Jul 12–14, 2018 · Greenwood, SC · 📍 Main Street
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE won Grand Champion at the SC Festival Of Discovery on July 12, 2018 in Greenwood, SC at Main Street, scoring 694.8232 in a field of 89 teams. HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6572. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY (178.2972); Pork Ribs — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (178.8572); Pork — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN BLUE Q FL (180.0000). This is the 6th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by MUTTLEY CREW BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — 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 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE came in rated below the field's top team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: YES, DEAR BBQ and HICKORY PRIME tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MIDNIGHT BURN and ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 36th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KILLER B'S BBQ (won 2014), BUB-BA-Q (won 2015), MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (won 2017).
Bigger than 98% of the 5,482 contests in the data
89 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2013 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 78 | 678.7656 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BIG RED'S BARBECUE |
| Jul 10, 2014 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 86 | 690.2288 | KILLER B'S BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 90 | 697.0856 | BUB-BA-Q | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 82 | 686.7656 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Greenwood, SC | 120 Main Street | 89 | 700.5372 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Jul 12, 2018 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 89 | 694.8232 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 83 | 690.8112 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 81 | 706.8576 | SMOKE CENTRAL | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5828 | 174.8688 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.7372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 172.0344 |
89 entries · top 694.8232 · median 654.6744
87 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0856
88 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
88 entries · top 180 · median 165.0914 · 🔥 perfect 180
88 entries · top 180 · median 162.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
35 entries · top 174.9372 · median 158.8800
27 entries · top 180 · median 159.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
18 entries · top 172.5484 · median 153.6572
5 entries · top 169.7600 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC-ARONI | |
| 2 | GIRLS CAN QUE TOO | |
| 3 | LIL PORKERS | |
| 4 | K'S KOOKIN | |
| 5 | OFF THA HOOK |
6 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM KASPRISKIE | |
| 2 | PIG TAILS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE G'S GRILLIN | |
| 4 | BBQ GIRL BOSS | |
| 5 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 6 | SKINT BACK, JR |