Apr 20–21, 2018 · Kings Mountain, NC · 📍 1211 Cleveland Ave
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won Grand Champion at the 22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff on April 20, 2018 in Kings Mountain, NC at 1211 Cleveland Ave, scoring 695.9888 in a field of 33 teams. MIDNIGHT BURN took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6228. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (177.1544); Pork Ribs — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (176.5716); Pork — PALMETTO PITMASTERS (175.4056); Brisket — SMOKE THIS (177.7028).
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.
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKE THIS and EB'S BAR-B-QUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: MIDNIGHT BURN and K & D SMOKERS tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: TWISTED PAIR BBQ and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1316 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 171.4056 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
33 entries · top 695.9888 · median 668.4112
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5256
33 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6916
33 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2512
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400