2017-04-21 – 2017-04-22 · Winchester, TN · 📍 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy
Grand Champion: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (709.1200) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID
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 2026 — 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.
709.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 708.0116 UNCULTURED SWINE set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 8–9: BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM and BIG BLUE QUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: GREY STREET BBQ and NEW SOUTH BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG BLUE QUE (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 60 | 704.5712 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| 2014-04-18 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN 37398 | 62 | 701.0972 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | FRIENDS OF OBR |
| 2015-04-17 | Winchester, TN | Winchester, TN | 59 | 708.0116 | UNCULTURED SWINE | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| 2016-04-15 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer | 56 | 699.9772 | BIG BLUE QUE | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| 2017-04-21 ← this one | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 41 | 709.1200 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID |
| 2018-04-20 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 42 | 699.9312 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | BIG BLUE QUE |
| 2019-04-19 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy | 39 | 699.3484 | Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ | 615 BBQ |
| 2025-05-16 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 32 | 358.8572 | Dogpatch Q | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Winchester, TN | 1561 Phillip Fulmer Parkway | 29 | 357.1544 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
41 entries · top 709.1200 · median 677.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 8 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | 615 BBQ | |
| 15 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 16 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 17 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 18 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 19 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 20 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 21 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 23 | G-QUE KY | |
| 24 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 27 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 28 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 30 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 31 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 33 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 34 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 35 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 36 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 37 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 38 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 39 | Dirty South | |
| 40 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 41 | E.T.'S BBQ |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | 615 BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 6 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 10 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 13 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 14 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 16 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 17 | G-QUE KY | |
| 18 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 19 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 20 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 23 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 24 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 25 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 27 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 28 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 29 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 30 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 31 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 32 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 33 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 34 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 35 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 36 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 37 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 38 | Dirty South | |
| 39 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 40 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 41 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 3 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 6 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 7 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 12 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 13 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 16 | G-QUE KY | |
| 17 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 20 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 21 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 22 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 23 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 24 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 26 | Organizer Portal | |
| 27 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 28 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 29 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 30 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 31 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 32 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 33 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 34 | 615 BBQ | |
| 35 | Dirty South | |
| 36 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 37 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 38 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 39 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 41 | Sweet Bottom BBQ |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 8 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 11 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 12 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 13 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 14 | 615 BBQ | |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 18 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 19 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 20 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 21 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 22 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 25 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 27 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 28 | G-QUE KY | |
| 29 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 30 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 32 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 34 | Dirty South | |
| 35 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 36 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 37 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 38 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 39 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 40 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 41 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M |
40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 4 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 7 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 8 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | Organizer Portal | |
| 11 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 12 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 13 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 14 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 18 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 19 | 615 BBQ | |
| 20 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 21 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 22 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 24 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 27 | G-QUE KY | |
| 28 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 29 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 30 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 32 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 33 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 34 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 35 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 37 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 39 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 40 | Dirty South |
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.
22 entries · top 353.7144 · median 333.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 2 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 5 | TWIN CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 6 | TANGLED UP IN Q | |
| 7 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 8 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 9 | TOXIC Q | |
| 10 | TASTY CRITTERS | |
| 11 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 12 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 14 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 15 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 16 | HOGS GONE WILD | |
| 17 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 18 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 19 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE | |
| 20 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HAWGS |
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 2 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 3 | TANGLED UP IN Q | |
| 4 | TOXIC Q | |
| 5 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 6 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 9 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 10 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 11 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 12 | TWIN CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 13 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 15 | HOGS GONE WILD | |
| 16 | TASTY CRITTERS | |
| 17 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 18 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 20 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HAWGS |
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 2 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 5 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 6 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 7 | TWIN CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 8 | TASTY CRITTERS | |
| 9 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 11 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 12 | TANGLED UP IN Q | |
| 13 | TOXIC Q | |
| 14 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 15 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 16 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 19 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 20 | HOGS GONE WILD | |
| 21 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HAWGS |
22 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SQUIRES | |
| 3 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 4 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 5 | TWIN CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 6 | TASTY CRITTERS | |
| 7 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 8 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 9 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 10 | TANGLED UP IN Q | |
| 11 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 12 | TOXIC Q | |
| 13 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 14 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Creek Bank Smokers | |
| 16 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 17 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 18 | HOGS GONE WILD | |
| 19 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 21 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HAWGS |
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' HAWGS | |
| 8 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 9 | G-QUE KY | |
| 10 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 13 | Dirty South | |
| 14 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 15 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 16 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 18 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 19 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE |
40 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 2 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 3 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | WOOD N PIG SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | 615 BBQ | |
| 12 | G-QUE KY | |
| 13 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SIDS | |
| 15 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 18 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 20 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 21 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 22 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 23 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 24 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 25 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 26 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 27 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 28 | BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 29 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 30 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 32 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 33 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 34 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 35 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 36 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 37 | Dirty South | |
| 38 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 39 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 40 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM |
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 615 BBQ | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SOUL BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 4 | FAT DADDY'S FINE SWINE | |
| 5 | HOGS GONE WILD | |
| 6 | G-QUE KY | |
| 7 | NATIONAL TREASURE | |
| 8 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 9 | HIT OR MISS BBQ | |
| 10 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 12 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 14 | TWIN CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Dirty South | |
| 16 | Smokin' Joes | |
| 17 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | |
| 18 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' SIDS |