2026-08-07 – 2026-08-08 · Swannanoa, NC · 📍 2708 US HWY 70 · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $7,000.00
Grand Champion: Fred Vegas Smokers (701.6800) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Casual Smokers SC
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 97% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
McAdoo Heights finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 5–6: HalaQyah BBQ and Zips BBQ tied on 176.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Bs Que and Barrel Fever tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Kings BBQ and Casual Smokers SC tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Fred Vegas Smokers won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Fred Vegas Smokers took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 26th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0228 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 175.4400 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
41 entries · top 701.6800 · median 681.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 2 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 3 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 4 | Speaks for Itself | |
| 5 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 6 | Twisted Pair | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 8 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 9 | Kings BBQ | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 12 | Zips BBQ | |
| 13 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 15 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 16 | Bs Que | |
| 17 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 18 | It's Good Enough | |
| 19 | Creekside Smokers NC | |
| 20 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 21 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 23 | BrewsCue | |
| 24 | Hickory Barbeque Company | |
| 25 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 26 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 27 | Sadie Beth BBQ Company | |
| 28 | Barrel Fever | |
| 29 | Brother-In-Law | |
| 30 | Maya Jane | |
| 31 | Hoggy Bottom Boys | |
| 32 | Smoking Studs BBQ | |
| 33 | Big Alz | |
| 34 | Holt Brothers | |
| 35 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 36 | Still Workin On It BBQ | |
| 37 | The Local Que | |
| 38 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 39 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 40 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 41 | Smokin Good Eats |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 2 | It's Good Enough | |
| 3 | Twisted Pair | |
| 4 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 5 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 6 | Zips BBQ | |
| 7 | Bs Que | |
| 8 | Barrel Fever | |
| 9 | Speaks for Itself | |
| 10 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 11 | Big Alz | |
| 12 | Sadie Beth BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Brother-In-Law | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 16 | Creekside Smokers NC | |
| 17 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 19 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 20 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 21 | Kings BBQ | |
| 22 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 23 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 24 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 25 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 26 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 27 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 28 | JL Smokers | |
| 29 | Hickory Barbeque Company | |
| 30 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 31 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 32 | Maya Jane | |
| 33 | Still Workin On It BBQ | |
| 34 | Hoggy Bottom Boys | |
| 35 | Smoking Studs BBQ | |
| 36 | The Local Que | |
| 37 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 38 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 39 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 40 | Smokin Good Eats | |
| 41 | Holt Brothers |
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ | |
| 3 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 4 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 5 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 6 | Speaks for Itself | |
| 7 | Zips BBQ | |
| 8 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 9 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 13 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 14 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 15 | Sadie Beth BBQ Company | |
| 16 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 17 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 18 | Holt Brothers | |
| 19 | Creekside Smokers NC | |
| 20 | Twisted Pair | |
| 21 | Bs Que | |
| 22 | The Local Que | |
| 23 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 24 | Maya Jane | |
| 25 | Hoggy Bottom Boys | |
| 26 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 27 | BrewsCue | |
| 28 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 29 | Barrel Fever | |
| 30 | Smoking Studs BBQ | |
| 31 | It's Good Enough | |
| 32 | Still Workin On It BBQ | |
| 33 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 34 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 35 | Brother-In-Law | |
| 36 | Hickory Barbeque Company | |
| 37 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 38 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 39 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 40 | Big Alz | |
| 41 | Smokin Good Eats |
41 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 3 | Kings BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 5 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | Twisted Pair | |
| 9 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 10 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 11 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 12 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 13 | Hickory Barbeque Company | |
| 14 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 15 | Hoggy Bottom Boys | |
| 16 | Speaks for Itself | |
| 17 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 18 | It's Good Enough | |
| 19 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 20 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 21 | Holt Brothers | |
| 22 | Smoking Studs BBQ | |
| 23 | Brother-In-Law | |
| 24 | Zips BBQ | |
| 25 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 26 | Big Alz | |
| 27 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 28 | Barrel Fever | |
| 29 | Maya Jane | |
| 30 | Bs Que | |
| 31 | Still Workin On It BBQ | |
| 32 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 33 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 34 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 35 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 36 | Sadie Beth BBQ Company | |
| 37 | Creekside Smokers NC | |
| 38 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 39 | The Local Que | |
| 40 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 41 | Smokin Good Eats |
41 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 4 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 6 | Bs Que | |
| 7 | Hickory Barbeque Company | |
| 8 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 9 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 10 | Creekside Smokers NC | |
| 11 | Speaks for Itself | |
| 12 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 13 | JL Smokers | |
| 14 | Twisted Pair | |
| 15 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 16 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 17 | Maya Jane | |
| 18 | Zips BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 20 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 21 | It's Good Enough | |
| 22 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 23 | Smoking Studs BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 25 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 26 | Holt Brothers | |
| 27 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 28 | Kings BBQ | |
| 29 | Barrel Fever | |
| 30 | Brother-In-Law | |
| 31 | Sadie Beth BBQ Company | |
| 32 | Hoggy Bottom Boys | |
| 33 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 34 | The Local Que | |
| 35 | BrewsCue | |
| 36 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 37 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 38 | Big Alz | |
| 39 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 40 | Still Workin On It BBQ | |
| 41 | Smokin Good Eats |
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.
12 entries · top 174.2856 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 2 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 3 | The Local Que | |
| 4 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 5 | Bad Brad's BBQ | |
| 6 | It's Good Enough | |
| 7 | Holt Brothers | |
| 8 | Elite Smokers BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Alz | |
| 10 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 11 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Wine Me Dine Me and Swine Me |
13 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 2 | Smoke Til You're Broke | |
| 3 | The Local Que | |
| 4 | Cluckin Crazy | |
| 5 | Smokin Good Eats | |
| 6 | McAdoo Heights | |
| 7 | Rooters N Tooters | |
| 8 | Big Alz | |
| 9 | JL Smokers | |
| 10 | Bailout Barbeque | |
| 11 | Swig-N-Pig | |
| 12 | Holt Brothers | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team |