South Carolina Festival of Discovery
2026-07-09 – 2026-07-11 · Greenwood, SC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, CAROLYN WELLS, DOUG REID, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $20,210.00
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
Smokin' Sweetmeats won the most recent scored edition (2025-07-10).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 78 teams across 4 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 708.0000, set by SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS in 2022.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-07 | Greenwood, SC | 92 | 708.0000 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2023-07-06 | Greenwood, SC | 76 | 706.2516 | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-07-11 | Greenwood, SC | 76 | 703.9888 | Hot Cole's BBQ |
| 2025-07-10 | Greenwood, SC | 66 | 708.0000 | Smokin' Sweetmeats |
| 2026-07-09 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | — | — | — |
No results yet — they appear on kcbs.us after the contest wraps up.