2017-09-01 – 2017-09-02 · Myrtle Beach, SC · 📍 950 Crabtree lane
Grand Champion: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (691.3716) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
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.
691.3716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.3828 SMOKIN SKULLIES set in 2015.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 7–8: YES, DEAR BBQ and 270 SMOKERS tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: 270 SMOKERS and SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN turned in 175.4172 in brisket — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN SKULLIES (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-04 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 | 20 | 687.3828 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | BIG DADDY Q - FL |
| 2017-09-01 ← this one | Myrtle Beach, SC | 950 Crabtree lane | 25 | 691.3716 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2018-11-02 | Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 171.4288 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.8228 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 172.0000 | 166.2400 |
25 entries · top 691.3716 · median 669.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 11 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 17 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 20 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 21 | Clydes Q | |
| 22 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 23 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | Tongy's Smackhouse |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 15 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | Clydes Q | |
| 23 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | THE 4 PORK MEN |
25 entries · top 173.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 16 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 17 | Clydes Q | |
| 18 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 22 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 23 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 11 | Clydes Q | |
| 12 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 18 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 19 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 20 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | Tongy's Smackhouse |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 2 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 6 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 7 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 12 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 14 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 15 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 20 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 24 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 25 | Clydes Q |