Jul 26–27, 2013 · Maggie Valley, NC
KILLER B'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the WNC Barbeque Festival on July 26, 2013 in Maggie Valley, NC, scoring 691.3140 in a field of 48 teams. ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2056. Category winners: Chicken — THE BLUE BLOODS (175.4172); Pork Ribs — KILLER B'S BBQ (175.4172); Pork — ON THE SPOT BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SMOKE ON THIS (176.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 4–5: GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM and TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS and BERRY PATCH BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BERRY PATCH BBQ and Pappy Q tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
KILLER B'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 22nd.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 169.1772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
48 entries · top 691.3140 · median 657.5998
48 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.5600
48 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6572
48 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6684
48 entries · top 176 · median 163.6742
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.
11 entries · top 172.6172 · median 162.2400
12 entries · top 177.2000 · median 164.0056