The annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, aka the "Super Bowl of Swine," took place over the weekend in Memphis as part of the Memphis in May festival, and two St. Louis barbecue joints placed highly.

BBQ ASAP in Ballwin took fourth place for whole pork shoulder, one of the competition's four main categories (i.e., the categories the winners of which are eligible to be named Grand Champion).

The Post-Dispatch couldn't reach owners Jim and Mary Randall for comment, but you can view photos of the BBQ ASAP team with the trophy on the restaurant's Facebook page.

Meanwhile, Sugarfire Smoke House took third place for poultry and finished in the top ten for chicken wings, both "ancillary" awards (i.e. not eligible to be named Grand Champion).

"We'll take that," said Sugarfire owner Mike Johnson of placing above hundreds of other teams in both categories.