Sep 2–3, 2016 · Charleston, SC · 📍 4707 Dorchester
CONTAGIOUS Q won Grand Champion at the Low Country Hog Fest on September 2, 2016 in Charleston, SC at 4707 Dorchester, scoring 700.5372 in a field of 26 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3940. Category winners: Chicken — CONTAGIOUS Q (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SMOKE ON THIS (177.7372); Pork — CONTAGIOUS Q (178.2972); Brisket — FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN (176.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE ON THIS.
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, 2014 to 2016 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: PIONEER SMOKERS and POTBELLY COOKERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK and Big Belly BBQ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and GREENPARK BBQ COMPANY tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CONTAGIOUS Q won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CONTAGIOUS Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
CONTAGIOUS Q turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE ON THIS (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2014 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29405 | 17 | 678.8228 | PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE | JB'S SMOKESHACK |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29405 | 26 | 703.4172 | SMOKE ON THIS | BACKWOODS BBQ |
| Sep 2, 2016 ← this one | Charleston, SC | 4707 Dorchester | 26 | 700.5372 | CONTAGIOUS Q | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1084 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 163.9428 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4056 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 |
26 entries · top 700.5372 · median 644.6914
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5428
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.8230
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2744
26 entries · top 176 · median 158.8286