Big BBQ Bash
2023-06-23 – 2023-06-24 · Maryville, TN · State championship
Reps: CONNIE AMIDEI, JONATHAN AMIDEI · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Swig-N-Pig (714.2628) · 36 teams
Entries
36
4 categories
Top score
714.2628
Winning margin
11.4628
GC over RC
Field average
671.18
median 678.72
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7772
what a walk cost here
Field spread
120.1716
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 1%
beats 99% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SWIG-N-PIG took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SWIG-N-PIG came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | 31 | 701.7260 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2022-06-24 | Maryville, TN | 29 | 700.5028 | Bad Rooster BBQ |
| 2023-06-23 ← this one | Maryville, TN | 36 | 714.2628 | Swig-N-Pig |
| 2024-06-21 | Maryville, TN | 33 | 705.0856 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| 2025-06-20 | Maryville, TN | 26 | 707.4056 | Alpine Smoke Works |
| 2026-09-25 | Townsend, TN | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 2 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | Willingham's | |
| 5 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 6 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 15 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 16 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 17 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 18 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 20 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Chairman of the Boar | |
| 22 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 23 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 24 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 25 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 26 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 27 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 28 | Barger-Que | |
| 29 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 30 | Denso | |
| 31 | Corr-Tenn | |
| 32 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 33 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 34 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 35 | BBQ865 | |
| 36 | Praise the Lord BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 7 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 8 | Denso | |
| 9 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 12 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 16 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 17 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 19 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 20 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 22 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 23 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 24 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 26 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 27 | Chairman of the Boar | |
| 28 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 29 | Willingham's | |
| 30 | Corr-Tenn | |
| 31 | Praise the Lord BBQ | |
| 32 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 33 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 34 | Barger-Que | |
| 35 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQ865 |
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 714.2628 · median 678.7198
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 11 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 15 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 16 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 22 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 24 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 25 | Willingham's | |
| 26 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 27 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 28 | Denso | |
| 29 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 30 | Chairman of the Boar | |
| 31 | Barger-Que | |
| 32 | Corr-Tenn | |
| 33 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 34 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 35 | Praise the Lord BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQ865 |
Master Series — Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 6 | Barger-Que | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 11 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 12 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 15 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 19 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 20 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 21 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 22 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 24 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 25 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 27 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 28 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 29 | Chairman of the Boar | |
| 30 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 31 | Denso | |
| 32 | Corr-Tenn | |
| 33 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 34 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 35 | Praise the Lord BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQ865 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 6 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 13 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 14 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 22 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 24 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 25 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 26 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 27 | Denso | |
| 28 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 29 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 30 | Corr-Tenn | |
| 31 | THIRD SWINES CHARM | |
| 32 | Willingham's | |
| 33 | Chairman of the Boar | |
| 34 | Barger-Que | |
| 35 | BBQ865 | |
| 36 | Praise the Lord BBQ |