Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake
2019-11-01 – 2019-11-02 · Summerville, SC · 📍 2150 Beech Hill RD · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (697.2004) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKING BUTT HEADS
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.6860 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoke Central BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKING GRINGO'S edged MUTTLEY CREW BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS edged BALD HAWG BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 6–7: BALLS OUT edged ELITE BBQ SMOKERS by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
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Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-02 | 2150 Beech Hill RD | 15 | 698.2740 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2019-11-01 ← this one | Summerville, SC | 2150 Beech Hill RD | 15 | 697.2004 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7260 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 171.9772 | 166.2512 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 164.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 697.2004 · median 677.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 3 | BALLS OUT | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKING GRINGO'S | |
| 6 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 13 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 14 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 15 | OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. |
Chicken
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 10 | SMOKING GRINGO'S | |
| 11 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | BALLS OUT | |
| 14 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 15 | OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 2 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING GRINGO'S | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | BALLS OUT | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 12 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 13 | OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 15 | SOME-R SWINE |
Pork
15 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALLS OUT | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 4 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 5 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 6 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 10 | OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | SMOKING GRINGO'S | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 14 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ |
Brisket
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING GRINGO'S | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BALLS OUT | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 9 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 10 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE & SMOKE SHAK | |
| 14 | OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | SWIG-N-PIG |