Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2024-04-19 – 2024-04-20 · Murfreesboro, TN
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: Big James Kitchen (529.1428) · 37 teams
Entries
37
3 categories
Top score
529.1428
Winning margin
5.2000
GC over RC
Field average
503.00
median 505.06
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Competitor Series — Anything butt
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
514.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
83.0968
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,200.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1515
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big James Kitchen came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 36 | 526.2972 | Veteran Pork Pullers | |
| 2023-05-12 | Murfreesboro, TN | 32 | 522.2400 | Pig Destroyer |
| 2024-04-19 ← this one | Murfreesboro, TN | 37 | 529.1428 | Big James Kitchen |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series — Anything butt
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 5 | Lee LA Q | |
| 6 | The Red Goose | |
| 7 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 8 | BIGG WIGGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Slangin' Racks | |
| 10 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 11 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 12 | Carters's BBQ | |
| 13 | Electro-Que-Ted | |
| 14 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | KBBS (KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers) | |
| 16 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 17 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 18 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 19 | Cliffs Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 21 | Roger Rays BBQ | |
| 22 | The Blazers | |
| 23 | High On The Hawg | |
| 24 | Big Orange Smokers | |
| 25 | RTQue | |
| 26 | Serious Hog | |
| 27 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 28 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 29 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 30 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply | |
| 33 | Budget BBQ | |
| 34 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 35 | Swine Crew | |
| 36 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 37 | Chef Foodenstein BBQ |
Competitor Series — Chicken
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-Ted | |
| 3 | Big Orange Smokers | |
| 4 | Lee LA Q | |
| 5 | High On The Hawg | |
| 6 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 9 | RTQue | |
| 10 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply | |
| 11 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 12 | KBBS (KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers) | |
| 13 | Budget BBQ | |
| 14 | BIGG WIGGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 16 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 18 | Swine Crew | |
| 19 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 20 | Serious Hog | |
| 21 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 23 | The Blazers | |
| 24 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 25 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Carters's BBQ | |
| 27 | Slangin' Racks | |
| 28 | The Red Goose | |
| 29 | Cliffs Smokin BBQ | |
| 30 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 31 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 32 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 33 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 34 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 35 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 36 | Roger Rays BBQ | |
| 37 | Chef Foodenstein BBQ |
Competitor Series — Overall
37 entries · top 529.1428 · median 505.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 2 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | Electro-Que-Ted | |
| 5 | Lee LA Q | |
| 6 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 7 | The Red Goose | |
| 8 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 9 | Slangin' Racks | |
| 10 | KBBS (KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers) | |
| 11 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 12 | BIGG WIGGS BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Orange Smokers | |
| 14 | High On The Hawg | |
| 15 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 16 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 17 | RTQue | |
| 18 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | The Blazers | |
| 20 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 21 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 23 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | Budget BBQ | |
| 25 | Carters's BBQ | |
| 26 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply | |
| 27 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 28 | Swine Crew | |
| 29 | Cliffs Smokin BBQ | |
| 30 | Roger Rays BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 32 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Serious Hog | |
| 34 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 35 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 36 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 37 | Chef Foodenstein BBQ |
Competitor Series — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5604
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 2 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | Budget BBQ | |
| 5 | Slangin' Racks | |
| 6 | Swine Crew | |
| 7 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 8 | Roger Rays BBQ | |
| 9 | The Red Goose | |
| 10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | KBBS (KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers) | |
| 12 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 13 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 14 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | The Blazers | |
| 16 | Electro-Que-Ted | |
| 17 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 18 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply | |
| 19 | High On The Hawg | |
| 20 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Orange Smokers | |
| 22 | RTQue | |
| 23 | Lee LA Q | |
| 24 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 26 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Cliffs Smokin BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 29 | BIGG WIGGS BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 32 | Carters's BBQ | |
| 33 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 34 | Serious Hog | |
| 35 | Chef Foodenstein BBQ | |
| 36 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 37 | Mj's Ribs |