Apr 17–18, 2015 · Kings Mountain, NC
MIDNIGHT BURN won Grand Champion at the 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off on April 17, 2015 in Kings Mountain, NC, scoring 695.9772 in a field of 41 teams. TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0856. Category winners: Chicken — MIDNIGHT BURN (178.8572); Pork Ribs — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (178.8572); Pork — BANJOMAN'S BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SUE E PIGG (178.8800).
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.
Chicken places 5–6: K & D SMOKERS and RECYCLED SMOKE tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: PORK COUNTY BARBECUE and BALD HAWG BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM and Bite Me BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MIDNIGHT BURN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9884 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 172 | 170.2628 |
41 entries · top 695.9772 · median 652.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 3 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 4 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 9 | BS PITMEISTERS | |
| 10 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 11 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 13 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 14 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 15 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 16 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 19 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 20 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 21 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 22 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 24 | A TASTE OF CAROLINA | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 26 | Big E | |
| 27 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 28 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 29 | TWIN VITTLES | |
| 30 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 31 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 32 | Johnny Ray,s Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 33 | EAT MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 34 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 35 | Good Ole Boys Country BBQ | |
| 36 | Hickory Barbeque Co. | |
| 37 | Uncle Jessie's BBQ | |
| 38 | King's Cooking | |
| 39 | Smoky Mountain BBQ | |
| 40 | FIRE HOUSE GRILL | |
| 41 | Tumblin Dice |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 3 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | A TASTE OF CAROLINA | |
| 5 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 6 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 7 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 10 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 11 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 12 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 15 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 16 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 17 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 20 | Big E | |
| 21 | Uncle Jessie's BBQ | |
| 22 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 23 | King's Cooking | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | BS PITMEISTERS | |
| 27 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 28 | EAT MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 29 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 30 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 32 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 33 | Johnny Ray,s Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 34 | TWIN VITTLES | |
| 35 | Tumblin Dice | |
| 36 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 37 | Smoky Mountain BBQ | |
| 38 | Hickory Barbeque Co. | |
| 39 | FIRE HOUSE GRILL | |
| 40 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 41 | Good Ole Boys Country BBQ |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 8 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 9 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 12 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | TWIN VITTLES | |
| 14 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | BS PITMEISTERS | |
| 17 | Tumblin Dice | |
| 18 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 22 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 23 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | Johnny Ray,s Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 25 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 26 | EAT MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 27 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 28 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 29 | Big E | |
| 30 | Hickory Barbeque Co. | |
| 31 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 32 | A TASTE OF CAROLINA | |
| 33 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 34 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 35 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 36 | Uncle Jessie's BBQ | |
| 37 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 38 | King's Cooking | |
| 39 | Smoky Mountain BBQ | |
| 40 | Good Ole Boys Country BBQ | |
| 41 | FIRE HOUSE GRILL |
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 7 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 8 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 9 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 13 | BS PITMEISTERS | |
| 14 | TWIN VITTLES | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 17 | Johnny Ray,s Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 18 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 19 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 20 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 21 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 22 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 23 | Good Ole Boys Country BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 25 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 27 | Hickory Barbeque Co. | |
| 28 | FIRE HOUSE GRILL | |
| 29 | A TASTE OF CAROLINA | |
| 30 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 31 | Big E | |
| 32 | Smoky Mountain BBQ | |
| 33 | EAT MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 34 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 35 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 36 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 37 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 38 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 39 | Uncle Jessie's BBQ | |
| 40 | King's Cooking |
40 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 2 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 3 | BS PITMEISTERS | |
| 4 | BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 5 | PORK COUNTY BARBECUE | |
| 6 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 8 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 11 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 12 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 13 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 15 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 16 | Good Ole Boys Country BBQ | |
| 17 | Big E | |
| 18 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 20 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 21 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 25 | A TASTE OF CAROLINA | |
| 26 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 27 | SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | |
| 28 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 29 | King's Cooking | |
| 30 | Johnny Ray,s Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 31 | Uncle Jessie's BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 33 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 34 | Bite Me BBQ | |
| 35 | TWIN VITTLES | |
| 36 | EAT MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 37 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Hickory Barbeque Co. | |
| 39 | Smoky Mountain BBQ | |
| 40 | FIRE HOUSE GRILL |