Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Murfreesboro, TN · 📍 6790 John Bragg Hwy.
Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: LEE LA Q (535.4056) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smokin' Bandits BBQ
Entries
31
2 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
535.4056
Winning margin
8.0228
GC over RC
Field average
503.29
median 507.87
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
513.1088
10th place overall
Field spread
72.1368
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 53%
beats 47% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
13%
of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LEE LA Q took the Grand Championship home to AL.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: Armstrong Smoke & Co. and CHARCOAL COWBOYS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Smokin' Bandits BBQ and Manos al Fuego BBQ Team tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Dad's BBQ and CHARCOAL COWBOYS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 ← this one | Murfreesboro, TN | 6790 John Bragg Hwy. | 31 | 535.4056 | LEE LA Q | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Murfreesboro, TN | 6790 John Bragg Hwy. | 23 | 527.9772 | The Big B Barbecue Co | — |
| 2027-04-30 | Murfreesboro, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
31 entries · top 535.4056 · median 507.8740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 3 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 5 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 6 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 7 | Dad's BBQ | |
| 8 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 9 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 10 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 11 | Hog Molly BBQ | |
| 12 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 13 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 14 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | Rogerrays | |
| 16 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 17 | Red, White & Que | |
| 18 | Budget BBQ | |
| 19 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 20 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 21 | The Red Goose | |
| 22 | Bad company cookers | |
| 23 | BIGG WIGGS BBq | |
| 24 | Sterlings Low & Slow BBQ | |
| 25 | La 'N' Lou's BBQ | |
| 26 | Cook with Jax Spice Masters | |
| 27 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 28 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 29 | MJ's Ribs | |
| 30 | Corner3Q | |
| 31 | 2 Bros Smoking |
Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 5 | Rogerrays | |
| 6 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 8 | Hog Molly BBQ | |
| 9 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 10 | Dad's BBQ | |
| 11 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 12 | Red, White & Que | |
| 13 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 14 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 15 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 17 | Budget BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad company cookers | |
| 19 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | BIGG WIGGS BBq | |
| 21 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 23 | MJ's Ribs | |
| 24 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 25 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 26 | Sterlings Low & Slow BBQ | |
| 27 | The Red Goose | |
| 28 | La 'N' Lou's BBQ | |
| 29 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 30 | Corner3Q | |
| 31 | Cook with Jax Spice Masters |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 2 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 3 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Dad's BBQ | |
| 6 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 9 | Budget BBQ | |
| 10 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 11 | The Red Goose | |
| 12 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 13 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 14 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 15 | Hog Molly BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 17 | Red, White & Que | |
| 18 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 20 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 21 | Bad company cookers | |
| 22 | Rogerrays | |
| 23 | La 'N' Lou's BBQ | |
| 24 | Sterlings Low & Slow BBQ | |
| 25 | BIGG WIGGS BBq | |
| 26 | Cook with Jax Spice Masters | |
| 27 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 28 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 29 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 30 | MJ's Ribs | |
| 31 | Corner3Q |
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.
Competitor Series — Anything Butt
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 4 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 6 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 7 | The Red Goose | |
| 8 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| 9 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 10 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 11 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 12 | Sterlings Low & Slow BBQ | |
| 13 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog Molly BBQ | |
| 15 | Dad's BBQ | |
| 16 | Rogerrays | |
| 17 | La 'N' Lou's BBQ | |
| 18 | BIGG WIGGS BBq | |
| 19 | Cook with Jax Spice Masters | |
| 20 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 21 | Red, White & Que | |
| 22 | Bad company cookers | |
| 23 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 24 | Budget BBQ | |
| 25 | Corner3Q | |
| 26 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 27 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 28 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 29 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 30 | MJ's Ribs | |
| 31 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew |