May 16–17, 2025 · Winchester, TN · 📍 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,300
Dogpatch Q won Grand Champion at the High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 16, 2025 in Winchester, TN at 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway, scoring 358.8572 in a field of 32 teams. LEE LA Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Dogpatch Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Dogpatch Q (178.8572). This is the 8th of 9 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
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, 2013 to 2019 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Dogpatch Q came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: Bentley Que and LEE LA Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 6–7: HELL ON SQUEALS and Mind if I Smoke? tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: LEE LA Q and Mind if I Smoke? tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Dogpatch Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
This contest was away for 6.1 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-04-19.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 60 | 704.5712 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN 37398 | 62 | 701.0972 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | FRIENDS OF OBR |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 59 | 708.0116 | UNCULTURED SWINE | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer | 56 | 699.9772 | BIG BLUE QUE | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 41 | 709.1200 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 42 | 699.9312 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | BIG BLUE QUE |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 39 | 699.3484 | Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ | 615 BBQ |
| May 16, 2025 ← this one | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 32 | 358.8572 | Dogpatch Q | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 29 | 357.1544 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180 | 173.1544 | 171.9656 |
32 entries · top 358.8572 · median 341.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 6 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 10 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 11 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 12 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Southern Swine | |
| 15 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 16 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 17 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 19 | Bentley Que | |
| 20 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 22 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 25 | Big D's Q | |
| 26 | The Red Goose | |
| 27 | Algood BBQ & Catering | |
| 28 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Bandits | |
| 30 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 31 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 32 | Black Label Smokers |
32 entries · top 180 · median 170.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 4 | Bentley Que | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 8 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 10 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Southern Swine | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 17 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 19 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 20 | Algood BBQ & Catering | |
| 21 | The Red Goose | |
| 22 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 25 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 26 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 27 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 28 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 29 | Big D's Q | |
| 30 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 31 | Smokin Bandits | |
| 32 | Black Label Smokers |
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 12 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 14 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 16 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 17 | Southern Swine | |
| 18 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 19 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 21 | Big D's Q | |
| 22 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 23 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 24 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Bandits | |
| 26 | The Red Goose | |
| 27 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 28 | Algood BBQ & Catering | |
| 29 | Bentley Que | |
| 30 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 31 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 32 | Black Box BBQ |
24 entries · top 180 · median 169.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 9 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 10 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 11 | Bentley Que | |
| 12 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 13 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 15 | The Red Goose | |
| 16 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 19 | Algood BBQ & Catering | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 21 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 24 | Southern Swine |
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 180 · median 162.8628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Red Goose | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 4 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 7 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 8 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 10 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Bentley Que | |
| 13 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 14 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 15 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 16 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Bossman BBQ | |
| 2 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | The Red Goose | |
| 4 | I Only Smoke the Good Stuff | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 8 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | Algood BBQ & Catering | |
| 11 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 12 | Chokin "N" tha Smoke | |
| 13 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 14 | Southern Swine | |
| 15 | Toolshed BBQ | |
| 16 | LEE LA Q | |
| 17 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Black Label Smokers | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | Bentley Que | |
| 21 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 22 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. |