2019-07-12 – 2019-07-13 · Greenwood, SC · 📍 Main Street · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, MIKE GARRETSON, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $25,000.00
Grand Champion: SMOKIN' GRINGOS (690.8112) · 83 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PALMETTO PITMASTERS
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 2021 — 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 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
Smokin Gringos BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: BELLY UP BBQ and DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and NO NAME BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: NO NAME BBQ and THE SAUCY PIG tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KILLER B'S BBQ (won 2014), BUB-BA-Q (won 2015), MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (won 2017), OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (won 2018).
Bigger than 98% of the 5,410 contests in the data
83 teams made this a bigger field than 98% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
62 of 89 teams from 2018-07-12 came back
62 of the 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-11 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 78 | 678.7656 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BIG RED'S BARBECUE |
| 2014-07-10 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 86 | 690.2288 | KILLER B'S BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2015-07-09 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 90 | 697.0856 | BUB-BA-Q | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
| 2016-07-07 | Greenwood, SC | Greenwood, SC | 82 | 686.7656 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2017-07-06 | Greenwood, SC | 120 Main Street | 89 | 700.5372 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| 2018-07-12 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 89 | 694.8232 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY |
| 2019-07-12 ← this one | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 83 | 690.8112 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS | PALMETTO PITMASTERS |
| 2021-07-09 | Greenwood, SC | Main Street | 81 | 706.8576 | SMOKE CENTRAL | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4516 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
83 entries · top 690.8112 · median 659.2228
81 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5372
81 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9656
82 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.4000
81 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 176.0000 · median 156.5886
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 2 | THE HOG MAFIA | |
| 3 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 4 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | BELLY UP BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SOUTHERN PIG | |
| 7 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 8 | QUALITY QUE | |
| 9 | BLUE SUEDE QUE | |
| 10 | CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 12 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD | |
| 14 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 16 | BACKYARD BRO'S | |
| 17 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | OFF THE GRILL BBQ | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 23 | COOTER'S N SMOKE | |
| 24 | PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 25 | CAROLINA BBQ SHACK | |
| 26 | SWEETDADDYS SMOKEHOUSE |
18 entries · top 172.5484 · median 155.7086
4 entries · top 162.2744 · median 145.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIGHTY MAC-ARONI | |
| 2 | GIRLS CAN QUE TOO | |
| 3 | SIZZLING SISTERS | |
| 4 | K'S KOOKIN |
6 entries · top 173.2000 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G'S GRILLIN' | |
| 2 | PIGGYTAILS | |
| 3 | FINN HUGHES | |
| 4 | O'DOYLE RULZ - PORK CHOP | |
| 5 | DOUBLE A BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGTAILS BBQ |