Sep 5–6, 2025 · Union, SC · 📍 207 South Herndon Street · State championship
Reps: Bryan Stewart, Noel Kay · Prize money: $5,700
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Grand Champion at the Uniquely Union Festival on September 5, 2025 in Union, SC at 207 South Herndon Street, scoring 698.7768 in a field of 25 teams. Smoke Central BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6344. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC (176.5944); Pork — SWIG-N-PIG (178.8572); Brisket — Speaks For Itself BBQ (177.1428).
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 6–7: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: K & E's Little Smokers and MAYA JANE BBQ CO. tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: YES, DEAR BBQ and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5716 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 173.1200 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
25 entries · top 698.7768 · median 679.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 4 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 5 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 13 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 15 | JL Smokers | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 18 | QMEISTERS | |
| 19 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 20 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 10 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 17 | JL Smokers | |
| 18 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 19 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 20 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 23 | Monarch Que | |
| 24 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 2 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 6 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 7 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | JL Smokers | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 18 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | QMEISTERS | |
| 20 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 5 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 7 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 12 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 17 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 20 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 21 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 24 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 25 | Monarch Que |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaks For Itself BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | QMEISTERS | |
| 11 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 16 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 17 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 18 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 19 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 20 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 21 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 22 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 23 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 24 | Monarch Que | |
| 25 | DaddyFatSnax |
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.
6 entries · top 176.6172 · median 161.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 4 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke Till You're Broke |
7 entries · top 160.5600 · median 152.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | DaddyFatSnax | |
| 4 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 7 | Monarch Que |
3 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monarch Que | |
| 2 | Sweet Meat Barbecue | |
| 3 | Smoke Till You're Broke |
3 entries · top 170.2628 · median 159.9540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Till You're Broke | |
| 2 | Monarch Que | |
| 3 | Sweet Meat Barbecue |