The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-05-19 – 2023-05-20 · Winchester, TN
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,500.00
Grand Champion: 2 Swine Crew (353.1200) · 34 teams
Entries
34
2 categories
Top score
353.1200
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
334.40
median 335.40
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
340.4912
what a walk cost here
Field spread
45.7828
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,500.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1573
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
2 Swine Crew took the Grand Championship home to AL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-20 | Winchester, TN | 29 | 353.1316 | Veteran Pork Pullers |
| 2023-05-19 ← this one | Winchester, TN | 34 | 353.1200 | 2 Swine Crew |
| 2024-05-17 | Winchester, TN | 39 | 352.0000 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 2 | 931 BBQ | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 5 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Shmack Q | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 11 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 12 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 16 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 18 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 19 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 20 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 21 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Sweet Charlotte's | |
| 23 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 24 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 25 | 716 South BBQ | |
| 26 | Hey Bruce BBQ | |
| 27 | Music City Smokers | |
| 28 | Bentley Que | |
| 29 | BootLeg Smokers | |
| 30 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 32 | Big D's Q | |
| 33 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 34 | Rue's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
34 entries · top 353.1200 · median 335.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | 931 BBQ | |
| 7 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 8 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 9 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 10 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 11 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Bentley Que | |
| 15 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 16 | 716 South BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 18 | Shmack Q | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | Music City Smokers | |
| 21 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 24 | Big D's Q | |
| 25 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 27 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 28 | Hey Bruce BBQ | |
| 29 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 30 | Sweet Charlotte's | |
| 31 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 32 | BootLeg Smokers | |
| 33 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 34 | HIT OR MISS BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 11 | 716 South BBQ | |
| 12 | Big D's Q | |
| 13 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 14 | Music City Smokers | |
| 15 | LEE LA Q | |
| 16 | 931 BBQ | |
| 17 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Willy BBQ | |
| 22 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 23 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | Shmack Q | |
| 25 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 26 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 27 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 28 | Hey Bruce BBQ | |
| 29 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 30 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 31 | BootLeg Smokers | |
| 32 | Sweet Charlotte's | |
| 33 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 34 | HIT OR MISS BBQ |