Nov 10–11, 2023 · Honolulu, HI · 📍 3840 Paki Ave · State championship
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $10,900
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" on November 10, 2023 in Honolulu, HI at 3840 Paki Ave, scoring 693.6800 in a field of 18 teams. CYNICAL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.1828. Category winners: Chicken — WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. (177.7028); Pork Ribs — WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. (174.8572); Pork — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — CYNICAL BBQ (175.4172). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Cynical BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Smokin' Volts BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Pork places 8–9: TINY E BBQ and WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: VRM Pitcrew edged SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ edged Small Axe BBQ by 0.0116.
WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2023 ← this one | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 18 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 14 | 180 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 12 | 172.5600 | Small Axe BBQ | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.9656 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 168.5600 | 158.2512 |
18 entries · top 693.6800 · median 661.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 5 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 9 | MACBBQ | |
| 10 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 12 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 14 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 2 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 3 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | MACBBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 11 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 12 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 16 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 4 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 9 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 10 | MACBBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 12 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 15 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
18 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | MACBBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 9 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 10 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 11 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 12 | Dope BBQ | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 14 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 16 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken | |
| 17 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 18 | Wings of BBQ |
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 4 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 5 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 10 | MACBBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 13 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 14 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken | |
| 15 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 16 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 18 | Dope BBQ |