Nov 15–16, 2013 · Charleston, SC
KILLER B'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown on November 15, 2013 in Charleston, SC, scoring 691.3716 in a field of 35 teams. BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7028. Category winners: Chicken — KILLER B'S BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS (174.2744); Pork — BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC (173.7028); Brisket — JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS (174.8456). This is the 1st of 6 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 2018 — 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 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6688 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
2 of 6 tracked editions
KILLER B'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: QUEOLOGY and PIG ON FIRE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BUBBAJACK'S and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MIDNIGHT BURN and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
KILLER B'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 ← this one | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC | 35 | 691.3716 | KILLER B'S BBQ | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29464 | 30 | 695.3944 | KILLER B'S BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Mount Pleasant, SC | Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | 28 | 674.7772 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | JB'S SMOKESHACK |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 689.0512 | DIG-IN COOKERS | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.8116 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.1940 | PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 171.4056 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 169.6800 | 166.2516 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 170.8344 | 165.0972 |
35 entries · top 691.3716 · median 629.1320
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 3 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 4 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 7 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 8 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 9 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 10 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 12 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 13 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 14 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 16 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 18 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 19 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 22 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 24 | Swig and Swine | |
| 25 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 26 | Branded 72 | |
| 27 | Chuckwagon | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Leaf | |
| 30 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 31 | Ms Rose's | |
| 32 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 33 | Jpaulz | |
| 34 | Team Dean | |
| 35 | Buckshot's |
35 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.6340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 3 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 4 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 7 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 10 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 11 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 12 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 13 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 14 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 15 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 16 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 17 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 19 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 21 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 22 | Buckshot's | |
| 23 | Ms Rose's | |
| 24 | Jpaulz | |
| 25 | Branded 72 | |
| 26 | Leaf | |
| 27 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 28 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 29 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 30 | Team Dean | |
| 31 | Swig and Swine | |
| 32 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 33 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 34 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 35 | Chuckwagon |
35 entries · top 174.2744 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 2 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 5 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 6 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 7 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 10 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 11 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 12 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 13 | Swig and Swine | |
| 14 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 16 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 18 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | Ms Rose's | |
| 21 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 22 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 23 | Branded 72 | |
| 24 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 26 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 27 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 28 | Chuckwagon | |
| 29 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 30 | Leaf | |
| 31 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 32 | Buckshot's | |
| 33 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 34 | Team Dean | |
| 35 | Jpaulz |
35 entries · top 173.7028 · median 157.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 2 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 3 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 4 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 8 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 9 | Chuckwagon | |
| 10 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 11 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 12 | Team Dean | |
| 13 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 14 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 18 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 19 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 20 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 21 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 22 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 23 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 24 | Leaf | |
| 25 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 26 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | Branded 72 | |
| 28 | Swig and Swine | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 30 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Jpaulz | |
| 32 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 33 | Ms Rose's | |
| 34 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 35 | Buckshot's |
35 entries · top 174.8456 · median 157.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 2 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 3 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 6 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 7 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 8 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 9 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 12 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 13 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 14 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 15 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 16 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 17 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 18 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 19 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 20 | Chuckwagon | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | Swig and Swine | |
| 23 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 24 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 26 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Branded 72 | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Leaf | |
| 30 | Jpaulz | |
| 31 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 32 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 33 | Ms Rose's | |
| 34 | Team Dean | |
| 35 | Buckshot's |
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.
35 entries · top 175.4172 · median 156.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy City BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 3 | In By 8 Out By 9 | |
| 4 | Alveron BBQ Co. | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 7 | Buckshot's | |
| 8 | JACK'S SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 9 | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC | |
| 10 | Whoot Whoo BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 13 | Dukes Barbecue | |
| 14 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Swig and Swine | |
| 16 | Branded 72 | |
| 17 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 18 | MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB | |
| 19 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | |
| 20 | DOC CROMBIE AND BILLY THE Q | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | ALL BUTT SHOT | |
| 23 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 24 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 25 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 26 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Leaf | |
| 28 | HOG GONE GOOD BBQ | |
| 29 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 30 | TJ's BBQ & Burgers | |
| 31 | Jpaulz | |
| 32 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Team Dean | |
| 34 | Ms Rose's | |
| 35 | Chuckwagon |