Mar 10–11, 2017 · Bainbridge, GA · 📍 Earl May Boat Basin
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Flames on the Flint on March 10, 2017 in Bainbridge, GA at Earl May Boat Basin, scoring 697.0972 in a field of 67 teams. BOOTYQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9428. Category winners: Chicken — ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — HAULIN' BUTT BBQ (177.7144); Pork — SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA (179.4400). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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 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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 5–6: BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ and BOOTYQUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BOOTYQUE and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MIDNIGHT BURN and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 25th.
Bigger than 94% of the 5,482 contests in the data
67 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2014 | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39817 | 43 | 685.0512 | CHECKERED PIG | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39819 | 72 | 697.1200 | WAY 2 QUE | WINK'S BARBEQUE |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39819 | 89 | 691.9428 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| Mar 10, 2017 ← this one | Bainbridge, GA | Earl May Boat Basin | 67 | 697.0972 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | BOOTYQUE |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Bainbridge, GA | Earl May Boat Basin | 42 | 696.5260 | SERIAL GRILLER | THE PIT CREW GA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176.5828 | 173.1200 |
67 entries · top 697.0972 · median 670.7312
67 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400
67 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2400
67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3944
66 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4000
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.
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB) | |
| 3 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | ORCHARD BBQ | |
| 8 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 10 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 11 | BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 12 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | SAWGRASS SMOKERS |