2017-12-01 – 2017-12-02 · Calhoun, GA · 📍 2523 Red Bud Rd
Grand Champion: YES, DEAR BBQ (695.9084) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT COLE'S BBQ
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 65 times in 100
YES, DEAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
YES, DEAR BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: BONE LICK-N BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HIGH ON THE HAWG and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BALD HAWG BBQ and SMOKE ON THIS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 172.0000 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 172.5484 |
30 entries · top 695.9084 · median 674.7026
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 7 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 14 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 16 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 17 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 18 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 19 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 21 | FELLOWS OF THE CRAFT | |
| 22 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 23 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 24 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 25 | JALAPENO DAVE'S | |
| 26 | The Barbecue Depot | |
| 27 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 29 | Beef Hammer | |
| 30 | Pig Out Bar B Q |
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 7 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 11 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 13 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 16 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 17 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 18 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 19 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 20 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 21 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 22 | FELLOWS OF THE CRAFT | |
| 23 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 24 | JALAPENO DAVE'S | |
| 25 | Pig Out Bar B Q | |
| 26 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 27 | The Barbecue Depot | |
| 28 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 30 | Beef Hammer |
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Beef Hammer | |
| 5 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 12 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 13 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 14 | FELLOWS OF THE CRAFT | |
| 15 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 17 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 19 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 20 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 21 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 22 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 23 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 24 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 25 | JALAPENO DAVE'S | |
| 26 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 27 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 28 | The Barbecue Depot | |
| 29 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 30 | Pig Out Bar B Q |
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 6 | The Barbecue Depot | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 9 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 10 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 11 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 14 | FELLOWS OF THE CRAFT | |
| 15 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | Pig Out Bar B Q | |
| 18 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 19 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 20 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 21 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 25 | JALAPENO DAVE'S | |
| 26 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Beef Hammer | |
| 28 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 29 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 30 | OWLS NEST BBQ |
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 10 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 13 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 14 | BALLS OUT BBQ | |
| 15 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | SMART ASH BBQ | |
| 19 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 21 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 22 | JALAPENO DAVE'S | |
| 23 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE SCHOOL | |
| 25 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 26 | The Barbecue Depot | |
| 27 | FELLOWS OF THE CRAFT | |
| 28 | Beef Hammer | |
| 29 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 30 | Pig Out Bar B Q |