Apr 5–6, 2019 · Franklin, KY · 📍 2889 Scottsville Rd · State championship
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. won Grand Champion at the Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off on April 5, 2019 in Franklin, KY at 2889 Scottsville Rd, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 28 teams. FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6688. Category winners: Chicken — TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (180.0000); Pork — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (180.0000); Brisket — Hawg Feathers (177.7028).
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.
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 71 times in 100
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7140 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: HOGTOWN BARBECUE and FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ONTARGET BBQ and 615 BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HOBBIE BAR-B-Q and WEQ4U tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7028 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2860 | 167.9656 |
28 entries · top 703.3828 · median 668.1370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | 615 BBQ | |
| 5 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 6 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 12 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 14 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 15 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 17 | G-QUE KY | |
| 18 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 19 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 20 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 21 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 22 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 23 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | Chatter Box BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 7 | 615 BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 11 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 12 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 16 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 17 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 18 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 19 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 20 | G-QUE KY | |
| 21 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 22 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 27 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 28 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM |
28 entries · top 180 · median 168.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 5 | 615 BBQ | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | WEQ4U | |
| 9 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 11 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 12 | G-QUE KY | |
| 13 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 20 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 21 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 22 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 23 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 24 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 25 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 26 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | BIG G BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 5 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 10 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 11 | 615 BBQ | |
| 12 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 16 | G-QUE KY | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 19 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 20 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 21 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 22 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 26 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | Chatter Box BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | 615 BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 7 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 9 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 10 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 15 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 17 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 18 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 19 | G-QUE KY | |
| 20 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 21 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 23 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 25 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 26 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 27 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 28 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW |