Jul 6–8, 2017 · Greenwood, SC · 📍 120 Main Street
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) on July 6, 2017 in Greenwood, SC at 120 Main Street, scoring 700.5372 in a field of 89 teams. REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — SUE E PIGG (178.8572); Pork Ribs — HICKORY PRIME (179.4400); Pork — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (180.0000); Brisket — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (180.0000). This is the 5th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ; 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, 2013 to 2021 — 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 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
700.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.0856 BUB-BA-Q set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was MUTTLEY CREW BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 74th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and SWIG-N-PIG tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q and HICKORY PRIME tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HICKORY PRIME and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Pork, Brisket — a double.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.0228 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KILLER B'S BBQ (won 2014), BUB-BA-Q (won 2015).
Bigger than 98% of the 5,482 contests in the data
89 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
59 of 82 teams from 2016-07-07 came back
59 of the 82 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2013 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 78 | 678.7656 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BIG RED'S BARBECUE |
| Jul 10, 2014 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 86 | 690.2288 | KILLER B'S BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 90 | 697.0856 | BUB-BA-Q | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 82 | 686.7656 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 6, 2017 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | 120 Main Street | 89 | 700.5372 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 89 | 694.8232 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 83 | 690.8112 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 81 | 706.8576 | SMOKE CENTRAL | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4288 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 172 |
89 entries · top 700.5372 · median 659.8172
89 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1312
89 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5372
88 entries · top 180 · median 164.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
88 entries · top 180 · median 161.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
34 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.0172
24 entries · top 180 · median 168.5886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 2 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 4 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | QUALITY QUE | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 9 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 10 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 11 | OFF THE GRILL BBQ | |
| 12 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 13 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | PASS THAT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE IT UP GREENWOOD! | |
| 16 | 3 Blind Hogs | |
| 17 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 18 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Rubbing Butts BBQ | |
| 22 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 23 | WORTHEY OF THE PIG | |
| 24 | CD's BBQ |
18 entries · top 171.4056 · median 153.9370