2015-12-04 – 2015-12-05 · Calhoun, GA · 📍 Calhoun, GA 30701
Grand Champion: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (693.0972) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIG WHISPERERS
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.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: RUNWAY SMOKE and MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and ATLANTA BBQ STORE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1428 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 176.0000 | 171.9772 |
39 entries · top 693.0972 · median 669.5996
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 6 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 11 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 12 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 13 | G-QUE KY | |
| 14 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 16 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 17 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 18 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 19 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 20 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 22 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 24 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 25 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 26 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 27 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 28 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 29 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 30 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 31 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 32 | In The Army Que | |
| 33 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 34 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 35 | Porkaholics Barbeque | |
| 36 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 37 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 38 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 39 | BAINBRIDGE MEAT BURNERS |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 5 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 10 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 11 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 12 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 13 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 14 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 15 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 16 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 18 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 19 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 20 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 21 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 22 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 23 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 24 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | G-QUE KY | |
| 26 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 27 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 31 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 32 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 33 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 34 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 35 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | In The Army Que | |
| 37 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 38 | Porkaholics Barbeque | |
| 39 | BAINBRIDGE MEAT BURNERS |
39 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 4 | G-QUE KY | |
| 5 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 8 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 9 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 13 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 18 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 19 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 20 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 21 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 22 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 23 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 24 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 25 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 26 | In The Army Que | |
| 27 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 28 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 29 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 30 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 31 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 32 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 33 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 34 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 35 | Porkaholics Barbeque | |
| 36 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 37 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 38 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 39 | BAINBRIDGE MEAT BURNERS |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 6 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 7 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 10 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 15 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 16 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 17 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 18 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 19 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 20 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 21 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 22 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 23 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 24 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | In The Army Que | |
| 27 | Porkaholics Barbeque | |
| 28 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 29 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 30 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 31 | G-QUE KY | |
| 32 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 33 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 34 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 35 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 36 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 37 | BAINBRIDGE MEAT BURNERS | |
| 38 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 39 | QUE SCHOOL |
39 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 5 | SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ | |
| 6 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | G-QUE KY | |
| 10 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 11 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 12 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 15 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 18 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 19 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 20 | Porkaholics Barbeque | |
| 21 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 22 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 23 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 24 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 25 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 26 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 27 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 28 | In The Army Que | |
| 29 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 30 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 31 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 32 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 33 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 34 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 35 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 36 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 37 | BAINBRIDGE MEAT BURNERS | |
| 38 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 39 | SMART ASH BBQ |