2024-10-17 – 2024-10-19 · Roswell, GA · 📍 1 Royal Oak Ave.
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $38,000.00
Grand Champion: SMOKIN SKULLIES (708.5372) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
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, 2023 to 2025 — 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.
SMOKIN SKULLIES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: RAZORRACKS and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN SKULLIES and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Poppa Pig and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RAZORRACKS turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RAZORRACKS (won 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-20 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak | 35 | 708.5372 | RAZORRACKS | — |
| 2024-10-17 ← this one | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 33 | 708.5372 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 36 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | — |
| 2026-10-15 | Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
33 entries · top 708.5372 · median 687.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 4 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 5 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 6 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppa Pig | |
| 14 | LC BBQ | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 20 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 24 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 25 | TWISTED OLIVER | |
| 26 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 27 | Great White Smoke | |
| 28 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 29 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 30 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 31 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 32 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 33 | SmokeMasters BBQ |
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 9 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 10 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 17 | TWISTED OLIVER | |
| 18 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 21 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 22 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 26 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 27 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 29 | LC BBQ | |
| 30 | Great White Smoke | |
| 31 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 32 | S & S PIT CREW |
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | LC BBQ | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 10 | TWISTED OLIVER | |
| 11 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 13 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 17 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 18 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 20 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 23 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 24 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 25 | Great White Smoke | |
| 26 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 28 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 29 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 30 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 31 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 32 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 33 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ |
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 7 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 8 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 16 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 17 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 18 | LC BBQ | |
| 19 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 20 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 21 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | Poppa Pig | |
| 23 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 24 | Great White Smoke | |
| 25 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 26 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 27 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 28 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 29 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 30 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 31 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 32 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 33 | TWISTED OLIVER |
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 9 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | LC BBQ | |
| 11 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 12 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED OLIVER | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | Poppa Pig | |
| 19 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 20 | Great White Smoke | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 24 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 25 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 27 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 29 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 30 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 31 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 32 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 33 | BOOTIES BBQ |
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.
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVA BASSEY | |
| 2 | BRIXTON JOHNSON | |
| 3 | CARTER BRUCK | |
| 4 | CALEB BRUCK | |
| 5 | MALAEHI CARTER | |
| 6 | Audrey Ford | |
| 7 | TAIJA DAVIS | |
| 8 | XAVIER CARTER | |
| 9 | CHASE NEAGLE | |
| 10 | WYATT OWENS | |
| 11 | PEYTON NAIL | |
| 12 | RHETT HUNTER |
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokeMasters BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 9 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 10 | Great White Smoke | |
| 11 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 12 | TAIL-GATER HATER | |
| 13 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 16 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 18 | HATCH'S BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Poppa Pig | |
| 20 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 21 | S & S PIT CREW | |
| 22 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 24 | GO BIG OR GO BBQ | |
| 25 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 26 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 27 | TWISTED OLIVER | |
| 28 | LC BBQ | |
| 29 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 30 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ | |
| 32 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 33 | BOOTIES BBQ |