2014-09-27 – 2014-09-28 · Marietta, GA · 📍 Marietta, GA 30060
Grand Champion: CURLY TAILS BBQ (703.4172) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
CURLY TAILS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD PLANTATION BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was CURLY TAILS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.9372 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 8–9: HOGZ GONE WILD GA and TENACIOUS Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ and WILL AND THE THRILLS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: CRIMSON Q and ATLANTA BBQ CLUB tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CURLY TAILS BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CURLY TAILS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.2628 | 168.5484 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 171.4056 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 171.4056 | 167.9772 |
34 entries · top 703.4172 · median 661.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 2 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 3 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 4 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 5 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 6 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 7 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 8 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 10 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 11 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 12 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 13 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 15 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 17 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 18 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 20 | QUE ON THE HOOCH | |
| 21 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | DAO BBQ | |
| 23 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 24 | Willingham's | |
| 25 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 26 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 30 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 31 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 32 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 33 | RED TOP BBQ | |
| 34 | HILL'S GRILL |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 2 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 3 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 4 | DAO BBQ | |
| 5 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 6 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 7 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 9 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 11 | SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 16 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 17 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 18 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 20 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 21 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 22 | SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 23 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 24 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 25 | Willingham's | |
| 26 | QUE ON THE HOOCH | |
| 27 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 28 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 29 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 30 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 31 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 32 | HILL'S GRILL | |
| 33 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 34 | RED TOP BBQ |
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 3 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 4 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 5 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 6 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 7 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 8 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 11 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 12 | QUE ON THE HOOCH | |
| 13 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 14 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 15 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 18 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 21 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 22 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 24 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 25 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 26 | DAO BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 28 | RED TOP BBQ | |
| 29 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 30 | HILL'S GRILL | |
| 31 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 32 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 33 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 34 | SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 2 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 3 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 5 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 7 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 8 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 9 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 10 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 11 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 12 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 13 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 17 | DAO BBQ | |
| 18 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 19 | QUE ON THE HOOCH | |
| 20 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 21 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 22 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 23 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 24 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 25 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 26 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 27 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 28 | RED TOP BBQ | |
| 29 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 30 | SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 33 | Willingham's | |
| 34 | HILL'S GRILL |
34 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 6 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 9 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 10 | QUE ON THE HOOCH | |
| 11 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 12 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Willingham's | |
| 14 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 15 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 16 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 17 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 18 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 19 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 20 | HOGZ GONE WILD GA | |
| 21 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 23 | DAO BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 25 | SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 27 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 30 | HILL'S GRILL | |
| 31 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 32 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 33 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 34 | RED TOP BBQ |