Lakeland Pig Festival
Lakeland, FL — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
10
9 with results
Typical draw
56
teams · biggest 63
Purse listed
$150K
across all editions
State championship
8 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Fred Vegas Smokers — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Poppa Pig? — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Rooters-N-Tooters — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Who Cares BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Smoke Central BBQ — 1 win (2020)
- 🏆 Accutech BBQ — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 MIDNIGHT BURN — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM — 1 win (2017)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 354.2628 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Smokin' Ain't EZ | Jan 22, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barely Sober BBQ | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 16% |
| Poppa Pig | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 8% |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 25% |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 18% |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 16% |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 3% |
| UNCLE JOHNS PRIDE | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 36% |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Accutech BBQ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 40% |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 26% |
| K-Dubs BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 33% |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 22% |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 18% |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 27% |
| Electro-Que-ted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2027 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 22, 2026 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Road | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | $25,000 |
| Jan 24, 2025 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Road | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? | With a 180 | $25,000 |
| Jan 26, 2024 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Road | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters | Ham Squad | $25,000 |
| Jan 27, 2023 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Road | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | Kings BBQ Team | — |
| Jan 28, 2022 🏅 | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED | $24,960 |
| Jan 24, 2020 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Rd | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | $25,000 |
| Jan 25, 2019 🏅 | 4175 Medulla Rd | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | $25,000 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 4175 Medulla Rd | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | — |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | — |