Nov 2–3, 2018 · Summerville, SC · 📍 2150 Beech Hill RD
SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake on November 2, 2018 in Summerville, SC at 2150 Beech Hill RD, scoring 698.2740 in a field of 15 teams. BALD HAWG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2400. Category winners: Chicken — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MIDNIGHT BURN (177.7144); Pork — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (176.0000); Brisket — BALD HAWG BBQ (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0340 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Smoke Central BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CONTAGIOUS Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 2 tracked editions
SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1694 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ and BALD HAWG BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MIDNIGHT BURN and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2018 ← this one | Summerville, SC | 2150 Beech Hill RD | 15 | 698.2740 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Summerville, SC | 2150 Beech Hill RD | 15 | 697.2004 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 176 | 169.7256 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 163.9428 |
15 entries · top 698.2740 · median 677.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 2 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 5 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 14 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 15 | TAILRACE TAVERN |
15 entries · top 180 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 3 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 4 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 14 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 15 | TAILRACE TAVERN |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 7 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 10 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | TAILRACE TAVERN |
15 entries · top 176 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 3 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 4 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | TAILRACE TAVERN |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 12 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 14 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 15 | TAILRACE TAVERN |