Jul 14–15, 2017 · Cummings, GA · 📍 235 Castlberry St.
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ won Grand Champion at The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig on July 14, 2017 in Cummings, GA at 235 Castlberry St., scoring 697.0512 in a field of 41 teams. RUNWAY SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9200. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SWAMP BOYS (178.8572); Pork — SWINE DINING GA (178.8572); Brisket — ATLANTA BBQ STORE (177.1428).
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.
Closer than 82% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ and BUNCH OF BUTTS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Willingham's and CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Organizer Portal and ATLANTA BBQ STORE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 171.4172 |
41 entries · top 697.0512 · median 670.1488
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1084
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
40 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8170
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.
20 entries · top 180 · median 174.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
6 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.0170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POP N' CHUBBY'S BBQ - KID'S QUE | |
| 2 | GALE'S COOKING | |
| 3 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ - KIDS QUE | |
| 4 | PRAIRIE DOG BBQ | |
| 5 | RUNWAY SMOKE - KID'S QUE | |
| 6 | SMOKING BUTTS BBQ JR |
10 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coles Que | |
| 2 | REESE'S PIECES PATTIES | |
| 3 | MACHO MAN | |
| 4 | AUSTIN AND MAX'S PORK FLIPPIN | |
| 5 | Sassy Sauce | |
| 6 | GIRL POWER | |
| 7 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS JR | |
| 8 | DON'T KNOWERS | |
| 9 | O HOLY KNIGHT BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | NICE RACK BBQ JR |