Jun 27–28, 2014 · Maryville, TN
UNDER THE RADAR won Grand Champion at the Blount County BBQ Bash on June 27, 2014 in Maryville, TN, scoring 702.2856 in a field of 39 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.0344. Category winners: Chicken — ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SMOKE ON THIS (177.1544); Pork — UNDER THE RADAR (177.7372); Brisket — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (176.5828). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2014 to 2021 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
Under the Radar came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was UNDER THE RADAR's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE ON THIS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: DIGGIN QUE-GA and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: CONTAGIOUS Q and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR and OLD PLANTATION BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNDER THE RADAR took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2014 ← this one | Maryville, TN | Maryville, TN 37801 | 39 | 702.2856 | UNDER THE RADAR | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Maryville, TN | Maryville, TN 37917 | 38 | 706.2400 | SMOKE ON THIS | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Maryville, TN | Founders Sq, E Broadway Ave | 35 | 703.9656 | THE PIT CREW GA | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Maryville, TN | Founders Sq, E Broadway Ave | 36 | 701.0740 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | EXTRA MILE BBQ |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Maryville, TN | Founders Square E Broadway Ave. | 27 | 695.3828 | Smoke on This | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Maryville, TN | Fanders Sq E Broadway Ave. | 32 | 698.2628 | Smoke Central BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.1544 | 172 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 170.8800 |
39 entries · top 702.2856 · median 664.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | Q SMOKE | |
| 5 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 6 | Molloy's BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 8 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 11 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 12 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 13 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 15 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 17 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 18 | RIVER HOGS | |
| 19 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 20 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THE CREEK | |
| 22 | THE COSMIC PIG | |
| 23 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 24 | ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ | |
| 26 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 27 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 28 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 29 | DR. JECKYL & MR. HOG | |
| 30 | PORKEY BUTTZ | |
| 31 | FOOTHILLS SMOKERS | |
| 32 | SHARPIE SMOKERS | |
| 33 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 34 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 35 | SMOKIN JYM DAWGS | |
| 36 | PULL MY MEAT | |
| 37 | BOOKER T BBQ | |
| 38 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 39 | BUTT RUBBERS |
39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 3 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 4 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 5 | Q SMOKE | |
| 6 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 10 | Molloy's BBQ | |
| 11 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 12 | RIVER HOGS | |
| 13 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 14 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 15 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 16 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ | |
| 18 | THE COSMIC PIG | |
| 19 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 20 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 21 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 22 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 23 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 24 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE ON THE CREEK | |
| 27 | ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | BOOKER T BBQ | |
| 29 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 30 | FOOTHILLS SMOKERS | |
| 31 | PORKEY BUTTZ | |
| 32 | DR. JECKYL & MR. HOG | |
| 33 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 34 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 35 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 37 | PULL MY MEAT | |
| 38 | SMOKIN JYM DAWGS | |
| 39 | SHARPIE SMOKERS |
39 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 8 | Molloy's BBQ | |
| 9 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 10 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 11 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 12 | Q SMOKE | |
| 13 | THE COSMIC PIG | |
| 14 | ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SHARPIE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 17 | PORKEY BUTTZ | |
| 18 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | RIVER HOGS | |
| 20 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THE CREEK | |
| 22 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | PULL MY MEAT | |
| 24 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 25 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 26 | FOOTHILLS SMOKERS | |
| 27 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 29 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 30 | SMOKIN JYM DAWGS | |
| 31 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 32 | DR. JECKYL & MR. HOG | |
| 33 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 34 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 35 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ | |
| 37 | BOOKER T BBQ | |
| 38 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 39 | WOODSHED BBQ |
39 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.3084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 2 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | Q SMOKE | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 11 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 12 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 13 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 14 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 15 | SHARPIE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | RIVER HOGS | |
| 17 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 18 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 20 | PULL MY MEAT | |
| 21 | Molloy's BBQ | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 24 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON THE CREEK | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ | |
| 27 | ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | DR. JECKYL & MR. HOG | |
| 29 | FOOTHILLS SMOKERS | |
| 30 | THE COSMIC PIG | |
| 31 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 32 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 33 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 34 | BOOKER T BBQ | |
| 35 | PORKEY BUTTZ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN JYM DAWGS | |
| 37 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 38 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 39 | BUTT RUBBERS |
39 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 5 | Molloy's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE CREEK | |
| 7 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 11 | Q SMOKE | |
| 12 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 14 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 15 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 16 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 17 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 18 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 20 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 21 | THE COSMIC PIG | |
| 22 | RIVER HOGS | |
| 23 | DR. JECKYL & MR. HOG | |
| 24 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 26 | SHARPIE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ | |
| 29 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 30 | SMOKIN JYM DAWGS | |
| 31 | PORKEY BUTTZ | |
| 32 | FOOTHILLS SMOKERS | |
| 33 | ZOMBIE APORKALYPSE BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 35 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 36 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 37 | LEGACY SMOKERS | |
| 38 | BOOKER T BBQ | |
| 39 | PULL MY MEAT |
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.
19 entries · top 180 · median 161.7944 · 🔥 perfect 180
37 entries · top 176.6172 · median 154.8800