Oct 13–14, 2017 · Rocky Mount, NC · 📍 S Church St.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down on October 13, 2017 in Rocky Mount, NC at S Church St., scoring 701.0972 in a field of 50 teams. THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3484. Category winners: Chicken — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (178.2972); Pork — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (176.5600); Brisket — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (175.4056). This is the 2nd of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack; 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, 2013 to 2024 — 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.
701.0972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.2744 FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 8 tracked editions
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and K & D SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: FIRED UP SMOKERS and WHO CARES BBQ tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 174.2856 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-10-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Rocky Mount, NC | Rocky Mount, NC | 55 | 682.2744 | FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Rocky Mount, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 ← this one | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church St. | 50 | 701.0972 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church St. | 39 | 682.7428 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church st | 32 | 705.1316 | Old Colony Smokehouse | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church St | 26 | 702.2400 | Fred Vegas Smokers | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church St | 27 | 705.1316 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Rocky Mount, NC | S Church St | 27 | 702.2400 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Rocky Mount, NC | 285 NE Main Street | 26 | 702.7884 | Smoke Central | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5716 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.1544 | 171.4744 |
50 entries · top 701.0972 · median 655.2972
50 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
50 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.8114
50 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.0972
50 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.9658