Mar 7–8, 2014 · Pensacola, FL
THE BLUE BLOODS won Grand Champion at the Smokin in the Square on March 7, 2014 in Pensacola, FL, scoring 698.2288 in a field of 46 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2056. Category winners: Chicken — THE BLUE BLOODS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GIVE IT TO GOD (177.7144); Pork — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (180.0000); Brisket — LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
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 2019 — 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.
698.2288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 681.1424 CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ set in 2013.
2 of 7 tracked editions
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ and OLD PLANTATION BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HAULIN' BUTT BBQ and E.T.'S BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS and The Specialists tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE BLUE BLOODS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
GIVE IT TO GOD turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (won 2013).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2013 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL | 37 | 681.1424 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ |
| Mar 7, 2014 ← this one | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 46 | 698.2288 | THE BLUE BLOODS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 48 | 699.9428 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | The Specialists |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 43 | 694.7656 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHECKERED PIG |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 38 | 698.2056 | SOUTH PORK | BOOTYQUE |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 49 | 699.4176 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 35 | 693.1084 | MIDNIGHT BURN | THE SPECIALISTS |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4288 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.0228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.7372 | 171.9656 |
46 entries · top 698.2288 · median 667.2800
46 entries · top 180 · median 167.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
46 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1086
46 entries · top 180 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
46 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.5314
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.
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 2 | TEAM 2 TALL 4 YOU BBQ | |
| 3 | SUBWEST ROTARY | |
| 4 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 5 | PORKNADO | |
| 6 | TOTALLY BOAR'D | |
| 7 | BEER GUTS & PORK BUTTS | |
| 8 | RBA-Q-CREW | |
| 9 | SMOKER EXPRESS | |
| 10 | NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SWINE | |
| 11 | PENSACOLA EGGFEST | |
| 12 | NO CLUE KREWE | |
| 13 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 14 | HAMP'S ORIGINAL | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' STOGIES BOYS | |
| 16 | CHILL TIME Q | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AS HALE | |
| 18 | WHO DAT SMOKIN |
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 2 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 3 | CHILL TIME Q | |
| 4 | HAMP'S ORIGINAL | |
| 5 | PORKNADO | |
| 6 | SMOKEY AS HALE | |
| 7 | SUBWEST ROTARY | |
| 8 | PENSACOLA EGGFEST | |
| 9 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 10 | TEAM BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 11 | RBA-Q-CREW | |
| 12 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' STOGIES BOYS | |
| 14 | TEAM 2 TALL 4 YOU BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKER EXPRESS | |
| 16 | SASSY Q SMOKERS | |
| 17 | TOTALLY BOAR'D | |
| 18 | NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SWINE | |
| 19 | NO CLUE KREWE | |
| 20 | BEER GUTS & PORK BUTTS |
20 entries · top 354.2628 · median 323.0858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 2 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 3 | SUBWEST ROTARY | |
| 4 | PORKNADO | |
| 5 | HAMP'S ORIGINAL | |
| 6 | PENSACOLA EGGFEST | |
| 7 | RBA-Q-CREW | |
| 8 | TEAM 2 TALL 4 YOU BBQ | |
| 9 | CHILL TIME Q | |
| 10 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AS HALE | |
| 12 | TOTALLY BOAR'D | |
| 13 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 14 | SMOKER EXPRESS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' STOGIES BOYS | |
| 16 | NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SWINE | |
| 17 | NO CLUE KREWE | |
| 18 | BEER GUTS & PORK BUTTS | |
| 19 | TEAM BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 20 | SASSY Q SMOKERS |
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SWINE | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | CHILL TIME Q | |
| 4 | PORKNADO | |
| 5 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 6 | AFTER MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | TOTALLY BOAR'D | |
| 10 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 11 | BEER GUTS & PORK BUTTS | |
| 12 | BBQ ISLAND | |
| 13 | RBA-Q-CREW | |
| 14 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 15 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 16 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 17 | SMOKIN WHAT | |
| 18 | BUBBLE HEAD BBQ |