2014-10-03 – 2014-10-04 · Laurens, SC · 📍 Laurens, SC 29360
Grand Champion: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (692.0116) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS
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 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.
692.0116 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.3828 KILLER B'S BBQ set in 2013.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS and PIGLET ENEMY tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BLUE SKY BBQ and REC BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BLUE SKY BBQ and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM turned in 174.2972 in brisket — past the 172.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-04 | Laurens, SC | Laurens, SC | 28 | 691.3828 | KILLER B'S BBQ | TENACIOUS Q |
| 2014-10-03 ← this one | Laurens, SC | Laurens, SC 29360 | 25 | 692.0116 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS |
| 2015-10-02 | Laurens, SC | Laurens, SC 29360 | 25 | 687.3368 | VICTORY SMOKERS | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| 2016-09-30 | Laurens, SC | Downtown | 26 | 694.7656 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
| 2019-10-04 | Laurens, SC | 119 E Laurens St | 19 | 696.5028 | Smoke on This | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES |
| 2021-10-01 | Laurens, SC | 119 E Laurens St | 17 | 695.9316 | Continental Barbecue Co. | REDMULE'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-30 | Laurens, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 171.9656 | 168.5140 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 169.7028 | 168.0000 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 168.5256 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 169.7028 | 167.4056 |
25 entries · top 692.0116 · median 661.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 3 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 7 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 8 | DIVA Q | |
| 9 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 10 | BLUE SKY BBQ | |
| 11 | V QUE | |
| 12 | Hey Good Buddy BBQ Team | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | REC BBQ | |
| 15 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 19 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 20 | Grillin and Chillin | |
| 21 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ | |
| 22 | Thursday's Meating BBQ Team | |
| 23 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 24 | Camo Que | |
| 25 | One Eyed Mule Slow Cooked BBQ |
25 entries · top 173.1428 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Hey Good Buddy BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 4 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | REC BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | DIVA Q | |
| 10 | V QUE | |
| 11 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BLUE SKY BBQ | |
| 15 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 19 | Grillin and Chillin | |
| 20 | Thursday's Meating BBQ Team | |
| 21 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 22 | One Eyed Mule Slow Cooked BBQ | |
| 23 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 24 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 25 | Camo Que |
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 3 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 4 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 5 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BLUE SKY BBQ | |
| 9 | REC BBQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 13 | Grillin and Chillin | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | DIVA Q | |
| 16 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 17 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ | |
| 18 | V QUE | |
| 19 | Hey Good Buddy BBQ Team | |
| 20 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 21 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 22 | Thursday's Meating BBQ Team | |
| 23 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 24 | Camo Que | |
| 25 | One Eyed Mule Slow Cooked BBQ |
25 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | Grillin and Chillin | |
| 5 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 6 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | Hey Good Buddy BBQ Team | |
| 8 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 9 | BLUE SKY BBQ | |
| 10 | V QUE | |
| 11 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 12 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | DIVA Q | |
| 14 | REC BBQ | |
| 15 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 16 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 19 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 21 | Thursday's Meating BBQ Team | |
| 22 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 23 | One Eyed Mule Slow Cooked BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ | |
| 25 | Camo Que |
25 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 6 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 8 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 9 | BLUE SKY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | V QUE | |
| 12 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 13 | Hey Good Buddy BBQ Team | |
| 14 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 15 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 16 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 18 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 19 | REC BBQ | |
| 20 | Camo Que | |
| 21 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Thursday's Meating BBQ Team | |
| 23 | SMOKE SHACK BBQ | |
| 24 | One Eyed Mule Slow Cooked BBQ | |
| 25 | Grillin and Chillin |