2023-10-13 – 2023-10-14 · Waxhaw, NC · 📍 317 N. Broome Street · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $9,000.00
Grand Champion: UNDER THE RADAR (709.6800) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIG ON FIRE
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
709.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.0856 BAYOU POKER SMOKERS set in 2021.
Wider than 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7372 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: CBF Que and JL Smokers tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: UNDER THE RADAR and LIZARD'S Q tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNDER THE RADAR won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
UNDER THE RADAR took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
UNDER THE RADAR turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS (won 2021).
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2021-10-08.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw, NC | Waxhaw, NC 28173 | 26 | 693.0856 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | WEQ4U |
| 2023-10-13 ← this one | Waxhaw, NC | 317 N. Broome Street | 25 | 709.6800 | UNDER THE RADAR | PIG ON FIRE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 171.9772 |
25 entries · top 709.6800 · median 681.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | LIZARD'S Q | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | CBF Que | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | VIRTUAL SMOKE | |
| 10 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 11 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 12 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 13 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 14 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 15 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 16 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 17 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 18 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 19 | Baloney Joe's | |
| 20 | MEDLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 23 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 25 | ERNIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBF Que | |
| 2 | JL Smokers | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 6 | VIRTUAL SMOKE | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | LIZARD'S Q | |
| 9 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 10 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 11 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 12 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 13 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 14 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Baloney Joe's | |
| 16 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 17 | MEDLIN BBQ | |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 20 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 21 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 22 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 23 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 24 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | ERNIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 7 | LIZARD'S Q | |
| 8 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 9 | CBF Que | |
| 10 | Baloney Joe's | |
| 11 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 12 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 13 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 14 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 16 | MEDLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | VIRTUAL SMOKE | |
| 18 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 19 | JL Smokers | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 22 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 23 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 24 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 25 | ERNIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | LIZARD'S Q | |
| 9 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 10 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 12 | VIRTUAL SMOKE | |
| 13 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 14 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 15 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 18 | MEDLIN BBQ | |
| 19 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 20 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Baloney Joe's | |
| 22 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 23 | MAKE DADDY PROUD | |
| 24 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | ERNIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | VIRTUAL SMOKE | |
| 3 | HICKSWOOD BBQ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 7 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | LIZARD'S Q | |
| 10 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 11 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 12 | CBF Que | |
| 13 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 14 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 15 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 16 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 17 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 18 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 19 | MEDLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 21 | Baloney Joe's | |
| 22 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 23 | ERNIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 25 | MAKE DADDY PROUD |