Sep 22–23, 2017 · Columbia, TN · 📍 102 Riverside Dr
Grand Champion: BIG B'S BBQ - TN (528.5256) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PWA BBQ
Full results from the First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) 2017, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 22, 2017 in Columbia, TN at 102 Riverside Dr. PWA BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — TN WRECKING QUE (177.7372); Pork Ribs — PWA BBQ (178.8572); Pork — JIMMY QUE (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
Chicken 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.
Chicken places 8–9: Big B BBQ Company and DOUBLE A'S BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PWA BBQ and Big B BBQ Company tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: When Pigs Fly BBQ Team and Tri - Snouts tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 ← this one | Columbia, TN | 102 Riverside Dr | 22 | 528.5256 | BIG B'S BBQ - TN | PWA BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Columbia, TN | 102 Riverside Dr | 13 | 521.6800 | PWA BBQ | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 172 |
22 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8286
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9714
22 entries · top 180 · median 170.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180