2024-03-15 – 2024-03-16 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 945 E Baddour Pky · State championship
Reps: DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, RACHEL HARPER, RUSTY COOK, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Continental Barbecue Co. (701.6572) · 93 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRIPLE H BBQ
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, 2019 to 2026 — 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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 8th. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 11 tracked editions
TRIPLE H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4400 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and Hold Your Horses BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: BAD ROOSTER BBQ and WE WILL ROCK QUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: WE WILL ROCK QUE and Bourbon & Blues BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BBQ BUS (won 2021), TRIPLE H BBQ (won 2023), KITH N' KIN (won 2023).
Bigger than 98% of the 5,410 contests in the data
93 teams made this a bigger field than 98% of every contest tracked.
This contest usually draws about 66 teams
93 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 66.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | Nashville, TN | 4001 Bell RD | 67 | 706.8344 | BILLY RAY BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 57 | 701.6456 | THE BBQ BUS | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 80 | 705.6800 | TRIPLE H BBQ | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 59 | 177.1544 | KITH N' KIN | — |
| 2024-03-15 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 93 | 701.6572 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 178.8572 | Meat Me in St. Louis | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 100 | 704.5372 | Triple H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-03-14 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E Baddour Pky | 72 | 179.4400 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 125 | 713.1200 | Razorracks | Kith n' Kin |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 88 | 180.0000 | Alpine Smoke Works | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Lebanon, TN | 945 E. Baddour Pkwy | 71 | 180.0000 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027-03-19 | Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7144 | 175.4400 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 176.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
93 entries · top 701.6572 · median 681.0744
93 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
92 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
93 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
93 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
50 entries · top 357.1428 · median 328.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | B.G.Q. | |
| 4 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | 931 BBQ | |
| 8 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 9 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 13 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 16 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 17 | Red, White & Que | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | AbiCue | |
| 20 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 22 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 23 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 24 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 26 | 3800QUE | |
| 27 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 28 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 30 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 31 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 32 | KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 33 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 34 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 35 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 36 | Que N Cue | |
| 37 | LEE LA Q | |
| 38 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 40 | BIRDMAN'S BBQ | |
| 41 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 42 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 43 | Shmack Q | |
| 44 | Bad company cookers | |
| 45 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 46 | Idle Times | |
| 47 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 48 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 49 | The Cocky Pigs | |
| 50 | Meat Down Smoke Up |
50 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | Red, White & Que | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 10 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | B.G.Q. | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | 931 BBQ | |
| 15 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 17 | AbiCue | |
| 18 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 19 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 20 | Bentley Que | |
| 21 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 22 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 23 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 24 | LEE LA Q | |
| 25 | 3800QUE | |
| 26 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 27 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 28 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 30 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 31 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 32 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 33 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 34 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 35 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 37 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 38 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 39 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 40 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 41 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 42 | Bad company cookers | |
| 43 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 44 | Que N Cue | |
| 45 | BIRDMAN'S BBQ | |
| 46 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 47 | Idle Times | |
| 48 | The Cocky Pigs | |
| 49 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 50 | Meat Down Smoke Up |
50 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 4 | B.G.Q. | |
| 5 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | 931 BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 9 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 11 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 12 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 15 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 16 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 17 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 18 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 20 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 21 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 22 | AbiCue | |
| 23 | Que N Cue | |
| 24 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 25 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 26 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 27 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 28 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | BIRDMAN'S BBQ | |
| 30 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 31 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 33 | 3800QUE | |
| 34 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 36 | Red, White & Que | |
| 37 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 38 | Bad company cookers | |
| 39 | Idle Times | |
| 40 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 41 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 42 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 43 | LEE LA Q | |
| 44 | KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 45 | The Cocky Pigs | |
| 46 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 47 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 48 | Shmack Q | |
| 49 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 50 | Meat Down Smoke Up |
49 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | AbiCue | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Redbones BBQ | |
| 8 | 931 BBQ | |
| 9 | MADAB'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 11 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 12 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 13 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 14 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 15 | BIRDMAN'S BBQ | |
| 16 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 17 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 19 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 20 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 21 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 22 | 3800QUE | |
| 23 | Shmack Q | |
| 24 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 25 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 26 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 27 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 28 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 29 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 30 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 31 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 32 | The Cocky Pigs | |
| 33 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 34 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 35 | Red, White & Que | |
| 36 | B.G.Q. | |
| 37 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 38 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 39 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 40 | KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers | |
| 41 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 42 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 43 | Que N Cue | |
| 44 | Bentley Que | |
| 45 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 46 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 47 | Bad company cookers | |
| 48 | Meat Down Smoke Up | |
| 49 | Idle Times |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Ol Dudes BBQ | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | Salted Anchor | |
| 4 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 10 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 11 | Que N Cue | |
| 12 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 13 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 14 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 16 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 18 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 19 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 20 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 21 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 23 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 24 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 25 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 26 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 27 | Bad company cookers | |
| 28 | Mighty Fine Barbecue | |
| 29 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 31 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 32 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 33 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 34 | Red, White & Que | |
| 35 | The Cocky Pigs | |
| 36 | Shmack Q | |
| 37 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 38 | BIRDMAN'S BBQ | |
| 39 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 40 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 41 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 42 | Trailer Pork Bros |