2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · Waynesboro, GA · 📍 Schwank Way · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $11,050.00
Grand Champion: Stewbabys BBQ (706.2516) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
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.
Closer than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Stewbabys BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
STEWBABYS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Stewbabys BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 62nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: HPO PIT TEAM and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SMOKE SHOW MAFIA and BARREL FEVER BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BARREL FEVER BBQ and OFF THE CHAIN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
42 entries · top 706.2516 · median 681.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 5 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 6 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 7 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 8 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | CBF Que | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 15 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 22 | Smoke This | |
| 23 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 25 | QMEISTERS | |
| 26 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 27 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 28 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 29 | Puck Brothers | |
| 30 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 32 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 33 | Up In Smoke | |
| 34 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 35 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 36 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 37 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 38 | What's Smokin' | |
| 39 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 40 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 41 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 2 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 3 | QMEISTERS | |
| 4 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 5 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 10 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke This | |
| 15 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 20 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 21 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 22 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | Up In Smoke | |
| 26 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 29 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 30 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 31 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 32 | Puck Brothers | |
| 33 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 34 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 35 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 38 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 39 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 40 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 41 | Coal Brothers | |
| 42 | What's Smokin' |
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 4 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 10 | CBF Que | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 16 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 17 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | Smoke This | |
| 20 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 21 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 23 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 24 | Puck Brothers | |
| 25 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 26 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 27 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 28 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 29 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 30 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | QMEISTERS | |
| 32 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 33 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 34 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 35 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 36 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 37 | What's Smokin' | |
| 38 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 39 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 40 | Up In Smoke | |
| 41 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 7 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 8 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 13 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 15 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 17 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 20 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 25 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 26 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Up In Smoke | |
| 28 | Puck Brothers | |
| 29 | QMEISTERS | |
| 30 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 31 | What's Smokin' | |
| 32 | Smoke This | |
| 33 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 36 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 37 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 38 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 40 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 41 | Coal Brothers | |
| 42 | Lick Da Bone BBQ |
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBF Que | |
| 2 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smoke This | |
| 5 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 11 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 15 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 20 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 21 | Puck Brothers | |
| 22 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 23 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 26 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 27 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 28 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 29 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 30 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 31 | QMEISTERS | |
| 32 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 33 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 34 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 35 | Up In Smoke | |
| 36 | Smokin' The City BBQ & More | |
| 37 | What's Smokin' | |
| 38 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 39 | Lick Da Bone BBQ | |
| 40 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 41 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 42 | Coal Brothers |
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.
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 155.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | OLD HENRY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HPO PIT TEAM | |
| 6 | Screamin Nite Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 8 | Big %22J%22 and Bubba | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | Puck Brothers | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | Roscoe P. Coal-Tran & Co. | |
| 13 | QMEISTERS | |
| 14 | Quenut BBQ | |
| 15 | POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL | |
| 16 | Lip Smacking Oinkers | |
| 17 | ROLLIN KOLBZ-2 | |
| 18 | What's Smokin' | |
| 19 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 20 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 21 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Fatties BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 26 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 27 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 29 | Smoke This | |
| 30 | CBF Que | |
| 31 | Up In Smoke |
73 entries · top 176.0116 · median 157.6800