Jul 8, 2017 · Jamestown, TN · 📍 3598 S York Hwy
Fergolicious BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) on July 8, 2017 in Jamestown, TN at 3598 S York Hwy, scoring 698.2284 in a field of 36 teams. SWIGGIN PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0972. Category winners: Chicken — Fergolicious BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UNDER THE RADAR (177.7144); Pork — 4:20 Q (178.8572); Brisket — 4:20 Q (177.7144). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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, 2017 to 2019 — 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 83% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Fergolicious BBQ 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.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1657 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: HOT COLE'S BBQ and Organizer Portal tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Organizer Portal and LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
4:20 Q won Pork, Brisket — a double.
Fergolicious BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2017 ← this one | Jamestown, TN | 3598 S York Hwy | 36 | 698.2284 | Fergolicious BBQ | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Jamestown, TN | 3598 So York Hwy | 30 | 713.7028 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Jamestown, TN | 3598 So York Hwy | 29 | 706.2400 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5716 | 173.1544 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 177.7028 | 173.7028 |
36 entries · top 698.2284 · median 682.7714
36 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.2570
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7028
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5314
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.
12 entries · top 172.5484 · median 163.7314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I B SMOKIN | |
| 2 | LEELA | |
| 3 | COOL BEANS HEAVY HITTERS | |
| 4 | DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW | |
| 5 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 6 | Ringo's BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 8 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 9 | DON GUY SOUTHEAST & PACK TRIPS | |
| 10 | C&H SMOKIN | |
| 11 | JERK PIT | |
| 12 | TWIN CHEEKS |
12 entries · top 173.1200 · median 159.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEELA | |
| 2 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 3 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 4 | C&H SMOKIN | |
| 5 | COOL BEANS HEAVY HITTERS | |
| 6 | JERK PIT | |
| 7 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 8 | TWIN CHEEKS | |
| 9 | I B SMOKIN | |
| 10 | DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW | |
| 11 | DON GUY SOUTHEAST & PACK TRIPS | |
| 12 | Ringo's BBQ |
12 entries · top 176 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEELA | |
| 2 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 3 | DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW | |
| 4 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 5 | Ringo's BBQ | |
| 6 | TWIN CHEEKS | |
| 7 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 8 | I B SMOKIN | |
| 9 | COOL BEANS HEAVY HITTERS | |
| 10 | C&H SMOKIN | |
| 11 | JERK PIT | |
| 12 | DON GUY SOUTHEAST & PACK TRIPS |
12 entries · top 169.7600 · median 161.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW | |
| 2 | I B SMOKIN | |
| 3 | TWIN CHEEKS | |
| 4 | C&H SMOKIN | |
| 5 | JERK PIT | |
| 6 | LEELA | |
| 7 | DON GUY SOUTHEAST & PACK TRIPS | |
| 8 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 9 | COOL BEANS HEAVY HITTERS | |
| 10 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 11 | Ringo's BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY |
12 entries · top 682.3316 · median 639.7654
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEELA | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 3 | Stuff 'N' Thangs | |
| 4 | COOL BEANS HEAVY HITTERS | |
| 5 | DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW | |
| 6 | I B SMOKIN | |
| 7 | C&H SMOKIN | |
| 8 | TWIN CHEEKS | |
| 9 | JERK PIT | |
| 10 | Ringo's BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 12 | DON GUY SOUTHEAST & PACK TRIPS |