Jul 27–28, 2018 · Leburn, KY · 📍 Knott County Sportsplex
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW won Grand Champion at the Fire on the Mountain on July 27, 2018 in Leburn, KY at Knott County Sportsplex, scoring 685.0168 in a field of 13 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2172. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEAT MISTERS (180.0000); Pork — K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ (174.2628); Brisket — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (175.4056). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by EXTRA MILE 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, 2016 to 2020 — 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.
Pork places 7–8: BRINGIN' THE HEAT and EXTRA MILE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: ELKHAWG SMOKERS and HOGTOWN BARBECUE tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKE ON THIS edged THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW by 0.0116.
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
MEAT MISTERS turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 173.1772 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ (won 2016), EXTRA MILE BBQ (won 2017).
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 1, 2016 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 15 | 687.9884 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | SOUTH PORK |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 13 | 690.2284 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW |
| Jul 27, 2018 ← this one | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 13 | 685.0168 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 25 | 698.8000 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO. | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 30 | 691.4400 | Thunder Hog BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 169.1200 | 161.6456 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 170.8228 | 163.3944 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 171.9656 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 167.4172 | 165.1428 |
13 entries · top 685.0168 · median 669.0512
13 entries · top 180 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
13 entries · top 180 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 170.2628
13 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.4056