2015-05-29 – 2015-05-30 · Brookhaven, MS · 📍 Brookhaven, MS 39601
Grand Champion: RED EYED SMOKERS (693.7256) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 C4-QUE
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, 2015 to 2022 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
RED EYED SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, THE BLUE BLOODS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Brisket places 6–7: KILLER HOGS and Smokin' Cats tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ and THE BLUE BLOODS tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ edged SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA by 0.0112.
RED EYED SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
RED EYED SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 ← this one | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 31 | 693.7256 | RED EYED SMOKERS | C4-QUE |
| 2016-05-27 | Brookhaven, MS | Whitworth Ave | 25 | 697.1084 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | SWEET BAYOU BBQ |
| 2017-04-28 | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 27 | 686.1940 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | Cannonball Express |
| 2022-04-29 | Brookhaven, MS | 1548 Oakwood Lane | 25 | 690.8228 | Heavy Smoke | Smokin N The Bandits |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.0000 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 170.2628 | 166.8112 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 170.2856 |
31 entries · top 693.7256 · median 655.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 2 | C4-QUE | |
| 3 | ROUX 165 BBQ | |
| 4 | Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 8 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 9 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 10 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 11 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 12 | Smokin' Cats | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 15 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 16 | Smoking Magnolias | |
| 17 | LIBERTY BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 19 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 20 | GRILL DOCTOR'S | |
| 21 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 22 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 23 | Six Shooters | |
| 24 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 25 | SMOKIN TRUCKERS | |
| 26 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | BRANDED BBQ | |
| 28 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 29 | PROUD MONKEY BBQ CO. | |
| 30 | COCHON 225 | |
| 31 | Circle K BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 2 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TRUCKERS | |
| 4 | ROUX 165 BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 6 | Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking | |
| 7 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 8 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 10 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 11 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 12 | Smoking Magnolias | |
| 13 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 14 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 15 | C4-QUE | |
| 16 | LIBERTY BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 18 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 19 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 20 | Circle K BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Cats | |
| 22 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 24 | PROUD MONKEY BBQ CO. | |
| 25 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 26 | COCHON 225 | |
| 27 | BRANDED BBQ | |
| 28 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 29 | Six Shooters | |
| 30 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 31 | GRILL DOCTOR'S |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 3 | ROUX 165 BBQ | |
| 4 | C4-QUE | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | LIBERTY BBQ | |
| 7 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 10 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 11 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 12 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Circle K BBQ | |
| 14 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILL DOCTOR'S | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 17 | Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking | |
| 18 | Six Shooters | |
| 19 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 20 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRUCKERS | |
| 22 | Smokin' Cats | |
| 23 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 24 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 25 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 26 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 27 | Smoking Magnolias | |
| 28 | PROUD MONKEY BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | COCHON 225 | |
| 30 | BRANDED BBQ | |
| 31 | HAIL SMOKE |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4-QUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 3 | Smoking Magnolias | |
| 4 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 5 | Smokin' Cats | |
| 6 | Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking | |
| 7 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 9 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 10 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 11 | Six Shooters | |
| 12 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 13 | BRANDED BBQ | |
| 14 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 15 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 16 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 18 | ROUX 165 BBQ | |
| 19 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 20 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 21 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 22 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 23 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRUCKERS | |
| 25 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 26 | GRILL DOCTOR'S | |
| 27 | LIBERTY BBQ | |
| 28 | PROUD MONKEY BBQ CO. | |
| 29 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 30 | COCHON 225 | |
| 31 | Circle K BBQ |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILL DOCTOR'S | |
| 2 | Tee Wayne's Cajun Cooking | |
| 3 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 4 | ROUX 165 BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 7 | Smokin' Cats | |
| 8 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 9 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 11 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 12 | C4-QUE | |
| 13 | Circle K BBQ | |
| 14 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 15 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 16 | COCHON 225 | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 18 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 19 | Smoking Magnolias | |
| 20 | BRANDED BBQ | |
| 21 | LIBERTY BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 23 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 25 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 26 | Six Shooters | |
| 27 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 28 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 29 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | PROUD MONKEY BBQ CO. | |
| 31 | SMOKIN TRUCKERS |