2019-09-27 – 2019-09-28 · Newton, NC · 📍 American Legion Ave · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: Under the Radar (701.1428) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ
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, 2014 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.
UNDER THE RADAR won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: CONTAGIOUS Q and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and SMOKE MONSTER BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and Smoke and Brew Mafia tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE ON THIS (won 2015), THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (won 2017), SMOKE MONSTER BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | Hickory, NC | Hickory, NC 28042 | 24 | 706.2628 | KILLER B'S BBQ | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
| 2015-09-25 | Newton, NC | Newton, NC 28658 | 27 | 700.5600 | SMOKE ON THIS | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| 2016-09-23 | Newton, NC | 1127 US 70 | 31 | 705.6916 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2017-09-22 | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 41 | 697.1084 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| 2018-09-21 | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 45 | 689.5996 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2019-09-27 ← this one | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 37 | 701.1428 | Under the Radar | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
37 entries · top 701.1428 · median 664.9824
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5484
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2512
37 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.2628
37 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7372