2015-10-02 – 2015-10-03 · Laurens, SC · 📍 Laurens, SC 29360
Grand Champion: VICTORY SMOKERS (687.3368) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
VICTORY SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
VICTORY SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was VICTORY SMOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: DIVINE SMOKE and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: VICTORY SMOKERS and THE HAWG ROCK CAFE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS and BACKWOODS BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 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 | Laurens, SC | Laurens, SC 29360 | 25 | 692.0116 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS |
| 2015-10-02 ← this one | 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 | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 170.8228 | 166.8456 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 167.4628 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 170.8228 | 167.3944 |
25 entries · top 687.3368 · median 656.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 8 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 9 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 10 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 11 | ST. LOUIS PIT QUE | |
| 12 | HEY GOOD BUDDY | |
| 13 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 14 | V-Que | |
| 15 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 18 | SOUTHERN SMOKE | |
| 19 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 20 | Thursday's Meating | |
| 21 | SHORT BUS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CD's BBQ and More | |
| 23 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 24 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 25 | BLUE SUEDE QUE |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 4 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 8 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 9 | ST. LOUIS PIT QUE | |
| 10 | CD's BBQ and More | |
| 11 | HEY GOOD BUDDY | |
| 12 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 13 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 14 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 15 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN SMOKE | |
| 17 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 18 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 20 | V-Que | |
| 21 | Thursday's Meating | |
| 22 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 23 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 24 | SHORT BUS SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE |
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 2 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 7 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 8 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 9 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 10 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 12 | HEY GOOD BUDDY | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 15 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 17 | ST. LOUIS PIT QUE | |
| 18 | SOUTHERN SMOKE | |
| 19 | V-Que | |
| 20 | CD's BBQ and More | |
| 21 | SHORT BUS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Thursday's Meating | |
| 23 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 24 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 4 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 5 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 6 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 7 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 9 | V-Que | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN SMOKE | |
| 11 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 12 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Thursday's Meating | |
| 14 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | ST. LOUIS PIT QUE | |
| 16 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 18 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 19 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | HEY GOOD BUDDY | |
| 21 | SHORT BUS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 23 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 24 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 25 | CD's BBQ and More |
25 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 3 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | ST. LOUIS PIT QUE | |
| 7 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 8 | DIVINE SMOKE | |
| 9 | HEY GOOD BUDDY | |
| 10 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 11 | V-Que | |
| 12 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 13 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 14 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 15 | Thursday's Meating | |
| 16 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN SMOKE | |
| 18 | GRILLIN & CHILLIN | |
| 19 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 20 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SHORT BUS SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CD's BBQ and More | |
| 23 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 24 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 25 | BLUE SUEDE QUE |