Sep 15–16, 2017 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer RD
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Currituck Heritage Festival on September 15, 2017 in Powells Point, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer RD, scoring 684.5028 in a field of 25 teams. HAMTOWN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9428. Category winners: Chicken — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — KIRBBQ (174.8572); Pork — TWISTED PAIR BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — HAMTOWN SMOKERS (177.7372). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by 4:20 Q; 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, 2016 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 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
684.5028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.1940 4:20 Q set in 2016.
Chicken places 5–6: NEW REVOLUTION Q and 3N1 Q tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and HAMTOWN SMOKERS tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS edged SMOKE-AHOLICS by 0.0112.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ turned in 177.7028 in chicken — past the 172.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 4:20 Q (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2016 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 16 | 670.1940 | 4:20 Q | GRATE SMOKE |
| Sep 15, 2017 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 25 | 684.5028 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Currituck, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 25 | 681.0400 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1316 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.9656 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 169.1544 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
25 entries · top 684.5028 · median 663.3260
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | 4:20 Q | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 11 | KIRBBQ | |
| 12 | Butt-A-Bing | |
| 13 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 15 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 16 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 17 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 19 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 20 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 21 | GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | |
| 22 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 23 | OH YOU BET WE SMOKE | |
| 24 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 25 | SHOE STRING BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 4 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 5 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 6 | 3N1 Q | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | 4:20 Q | |
| 9 | GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Butt-A-Bing | |
| 11 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 14 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 15 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 16 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 17 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 18 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 19 | KIRBBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 21 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 22 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 23 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 24 | OH YOU BET WE SMOKE | |
| 25 | SHOE STRING BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRBBQ | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 4 | 3N1 Q | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 9 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Butt-A-Bing | |
| 11 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 12 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 13 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 14 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 16 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 17 | 4:20 Q | |
| 18 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 19 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 20 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 21 | GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | |
| 22 | OH YOU BET WE SMOKE | |
| 23 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 24 | SHOE STRING BBQ | |
| 25 | CAROLINA SHINE |
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 2 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | Butt-A-Bing | |
| 6 | KIRBBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 12 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 13 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 14 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 15 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 17 | GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | |
| 18 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 19 | 3N1 Q | |
| 20 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 21 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 22 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 23 | SHOE STRING BBQ | |
| 24 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 25 | OH YOU BET WE SMOKE |
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 3 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | 3N1 Q | |
| 7 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 8 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 13 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 15 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 16 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 17 | KIRBBQ | |
| 18 | Butt-A-Bing | |
| 19 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 20 | GRILLBUSTERS BBQ | |
| 21 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 22 | OH YOU BET WE SMOKE | |
| 23 | SHOE STRING BBQ | |
| 24 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 25 | CAROLINA SHINE |