Jul 11–13, 2013 · Greenwood, SC
LOTTA BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the SC Festival of Discovery on July 11, 2013 in Greenwood, SC, scoring 678.7656 in a field of 78 teams. BIG RED'S BARBECUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2976. Category winners: Chicken — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (175.4172); Pork Ribs — CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM (176.0000); Pork — CURLY TAILS BBQ (174.2744); Brisket — CHATHAM ARTILLERY BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 8 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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, 2013 to 2021 — 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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4680 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
LOTTA BULL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL and DEEP SOUTH BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: KILLER B'S BBQ and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE edged BAREKNUCKLES BBQ by 0.0112.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,468 contests in the data
78 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2013 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 78 | 678.7656 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BIG RED'S BARBECUE |
| Jul 10, 2014 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 86 | 690.2288 | KILLER B'S BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 90 | 697.0856 | BUB-BA-Q | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 82 | 686.7656 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Greenwood, SC | 120 Main Street | 89 | 700.5372 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 89 | 694.8232 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 83 | 690.8112 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 81 | 706.8576 | SMOKE CENTRAL | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.4400 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 170.8572 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 170.8228 | 167.9884 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
78 entries · top 678.7656 · median 644.3944
78 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.1086
78 entries · top 176 · median 159.9600
78 entries · top 174.2744 · median 161.0970
78 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.7942
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.
36 entries · top 167.4172 · median 149.1886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ | |
| 3 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 4 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 5 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BYRD-B-QUE | |
| 9 | BAYOU BARQ | |
| 10 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 11 | Fat Daddy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 13 | OFF THE GRILL BBQ | |
| 14 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokehouse BBQ & Home Cooking | |
| 16 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 17 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 18 | ON THE SPOT BBQ | |
| 19 | CD's BBQ & More | |
| 20 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 21 | PBR COOKERS | |
| 22 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BIG RED'S BARBECUE | |
| 24 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 25 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' DOGZ BBQ | |
| 27 | WE B QUE'N | |
| 28 | BARE BONZ Q | |
| 29 | Kick Back Cove Racing & BBQ | |
| 30 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 31 | WORTHEY OF THE PIG | |
| 32 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 33 | tb's barbeque | |
| 34 | Big Show BBQ | |
| 35 | REC BBQ | |
| 36 | BALD HAWG BBQ |
14 entries · top 503.8852 · median 480.2346
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-B-Que Knights | |
| 2 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 3 | REC BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 5 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Little Piggies Gone Wild | |
| 7 | Fire House Bones | |
| 8 | Winks BBQ | |
| 9 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | Smoke Out | |
| 11 | Big Show BBQ | |
| 12 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' DOGZ BBQ | |
| 14 | Fat Daddy's BBQ |
14 entries · top 172.0228 · median 160.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Piggies Gone Wild | |
| 2 | REC BBQ | |
| 3 | Bar-B-Que Knights | |
| 4 | Fire House Bones | |
| 5 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 6 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 7 | Smoke Out | |
| 8 | Winks BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' DOGZ BBQ | |
| 10 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Fat Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | Big Show BBQ |
13 entries · top 173.1200 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | REC BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 4 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 5 | Winks BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Out | |
| 7 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Que Knights | |
| 9 | Big Show BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire House Bones | |
| 11 | Little Piggies Gone Wild | |
| 12 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Fat Daddy's BBQ |
14 entries · top 171.9884 · median 157.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-B-Que Knights | |
| 2 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 4 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | Big Show BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 7 | REC BBQ | |
| 8 | Fire House Bones | |
| 9 | Little Piggies Gone Wild | |
| 10 | Winks BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Out | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' DOGZ BBQ | |
| 13 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Fat Daddy's BBQ |
17 entries · top 173.1544 · median 162.2744