Mar 23–24, 2018 · Dickson, TN · 📍 1053 TN-47
HIGH ON THE HAWG won Grand Champion at the Dickson County Smokefest on March 23, 2018 in Dickson, TN at 1053 TN-47, scoring 701.6916 in a field of 29 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6456. Category winners: Chicken — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEAT MISTERS (177.7144); Pork — SMOKE ON THIS (180.0000); Brisket — HIGH ON THE HAWG (177.7144).
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 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
HIGH ON THE HAWG came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HIGH ON THE HAWG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
29 entries · top 701.6916 · median 671.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 7 | YAZOO DELTA Q | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 10 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 13 | Q SMOKE | |
| 14 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 15 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 16 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 18 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 19 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL | |
| 20 | SMOKERS ANONYMOUS OF SO. IL | |
| 21 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 22 | SMOKE MASTERS | |
| 23 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 24 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 26 | TRISTAR SMOKERS | |
| 27 | BARBQUE CUISINE | |
| 28 | SPANKY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | TN SMOKE |
29 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | YAZOO DELTA Q | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 12 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 14 | Q SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL | |
| 16 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 17 | TRISTAR SMOKERS | |
| 18 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 20 | SMOKERS ANONYMOUS OF SO. IL | |
| 21 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 23 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 24 | SMOKE MASTERS | |
| 25 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 26 | BARBQUE CUISINE | |
| 27 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 28 | TN SMOKE | |
| 29 | SPANKY'S BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 9 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | YAZOO DELTA Q | |
| 16 | Q SMOKE | |
| 17 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 18 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 19 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 20 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 21 | SMOKE MASTERS | |
| 22 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BARBQUE CUISINE | |
| 24 | TN SMOKE | |
| 25 | SPANKY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKERS ANONYMOUS OF SO. IL | |
| 27 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 28 | TRISTAR SMOKERS | |
| 29 | BIG G BBQ |
29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | Q SMOKE | |
| 3 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 5 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 12 | SMOKERS ANONYMOUS OF SO. IL | |
| 13 | YAZOO DELTA Q | |
| 14 | TRISTAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE MASTERS | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 18 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 19 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 20 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 21 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 22 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 23 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 25 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 26 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL | |
| 27 | SPANKY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | TN SMOKE | |
| 29 | BARBQUE CUISINE |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | YAZOO DELTA Q | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 12 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 13 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 14 | SMOKERS ANONYMOUS OF SO. IL | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 17 | Q SMOKE | |
| 18 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 19 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 20 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL | |
| 23 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 24 | SMOKE MASTERS | |
| 25 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BARBQUE CUISINE | |
| 27 | SPANKY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | TRISTAR SMOKERS | |
| 29 | TN SMOKE |