Nov 16–17, 2018 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · 📍 20 Patriots Point RD
PIG ON FIRE won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown on November 16, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant, SC at 20 Patriots Point RD, scoring 690.1940 in a field of 25 teams. ELITE BBQ SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4800. Category winners: Chicken — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (177.7144); Pork — FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK (178.8572); Brisket — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (175.4172). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK.
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 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 90 times in 100
PIG ON FIRE came in rated below the field's top team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PIG ON FIRE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was PIG ON FIRE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 49th tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
KILLER B'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2015), FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC | 35 | 691.3716 | KILLER B'S BBQ | BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC 29464 | 30 | 695.3944 | KILLER B'S BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Mount Pleasant, SC | Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | 28 | 674.7772 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | JB'S SMOKESHACK |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 689.0512 | DIG-IN COOKERS | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.8116 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | DIG-IN COOKERS |
| Nov 16, 2018 ← this one | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 20 Patriots Point RD | 25 | 690.1940 | PIG ON FIRE | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.2856 | 165.0740 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.2860 | 165.6800 |
25 entries · top 690.1940 · median 653.4972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 12 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 13 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 14 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 15 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 17 | Game of Bones | |
| 18 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 19 | Hook n Hogs | |
| 20 | Goodnight BBQ | |
| 21 | Charnybol | |
| 22 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 23 | BBQWEISER | |
| 24 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 25 | Steal Your Que |
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 3 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 11 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 12 | Hook n Hogs | |
| 13 | Game of Bones | |
| 14 | Goodnight BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 17 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 18 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 19 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 20 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 21 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 22 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 23 | Charnybol | |
| 24 | BBQWEISER |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 3 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 4 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 12 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 13 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 15 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 16 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 17 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 18 | Charnybol | |
| 19 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 20 | Steal Your Que | |
| 21 | Goodnight BBQ | |
| 22 | Game of Bones | |
| 23 | Hook n Hogs | |
| 24 | BBQWEISER | |
| 25 | Cakalacky Q |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | Game of Bones | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 9 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 10 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 15 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 16 | Hook n Hogs | |
| 17 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 18 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 20 | Charnybol | |
| 21 | Goodnight BBQ | |
| 22 | Steal Your Que | |
| 23 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 24 | Cakalacky Q | |
| 25 | BBQWEISER |
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK | |
| 3 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | BACKDRAFT BBQ SC | |
| 12 | POTBELLY COOKERS | |
| 13 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 14 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 15 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 16 | Smoked Mullet | |
| 17 | Hook n Hogs | |
| 18 | BIG BELLY BBQ - SC | |
| 19 | Game of Bones | |
| 20 | Steal Your Que | |
| 21 | Goodnight BBQ | |
| 22 | Charnybol | |
| 23 | BBQWEISER | |
| 24 | Cakalacky Q |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
23 entries · top 173.1200 · median 158.8112