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The Jack Daniel’s edition

Every team, every meat and every score from the 2023 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational.

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Vol. XII · No. V Friday, October 13, 2023 Price: One Coffee

The 2023 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

699.4056 winning score, out of 720 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
81 teams invited
1.1540 points, first to second
1 perfect 180
5th Jack Daniel’s on record
1 past champion in the field
51 teams at a first Jack Daniel’s

The 2023 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT Wins the Jack Daniel’s

Their 699.4056 beats B'Mackin BBQ by 1.1540 points, in a field of 81 invited teams.

By The Smoke Ring Staff

4th-highest winning score of 5 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the 2023 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tenn., with 699.4056 out of 720, 1.1540 points clear of B'Mackin BBQ, the reserve grand champion. 81 teams were invited.

It was their 3rd Jack Daniel’s, and the first time they had won it. The win was their 4th Grand Championship of 2023. On the way they finished 58th in chicken, 1st in pork ribs, 2nd in pork and 9th in brisket.

The meats went to SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA in chicken (177.7028), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT in pork ribs (180), Smoke 'n Magic in pork (178.8800) and More Better Barbecue in brisket (178.8572).

The winning score is the 4th-highest of the 5 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record. The field included one past champion and 51 teams at their first Jack Daniel’s. Judges handed out one perfect 180. The full standings run on B1.

  • 81 teams
  • Reserve: B'Mackin BBQ
  • Lynchburg, Tenn.
  • Oct. 13
Section AJack Daniel’s ChampionsA2

Every Jack Daniel’s on record to 2023, newest first. Each year has an edition of its own.

  1. UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 2023 — this edition 699.4056 · 81 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: B'Mackin BBQ
  2. Heavy Smoke BBQ The 2022 edition 703.4056 · 83 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
  3. GETTIN' BASTED The 2021 edition 703.4172 · 70 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: SLAPS BBQ
  4. Clark Crew BBQ The 2019 edition 705.1544 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: Shake 'n Bake BBQ
  5. COOL SMOKE The 2013 edition 693.1200 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: A BOY & HIS BBQ
Section AJack Daniel’s 2023 in BriefA3

The defending champion

Defending Champion Heavy Smoke BBQ Finishes 3rd

The 2022 winner stays in the top ten.

3rd of 81, after winning in 2022

Heavy Smoke BBQ won the Jack Daniel’s in 2022 and finished 3rd this time, with 695.9312.

First time in

First-Timer B'Mackin BBQ Finishes 2nd

51 teams cooked their first Jack Daniel’s in 2023.

2nd of 81, at a first Jack Daniel’s

B'Mackin BBQ finished 2nd with 698.2516 at their first Jack Daniel’s, the best of 51 teams in the field for the first time.

Perfect scores

One Perfect 180 at the Jack Daniel’s

Six judges, every card a nine.

1 perfect 180

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT in pork ribs scored a perfect 180.

Also at the 2023 Jack Daniel’s

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT Climbs From 56th to 1st

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT finished 1st, up from 56th in 2022: the most places gained by any team that cooked both.

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Cooks Their 4th Jack Daniel’s

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has cooked 4 of the 5 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record, starting in 2019 with a best finish of 6th, and finished 6th this year.

Section AMeat by MeatA4

Chicken

The top ten, out of 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 177.7028
2 Heavy Smoke BBQ 177.7028
3 WE WILL ROCK QUE 176.5944
4 REDMULE'S BBQ 176.5828
5 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 175.4056
6 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 175.4056
7 Mispillion Meat Works 175.4056
8 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 174.8572
9 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 174.8572
10 Alderfire BBQ 174.8456

Pork Ribs

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 180†
2 B'Mackin BBQ 179.4400
3 Smoked & Furious 179.4400
4 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 177.7372
5 Mispillion Meat Works 177.7144
6 BLUE CHIP BBQ 177.7028
7 Smoke 'n Magic 176
8 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 176
9 BBQ Symphony 175.4400
10 RAZORRACKS 175.4288

Pork

The top ten, out of 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 Smoke 'n Magic 178.8800
2 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 177.1428
3 GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ 176.5828
4 B'Mackin BBQ 176.5716
5 BBQ Team Laurentius 176.5716
6 3 EYZ BBQ 176
7 Bear's Den BBQ 175.4172
8 Black Forrest 174.8800
9 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 174.8572
10 BnB BBQ 174.8572

Brisket

The top ten, out of 180

Pl.TeamScore
1 More Better Barbecue 178.8572
2 Chicken Fried BBQ 178.8572
3 BLUE & GRAY BBQ 178.2972
4 Heavy Smoke BBQ 177.7028
5 Smoked & Furious 177.7028
6 Small Axe BBQ 177.1428
7 Mispillion Meat Works 177.1428
8 Jasper County Go Texan 176.5944
9 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 176.5828
10 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 176.5828
Section APerfect 180sA5

1 perfect score — six judges, every card a nine.

Section BFinal StandingsB1

Every team on the 2023 board, 81 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 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 58129 699.4056
2 B'Mackin BBQ ◆ 462419 698.2516
3 Heavy Smoke BBQ ★ 250374 695.9312
4 HOT DADDY'S BBQ ◆ 6145011 695.3716
5 Mispillion Meat Works ◆ 75707 694.8228
6 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 1135421 694.8116
7 Smoke 'n Magic ◆ 297140 694.2856
8 HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ ◆ 17214012 694.1940
9 SMOKE-N-PEPPERS ◆ 2042931 693.7256
10 Chicken Fried BBQ ◆ 3019352 693.6916
11 GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ 1516353 692.5828
12 Smoked & Furious ◆ 483595 692.0228
13 TIRE SMOKE BBQ 8691410 691.4056
14 BLUE & GRAY BBQ ◆ 2728453 691.3940
15 RAZORRACKS 12102844 691.3488
16 913 BBQ ◆ 45401617 689.0972
17 3 EYZ BBQ 5612634 688.4912
18 Damn Fine Beef & Swine ◆ 9176430 687.9312
19 Sweetie's Bar-B-Q ◆ 35273914 687.3828
20 SMOKECRAFT - MD 55111135 686.7884
21 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 562948 686.7540
22 QUE U ◆ 34533013 686.7080
23 East Texas Smokers 36291336 686.2744
24 BLUE CHIP BBQ 4062458 686.1824
25 More Better Barbecue ◆ 3723721 685.6568
26 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 33582716 685.0396
27 Jasper County Go Texan ◆ 5230528 684.5372
28 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 14462360 684.4800
29 THE BBQ BUS 16344850 684.4452
30 Bushmaster BBQ ◆ 23364645 683.3596
31 HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ◆ 60421228 682.8224
32 Beer Belly BBQ ◆ 38551932 682.7884
33 One Eyed Pig BBQ ◆ 25481762 682.7768
34 PORKY BUTTS BBQ ◆ 71371523 682.7652
35 ROLLIN KOLBZ ◆ 13442072 682.2284
36 Wild Hogs ◆ 43244433 681.7144
37 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 64185518 681.0972
38 PADDY MCQ'S 28683224 680.4916
39 Kickin' Kajun Smokehouse ◆ 72204715 680.4684
40 BnB BBQ 74351029 679.9428
41 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ ◆ 11455763 679.3600
42 SMOKIN' OUTLAWS ◆ 54564122 679.3368
43 INSANE SWINE BBQ 75263126 678.7424
44 Organizer Portal 39713420 678.2968
45 Hickory Stick BBQ ◆ 57334937 678.1596
46 Ribdiculous Bar-B-Krewe ◆ 65223351 677.6684
47 Small Axe BBQ 7638426 677.6684
48 FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY 18327155 677.6340
49 CHUNKY BBQ 61314343 677.5764
50 MEAN MOE'S BBQ ◆ 31731847 677.1088
51 AMERICAN HEROES BBQ 24257454 677.0512
52 TEAM CRAWFORD ◆ 49432271 675.9540
53 WE WILL ROCK QUE ◆ 3746159 675.3600
54 Alderfire BBQ ◆ 10496868 675.3368
55 TOP GUN BARBECUE 51592164 674.3312
56 Kith n' Kin 32637327 673.6112
57 REDMULE'S BBQ ◆ 4786725 673.0512
58 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ ◆ 50396066 672.4912
59 Optimus Swine ◆ 77153656 671.9084
60 RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ ◆ 67613842 671.3488
61 BBQ Symphony ◆ 4298041 671.3484
62 BURNT TREES BBQ ◆ 44476365 671.3256
63 Southern Heat ◆ 66416539 670.8228
64 WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ ◆ 7985357 669.5884
65 iBQ'n ◆ 21515676 669.0172
66 GIRLS CAN GRILL 63662567 668.4572
67 HOT WACHULA'S 41527561 668.3996
68 STEVO'S BBQ TEAM ◆ 73545849 666.7772
69 Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team 26792669 664.5372
70 Knuckle Draggers BBQ ◆ 62646652 664.5028
71 COOKLOUNGE BBQ 22607974 662.7200
72 TNT Explosive BBQ ◆ 19755177 661.6680
73 BBQ Team Laurentius ◆ 4781538 661.5888
74 Meat Smokin' Stories ◆ 59676970 661.5660
75 Smokin Steve's BBQ ◆ 69577873 657.5656
76 Black Forrest ◆ 7077878 653.6116
77 BBQ Rebels ◆ 53767675 653.0404
78 Bear's Den BBQ ◆ 8065780 649.0172
79 LEON BBQ TEAM ◆ 81707746 647.2568
80 Belen Grill and Chill ◆ 78726279 645.6228
81 POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER 68808181 620.9368

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 2023, 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 CLARK CREW BBQ2019 1
  2. 2 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022 1
  3. 3 COOL SMOKE2013 1
  4. 4 GETTIN' BASTED2021 1
  5. 5 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT2023 1

Most Appearances

Jack Daniel’s Invitationals cooked

  1. 1 INSANE SWINE BBQ2013–2023 · best 4th 4
  2. 2 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA2019–2023 · best 6th 4
  3. 3 POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER2013–2023 · best 78th 4
  4. 4 COOL SMOKE2013–2021 · best 1st 3
  5. 5 GETTIN' BASTED2019–2022 · best 1st 3
  6. 6 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT2019–2023 · best 1st 3
  7. 7 RAZORRACKS2019–2023 · best 3rd 3
  8. 8 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC2019–2023 · best 3rd 3
  9. 9 BIG POPPA SMOKERS2019–2022 · best 4th 3
  10. 10 Organizer Portal2021–2023 · best 7th 3

Closest Finishes

Points between first and second

  1. 1 Heavy Smoke BBQ2022, over GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 1.0628
  2. 2 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT2023, over B'Mackin BBQ 1.1540
  3. 3 COOL SMOKE2013, over A BOY & HIS BBQ 1.6572
  4. 4 Clark Crew BBQ2019, over Shake 'n Bake BBQ 1.7488
  5. 5 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 2023won by UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT 81
  5. 5 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 B'Mackin BBQ2023 · of 81 2nd
  7. 7 Shiggin aint easy2022 · of 83 3rd
  8. 8 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC2019 · of 97 3rd
  9. 9 T-MAC SMOKIN2019 · of 97 4th
  10. 10 HOT DADDY'S BBQ2023 · of 81 4th
Section CBack IssuesC1

Every Jack Daniel’s on record has an edition of its own. ← 2022 2024 →

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

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

The season: 2023 in review · the latest edition

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