Sep 14–15, 2018 · Salisbury, NC · 📍 653 Bendix Dr
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic on September 14, 2018 in Salisbury, NC at 653 Bendix Dr, scoring 691.3944 in a field of 29 teams. MIDNIGHT BURN took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0512. Category winners: Chicken — MIDNIGHT BURN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKING BUTT HEADS (178.2972); Pork — SMOKE MONSTER BBQ (174.2628); Brisket — SMOKE MONSTER BBQ (179.4400). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SAUCED! BBQ TEAM; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2013 to 2019 — 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.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: #thisgirlknowsmeat and SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: SMOKE N BREW and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2013 | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC | 72 | 705.7144 | KILLER B'S BBQ | 4:20 Q |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC 28146 | 59 | 697.6572 | SMOKE THIS | CHECKERED PIG |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC | 68 | 699.3716 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 63 | 689.6688 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 ← this one | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 29 | 691.3944 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 56 | 691.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | K & D SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5716 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 168 |
29 entries · top 691.3944 · median 659.7940
29 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0856
29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8344
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6684