May 12–13, 2023 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $11,050
ROLLIN KOLBZ won Grand Champion at the 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off on May 12, 2023 in Waynesboro, GA at Schwank Way, scoring 699.3600 in a field of 40 teams. ELITE BBQ SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9200. Category winners: Chicken — ROLLIN KOLBZ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BALD HAWG BBQ (176.5600); Pork — SWEET DIXIE BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — FALLOUT BBQ (177.7028).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
ROLLIN KOLBZ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was ROLLIN KOLBZ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 27th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: Peckerwood Country Club and Mad Dog BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MAYA JANE BBQ CO. and Apocalypse Sow tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Apocalypse Sow and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROLLIN KOLBZ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2860 | 173.7372 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176 | 171.9656 |
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 "J" AND BUBBA | |
| 37 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 38 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 39 | SOLID ROCK BBQ | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
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 "J" AND BUBBA | |
| 39 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE BBQ |
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 "J" 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 |
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 "J" 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 |
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 "J" AND BUBBA | |
| 40 | LICK DA BONE 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.
33 entries · top 180 · median 158.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG "J" 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 |
69 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8800