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Vol. XI · No. IV Friday, October 14, 2022 Price: One Coffee

The 2022 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

703.4056 winning score, out of 720 Heavy Smoke BBQ
83 teams invited
1.0628 points, first to second
5 perfect 180s
4th Jack Daniel’s on record
1 past champion in the field
59 teams at a first Jack Daniel’s

The 2022 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

Heavy Smoke BBQ Wins the Jack Daniel’s on Debut

Their 703.4056 beats GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ by 1.0628 points, in a field of 83 invited teams.

By The Smoke Ring Staff

3rd-highest winning score of 4 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Heavy Smoke BBQ won the 2022 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tenn., with 703.4056 out of 720, 1.0628 points clear of GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ, the reserve grand champion. 83 teams were invited.

It was their 1st Jack Daniel’s. The win was their 3rd Grand Championship of 2022. On the way they finished 10th in chicken, 3rd in pork ribs, 19th in pork and 8th in brisket.

The meats went to JANKY LEG BBQ in chicken (180), LAST CALL HEROES BBQ in pork ribs (180), RJs Smokehouse in pork (180) and SLAPS BBQ in brisket (180).

The winning score is the 3rd-highest of the 4 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record. The field included one past champion and 59 teams at their first Jack Daniel’s. Judges handed out five perfect 180s. The full standings run on B1.

  • 83 teams
  • Reserve: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
  • Lynchburg, Tenn.
  • Oct. 14
Section AJack Daniel’s ChampionsA2

Every Jack Daniel’s on record to 2022, newest first. Each year has an edition of its own.

  1. Heavy Smoke BBQ 2022 — this edition 703.4056 · 83 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
  2. GETTIN' BASTED The 2021 edition 703.4172 · 70 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: SLAPS BBQ
  3. Clark Crew BBQ The 2019 edition 705.1544 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: Shake 'n Bake BBQ
  4. COOL SMOKE The 2013 edition 693.1200 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: A BOY & HIS BBQ
Section AJack Daniel’s 2022 in BriefA3

The defending champion

Defending Champion GETTIN' BASTED Finishes 9th

The 2021 winner stays in the top ten.

9th of 83, after winning in 2021

GETTIN' BASTED won the Jack Daniel’s in 2021 and finished 9th this time, with 692.5368.

The finish

The Closest Jack Daniel’s on Record

Heavy Smoke BBQ over GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ, by 1.0628.

1.0628 points between first and second

Heavy Smoke BBQ beat GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ by 1.0628 points, the narrowest margin of the 4 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record. The closest before it was 2013, when COOL SMOKE won by 1.6572.

Also at the 2022 Jack Daniel’s

PIGGIN' WHISKEY Climbs From 45th to 16th

PIGGIN' WHISKEY finished 16th, up from 45th in 2021: the most places gained by any team that cooked both.

GETTIN' BASTED Cooks Their 3rd Jack Daniel’s

GETTIN' BASTED has cooked 3 of the 4 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record, starting in 2019 with a best finish of 1st, and finished 9th this year.

Section AMeat by MeatA4

Chicken

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 JANKY LEG BBQ 180†
2 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 177.7028
3 Vallee A/C Cold Smoke 176.5600
4 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 176.5600
5 4 LEGS UP BBQ 176.5600
6 Organizer Portal 176.5600
7 Shiggin aint easy 176.5600
8 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 176.0572
9 Blues Hog 175.4400
10 Heavy Smoke BBQ 175.4400

Pork Ribs

The top ten, out of 180 · 2 perfect 180s

Pl.TeamScore
1 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 180†
2 Bleacher Bums BBQ 180†
3 Heavy Smoke BBQ 179.4400
4 Brisket Butts 178.8572
5 Organizer Portal 177.7372
6 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 177.1544
7 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 177.1428
8 3N1 Q 176.5600
9 Fergolicious BBQ 176.5600
10 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 176

Pork

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 RJs Smokehouse 180†
2 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 177.7028
3 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 177.1772
4 CHUNKY BBQ 176.5828
5 JANKY LEG BBQ 176.5828
6 Blues Hog 176.0228
7 4 LEGS UP BBQ 175.4172
8 Smoke N' Ash BBQ 175.4056
9 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 175.4056
10 GETTIN' BASTED 174.8456

Brisket

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 180†
2 D’Qued Barbeque 178.8572
3 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ 178.2972
4 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 177.7144
5 GIRLS CAN GRILL 176
6 LC BBQ 176
7 Shiggin aint easy 175.4172
8 Heavy Smoke BBQ 175.4172
9 SWINE LIFE 175.4056
10 The Pig's Pajamas BBQ 174.8800
Section APerfect 180sA5

5 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.

Section BFinal StandingsB1

Every team on the 2022 board, 83 in all: the overall out of 720 and each meat’s place. ★ a past Jack Daniel’s champion; ◆ a first Jack Daniel’s. Click a column head to sort.

PlaceTeam ChickenPork RibsPorkBrisket Overall
1 Heavy Smoke BBQ ◆ 103198 703.4056
2 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ ◆ 820311 702.3428
3 Shiggin aint easy ◆ 716137 701.1088
4 4 LEGS UP BBQ 531721 697.0856
5 SLAPS BBQ 1927351 697.0628
6 JANKY LEG BBQ ◆ 121556 696.5600
7 Organizer Portal 653736 694.2628
8 SWINE LIFE ◆ 2635159 693.0740
9 GETTIN' BASTED ★ 43141014 692.5368
10 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ◆ 5722123 691.9660
11 Blues Hog ◆ 924653 690.8456
12 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ◆ 4261827 690.2400
13 D’Qued Barbeque ◆ 3845332 689.0972
14 Vallee A/C Cold Smoke 3286712 687.9196
15 Sharpe's Woodshed ◆ 34381725 687.3600
16 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 6718916 686.8340
17 TRIPLE H BBQ 45174415 685.6456
18 Brisket Butts ◆ 3746629 684.5140
19 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay ◆ 2445441 684.4568
20 FROZEN TOQUE BBQ ◆ 28112559 683.3600
21 CROOKED PIGS 27475022 682.2172
22 TIRE SMOKE BBQ ◆ 4524943 681.7028
23 Phoenix BBQ ◆ 15632634 681.6800
24 YSB BBQ ◆ 51331440 681.6800
25 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ 4050624 681.0744
26 Holy Smokers BBQ ◆ 11407619 679.4284
27 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 7110264 679.3600
28 3N1 Q 5683951 679.3140
29 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 60363428 679.3024
30 East Texas Smokers ◆ 13625632 678.7656
31 GIRLS CAN GRILL ◆ 4972215 678.7312
32 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ◆ 3376555 678.2284
33 Rogue Hog BBQ 58191161 677.7256
34 LC BBQ ◆ 2953776 677.6112
35 BOHEMIAN BBQ ◆ 23256454 677.0172
36 The Pig's Pajamas BBQ 24666310 676.5028
37 Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team ◆ 32645318 676.4912
38 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ◆ 59232752 675.9424
39 SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED ◆ 61432845 675.8968
40 Kickin Ashes ◆ 47122272 675.3828
41 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 20794713 675.3140
42 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 52325737 674.7884
43 Fergolicious BBQ ◆ 6294560 674.7428
44 RUSTY'S BBQ 70563220 674.2856
45 Oakalla Que ◆ 44154067 673.7260
46 Justice BBQ ◆ 64346817 673.6456
47 TOP GUN BARBECUE 35614350 673.6340
48 HOGLINE ◆ 55583635 673.6224
49 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 30693846 673.0856
50 Son of a Boar BBQ ◆ 14137270 673.0396
51 PUREBBQ ◆ 46654630 672.4340
52 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ◆ 75571639 672
53 Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers ◆ 48673142 671.8852
54 RJs Smokehouse ◆ 7342178 670.1712
55 BnB BBQ ◆ 16733066 669.6116
56 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 18702968 669.5768
57 CHUNKY BBQ ◆ 3171474 669.1312
58 THE HOG MAFIA ◆ 12414182 668.5256
59 SmokinGhost BBQ ◆ 39267358 667.8972
60 Churras de Patrao ◆ 54297157 666.7316
61 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ ◆ 8017924 666.2284
62 Small Axe BBQ ◆ 72486931 666.2168
63 BBQ WIESEL ◆ 68554263 665.0056
64 INSANE SWINE BBQ 81462449 664.5028
65 Stoake-D-Fire.Com ◆ 65376162 664.4800
66 AMERICAN HEROES BBQ ◆ 22742376 663.3828
67 BIG BOOTS BBQ ◆ 17785169 663.3484
68 BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL ◆ 53305277 663.3144
69 Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ◆ 50766047 662.7196
70 Bleacher Bums BBQ ◆ 8328223 661.5884
71 SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 76397548 661.0396
72 Kith n' Kin ◆ 66495571 661.0284
73 Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan ◆ 21685975 660.5484
74 Smoke N' Ash BBQ ◆ 7459880 659.8744
75 COOKLOUNGE BBQ 41517473 658.8112
76 Barbecoa BBQ Team ◆ 69817044 653.5656
77 Clean Smoke BBQ ◆ 63608165 652.4456
78 Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker 36774883 650.7544
79 Uncle Tony's Cockney Q ◆ 78807826 649.4736
80 16 Mesh BBQ ◆ 25548381 647.9540
81 All You Can Smoke BBQ Team ◆ 77758038 647.8856
82 Ribs n Pigs BBQ ◆ 82825833 646.1024
83 Polish BBQ Mafia ◆ 79832079 635.8172

Every board, with the score charts, on the contest’s own page →

Section BThe Jack Daniel’s Record BookB2

Every Jack Daniel’s on record to 2022, the invitational itself only.

Highest Scores

Any finish, out of 720

  1. 1 Clark Crew BBQ2019 · 1st 705.1544
  2. 2 GETTIN' BASTED2021 · 1st 703.4172
  3. 3 Shake 'n Bake BBQ2019 · 2nd 703.4056
  4. 4 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022 · 1st 703.4056
  5. 5 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ2022 · 2nd 702.3428
  6. 6 Shiggin aint easy2022 · 3rd 701.1088
  7. 7 Redneck Scientific2019 · 3rd 700.5256
  8. 8 T Mac Smokin2019 · 4th 699.9884
  9. 9 SLAPS BBQ2021 · 2nd 699.5200
  10. 10 Bunch of Swines2019 · 5th 699.4056

Most Titles

Grand Championships

  1. 1 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022 1
  2. 2 CLARK CREW BBQ2019 1
  3. 3 COOL SMOKE2013 1
  4. 4 GETTIN' BASTED2021 1

Most Appearances

Jack Daniel’s Invitationals cooked

  1. 1 COOL SMOKE2013–2021 · best 1st 3
  2. 2 GETTIN' BASTED2019–2022 · best 1st 3
  3. 3 BIG POPPA SMOKERS2019–2022 · best 4th 3
  4. 4 INSANE SWINE BBQ2013–2022 · best 4th 3
  5. 5 Rogue Hog BBQ2013–2022 · best 14th 3
  6. 6 SPITFIRE2013–2021 · best 22nd 3
  7. 7 The Pig's Pajamas BBQ2019–2022 · best 36th 3
  8. 8 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA2019–2022 · best 42nd 3
  9. 9 MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ2019–2022 · best 49th 3
  10. 10 Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker2013–2022 · best 78th 3

Closest Finishes

Points between first and second

  1. 1 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022, over GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 1.0628
  2. 2 COOL SMOKE2013, over A BOY & HIS BBQ 1.6572
  3. 3 Clark Crew BBQ2019, over Shake 'n Bake BBQ 1.7488
  4. 4 GETTIN' BASTED2021, over SLAPS BBQ 3.8972

Biggest Fields

Teams invited

  1. 1 2013won by COOL SMOKE 97
  2. 2 2019won by Clark Crew BBQ 97
  3. 3 2022won by Heavy Smoke BBQ 83
  4. 4 2021won by GETTIN' BASTED 70

Best First Appearances

Finish at a first invitation

  1. 1 CLARK CREW BBQ2019 · of 97 1st
  2. 2 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022 · of 83 1st
  3. 3 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ2019 · of 97 2nd
  4. 4 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ2022 · of 83 2nd
  5. 5 SLAPS BBQ2021 · of 70 2nd
  6. 6 Shiggin aint easy2022 · of 83 3rd
  7. 7 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC2019 · of 97 3rd
  8. 8 T-MAC SMOKIN2019 · of 97 4th
  9. 9 Timbone Barbeque2019 · of 97 6th
  10. 10 JANKY LEG BBQ2022 · of 83 6th
Section CBack IssuesC1

Every Jack Daniel’s on record has an edition of its own. ← 2021 2023 →

Jack Daniel’s editions: 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2019 · 2013

The other invitationals: American Royal · World Invitational · every invitational on record

The season: 2022 in review · the latest edition

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