May 19–20, 2017 · Ayden, NC · 📍 462 second st
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival on May 19, 2017 in Ayden, NC at 462 second st, scoring 684.4796 in a field of 36 teams. MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3140. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY (175.4400); Pork Ribs — BOBO'S QUE (172.0344); Pork — BOBO'S QUE (176.0000); Brisket — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC; 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, 2016 to 2024 — 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 79% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5484 points.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKIN SKULLIES and Pappy's Legacy BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BOBO'S QUE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2016 | Ayden, NC | Downtown Ayden | 30 | 688.6060 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| May 19, 2017 ← this one | Ayden, NC | 462 second st | 36 | 684.4796 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ |
| May 18, 2018 | Ayden, NC | 462 second st | 38 | 691.9772 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM |
| May 17, 2019 | Ayden, NC | 462 Second St | 36 | 691.3712 | Muttley Crew BBQ | 3N1 Q |
| May 20, 2022 | Ayden, NC | 462 Second St | 32 | 691.9084 | Old Virginia Smoke | Optimus Swine |
| May 19, 2023 | Ayden, NC | 462 Second St | 25 | 705.6684 | Smoke and Brew | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| May 17, 2024 | Ayden, NC | Ayden, NC 28513 | 18 | 695.3716 | Optimus Swine | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0344 | 170.8228 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 176 | 169.7028 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.2628 | 167.4056 |
36 entries · top 684.4796 · median 643.3028
36 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.8226
36 entries · top 172.0344 · median 161.7086
36 entries · top 176 · median 161.1256
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.5316