2017-11-10 – 2017-11-11 · Nashville, TN · 📍 3 City Avenue
Grand Champion: HOT COLE'S BBQ (713.7144) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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 75 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 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1642 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: EXTRA MILE BBQ and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: UNDER THE RADAR and BULLHEADED BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HIGH ON THE HAWG and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOT COLE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 170.8112 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.2744 |
26 entries · top 713.7144 · median 677.8798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 12 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 17 | 615 BBQ | |
| 18 | Z SMOKE | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 20 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 21 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 22 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 23 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 24 | BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN PIMP | |
| 26 | Louisville Branded BBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 615 BBQ | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 16 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 17 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 18 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN PIMP | |
| 20 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 21 | Z SMOKE | |
| 22 | BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 26 | Louisville Branded BBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 11 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | 615 BBQ | |
| 14 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 15 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | Z SMOKE | |
| 17 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 19 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 22 | BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 24 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 26 | SMOKIN PIMP |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 18 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 19 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 21 | Z SMOKE | |
| 22 | 615 BBQ | |
| 23 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 24 | BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN PIMP | |
| 26 | Louisville Branded BBQ |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | Z SMOKE | |
| 14 | 615 BBQ | |
| 15 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 16 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 17 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 18 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 20 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 21 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 23 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 24 | SMOKIN PIMP | |
| 25 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ |
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.
7 entries · top 502.8572 · median 488.5032
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 2 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SMOKING KNOTHEADS | |
| 4 | SWINE ENTHUSIASTS OF TN | |
| 5 | GRILLE DE VILLE | |
| 6 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 7 | TEAM CENWOODY |
6 entries · top 168.5828 · median 165.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 2 | SMOKING KNOTHEADS | |
| 3 | GRILLE DE VILLE | |
| 4 | SWINE ENTHUSIASTS OF TN | |
| 5 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 6 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW |
7 entries · top 170.2972 · median 161.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING KNOTHEADS | |
| 2 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 3 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 4 | TEAM CENWOODY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 6 | SWINE ENTHUSIASTS OF TN | |
| 7 | GRILLE DE VILLE |
7 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 2 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SWINE ENTHUSIASTS OF TN | |
| 4 | GRILLE DE VILLE | |
| 5 | SMOKING KNOTHEADS | |
| 6 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 7 | TEAM CENWOODY |