Jul 21–22, 2017 · Maggie Valley, NC · 📍 3374 Solo RD
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) on July 21, 2017 in Maggie Valley, NC at 3374 Solo RD, scoring 700.5944 in a field of 47 teams. PALMETTO PITMASTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3368. Category winners: Chicken — BALD HAWG BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (177.7144); Pork — BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC (178.2972); Brisket — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SMOKE THIS.
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, 2014 to 2017 — 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 76% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2576 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
700.5944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9656 SMOKE THIS set in 2016.
Chicken places 6–7: WHO CARES BBQ and CRIMSON Q tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM and PORK-N-BONES tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SMOKIN NC and SMOKIN' S'WINE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE THIS (won 2016).
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 25, 2014 | Maggie Valley, NC | Maggie Valley, NC 28751 | 46 | 689.1084 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Maggie Valley, NC | Maggie Valley, NC 28751 | 49 | 695.9312 | JIGGY PIGGY | SMOKE THIS |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Maggie Valley, NC | 3374 Soco RD | 49 | 695.9656 | SMOKE THIS | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Jul 21, 2017 ← this one | Maggie Valley, NC | 3374 Solo RD | 47 | 700.5944 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.0116 | 174.8456 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.0228 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
47 entries · top 700.5944 · median 673.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 3 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 7 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 8 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 9 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 10 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 20 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 21 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 22 | COCHON 225 | |
| 23 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 24 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 25 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 27 | Q FACTOR | |
| 28 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 29 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 30 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 31 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 32 | HAMOUFLAGE | |
| 33 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 34 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 35 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 36 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 37 | OUR DOGS LIKE IT | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 39 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 40 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | SLICK BONES BBQ | |
| 42 | TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q | |
| 43 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 44 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 45 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE | |
| 46 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 47 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC |
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 6 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 7 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 8 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 10 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 11 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 12 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 18 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 21 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 23 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 24 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 25 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Q FACTOR | |
| 27 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 28 | TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q | |
| 29 | HAMOUFLAGE | |
| 30 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 31 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 32 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 33 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 34 | SLICK BONES BBQ | |
| 35 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 37 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 38 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 39 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 40 | COCHON 225 | |
| 41 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 42 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC | |
| 43 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 44 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 45 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 46 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE | |
| 47 | OUR DOGS LIKE IT |
47 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 3 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 5 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 6 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 7 | Q FACTOR | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 11 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 12 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 13 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 15 | OUR DOGS LIKE IT | |
| 16 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 20 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 22 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 23 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 24 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 25 | HAMOUFLAGE | |
| 26 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 27 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 28 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 29 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 30 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 31 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 33 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 35 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 36 | COCHON 225 | |
| 37 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 38 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 39 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 40 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 41 | TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q | |
| 42 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 43 | SLICK BONES BBQ | |
| 44 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 45 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 46 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE | |
| 47 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC |
47 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 2 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 5 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 8 | OUR DOGS LIKE IT | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 16 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 19 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 22 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 23 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 24 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 26 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 27 | COCHON 225 | |
| 28 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 30 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 31 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC | |
| 32 | Q FACTOR | |
| 33 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 34 | SLICK BONES BBQ | |
| 35 | HAMOUFLAGE | |
| 36 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 37 | TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q | |
| 38 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 39 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 40 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 41 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 42 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 43 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 44 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 45 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 46 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 47 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE |
47 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | COCHON 225 | |
| 3 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 6 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 7 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 8 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 10 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 15 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 19 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 20 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR | |
| 21 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 22 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 24 | HAMOUFLAGE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 26 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 27 | SLICK BONES BBQ | |
| 28 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 29 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 30 | PORKYLICIOUS | |
| 31 | Q FACTOR | |
| 32 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 33 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 34 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 35 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' S'WINE | |
| 37 | OUR DOGS LIKE IT | |
| 38 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 39 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 40 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE | |
| 41 | GRILLIN'THYME | |
| 42 | HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM | |
| 43 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 44 | POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 45 | TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q | |
| 46 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 47 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC |
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.
9 entries · top 171.4972 · median 154.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foothills BBQ Company | |
| 2 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 5 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 8 | COCHON 225 | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ |
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.3428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK COUNTY BBQ - NC | |
| 2 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 3 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | COCHON 225 | |
| 6 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 8 | K & D SMOKERS | |
| 9 | YERFDOGS BARBECUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 12 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 13 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 14 | SKINNY RICK'S BBQ | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT BURN |