2016-08-26 – 2016-08-27 · Kennesaw, GA · 📍 2753 Watts Dr
Grand Champion: MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM (697.0628) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CONTAGIOUS Q
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 2019 — 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.
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON and We-Q-4-U tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Willingham's and STANK BUTT BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON and SWINE AND SHINE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ (won 2013), MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM (won 2014), SWINE AND SHINE BBQ (won 2015).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA | 54 | 690.8000 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | UNCULTURED SWINE |
| 2014-08-22 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA 30144 | 45 | 702.8228 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| 2015-08-21 | Kennesaw, GA | Kennesaw, GA 30144 | 41 | 701.1544 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| 2016-08-26 ← this one | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 38 | 697.0628 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2017-08-25 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 37 | 693.0628 | BALD HAWG BBQ | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| 2018-08-24 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 34 | 707.9888 | SWINE DINING GA | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Kennesaw, GA | 2753 Watts Dr | 32 | 685.6112 | SWINE DINING GA | SWINE DINING GA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
38 entries · top 697.0628 · median 669.3316
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8286
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5486
38 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.9830
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.
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAJOR Q BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 3 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 5 | SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS SMOKIN' HAWGS | |
| 7 | THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE, SON! TEAM BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKNADO | |
| 9 | PORK STARS | |
| 10 | FUN-FARE | |
| 11 | IDLE SPURS BBQ |
13 entries · top 501.0400 · median 486.1256
12 entries · top 171.9656 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 2 | I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 5 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 6 | PORK STARS | |
| 7 | MADHATTER | |
| 8 | SAWYER BROTHERS | |
| 9 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ | |
| 11 | KINGSIZE QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKE STREET BOYS |
13 entries · top 170.8228 · median 161.0856
13 entries · top 176.0116 · median 157.6572
14 entries · top 175.4172 · median 171.1142