2018-10-05 – 2018-10-06 · Laurens, SC · 📍 126 E Public Sq
Grand Champion: PALMETTO PITMASTERS (699.9544) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
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.
699.9544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.3256 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
PALMETTO PITMASTERS came in rated below the field's top team, ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and PALMETTO PITMASTERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ and PALMETTO PITMASTERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PALMETTO PITMASTERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 177.7028 in chicken — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2017).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | Laurens, SC | 126 E Public Sq | 26 | 683.3256 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| 2018-10-05 ← this one | Laurens, SC | 126 E Public Sq | 27 | 699.9544 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 173.7028 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 168.5256 |
27 entries · top 699.9544 · median 660.4112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 9 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | V QUE | |
| 17 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 18 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 20 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 21 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 22 | BREWBQUE | |
| 23 | UP ALL KNIGHT BBQ | |
| 24 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 25 | Grillin n' Chillin | |
| 26 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 27 | CD's BBQ & More |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 8 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | BREWBQUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 12 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 13 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 14 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 15 | V QUE | |
| 16 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 17 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 20 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | CD's BBQ & More | |
| 24 | UP ALL KNIGHT BBQ | |
| 25 | Grillin n' Chillin | |
| 26 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 27 | BRITTON'S BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 10 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 17 | V QUE | |
| 18 | UP ALL KNIGHT BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 21 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 22 | BREWBQUE | |
| 23 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 25 | CD's BBQ & More | |
| 26 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 27 | Grillin n' Chillin |
27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 8 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 11 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 16 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 17 | Grillin n' Chillin | |
| 18 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 19 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 20 | V QUE | |
| 21 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 22 | BREWBQUE | |
| 23 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 24 | UP ALL KNIGHT BBQ | |
| 25 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 26 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 27 | CD's BBQ & More |
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | BRITTON'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | V QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 13 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | Grillin n' Chillin | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 20 | SUE E PIGG | |
| 21 | UP ALL KNIGHT BBQ | |
| 22 | NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 24 | KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ | |
| 25 | BREWBQUE | |
| 26 | The Smokin Grill | |
| 27 | CD's BBQ & More |