Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
2023-05-19 – 2023-05-20 · Sevierville, TN · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $15,060.00
Grand Champion: Piglitically Incorrect BBQ (698.8228) · 32 teams
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 ← this one | Sevierville, TN | 32 | 698.8228 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | Sevierville, TN | 31 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters |
| 2025-05-16 | Sevierville, TN | 33 | 694.7656 | HalaQyah BBQ |
| 2026-05-15 | Sevierville, TN | 33 | 698.2056 | Glamping Grillers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Bushes beans
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.2744
Ancillary — Dessert
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Swaggerty sausage
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 159.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.0970
Master Series — Chicken
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8228
Master Series — Overall
32 entries · top 698.8228 · median 676.4282
Master Series — Pork
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.6858