Our Purpose
Driving Excellence
At Smokin Hoggz BBQ, we strive to deliver exceptional BBQ products and experiences that delight our customers and fuel their passion for grilling.

Bill Gillespie, founder and Head Pit Master for the World Champion Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ Team. The team consists of his wife Shaune Gillespie and longtime friend of over 35 years Alan Burke. Bill spends his days working for the local utility company as a Design Engineer, but his true passion is grilling and cooking BBQ. For over 30 years Bill has been perfecting his craft in BBQ cooking in his backyard for friends and family. In 2005 Bill joined the BBQ circuit and in 2008 formed Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ.
Since then they have competed in over 300 contests nationwide (20 States) including Canada and have gone on to win 40 Grand and 30 Reserve Grand Championships, over 180 overall top 10 finishes, over 575 category (chicken, ribs, pork, & brisket) top 10 finishes, as well as numerous other awards.
Here are some of the accomplishments Bill and his team have achieved:
He is also the Author of four grilling & BBQ cookbooks [Available Here]:
Bill has also created a line of award winning dry rubs and BBQ sauce (Smokin’ Applewood All-purpose rub, Rib Rub, The Perfect Storm Rub & Pitmaster Blend BBQ sauce).
Driving Excellence
At Smokin Hoggz BBQ, we strive to deliver exceptional BBQ products and experiences that delight our customers and fuel their passion for grilling.