2017-09-08 – 2017-09-09 · Cookeville, TN · 📍 Downtown Square
Grand Champion: HOT COLE'S BBQ (710.2628) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HIGH ON THE HAWG
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.
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 76 times in 100
HOT COLE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7716 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKE ON THIS and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: UNDER THE RADAR and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SWIGGIN PIG and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOT COLE'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HOT COLE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
34 entries · top 710.2628 · median 670.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 7 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 13 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 14 | Q SMOKE | |
| 15 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 17 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 18 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 19 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 20 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 23 | SHAZAM | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 25 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 26 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 27 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 29 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 30 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO | |
| 31 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 32 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 33 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 34 | CRITTER COOKER'S |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 4 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 7 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 8 | SHAZAM | |
| 9 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 10 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 11 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 12 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 13 | Q SMOKE | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 16 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 21 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 22 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 23 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 25 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 26 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 27 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO | |
| 28 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 29 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 30 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 32 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 33 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 34 | TEAM ALLEGRO |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | Q SMOKE | |
| 8 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 9 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 10 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 12 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO | |
| 13 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 14 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 18 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 19 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 20 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 22 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 23 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 25 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 26 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 27 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 28 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 29 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 30 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 31 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 32 | SHAZAM | |
| 33 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 34 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | SHAZAM | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 6 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 7 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 8 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 9 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Q SMOKE | |
| 11 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 12 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 13 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 14 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 19 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 20 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 22 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 23 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 24 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 26 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 27 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO | |
| 28 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 29 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 30 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 31 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 32 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 33 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 34 | BAR-B-Q 101 |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 3 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 5 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 6 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 7 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 8 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 9 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 13 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 14 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 18 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 19 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 20 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 21 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 22 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 24 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 26 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 27 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 29 | SHAZAM | |
| 30 | Q SMOKE | |
| 31 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 32 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 33 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 34 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO |
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.
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | SHAZAM | |
| 4 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 6 | Q SMOKE | |
| 7 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 8 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 10 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 12 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 13 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
32 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 5 | TWO BUTTIES BBQ | |
| 6 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 7 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 8 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SHAZAM | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 12 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 13 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 14 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 15 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 16 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 17 | OINK, CACKLE & MOO | |
| 18 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 19 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 20 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 21 | LAST SMOKER STANDING | |
| 22 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 23 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 24 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 25 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Q SMOKE | |
| 28 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 29 | Organizer Portal | |
| 30 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | DEAD END BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 32 | UNDER THE RADAR |