2015-09-11 – 2015-09-12 · Decatur, AL · 📍 Decatur, AL 35601
Grand Champion: The Specialists (704.5488) · 55 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTH PORK
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 69 times in 100
The Specialists came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: ATLANTA BBQ STORE and MUSIC CITY PIG PALS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: The Specialists and No Piggin Clue tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: No Piggin Clue and DEEP SOUTH GRILLING COMPANY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
The Specialists took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
Bigger than 90% of the 5,410 contests in the data
55 teams made this a bigger field than 90% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4288 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 173.7144 |
55 entries · top 704.5488 · median 664.9708
55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
55 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5372
55 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2628
55 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
49 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 2 | Kirkland Blazing Barrels | |
| 3 | GOOD 'N SAUCED | |
| 4 | Peach Pitters | |
| 5 | Lenox & Son BBQ Company | |
| 6 | Mac Attack | |
| 7 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 9 | BS Barbecue | |
| 10 | That Just Aint Right BBQ Smokers | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 12 | Bubba Q | |
| 13 | Smoke 2 Go | |
| 14 | Donkey Ballz BBQ | |
| 15 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 16 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 17 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 18 | Boys from the South | |
| 19 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 20 | Chillin-Butt-Grillin | |
| 21 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 22 | Turner Contstruction C. | |
| 23 | Bull & Bones | |
| 24 | I Like Pigg Butts | |
| 25 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 26 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 27 | A VIEW TO A GRILL | |
| 28 | HAWGDAWG Q'N | |
| 29 | GOIN HOGGIN | |
| 30 | Two Guns A Smokin | |
| 31 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 33 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 34 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 35 | WE "B" SMOKIN - AL | |
| 36 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 37 | FOURTH STREET | |
| 38 | Van-Bo BBQ | |
| 39 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 40 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 41 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 42 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 43 | Jack of all Que | |
| 44 | Cotton Row BBQ | |
| 45 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 46 | Burnt Meat Grillin' Team | |
| 47 | Smoke Ring Express | |
| 48 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 49 | D&G BBQ |
50 entries · top 351.9656 · median 332.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peach Pitters | |
| 2 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 3 | Donkey Ballz BBQ | |
| 4 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 5 | HAWGDAWG Q'N | |
| 6 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | That Just Aint Right BBQ Smokers | |
| 8 | Mac Attack | |
| 9 | Bull & Bones | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 11 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 12 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 13 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 14 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 15 | Bubba Q | |
| 16 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 17 | Burnt Meat Grillin' Team | |
| 18 | Boys from the South | |
| 19 | Kirkland Blazing Barrels | |
| 20 | A VIEW TO A GRILL | |
| 21 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 22 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 23 | Turner Contstruction C. | |
| 24 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 25 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 26 | Chillin-Butt-Grillin | |
| 27 | Two Guns A Smokin | |
| 28 | BS Barbecue | |
| 29 | Van-Bo BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke 2 Go | |
| 31 | GOOD 'N SAUCED | |
| 32 | Lenox & Son BBQ Company | |
| 33 | Jack of all Que | |
| 34 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 35 | GOIN HOGGIN | |
| 36 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 37 | Cotton Row BBQ | |
| 38 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 39 | Smoke Ring Express | |
| 40 | WE "B" SMOKIN - AL | |
| 41 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 42 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 43 | I Like Pigg Butts | |
| 44 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 45 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 46 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 47 | D&G BBQ | |
| 48 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 49 | FOURTH STREET | |
| 50 | HELL ON SQUEALS |
50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAWGDAWG Q'N | |
| 2 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 3 | Burnt Meat Grillin' Team | |
| 4 | Peach Pitters | |
| 5 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Bull & Bones | |
| 7 | Donkey Ballz BBQ | |
| 8 | That Just Aint Right BBQ Smokers | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 10 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 11 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 12 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 13 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 14 | Mac Attack | |
| 15 | A VIEW TO A GRILL | |
| 16 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 17 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 18 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 19 | Van-Bo BBQ | |
| 20 | Boys from the South | |
| 21 | Two Guns A Smokin | |
| 22 | Bubba Q | |
| 23 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 24 | Puck Daddy's Killer Q | |
| 25 | Turner Contstruction C. | |
| 26 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 27 | Smoke Ring Express | |
| 28 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 29 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 30 | Chillin-Butt-Grillin | |
| 31 | Jack of all Que | |
| 32 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 33 | Cotton Row BBQ | |
| 34 | 2ND HAND SMOKE | |
| 35 | D&G BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke 2 Go | |
| 37 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 38 | BS Barbecue | |
| 39 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 40 | WE "B" SMOKIN - AL | |
| 41 | Kirkland Blazing Barrels | |
| 42 | GOIN HOGGIN | |
| 43 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 44 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 45 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 46 | I Like Pigg Butts | |
| 47 | GOOD 'N SAUCED | |
| 48 | Lenox & Son BBQ Company | |
| 49 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 50 | FOURTH STREET |
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van-Bo BBQ | |
| 2 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 3 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 4 | Smokin' Hot | |
| 5 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 6 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 7 | FOURTH STREET | |
| 8 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 9 | Hogwash | |
| 10 | BS Barbecue | |
| 11 | CAMO COOKERS | |
| 12 | Mac Attack | |
| 13 | LIL' BIT O'SMOKE | |
| 14 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 15 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 17 | Chillin-Butt-Grillin | |
| 18 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 19 | STARS and BARS Barbque | |
| 20 | PO BACON BBQ | |
| 21 | The Specialists | |
| 22 | FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 24 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 25 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 26 | That Just Aint Right BBQ Smokers | |
| 27 | ARS | |
| 28 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 29 | 5B's BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoke 2 Go | |
| 31 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 32 | The Lumbee Smokers | |
| 33 | WE "B" SMOKIN - AL | |
| 34 | Weigh-Tec Warriors | |
| 35 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 36 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 37 | G-QUE KY | |
| 38 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 39 | Burnt Meat Grillin' Team | |
| 40 | PORK U | |
| 41 | Boys from the South | |
| 42 | STILL SMOKIN | |
| 43 | GOIN HOGGIN | |
| 44 | I'll Have Another | |
| 45 | GOOD 'N SAUCED |
84 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180