 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Glamping Grillers took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Poppa Pig and Glamping Grillers tied on 171.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: WALK THE SWINE edged PIGGIN' WHISKEY by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! edged Southern Swine by 0.0228.
🃏 An upset on the books
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, Piggin' Whiskey, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 18 | 693.6684 | Kith n' Kin | GENERAL LEE SMOKING |
| 2022-11-04 ← this one | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 11 | 699.3832 | Glamping Grillers | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 19 | 704.5256 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 154.2172 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1084 | 167.3828 | 154.2288 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.6800 | 152.0000 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 165.0856 | 142.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 699.3832 · median 672.4572
Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.1084 · median 166.8228
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
Brisket
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.7884
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Sauce
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9714