Nov 2–3, 2018 · Currituck, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer RD
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Currituck Heritage Festival on November 2, 2018 in Currituck, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer RD, scoring 681.0400 in a field of 25 teams. HAMTOWN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5028. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLIN'THYME (176.5600); Pork Ribs — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (177.7144); Pork — SMOKEY DOG BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by CHECKERED FLAG 500 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 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.
Closer than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4056 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: FIRE PIGS BBQ and SMOKEY DOG BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and GRATE SMOKE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
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 16, 2016 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 16 | 670.1940 | 4:20 Q | GRATE SMOKE |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 25 | 684.5028 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| Nov 2, 2018 ← this one | Currituck, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer RD | 25 | 681.0400 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | HAMTOWN SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.7144 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6912 |
25 entries · top 681.0400 · median 662.1828
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0972
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5372
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2744
24 entries · top 180 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180