South Carolina Festival of Discovery
2025-07-10 – 2025-07-12 · Greenwood, SC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, CAROLYN WELLS, DOUG REID, MIKE GARRETSON, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $20,210.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Sweetmeats (708.0000) · 66 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-07 | Greenwood, SC | 92 | 708.0000 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2023-07-06 | Greenwood, SC | 76 | 706.2516 | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | Greenwood, SC | 76 | 703.9888 | Hot Cole's BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | 66 | 708.0000 | Smokin' Sweetmeats |
| 2026-07-09 | Greenwood, SC | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything goes
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.3486
Ancillary — Dessert
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Hash
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.7884
Kids-Q — Kids q
5 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prissy Pig & Bro | |
| 2 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 3 | John's Amazing Grillz | |
| 4 | Keepin It Smokin Jr. | |
| 5 | Unicorn Cookout |
Master Series — Brisket
64 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
66 entries · top 708.0000 · median 680.4742
Master Series — Pork
65 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7144
Master Series — Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180