May 1–2, 2026 · Murfreesboro, TN · 📍 6790 John Bragg Hwy.
Reps: Lygia (Lex) Vanegas, Robert Vanderipe · Prize money: $6,200
Big B BBQ Company won Grand Champion at the Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) on May 1, 2026 in Murfreesboro, TN at 6790 John Bragg Hwy., scoring 527.9772 in a field of 23 teams. Armstrong Smoke & Co. took Reserve Grand Champion with 522.8000. Category winners: Chicken — Armstrong Smoke & Co. (176.5600); Pork Ribs — sHOGun BBQ (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by LEE LA Q; the next is scheduled for April 30, 2027.
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.
Chicken places 5–6: THE BLAZERS and Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Killer B Backyard BBQ and Armstrong Smoke & Co. tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Holy Smoke and MANOS AL FUEGO tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | Murfreesboro, TN | 6790 John Bragg Hwy. | 31 | 535.4056 | LEE LA Q |
| May 1, 2026 ← this one | Murfreesboro, TN | 6790 John Bragg Hwy. | 23 | 527.9772 | The Big B Barbecue Co |
| Apr 30, 2027 | Murfreesboro, TN | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
23 entries · top 527.9772 · median 508.5028 · out of 540, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 2 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 3 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 4 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Holy Smoke | |
| 6 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad company cookers | |
| 8 | RTQue | |
| 9 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 10 | Van Band BBQ | |
| 11 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 12 | Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 13 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 14 | Smokin' Hot Guys | |
| 15 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 16 | Music City Que | |
| 17 | City Auto | |
| 18 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 19 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 20 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 21 | Father and the Flame | |
| 22 | Smokin' Smoot's BBQ | |
| 23 | Word Brothers BBQ |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 2 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 3 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 4 | RTQue | |
| 5 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 6 | Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 7 | Van Band BBQ | |
| 8 | Bad company cookers | |
| 9 | Holy Smoke | |
| 10 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 11 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 14 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 15 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 16 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 17 | Father and the Flame | |
| 18 | Smokin' Hot Guys | |
| 19 | Music City Que | |
| 20 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 21 | City Auto | |
| 22 | Smokin' Smoot's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Pimp |
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 2 | Van Band BBQ | |
| 3 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 5 | Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 6 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 7 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 8 | Holy Smoke | |
| 9 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 10 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 11 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Music City Que | |
| 13 | Smokin' Hot Guys | |
| 14 | Bad company cookers | |
| 15 | RTQue | |
| 16 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 17 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 18 | City Auto | |
| 19 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 20 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 21 | Father and the Flame | |
| 22 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 23 | Smokin' Smoot's 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.
22 entries · top 180 · median 171.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Smoke | |
| 2 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 3 | Killer B Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad company cookers | |
| 5 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 6 | Phyllis Prater Pit Crew | |
| 7 | THE BLAZERS | |
| 8 | Smokin' Hot Guys | |
| 9 | RTQue | |
| 10 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 11 | City Auto | |
| 12 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 13 | Music City Que | |
| 14 | Smokin' Pimp | |
| 15 | 2 Bros Smoking | |
| 16 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 17 | sHOGun BBQ | |
| 18 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 19 | Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 20 | Smokin' Smoot's BBQ | |
| 21 | Van Band BBQ | |
| 22 | Father and the Flame |