2018-06-08 – 2018-06-09 · Harrodsburg, KY · 📍 560 Linden Ave
Grand Champion: CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO (527.9656) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ELKHAWG SMOKERS
Brisket totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — 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.
527.9656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 514.7884 SHADY RIVER SMOKERS set in 2017.
CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO turned in 178.2972 in brisket — past the 172.5484 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHADY RIVER SMOKERS (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Harrodsburg, KY | 560 Linden Ave | 14 | 514.7884 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS | Brothers BBQ |
| 2018-06-08 ← this one | Harrodsburg, KY | 560 Linden Ave | 13 | 527.9656 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO | ELKHAWG SMOKERS |
| 2019-10-04 | Harrodsburg, KY | 560 Linden Ave | 12 | 687.3484 | The Pig's Blanket | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 162.8000 | 149.0400 |
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 157.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO | |
| 2 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS | |
| 6 | High Mountain BBQ | |
| 7 | Kickin Ash | |
| 8 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 9 | Happy Hancock | |
| 10 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 11 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 12 | Chew Crew BBQ |
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.
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Happy Hancock | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 6 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 7 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 8 | High Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 11 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 12 | Kickin Ash |
6 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 2 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 3 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Cadence Huffman | |
| 6 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS |
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Hancock | |
| 2 | Kickin Ash | |
| 3 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 5 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS |
7 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Happy Hancock | |
| 3 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Kickin Ash | |
| 6 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE |
6 entries · top 176.0228 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Kickin Ash | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | High Mountain BBQ | |
| 6 | Chew Crew BBQ |
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO | |
| 2 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 3 | High Mountain BBQ | |
| 4 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Happy Hancock | |
| 7 | Kickin Ash | |
| 8 | Chew Crew 2 BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 10 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 11 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOYS BBQ |
9 entries · top 172.0000 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHADY RIVER SMOKERS | |
| 3 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 4 | TRIPLE J & C BBQ | |
| 5 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 6 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Kickin Ash | |
| 8 | High Mountain BBQ | |
| 9 | Chew Crew BBQ |
8 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boiler Up Barbecue | |
| 2 | Carter Elliott | |
| 3 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 4 | Carter Wilson | |
| 5 | Cadence Huffman | |
| 6 | Ayden Snellen | |
| 7 | Nathanial Northem | |
| 8 | Will Nichols |
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Wilson | |
| 2 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 3 | Boiler Up Barbecue | |
| 4 | Carter Elliott | |
| 5 | Will Nichols | |
| 6 | Ayden Snellen | |
| 7 | Cadence Huffman | |
| 8 | Nathanial Northem |