2018-07-27 – 2018-07-28 · Hartselle, AL · 📍 110 Railroad Street
Grand Champion: SMOKE ME SILLY (694.8340) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOT WACHULA'S
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 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.
Closer than 78% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1884 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
SMOKE ME SILLY won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1664 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: HICKORY PRIME and THE SPECIALISTS tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: THE SPECIALISTS and Organizer Portal tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Organizer Portal and CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Organizer Portal took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JIGGY PIGGY (won 2013), HICKORY PRIME (won 2016).
27 of 27 teams from 2017-07-28 came back
27 of the 27 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-17 | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 27 | 699.4284 | JIGGY PIGGY | THE LOONEY PIT |
| 2016-07-29 | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 33 | 703.9544 | HICKORY PRIME | Organizer Portal |
| 2017-07-28 | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2018-07-27 ← this one | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2019-07-26 | Hartselle, AL | Nanceford Rd | 27 | 691.9312 | Fat, Drunk, & Stupid | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2020-07-24 | Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.7144 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
27 entries · top 694.8340 · median 674.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 8 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 10 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 11 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 12 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 13 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 16 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 17 | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 18 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 19 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 22 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 23 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 24 | Q Time BBQ | |
| 25 | Deep South East | |
| 26 | Lumbee Smokers | |
| 27 | Neon Lilly LLC |
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 4 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 8 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 9 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 10 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 11 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | Q Time BBQ | |
| 14 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 15 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 16 | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 18 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 20 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 22 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 23 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 24 | Neon Lilly LLC | |
| 25 | Deep South East | |
| 26 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 27 | Lumbee Smokers |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 5 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 6 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 7 | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 8 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 9 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 11 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 18 | Deep South East | |
| 19 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 20 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 22 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 23 | Lumbee Smokers | |
| 24 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 26 | Q Time BBQ | |
| 27 | Neon Lilly LLC |
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 5 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 6 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 7 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 9 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 17 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 18 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 19 | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 21 | Q Time BBQ | |
| 22 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 23 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 24 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 25 | Lumbee Smokers | |
| 26 | Neon Lilly LLC | |
| 27 | Deep South East |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 10 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 12 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 13 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 14 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 16 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 18 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 19 | THE LOONEY PIT | |
| 20 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 21 | SMOKE-N-ASHES | |
| 22 | Deep South East | |
| 23 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 24 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 25 | Lumbee Smokers | |
| 26 | Q Time BBQ | |
| 27 | Neon Lilly LLC |
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.
30 entries · top 349.1200 · median 325.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 5 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 6 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 8 | 362 QUE | |
| 9 | slingn pig meat | |
| 10 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 11 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 13 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | BBQ Assault | |
| 18 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 20 | Butts and Babes | |
| 21 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 22 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 23 | Mac Attack | |
| 24 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 25 | BULL AND BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 27 | DADDY BUD'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 29 | GOING HOGGING | |
| 30 | Like a Good Neighbor |
30 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 3 | 362 QUE | |
| 4 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | Like a Good Neighbor | |
| 8 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 9 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 10 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 11 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 12 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 13 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 14 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | Mac Attack | |
| 17 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 19 | slingn pig meat | |
| 20 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 21 | Butts and Babes | |
| 22 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 23 | BULL AND BONES BBQ | |
| 24 | DADDY BUD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 26 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 27 | GOING HOGGING | |
| 28 | BBQ Assault | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 30 | Second Hand Smoke |
29 entries · top 173.7144 · median 160.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | slingn pig meat | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 8 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 9 | BBQ Assault | |
| 10 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 11 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 13 | Wynn's BBQ | |
| 14 | 362 QUE | |
| 15 | ROCKET CITY MOONSWINERS | |
| 16 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 17 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 18 | BONNIE BLUE BBQ | |
| 19 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 20 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 21 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | Butts and Babes | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | BULL AND BONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 26 | Mac Attack | |
| 27 | GOING HOGGING | |
| 28 | DADDY BUD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Carlee Que's BBQ |
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | 362 QUE | |
| 6 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 8 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 9 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Wynn's BBQ |
9 entries · top 172.0000 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Specialist | |
| 2 | Jr. Rib Ticklers | |
| 3 | Cole's Q | |
| 4 | Mini Mac | |
| 5 | Catching and Cooking | |
| 6 | Lil Looney Pit | |
| 7 | Daddy's Buds Jr. | |
| 8 | Leviathan BBQ | |
| 9 | Litte Jake's From State Farm |