May 19–20, 2023 · Sevierville, TN · 📍 110 Gary Wade Blvd · State championship
Reps: Connie Amidei, Jonathan Amidei · Prize money: $15,060
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival on May 19, 2023 in Sevierville, TN at 110 Gary Wade Blvd, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 32 teams. UNDER THE RADAR took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6572. Category winners: Chicken — One Eyed Pig BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (177.7372); Pork — Red Rock Cafe (180.0000); Brisket — UNDER THE RADAR (177.7144). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5940 points.
Chicken places 1–2: One Eyed Pig BBQ and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: MUDVILLE BBQ and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 ← this one | Sevierville, TN | 110 Gary Wade Blvd | 32 | 698.8228 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | UNDER THE RADAR |
| May 17, 2024 | Sevierville, TN | 125 Court Ave. | 31 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| May 16, 2025 | Sevierville, TN | 209 Court Ave | 33 | 694.7656 | HalaQyah BBQ | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| May 15, 2026 | Sevierville, TN | 209 Court Ave | 33 | 698.2056 | Glamping Grillers | Blue Smoke Q |
| May 14, 2027 | Sevierville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 |
32 entries · top 698.8228 · median 676.4282
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8228
32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.6858
32 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.0970
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.
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.2744
15 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 180 · median 159.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180