Big Pig Jig
big pig jig official name slosheye trail big pig jig barbecue cooking competition held annually vienna georgia state pork cookoff georgia group pig cooker vienna georgia created big pig jig combining barbecue competition art craft fair team event team competing currently winner competition receives invited compete memphis may barbecue cookoff memphis tennessee well memphis barbecue network championship held different city year first big pig jig team competed whole hog category winner awarded competition currently includes academic quiz bowl k hog jog golf scholarship tournament since inception competition spectator requires judge ig pig jig went hiatus returned primary category event whole hog shoulder rib also ancillary category sauce stew chicken ancillary category considered determining grand champion team may cook one two three primary category entry judged seven judge three onsite portion four blind portion onsite judge score entry based following criterion area personal appearance presentation appearance entry tenderness flavor overall impression blind judge score entry appearance entry tenderness flavor overall impression entry scored point scale highest overall impression criterion allows decimal scoring ie criterion allow whole number scoring ie onsite judge visit three team compare product presented team determine best product sampled day blind judge four six entry table blind judge compare entry determine best product sampled day blind judging us double blind system insure judge know team produced entry table two round judging preliminary final judging entry category participate preliminary round top three entry category move final round final round begin new set judging however blind judging final round four judge final round judge sample nine final entry three hog three shoulder three rib goal final judge rank entry determine best entry day rank entry relevant category team make final round considered grand championship final round judge searching best entry day team may cook type wood charcoal electricity gas used start initial fire preparation meat must done competition jimesnes john pig jig time cordele dispatch minor elliott barbecue lover hog heaven associated press associated press record turnout simmering big pig jig vienna georgia home big pig jig big pig jig history travel channel detail