2013-09-13 – 2013-09-14 · Hendersonville, TN · 📍 Hendersonville, TN
Grand Champion: MOONSWINERS (697.0972) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Swamp Boys
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 2017 — 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.
697.0972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.9544 TheBBQSuperStore.com set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
MOONSWINERS came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 90% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4172 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
2 of 28 tracked editions
RHYTHM 'N QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 28 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: HOT WACHULA'S and SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: KILLER B'S BBQ and UNCULTURED SWINE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MOONSWINERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
MOONSWINERS turned in 177.1544 in pork ribs — past the 175.4286 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 667.4280 | TOMBSTONE BBQ | GQUE |
| 2013-08-02 | Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 30 | 683.9544 | TheBBQSuperStore.com | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| 2013-09-06 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA | 30 | 673.6796 | Rhode Hog BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| 2013-09-13 ← this one | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 697.0972 | MOONSWINERS | Swamp Boys |
| 2013-10-11 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 697.6684 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2014-04-25 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 685.7140 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| 2014-05-23 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 700.0232 | SWIGGIN PIG | Organizer Portal |
| 2014-08-01 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 689.1316 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | iBQ'n |
| 2014-08-29 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 673.0740 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2014-09-05 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.7144 | PIG WHISPERERS | LANG BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2014-09-19 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 29 | 694.2288 | CLARK CREW BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| 2015-04-24 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 702.8576 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2015-05-29 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 29 | 703.4056 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | Q-BONES BBQ |
| 2015-08-07 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 694.8344 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2015-09-04 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 688.5488 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2015-09-18 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.1200 | CAJUN BLAZE | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 2015-09-25 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 694.2632 | CLARK CREW BBQ | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| 2016-04-22 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 695.4172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| 2016-06-17 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 29 | 699.9544 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW |
| 2016-07-01 | Marietta, GA | Marietta, GA | 30 | 697.6572 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Organizer Portal |
| 2016-08-26 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 30 | 695.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2016-09-16 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 705.7144 | LUCKY'S Q | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| 2016-09-23 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 698.8572 | JAESTAR BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-04-21 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 706.8572 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| 2017-06-30 | Bartlett, TN | Bartlett, TN | 30 | 704.5488 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | RAZORRACKS |
| 2017-08-25 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 29 | 698.8228 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2017-09-15 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 685.1432 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | iBQ'n |
| 2017-09-22 | Edmond, OK | Edmond, OK | 30 | 709.7260 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 173.7372 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1084 | 170.3200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 173.1428 |
30 entries · top 697.0972 · median 668.7198
30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5314
30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.1256
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1084
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180