2016-09-30 – 2016-10-01 · Laurens, SC · 📍 Downtown
Grand Champion: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (694.7656) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
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.
694.7656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.0116 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM set in 2014.
Chicken places 5–6: MIDNIGHT BURN and HICKORY PRIME tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and THE Q PINE NATION tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ edged V QUE by 0.0116.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
MIDNIGHT BURN turned in 176.0344 in brisket — past the 174.2972 that had stood across 3 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 | Laurens, SC | Laurens, SC 29360 | 25 | 687.3368 | VICTORY SMOKERS | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| 2016-09-30 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 168.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 171.4172 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.8112 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 171.9772 | 167.9772 |
26 entries · top 694.7656 · median 654.1598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 10 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 11 | V QUE | |
| 12 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 13 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 14 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 15 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 16 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 17 | Wink's Bar-B-Q | |
| 18 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 19 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 21 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 22 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 23 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 24 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 26 | CD's BBQ & More |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 7 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 8 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 9 | V QUE | |
| 10 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 11 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 13 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 16 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 17 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 18 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 19 | Wink's Bar-B-Q | |
| 20 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 21 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 22 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 23 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 26 | CD's BBQ & More |
26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 4 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 6 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | Wink's Bar-B-Q | |
| 10 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 11 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 12 | V QUE | |
| 13 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 16 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 17 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 18 | HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 19 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 20 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 21 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 22 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 23 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 24 | CD's BBQ & More | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 26 | One Eyed Mule BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 2 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 4 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 10 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 11 | HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 12 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 16 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 17 | V QUE | |
| 18 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 19 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 20 | CD's BBQ & More | |
| 21 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 23 | Wink's Bar-B-Q | |
| 24 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 26 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.0344 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 4 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | THE Q PINE NATION | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 11 | V QUE | |
| 12 | THE HAWG ROCK CAFE | |
| 13 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 14 | PIGLET ENEMY | |
| 15 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Wink's Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 18 | SKINT BACK BBQ | |
| 19 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 20 | HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 21 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 22 | HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 23 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 24 | One Eyed Mule BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill |