2023-01-13 – 2023-01-14 · Lake Wales, FL · 📍 Lake Wailes Park · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Optimus Swine (699.3484) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Two Drummers Q Crew
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.
699.3484 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.6916 Teddy Camp BBQ set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
Optimus Swine came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Two Drummers Q Crew and Mad Dog BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Mad Dog BBQ and GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA and TEDDY CAMP tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Optimus Swine took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
Poppa Pig turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-07 | Lake Wales, FL | Lake Wailes Park | 29 | 697.6916 | Teddy Camp BBQ | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| 2023-01-13 ← this one | Lake Wales, FL | Lake Wailes Park | 26 | 699.3484 | Optimus Swine | Two Drummers Q Crew |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.5484 |
26 entries · top 699.3484 · median 675.5830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | Two Drummers Q Crew | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA | |
| 13 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 14 | TEDDY CAMP | |
| 15 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 16 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 17 | Smoke N' Ash BBQ | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 20 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 21 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 22 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 23 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 24 | Fat caps bbq | |
| 25 | Baller Bros BBQ | |
| 26 | G-Dawg BBQ Team |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | Two Drummers Q Crew | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 8 | Smoke N' Ash BBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 14 | TEDDY CAMP | |
| 15 | GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA | |
| 16 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 17 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 19 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 20 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 21 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 22 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 23 | Fat caps bbq | |
| 24 | Baller Bros BBQ | |
| 25 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 26 | G-Dawg BBQ Team |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 5 | Two Drummers Q Crew | |
| 6 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 7 | GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA | |
| 8 | TEDDY CAMP | |
| 9 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 13 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke N' Ash BBQ | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS | |
| 18 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 21 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 22 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 23 | Fat caps bbq | |
| 24 | Baller Bros BBQ | |
| 25 | G-Dawg BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Yeti Mafia BBQ |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS | |
| 4 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA | |
| 10 | Two Drummers Q Crew | |
| 11 | Smoke N' Ash BBQ | |
| 12 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | Optimus Swine | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | TEDDY CAMP | |
| 18 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 19 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 20 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 21 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 22 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 23 | Fat caps bbq | |
| 24 | G-Dawg BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 26 | Baller Bros BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | Two Drummers Q Crew | |
| 3 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | ACCUTECH BBQ | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS | |
| 11 | Sloppy Hogs | |
| 12 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 13 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 14 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 15 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 16 | Poppa Pig | |
| 17 | GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE - FLORIDA | |
| 18 | TEDDY CAMP | |
| 19 | Smoke N' Ash BBQ | |
| 20 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 21 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 22 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 23 | Baller Bros BBQ | |
| 24 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 25 | G-Dawg BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Fat caps bbq |
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.
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Baller Bros BBQ | |
| 3 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 4 | Optimus Swine | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 7 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN |