Swampfest
2023-03-31 – 2023-04-01 · Waycross, GA · 📍 215 Pendleton Street · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: ATLANTA BBQ STORE (705.6800) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BAD ROOSTER BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: Mad Dog BBQ and ATLANTA BBQ STORE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ATLANTA BBQ STORE and THIRD SWINES CHARM tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: THIRD SWINES CHARM and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
ATLANTA BBQ STORE came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 ← this one | Waycross, GA | 215 Pendleton Street | 28 | 705.6800 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | BAD ROOSTER BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Waycross, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Waycross, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 705.6800 · median 675.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 8 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 15 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 19 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 21 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 22 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 23 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 25 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 26 | 9JUAN2 BBQ | |
| 27 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 28 | Peckerwood Country Club |
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 4 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 5 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 7 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 8 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 15 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 16 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 18 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 19 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 23 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 24 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | 9JUAN2 BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 28 | Iron Head Barbeque |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 11 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 13 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 14 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 15 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 18 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 19 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 22 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 23 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 25 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 26 | 9JUAN2 BBQ | |
| 27 | HPO PIT TEAM |
Pork
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 3 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 19 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 20 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 22 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 23 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 24 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 26 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 27 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 28 | 9JUAN2 BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 13 | FLYIN PIG BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 19 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 20 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 21 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 22 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 24 | HURRICANE COOKERS | |
| 25 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 26 | 9JUAN2 BBQ | |
| 27 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 28 | Iron Head Barbeque |
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.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que (Ages 11 - 15)
4 entries · top 170.8228 · median 169.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JET POWERED MULLET | |
| 2 | LITTLE ROOSTER | |
| 3 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS, II | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE, JR. |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que (Ages 6 - 10)
6 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.P.O. BBQ, JR. | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR PONIES | |
| 3 | MINI QNUT | |
| 4 | ATOMIC CITY SMOKERS, JR | |
| 5 | CHEWIN' THE FAT BBQ | |
| 6 | BAR-B-QUTIES |