17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
2023-05-12 – 2023-05-13 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $11,050.00
Grand Champion: ROLLIN KOLBZ (699.3600) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
Entries
69
5 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
699.3600
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
671.13
median 678.45
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
687.3484
10th place overall
Field spread
102.3884
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,050.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
20%
of the 40 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1530
avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Peckerwood Country Club and Mad Dog BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: MAYA JANE BBQ CO. and Apocalypse Sow tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Apocalypse Sow and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
ROLLIN KOLBZ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2860 | 173.7372 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 171.9656 |
| Ancillary — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8916 | 172.5828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 699.3600 · median 678.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 4 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 6 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 9 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 13 | Organizer Portal | |
| 14 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 17 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 20 | QMEISTERS | |
| 21 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 22 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | FYC | |
| 24 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 25 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 26 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 27 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 28 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 29 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 30 | HOOTIE Q | |
| 31 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 32 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 33 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 34 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 35 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 36 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 37 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 38 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 39 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Chicken
40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 2 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 4 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 5 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | QMEISTERS | |
| 13 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 15 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 16 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 18 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 19 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | FYC | |
| 22 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 23 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 25 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 26 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 27 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 28 | HOOTIE Q | |
| 29 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 30 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 31 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 33 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 34 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 35 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 36 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 37 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 38 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 39 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 4 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 11 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | FYC | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 16 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 17 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 18 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 24 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 25 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 27 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 28 | HOOTIE Q | |
| 29 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 30 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 31 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 32 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 33 | QMEISTERS | |
| 34 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 35 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 36 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 37 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 38 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 39 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 40 | SOLID ROCK BBQ |
Pork
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 6 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 7 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 8 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 9 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 18 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 19 | QMEISTERS | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 22 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 23 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 24 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 25 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 26 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 27 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 28 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 29 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 30 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 31 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 32 | HOOTIE Q | |
| 33 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 34 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 35 | FYC | |
| 36 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 37 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 38 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 39 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Brisket
40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 5 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 11 | QMEISTERS | |
| 12 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 14 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | FYC | |
| 17 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 20 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 21 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 22 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 27 | HOOTIE Q | |
| 28 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 29 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 30 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 31 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 32 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 33 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 34 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 35 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 36 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 37 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 38 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 39 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
Ancillary
Chicken
69 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8800
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 — Anything Strawberry
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 158.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG %22J%22 AND BUBBA | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 6 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | QMEISTERS | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 11 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 12 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 13 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 14 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 15 | KINGS BBQ-2 | |
| 16 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 17 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 18 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET DIXIE BBQ | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 22 | FYC | |
| 23 | POSSE BBQ-2 | |
| 24 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 25 | BIG MACKOS BBQ | |
| 26 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 27 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 29 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 31 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 32 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 33 | HOOTIE Q |