Apr 22–23, 2017 · Hampton, GA · 📍 1500 HWY 19 and 41
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) on April 22, 2017 in Hampton, GA at 1500 HWY 19 and 41, scoring 694.2172 in a field of 23 teams. BIRD DAWG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9776. Category winners: Chicken — BIRD DAWG BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SWINE AND SHINE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — NICE RACK BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — KILLER B'S BBQ (174.2744).
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.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: KILLER B'S BBQ and BIG L'S SWEET HEAT tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and SONS OF SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SONS OF SMOKE and BARREL FEVER tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 171.4056 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 172.5600 | 166.2972 |
23 entries · top 694.2172 · median 667.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 7 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 10 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 11 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 12 | 92 BBQ | |
| 13 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER | |
| 15 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 16 | COWBOYS AND INDIANS BBQ | |
| 17 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 20 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 21 | M.C.'S BBQ FACTORY | |
| 22 | MUDDY WATTERS SAUCE CO. | |
| 23 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | COWBOYS AND INDIANS BBQ | |
| 8 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | 92 BBQ | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | M.C.'S BBQ FACTORY | |
| 13 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 14 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER | |
| 16 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 18 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | MUDDY WATTERS SAUCE CO. | |
| 22 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 23 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | 92 BBQ | |
| 8 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 11 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 12 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 13 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 16 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 17 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | MUDDY WATTERS SAUCE CO. | |
| 19 | COWBOYS AND INDIANS BBQ | |
| 20 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER | |
| 22 | M.C.'S BBQ FACTORY | |
| 23 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ |
23 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 5 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 8 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 11 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 15 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 16 | 92 BBQ | |
| 17 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 18 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 19 | M.C.'S BBQ FACTORY | |
| 20 | COWBOYS AND INDIANS BBQ | |
| 21 | MUDDY WATTERS SAUCE CO. | |
| 22 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ |
23 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 3 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 5 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 7 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 10 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 11 | BARREL FEVER | |
| 12 | 92 BBQ | |
| 13 | JB'S SMOKESHACK | |
| 14 | COWBOYS AND INDIANS BBQ | |
| 15 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 17 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | MUDDY WATTERS SAUCE CO. | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 22 | M.C.'S BBQ FACTORY | |
| 23 | NICE RACK 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.
4 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 3 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB |