Sep 21–22, 2018 · Lawrenceville, GA · 📍 210 Luckie St
SWINE DINING GA won Grand Champion at the Rock'n Ribville on September 21, 2018 in Lawrenceville, GA at 210 Luckie St, scoring 697.6688 in a field of 33 teams. QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9544. Category winners: Chicken — FYC BARBEQUE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — TENACIOUS Q (178.8572); Pork — CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE (176.5600); Brisket — SWINE DINING GA (176.5600). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by ATLANTA BBQ STORE.
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, 2014 to 2018 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
SWINE DINING GA came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: ROAST BEAST BBQ and SWINE DINING GA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: ANGRY JACK BBQ and CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: ROAST BEAST BBQ and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SWINE DINING GA took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ (won 2015), ATLANTA BBQ STORE (won 2016, 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2014 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30046 | 20 | 687.9312 | St. Louis Pit - Que | CURLY TAILS BBQ |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30046 | 26 | 690.2284 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | ATLANTA BBQ STORE |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Lawrenceville, GA | 210 Luckie St | 39 | 709.7144 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | POT'S BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Lawrenceville, GA | 210 Luckie St | 39 | 697.0856 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | ROAST BEAST BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2018 ← this one | Lawrenceville, GA | 210 Luckie St | 33 | 697.6688 | SWINE DINING GA | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1084 | 169.7028 |
33 entries · top 697.6688 · median 674.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 2 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 3 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 8 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 9 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 10 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 16 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 17 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 18 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 19 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 20 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 22 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 23 | WANNA B A PITMASTER | |
| 24 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 25 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 26 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 27 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' & DRINKIN' BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 30 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 31 | EAT-A-BITE-BBQ | |
| 32 | ALICE & JACK'S BBQ | |
| 33 | POP DADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 4 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 7 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 8 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 9 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 10 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 11 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 12 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 16 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 17 | WANNA B A PITMASTER | |
| 18 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 19 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 20 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 22 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 23 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' & DRINKIN' BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 26 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 27 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 28 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 31 | ALICE & JACK'S BBQ | |
| 32 | EAT-A-BITE-BBQ | |
| 33 | POP DADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 2 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 4 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 5 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 11 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 13 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 14 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 15 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 16 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 17 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 18 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 19 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 20 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 22 | POP DADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 23 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 24 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 25 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 26 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 27 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 28 | WANNA B A PITMASTER | |
| 29 | EAT-A-BITE-BBQ | |
| 30 | ALICE & JACK'S BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' & DRINKIN' BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG D BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 5 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 9 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 12 | EAT-A-BITE-BBQ | |
| 13 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 14 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 16 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 18 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 19 | WANNA B A PITMASTER | |
| 20 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 22 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 23 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 24 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 25 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 26 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 27 | POP DADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 28 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 30 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' & DRINKIN' BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 33 | ALICE & JACK'S BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 2 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 3 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 6 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 8 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 11 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 12 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 13 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 14 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 15 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 16 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' & DRINKIN' BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 21 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 22 | WANNA B A PITMASTER | |
| 23 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 24 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 25 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 26 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 27 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 30 | ALICE & JACK'S BBQ | |
| 31 | MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 32 | POP DADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 33 | EAT-A-BITE-BBQ |