2015-06-26 – 2015-06-27 · Covington, VA · 📍 Covington, VA 24426
Grand Champion: SMOKE-AHOLICS (690.8344) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHECKERED PIG
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 2023 — 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.
690.8344 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.0512 CHECKERED PIG set in 2014.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE-AHOLICS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: CHECKERED PIG and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: GAME ON BBQ and FOOMANCHOO BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS and SMOKE-AHOLICS tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
SMOKE-AHOLICS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
Sauce This BBQ turned in 176.0000 in pork — past the 173.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 | Covington, VA | Covington, VA 24426 | 26 | 689.0512 | CHECKERED PIG | 4:20 Q |
| 2015-06-26 ← this one | Covington, VA | Covington, VA 24426 | 25 | 690.8344 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | CHECKERED PIG |
| 2016-06-24 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St. | 27 | 695.9888 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2017-06-23 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 32 | 685.1428 | 4:20 Q | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2018-06-22 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 27 | 697.6800 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 27 | 697.6456 | Optimus Swine | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.2744 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.9656 | 164.5944 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 167.4172 | 162.8572 |
25 entries · top 690.8344 · median 646.1484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 2 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 3 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 7 | 4:20 Q | |
| 8 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 9 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 10 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 12 | STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 15 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 16 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 17 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 19 | RACK TIME | |
| 20 | JACKO-QUE | |
| 21 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 22 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 25 | E.T.'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.2972 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 3 | 4:20 Q | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 8 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 9 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 11 | RACK TIME | |
| 12 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 13 | STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | |
| 14 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 17 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 20 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 21 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 22 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 23 | JACKO-QUE | |
| 24 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 6 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | RACK TIME | |
| 10 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 12 | STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | |
| 13 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 14 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 16 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 17 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 18 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 19 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 21 | JACKO-QUE | |
| 22 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 23 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL |
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 2 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 6 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 7 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 9 | 4:20 Q | |
| 10 | STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | |
| 11 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 15 | RACK TIME | |
| 16 | JACKO-QUE | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 19 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 20 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 21 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 23 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 24 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 25 | E.T.'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 5 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 6 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 11 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 12 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 15 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 16 | 4:20 Q | |
| 17 | STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | |
| 18 | JACKO-QUE | |
| 19 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 20 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 23 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 25 | RACK TIME |