South Carolina Festival of Discovery

2024-07-11 – 2024-07-13 · Greenwood, SC · 📍 120 Main Street · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, CAROLYN WELLS, DOUG REID, MIKE GARRETSON, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $20,210.00

Grand Champion: Hot Cole's BBQ (703.9888) · 76 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 STEWBABYS BBQ

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HOT COLE'S BBQ

703.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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STEWBABYS BBQ

703.9312 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

Blue Smoke Q

703.3944 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

703.9888

Winning margin

0.0576

GC over RC

Field average

662.11

median 683.04

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

SWIG-N-PIG (Brisket), COOL HAND QUE (Chicken), ZIPS BBQ (Pork Ribs), BAD ROOSTER BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

697.0628

10th place overall

Field spread

552.5372

winner to last place

Prize money

$20,210.00

on the line

Most consistent

HOT COLE'S BBQ

avg finish 10.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.2856 pts — SWIG-N-PIG

How hot was the win?

Top 28%

beats 72% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

82%

of the 76 teams with a home region came from outside SC

Came back for more

62%

47 of 76 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1572

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1872 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0576 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

HOT COLE'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 3–4: Mad Dog BBQ and HOLT BROTHERS BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HOLT BROTHERS BBQ and BAD ROOSTER BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: One Eyed Pig BBQ and ZIPS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS (won 2022).

🃏 An upset on the books

HOT COLE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2022-07-07	Greenwood, SC	120 Main Street	92	708.0000	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
2023-07-06	Greenwood, SC	120 Main Street	76	706.2516	CHUNKY BBQ	QMEISTERS
2024-07-11 ← this one	Greenwood, SC	120 Main Street	76	703.9888	Hot Cole's BBQ	STEWBABYS BBQ
2025-07-10	Greenwood, SC	120 Main Street	66	708.0000	Smokin' Sweetmeats	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
2026-07-09	Greenwood, SC	120 Main Street	75	707.3828	Cocamoke Smoke BBQ	Maya Jane BBQ Co.
2027-07-08	Greenwood, SC	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	177.7144	177.1428
Pork Ribs	180.0000	178.2972	175.4172
Pork	178.8572	177.1544	175.4172
Brisket	180.0000	176.5944	175.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

76 entries · top 703.9888 · median 683.0398

#	Team	Score
1	HOT COLE'S BBQ	703.9888
2	STEWBABYS BBQ	703.9312
3	Blue Smoke Q	703.3944
4	COOL HAND QUE	701.6572
5	ZIPS BBQ	701.0856
6	SWIG-N-PIG	701.0740
7	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	699.9656
8	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	698.2288
9	OFF THE CHAIN	697.6456
10	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	697.0628
11	SMOKIN SKULLIES	696.5260
12	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	696.5028
13	Going Yard BBQ	695.9544
14	Smoke Central BBQ	695.9428
15	TILLMAN'S BBQ	694.7656
16	Glamping Grillers	694.1940
17	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	693.6112
18	FIRE DANCER BBQ	693.6112
19	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	692.4800
20	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	691.9200
21	BARREL FEVER BBQ	691.9196
22	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	691.3716
23	Mad Dog BBQ	691.3716
24	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	690.1828
25	Willingham's	690.1828
26	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	689.6572
27	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	689.6344
28	Shiggin aint easy	689.0744
29	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	689.0516
30	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	687.8856
31	Kings BBQ Team	687.3484
32	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	686.1828
33	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	685.0284
34	Kith n' Kin	684.4800
35	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	684.4456
36	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	684.4340
37	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	683.8740
38	Bald Hawg BBQ	683.3140
39	One Eyed Pig BBQ	682.7656
40	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	682.1484
41	Backwoods BBQ	681.6000
42	Speaks For Itself	681.5884
43	PIG ON FIRE	681.0400
44	CBF Que	680.5032
45	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	680.4456
46	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	680.4456
47	Casual Smokers SC	679.8972
48	QMEISTERS	678.7312
49	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	677.0628
50	Bad Azz Mule BBQ	677.0288
51	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	675.8628
52	PeachCoast BBQ	675.3372
53	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	672.4344
54	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	671.8628
55	K & E's Little Smokers	670.1828
56	JL Smokers	670.1484
57	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	669.6000
58	Nice Racks Florida	669.5544
59	Wiggle Butts BBQ	669.0056
60	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	667.8856
61	BLIND SWINE BBQ	666.0796
62	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	665.5424
63	Dogpatch Q	664.4228
64	Slinging Meat	659.8400
65	Smokin Gringos BBQ	657.5660
66	Old Geezer and the Youngins	657.0516
67	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	651.2340
68	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	639.2456
69	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	623.2684
70	SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	602.5260
71	Smell My Smoke BBQ	600.5028
72	The War Mouth	587.8168
73	Chewin The Fat BBQ	520.5028
74	On The Run BBQ LLC	459.3600
75	Smokin The City BBQ	306.2172
76	Three Huskies	151.4516

Chicken

75 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	COOL HAND QUE	180.0000 🔥
2	Blue Smoke Q	178.8572
3	Mad Dog BBQ	177.7144
4	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	177.7144
5	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	177.7144
6	One Eyed Pig BBQ	177.7028
7	ZIPS BBQ	177.7028
8	HOT COLE'S BBQ	177.7028
9	Willingham's	177.7028
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.1428
11	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	176.5600
12	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	175.4400
13	Smoke Central BBQ	175.4172
14	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	175.4056
15	SWIG-N-PIG	175.4056
16	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	175.4056
17	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	174.8572
18	SMOKIN SKULLIES	174.2744
19	CBF Que	174.2744
20	PIG ON FIRE	174.2628
21	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	174.2628
22	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	174.2628
23	Glamping Grillers	174.2628
24	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	174.2628
25	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.7028
26	OFF THE CHAIN	173.1200
27	Kings BBQ Team	173.1200
28	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
29	STEWBABYS BBQ	173.1200
30	Shiggin aint easy	173.1200
31	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	173.1200
32	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1084
33	BARREL FEVER BBQ	173.1084
34	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	173.1084
35	Going Yard BBQ	171.9772
36	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	171.9656
37	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	171.9656
38	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.9656
39	Chewin The Fat BBQ	171.9656
40	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.9656
41	K & E's Little Smokers	171.4056
42	TILLMAN'S BBQ	170.8344
43	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	170.8344
44	Kith n' Kin	170.8344
45	Wiggle Butts BBQ	170.8228
46	Casual Smokers SC	170.8228
47	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.2628
48	Speaks For Itself	169.6800
49	Bad Azz Mule BBQ	169.6800
50	Backwoods BBQ	169.6800
51	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.6800
52	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	168.5372
53	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5256
54	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	168.5256
55	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	167.9772
56	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	167.3944
57	BLIND SWINE BBQ	167.3828
58	QMEISTERS	167.3828
59	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	166.2856
60	PeachCoast BBQ	166.2400
61	Old Geezer and the Youngins	165.6800
62	JL Smokers	165.0972
63	Nice Racks Florida	165.0972
64	Bald Hawg BBQ	163.9312
65	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	162.8000
66	Smokin The City BBQ	161.1200
67	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	161.0856
68	Smokin Gringos BBQ	160.5028
69	SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	159.3600
70	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	158.2516
71	Slinging Meat	158.2400
72	On The Run BBQ LLC	156.5372
73	Dogpatch Q	155.9544
74	Smell My Smoke BBQ	146.2628
75	The War Mouth	140.4912

Pork Ribs

74 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ZIPS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	179.4400
4	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.8572
5	Blue Smoke Q	178.2972
6	Glamping Grillers	177.7028
7	STEWBABYS BBQ	177.7028
8	Bald Hawg BBQ	176.5600
9	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	176.5600
10	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	175.4172
11	Shiggin aint easy	175.4172
12	FIRE DANCER BBQ	175.4172
13	PIG ON FIRE	175.4172
14	QMEISTERS	175.4172
15	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2972
16	Going Yard BBQ	174.2744
17	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2744
18	TILLMAN'S BBQ	174.2628
19	Kith n' Kin	174.2628
20	SWIG-N-PIG	173.7028
21	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	173.1200
22	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	173.1200
23	COOL HAND QUE	173.1200
24	Backwoods BBQ	173.1200
25	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	173.1200
26	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	172.5716
27	Casual Smokers SC	172.5600
28	Chewin The Fat BBQ	171.9772
29	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	171.9772
30	Kings BBQ Team	171.9656
31	Smokin Gringos BBQ	171.4288
32	Slinging Meat	171.4172
33	BARREL FEVER BBQ	171.4056
34	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	171.4056
35	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	170.8344
36	PeachCoast BBQ	170.8344
37	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	170.8344
38	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	170.8228
39	OFF THE CHAIN	170.2628
40	Smoke Central BBQ	170.2628
41	Bad Azz Mule BBQ	169.6916
42	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.6916
43	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	169.6800
44	Willingham's	169.6800
45	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	169.6800
46	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	169.6800
47	K & E's Little Smokers	169.6800
48	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.1200
49	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	168.5372
50	Dogpatch Q	168.5256
51	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	167.9772
52	Speaks For Itself	167.9656
53	CBF Que	167.3944
54	Mad Dog BBQ	166.8344
55	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	166.8344
56	Wiggle Butts BBQ	166.2744
57	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.2400
58	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	166.2400
59	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	165.6916
60	JL Smokers	165.6800
61	Nice Racks Florida	165.1088
62	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	165.0972
63	BLIND SWINE BBQ	165.0856
64	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	165.0856
65	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	163.9656
66	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	163.4056
67	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	163.3828
68	One Eyed Pig BBQ	158.2400
69	SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	155.9316
70	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	153.1200
71	The War Mouth	153.0856
72	Old Geezer and the Youngins	152.5256
73	On The Run BBQ LLC	147.9772
74	Smell My Smoke BBQ	144.5600

Pork

74 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	OFF THE CHAIN	178.8572
2	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	178.8572
3	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	177.7028
4	FIRE DANCER BBQ	177.7028
5	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.1544
6	Mad Dog BBQ	176.5600
7	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	176.5600
8	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	176.5600
9	BARREL FEVER BBQ	176.0000
10	Willingham's	175.4172
11	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	175.4172
12	STEWBABYS BBQ	175.4056
13	Smoke Central BBQ	174.8572
14	Old Geezer and the Youngins	174.8572
15	Going Yard BBQ	174.8456
16	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	174.2744
17	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2744
18	TILLMAN'S BBQ	174.2628
19	COOL HAND QUE	174.2628
20	QMEISTERS	173.7028
21	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	173.1200
22	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	173.1200
23	Dogpatch Q	173.1200
24	Bad Azz Mule BBQ	173.1200
25	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	172.5484
26	K & E's Little Smokers	172.0000
27	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	171.9656
28	Speaks For Itself	171.9656
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	171.9656
30	SWIG-N-PIG	171.9656
31	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	171.4172
32	One Eyed Pig BBQ	171.4172
33	Bald Hawg BBQ	171.4056
34	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	170.8344
35	Kings BBQ Team	170.8228
36	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
37	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	170.8228
38	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	170.8228
39	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	170.8112
40	ZIPS BBQ	170.2628
41	Glamping Grillers	169.6800
42	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.6800
43	Blue Smoke Q	169.6800
44	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	169.6684
45	SMOKIN SKULLIES	169.1316
46	Backwoods BBQ	169.1200
47	CBF Que	169.1200
48	Casual Smokers SC	169.1200
49	JL Smokers	168.5600
50	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	168.5372
51	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	168.0000
52	Wiggle Butts BBQ	167.9656
53	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	167.9656
54	Shiggin aint easy	167.4172
55	PeachCoast BBQ	167.4172
56	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	167.4056
57	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	167.3828
58	Nice Racks Florida	167.3712
59	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	165.6916
60	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	165.6800
61	Kith n' Kin	165.1084
62	BLIND SWINE BBQ	165.0856
63	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	165.0856
64	Slinging Meat	163.9428
65	Smokin Gringos BBQ	162.8000
66	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	161.6456
67	Smell My Smoke BBQ	158.2628
68	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	158.2284
69	PIG ON FIRE	155.9428
70	On The Run BBQ LLC	154.8456
71	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	151.3600
72	SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	148.4800
73	The War Mouth	145.7028
74	Smokin The City BBQ	145.0972

Brisket

74 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWIG-N-PIG	180.0000 🔥
2	HOT COLE'S BBQ	177.7144
3	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	177.7144
4	STEWBABYS BBQ	177.7028
5	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	176.5944
6	Chewin The Fat BBQ	176.5600
7	Blue Smoke Q	176.5600
8	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	176.0000
9	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	175.4172
10	PIG ON FIRE	175.4172
11	OFF THE CHAIN	175.4056
12	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4056
13	Smoke Central BBQ	175.4056
14	One Eyed Pig BBQ	175.4056
15	TILLMAN'S BBQ	175.4056
16	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	175.4056
17	SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	175.4056
18	Going Yard BBQ	174.8572
19	Kith n' Kin	174.2744
20	COOL HAND QUE	174.2744
21	SMOKIN SKULLIES	174.2628
22	KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	174.2628
23	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
24	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	174.2628
25	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	174.2628
26	ZIPS BBQ	173.1200
27	Shiggin aint easy	173.1200
28	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1084
29	Glamping Grillers	172.5484
30	Nice Racks Florida	171.9772
31	Speaks For Itself	171.9772
32	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.9656
33	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	171.9656
34	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	171.9656
35	Kings BBQ Team	171.4400
36	Bald Hawg BBQ	171.4172
37	BARREL FEVER BBQ	171.4056
38	PeachCoast BBQ	170.8456
39	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	170.8344
40	SMOKE N' ASH BBQ	170.8228
41	JL Smokers	170.8112
42	Mad Dog BBQ	170.2628
43	CBF Que	169.7144
44	Backwoods BBQ	169.6800
45	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	168.5372
46	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.5256
47	FIRE DANCER BBQ	168.5256
48	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	168.5256
49	BLIND SWINE BBQ	168.5256
50	Casual Smokers SC	167.3944
51	Willingham's	167.3828
52	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	166.8344
53	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	166.8228
54	Dogpatch Q	166.8228
55	Slinging Meat	166.2400
56	Bad Azz Mule BBQ	164.5372
57	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	164.5372
58	Old Geezer and the Youngins	163.9888
59	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	163.9544
60	Wiggle Butts BBQ	163.9428
61	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	163.9428
62	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	163.4172
63	Smokin Gringos BBQ	162.8344
64	QMEISTERS	162.2284
65	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	161.6572
66	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	159.9312
67	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	159.3828
68	K & E's Little Smokers	157.0972
69	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	157.0512
70	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	152.5028
71	Three Huskies	151.4516
72	Smell My Smoke BBQ	151.4172
73	The War Mouth	148.5372
74	SMOKE SLINGERS - GA	138.7544

Ancillary categories

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.

Ancillary — Anything Goes

16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8858 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	180.0000 🔥
2	Backwoods BBQ	176.0116
3	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.9028
4	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	170.8916
5	K & E's Little Smokers	170.8344
6	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	169.1312
7	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	168.0344
8	Kings BBQ Team	168.0000
9	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	165.7716
10	Smoke Central BBQ	163.4400
11	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	160.0232
12	Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	156.6400
13	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	155.9772
14	The War Mouth	148.6516
15	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	148.6172
16	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	146.8684

Ancillary — Dessert

22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	JL Smokers	180.0000 🔥
2	HOT COLE'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	177.7028
4	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	176.5600
5	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	176.5600
6	Chewin The Fat BBQ	175.4400
7	CBF Que	172.0228
8	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.4172
9	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	168.6056
10	RUM RUNNERS BBQ	164.5716
11	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	163.9428
12	Wiggle Butts BBQ	163.4056
13	Kings BBQ Team	161.7484
14	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	161.6684
15	K & E's Little Smokers	161.1316
16	Backwoods BBQ	161.0740
17	Cheese and Crackers BBQ Team	154.7884
18	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	154.2284
19	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	150.8112
20	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	148.4684
21	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	141.6112
22	Slinging Meat	141.0400

Ancillary — Hash

14 entries · top 171.4056 · median 159.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Backwoods BBQ	171.4056
2	On The Run BBQ LLC	169.1200
3	Smokin The City BBQ	168.0000
4	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	167.9656
5	BLIND SWINE BBQ	164.5256
6	Casual Smokers SC	161.1200
7	K & E's Little Smokers	160.5600
8	The War Mouth	159.3712
9	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	158.2856
10	Smokey Grays BBQ	154.1940
11	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	153.6912
12	Old Geezer and the Youngins	153.0856
13	SWIG-N-PIG	151.9312
14	BARREL FEVER BBQ	141.0396

Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 11-15

5 entries · top 174.8800 · median 167.4972

#	Team	Score
1	BBQ Bailers	174.8800
2	Pigilitically Incorrect II	170.9256
3	The Prissy Pig and	167.4972
4	Piggytails	166.3544
5	Homerun Grillers	160.6400

Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 6-10

3 entries · top 171.9656 · median 168.0116

#	Team	Score
1	Spice Girls	171.9656
2	Keep It Smokin Jr.	168.0116
3	The Smok-A-Nistas	162.8456

South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Entries

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Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

🪒 A razor-thin finish

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

🔥 A day of perfect scores

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

🃏 An upset on the books

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

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Anything Goes

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Hash

Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 11-15

Kids-Q — Kids Q Ages 6-10