Apr 26–27, 2019 · Lexington, NC · 📍 uptown Lexington · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $15,900
WHO CARES BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Capital Cook Off on April 26, 2019 in Lexington, NC at uptown Lexington, scoring 689.6684 in a field of 43 teams. THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5256. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY (176.0000); Pork Ribs — WHO CARES BBQ (176.5828); Pork — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (174.8572); Brisket — BARREL FEVER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL.
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 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
2 of 3 tracked editions
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Pork places 2–3: PALMETTO PITMASTERS and SMOKE MONSTER BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and TUFF SMOKE tied on 170.8684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WHO CARES BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-04-24.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2013 | Lexington, NC | Lexington, NC | 71 | 682.8566 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Lexington, NC | Lexington, NC 27292 | 60 | 699.9656 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Apr 26, 2019 ← this one | Lexington, NC | uptown Lexington | 43 | 689.6684 | WHO CARES BBQ | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 174.2856 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 171.9888 | 169.1312 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 170.8684 |
43 entries · top 689.6684 · median 653.5312
43 entries · top 176 · median 163.4284
43 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.9656
43 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5140
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2284