Nov 11–12, 2016 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · 📍 20 Patriots Point RD
DIG-IN COOKERS won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown on November 11, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant, SC at 20 Patriots Point RD, scoring 689.0512 in a field of 25 teams. KILLER B'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.7196. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — PIG ON FIRE (175.4172); Pork — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (174.8456); Brisket — FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK (174.8800). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ; the next was held in 2017.
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 2018 — 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 74 times in 100
DIG-IN COOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, Killer B's BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DIG-IN COOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was DIG-IN COOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 43rd tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
KILLER B'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ and DIG-IN COOKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK and POTBELLY COOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BUBBAJACK'S and DIG-IN COOKERS tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KILLER B'S BBQ (won 2013, 2014), SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC | 35 | 691.3716 | KILLER B'S BBQ | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29464 | 30 | 695.3944 | KILLER B'S BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Mount Pleasant, SC | Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | 28 | 674.7772 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | JB'S SMOKESHACK |
| Nov 11, 2016 ← this one | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 689.0512 | DIG-IN COOKERS | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.8116 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.1940 | PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 168.5484 | 163.9428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 168.5484 | 161.6916 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 170.2628 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 172.5600 | 161.6684 |
25 entries · top 689.0512 · median 641.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 2 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 7 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | RAZORBACK BBQ | |
| 11 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 12 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 13 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 14 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 15 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 17 | Greenpark BBQ Co. | |
| 18 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 19 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 20 | Swig & Swine | |
| 21 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 22 | Beachy Que | |
| 23 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 24 | Team Snapper | |
| 25 | Pig In A Blanket |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8456
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 2 | RAZORBACK BBQ | |
| 3 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 4 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 6 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 7 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 10 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 15 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 16 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 17 | Greenpark BBQ Co. | |
| 18 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 19 | Swig & Swine | |
| 20 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 21 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 22 | Team Snapper | |
| 23 | Pig In A Blanket | |
| 24 | Beachy Que | |
| 25 | Second Hand Smoke |
25 entries · top 174.8456 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | RAZORBACK BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 4 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 5 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 6 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 9 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 13 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Greenpark BBQ Co. | |
| 18 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 19 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 20 | Beachy Que | |
| 21 | Swig & Swine | |
| 22 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 23 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 24 | Team Snapper | |
| 25 | Pig In A Blanket |
24 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.3542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 2 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 4 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 9 | Swig & Swine | |
| 10 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 13 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 14 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 15 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 16 | Greenpark BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 18 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 19 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 20 | RAZORBACK BBQ | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 22 | Beachy Que | |
| 23 | Team Snapper | |
| 24 | Pig In A Blanket |
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.
21 entries · top 163.4516 · median 153.7144