May 5–6, 2018 · Atlanta, GA
ANGRY JACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Atlanta BBQ Festival on May 5, 2018 in Atlanta, GA, scoring 699.3600 in a field of 27 teams. Uncle Kenny's Take-Away took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5144. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — HIRED GUNS BBQ (177.7028); Pork — UNCOMMON Q (176.5600); Brisket — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (175.4172).
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.
ANGRY JACK BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was ANGRY JACK BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 41st tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: KILLER B'S BBQ and ANGRY JACK BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: HIRED GUNS BBQ and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: FYC BARBEQUE and POT'S BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 169.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4288 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 169.7144 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
27 entries · top 699.3600 · median 663.8512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 3 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 4 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | HIRED GUNS BBQ | |
| 6 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 8 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 9 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 10 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 11 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 12 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS | |
| 14 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | That's how its DONE son! | |
| 16 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 17 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 18 | Characters BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 20 | Urban Que | |
| 21 | JD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 23 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 24 | WHERE THERE'S SMOKE | |
| 25 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 26 | BBQ FOOL, GA | |
| 27 | ATLANTA'S SWINEST |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | HIRED GUNS BBQ | |
| 6 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 8 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 11 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 12 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 13 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 14 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 16 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS | |
| 18 | That's how its DONE son! | |
| 19 | Characters BBQ | |
| 20 | Urban Que | |
| 21 | JD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 23 | ATLANTA'S SWINEST | |
| 24 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 25 | WHERE THERE'S SMOKE | |
| 26 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ FOOL, GA |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIRED GUNS BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 9 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 11 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 12 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 13 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 14 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS | |
| 16 | Characters BBQ | |
| 17 | That's how its DONE son! | |
| 18 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 19 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 21 | Urban Que | |
| 22 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 23 | WHERE THERE'S SMOKE | |
| 24 | JD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | ATLANTA'S SWINEST | |
| 26 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 27 | BBQ FOOL, GA |
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 2 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 3 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 6 | HIRED GUNS BBQ | |
| 7 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 8 | That's how its DONE son! | |
| 9 | JD'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS | |
| 11 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 13 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 14 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 15 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | Characters BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ FOOL, GA | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 21 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 22 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 23 | Urban Que | |
| 24 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 25 | WHERE THERE'S SMOKE | |
| 26 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 27 | ATLANTA'S SWINEST |
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 2 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 5 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 6 | BIRD DAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | Urban Que | |
| 8 | BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS | |
| 9 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 10 | JD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HIRED GUNS BBQ | |
| 12 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 13 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 14 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 15 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 16 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 17 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 18 | That's how its DONE son! | |
| 19 | WHERE THERE'S SMOKE | |
| 20 | Characters BBQ | |
| 21 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 22 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 24 | BBQ FOOL, GA | |
| 25 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 26 | ATLANTA'S SWINEST | |
| 27 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA |