Nov 9–10, 2019 · Concord, NC · 📍 4751 NC Hwy 49 · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $5,350
SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) on November 9, 2019 in Concord, NC at 4751 NC Hwy 49, scoring 698.2632 in a field of 33 teams. WHO CARES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5372. Category winners: Chicken — TOO SAUCED (178.8572); Pork Ribs — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Pork — Ham Town Smokers (175.4172); Brisket — Still Workin' On It (176.5600). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by South Pork.
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, 2017 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100
Smack That Butt BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Smack That Butt BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 34th tracked contest.
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1706 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: TOO SAUCED and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SOUTH PORK and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Ham Town Smokers and SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2018), South Pork (won 2019).
33 of 47 teams from 2019-11-08 came back
33 of the 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2017 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 56 | 691.3372 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 44 | 686.7884 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | South Pork | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Nov 9, 2019 ← this one | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 33 | 698.2632 | Smack That Butt BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.8344 |
33 entries · top 698.2632 · median 678.7196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 5 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 16 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 18 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 22 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 23 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 24 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 25 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | JL Smokers | |
| 27 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 28 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 32 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 33 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 2 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 14 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 15 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 17 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 18 | JL Smokers | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 21 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 22 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 24 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 25 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 26 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 27 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 28 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 30 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 31 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 32 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 33 | FALLOUT BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 4 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 16 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 22 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 27 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 28 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 29 | JL Smokers | |
| 30 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 31 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 32 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 2 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 26 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 27 | JL Smokers | |
| 28 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 29 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 30 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 31 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 33 | TOO SAUCED |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 3 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 21 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 23 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 24 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 25 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 26 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 29 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | JL Smokers | |
| 32 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 33 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |