Nov 10–11, 2017 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · 📍 20 Patriots Point RD
FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) on November 10, 2017 in Mt. Pleasant, SC at 20 Patriots Point RD, scoring 690.8116 in a field of 25 teams. DIG-IN COOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2404. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ (173.1084); Pork Ribs — PIG ON FIRE (178.2972); Pork — FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ (174.2628). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by DIG-IN COOKERS; 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 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 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK came in rated below the field's top team, DIG-IN COOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
KILLER B'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: Carolina Smokin John BBQ and BALLS OUT BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: DIG-IN COOKERS and BALLS OUT BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: BALLS OUT BBQ edged PIG ON FIRE by 0.0116.
SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2015), DIG-IN COOKERS (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC | 35 | 691.3716 | KILLER B'S BBQ | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29464 | 30 | 695.3944 | KILLER B'S BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Mount Pleasant, SC | Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | 28 | 674.7772 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | JB'S SMOKESHACK |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 689.0512 | DIG-IN COOKERS | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2017 ← this one | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.8116 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.1940 | PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1084 | 168.5256 | 165.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8344 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1084 | 165.7256 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 170.8344 | 164.5256 |
25 entries · top 690.8116 · median 650.1024
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 5 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 6 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Carolina Smokin John BBQ | |
| 9 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 10 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 12 | Swig & Swine | |
| 13 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 15 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 16 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 17 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 18 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 19 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 21 | Game of Bones | |
| 22 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 23 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 24 | BBQWEISER | |
| 25 | CHRM QUE |
25 entries · top 173.1084 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 3 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 4 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 5 | Carolina Smokin John BBQ | |
| 6 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 7 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 8 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | Swig & Swine | |
| 13 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 14 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 15 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 16 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 17 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 18 | Game of Bones | |
| 19 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 20 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 21 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 22 | BBQWEISER | |
| 23 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 24 | CHRM QUE | |
| 25 | Cakalacky Q |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 5 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 6 | Carolina Smokin John BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 10 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 13 | Swig & Swine | |
| 14 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 15 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 19 | Game of Bones | |
| 20 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 21 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 22 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 23 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 24 | CHRM QUE | |
| 25 | BBQWEISER |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 4 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 5 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 8 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 9 | Swig & Swine | |
| 10 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 11 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 12 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 13 | Carolina Smokin John BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 15 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 16 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 17 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 18 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 19 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 20 | Game of Bones | |
| 21 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 22 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 23 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 24 | CHRM QUE | |
| 25 | BBQWEISER |
25 entries · top 174.2628 · median 160.4912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Carolina Smokin John BBQ | |
| 3 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 4 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 5 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 6 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 7 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 9 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 10 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 11 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 12 | Swig & Swine | |
| 13 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 14 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 17 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 19 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 20 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 21 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 22 | Game of Bones | |
| 23 | BBQWEISER | |
| 24 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 25 | CHRM QUE |
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.
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1202
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Dumbies | |
| 2 | Swig & Swine | |
| 3 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 4 | Game of Bones | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Hog Wild Neighbors | |
| 7 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 8 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 9 | Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | |
| 10 | In By 8, out by 9 | |
| 11 | Smooth Boar BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Hook-N-Hogs | |
| 14 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 15 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 16 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 17 | Carolina Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | BUBBAJACK'S |