High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 · Winchester, TN
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $4,300.00
Grand Champion: Dogpatch Q (358.8572) · 32 teams
Entries
32
6 categories
Top score
358.8572
Winning margin
6.8800
GC over RC
Field average
338.46
median 341.38
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.1200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
48.1372
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,300.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1570
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Dogpatch Q took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dogpatch Q came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | 60 | 704.5712 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2014-04-18 | 62 | 701.0972 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2015-04-17 | 59 | 708.0116 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 2016-04-15 | 56 | 699.9772 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 2017-04-21 | 41 | 709.1200 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2018-04-20 | 42 | 699.9312 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2019-04-19 | Winchester, TN | 39 | 699.3484 | Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 ← this one | Winchester, TN | 32 | 358.8572 | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-05-15 | Winchester, TN | 29 | 357.1544 | Puddleduck BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Pork
24 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary — Sliders
16 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary — Tacos
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. |
Backyard Series — Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |