SC Festival of Discovery

2021-07-09 – 2021-07-10 · Greenwood, SC · 📍 Main Street · State championship

Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, DOUG REID, JULIE COOK, MIKE GARRETSON, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $25,000.00

Grand Champion: SMOKE CENTRAL (706.8576) · 81 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ

🥇

Smoke Central BBQ

706.8576 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ

695.9772 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

SWIG-N-PIG

694.2172 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

706.8576

Winning margin

10.8804

GC over RC

Field average

646.66

median 663.22

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

688.4912

10th place overall

Field spread

542.3776

winner to last place

Prize money

$25,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Smoke Central BBQ

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1544 pts — Smoke Central BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 15%

beats 85% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

58%

of the 90 teams with a home region came from outside SC

Came back for more

51%

42 of 83 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1523

avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1796 pre-contest

Storylines

💪 A statement win

The champion won by 10.8804 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 6–7: Poppa Pig and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and HOLT BROTHERS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: FALLOUT BBQ and THE HOG MAFIA tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUB-BA-Q (won 2015), MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (won 2017), SMOKIN' GRINGOS (won 2019).

🃏 An upset on the books

Smoke Central BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

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
2013-07-11		Greenwood, SC	78	678.7656	LOTTA BULL BBQ	BIG RED'S BARBECUE
2014-07-10		Greenwood, SC 29646	86	690.2288	KILLER B'S BBQ	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2015-07-09		Greenwood, SC 29646	90	697.0856	BUB-BA-Q	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ
2016-07-07		Greenwood, SC	82	686.7656	UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ	HOT WACHULA'S
2017-07-06		120 Main Street	89	700.5372	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
2018-07-12		Main Street	89	694.8232	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
2019-07-12	Greenwood, SC	Main Street	83	690.8112	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
2021-07-09 ← this one	Greenwood, SC	Main Street	81	706.8576	SMOKE CENTRAL	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	176.5716	175.4172
Pork Ribs	178.8572	176.5600	174.2744
Pork	178.8572	175.4056	172.5716
Brisket	178.8572	177.7144	174.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

81 entries · top 706.8576 · median 663.2224

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke Central BBQ	706.8576
2	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	695.9772
3	SWIG-N-PIG	694.2172
4	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	693.6344
5	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	692.5028
6	COOL HAND QUE	692.4800
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	691.9432
8	FALLOUT BBQ	689.6344
9	Poppa Pig	689.6228
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	688.4912
11	THE HOG MAFIA	687.9888
12	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	687.3372
13	SMOKIN SKULLIES	687.3256
14	Going Yard BBQ	686.7652
15	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	686.7312
16	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	685.6344
17	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	685.0972
18	Rogue Hog BBQ	685.0628
19	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	685.0400
20	BALD HAWG BBQ	683.9200
21	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	683.8856
22	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	683.3600
23	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	682.7544
24	Backwoods BBQ	682.1944
25	LC BBQ	682.1712
26	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	682.1368
27	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	681.6228
28	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	681.0056
29	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	680.5144
30	BACKYARD BROS	680.4916
31	Casual Smokers SC	680.4456
32	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	677.6344
33	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	677.0168
34	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	675.9656
35	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	675.3488
36	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	673.0056
37	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	671.9200
38	POTT'S BBQ	667.2456
39	BUB-BA-Q	666.7200
40	Cooters N Smoke	664.9368
41	OFF THE CHAIN	663.2224
42	Pig on Fire	662.7652
43	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	662.7196
44	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	662.6628
45	Swine-O's	662.1832
46	Smokin J's Barbeque	661.5660
47	Fu Man Que	659.8516
48	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	658.6972
49	SUE E PIGG	657.5660
50	BIG DOG BBQ VA	654.1596
51	SMOKE THIS	654.1256
52	Wiggle Butts BBQ	652.3540
53	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	651.2572
54	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	650.7316
55	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	650.0800
56	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	647.8400
57	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	645.5428
58	HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO	643.2684
59	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	640.9140
60	LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD	640.4000
61	RACK EM UP BBQ	640.3200
62	Willingham's	636.9372
63	CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY	628.3540
64	SKINT BACK BBQ	627.7144
65	QUALITY QUE	624.3436
66	HENRY'S SMOKEHOUSE	622.7196
67	THE BRISKET BUS	622.6516
68	THE SOUTHERN PIG	620.9828
69	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	619.2576
70	NARD'S BBQ	618.0116
71	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	614.0800
72	CHARNOBYL	607.1656
73	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	605.4284
74	BLUE SUEDE QUE	594.1256
75	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	590.1372
76	THE SMOKIN' GRILL	582.7544
77	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	517.9084
78	CDS BBQ	516.2288
79	SMOKIN' THE CITY BBQ	458.7428
80	SMELL MY SMOKE BBQ	438.7544
81	TKO BBQ	164.4800

Chicken

81 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.0000

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke Central BBQ	178.8572
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	177.7028
3	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	177.1544
4	Swine-O's	176.5944
5	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5716
6	Poppa Pig	176.5600
7	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
8	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	176.5600
9	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	175.4288
10	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	175.4172
11	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	175.4056
12	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	175.4056
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.8456
14	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.2628
15	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	174.2628
16	Backwoods BBQ	173.1316
17	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
18	BALD HAWG BBQ	173.1200
19	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	172.5828
20	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	172.5600
21	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	171.9656
22	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	171.9656
23	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	171.9656
24	LC BBQ	171.4056
25	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.8456
26	Fu Man Que	170.8344
27	BACKYARD BROS	170.8344
28	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	170.8344
29	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.8228
30	FALLOUT BBQ	170.8228
31	POTT'S BBQ	169.6800
32	SWIG-N-PIG	169.6800
33	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	169.6800
34	COOL HAND QUE	169.6800
35	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	169.6684
36	Going Yard BBQ	169.1084
37	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	168.6172
38	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	168.5600
39	Rogue Hog BBQ	168.5600
40	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	168.5256
41	THE BRISKET BUS	168.0000
42	LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD	167.9656
43	THE HOG MAFIA	167.4172
44	RACK EM UP BBQ	167.3828
45	NARD'S BBQ	166.8344
46	BUB-BA-Q	166.2628
47	SKINT BACK BBQ	166.2400
48	Wiggle Butts BBQ	166.2400
49	Casual Smokers SC	166.2400
50	Pig on Fire	166.2284
51	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	165.0856
52	QUALITY QUE	163.9544
53	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	163.9428
54	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	163.4628
55	BIG DOG BBQ VA	162.8228
56	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	162.8000
57	Cooters N Smoke	162.7884
58	CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY	161.6800
59	SMOKE THIS	160.5372
60	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	160.5260
61	HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO	160.5256
62	Willingham's	160.5028
63	THE SOUTHERN PIG	159.9312
64	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	158.2172
65	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	157.7028
66	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	157.0972
67	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	156.5372
68	SUE E PIGG	156.5144
69	Smokin J's Barbeque	155.3716
70	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	155.3600
71	OFF THE CHAIN	154.1940
72	THE SMOKIN' GRILL	153.1772
73	CHARNOBYL	151.9084
74	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	148.5028
75	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	147.9888
76	SMOKIN' THE CITY BBQ	145.1200
77	SMELL MY SMOKE BBQ	145.0972
78	BLUE SUEDE QUE	144.5600
79	CDS BBQ	142.2284
80	HENRY'S SMOKEHOUSE	140.5484
81	TKO BBQ	20.0000

Pork Ribs

80 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1086

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	178.8572
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7144
3	FALLOUT BBQ	176.5716
4	THE HOG MAFIA	176.5716
5	Casual Smokers SC	176.5600
6	Smoke Central BBQ	176.0116
7	Rogue Hog BBQ	175.4172
8	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	175.4172
9	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	174.8572
10	Poppa Pig	174.2744
11	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.2744
12	COOL HAND QUE	174.2628
13	Backwoods BBQ	174.2628
14	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.7144
15	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	173.1200
16	SWIG-N-PIG	173.1200
17	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	172.5600
18	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	171.9772
19	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	171.9772
20	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	171.9772
21	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	171.9772
22	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	171.4172
23	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	170.8228
24	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
25	OFF THE CHAIN	170.8228
26	Fu Man Que	170.2744
27	SUE E PIGG	169.6916
28	Going Yard BBQ	169.6912
29	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	169.6800
30	Smokin J's Barbeque	169.6800
31	POTT'S BBQ	169.6800
32	BIG DOG BBQ VA	169.1200
33	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	169.1200
34	BUB-BA-Q	168.5372
35	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	168.5372
36	BALD HAWG BBQ	167.9888
37	Pig on Fire	167.4628
38	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	167.3944
39	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	167.3828
40	SMOKIN SKULLIES	167.3828
41	BACKYARD BROS	166.8344
42	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	166.2972
43	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	166.2400
44	LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD	165.6800
45	HENRY'S SMOKEHOUSE	165.1200
46	SMOKE THIS	165.0972
47	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	164.5600
48	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	163.9772
49	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	163.9656
50	LC BBQ	163.9544
51	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	163.9544
52	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	162.8000
53	HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO	162.8000
54	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	162.8000
55	Willingham's	161.6916
56	Swine-O's	160.5144
57	THE SOUTHERN PIG	159.9660
58	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	159.9544
59	Wiggle Butts BBQ	159.9312
60	Cooters N Smoke	159.3600
61	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	158.8000
62	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	158.2516
63	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	158.2284
64	RACK EM UP BBQ	155.9432
65	NARD'S BBQ	154.2172
66	CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY	154.2056
67	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	153.6572
68	SKINT BACK BBQ	153.6344
69	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	153.0744
70	BLUE SUEDE QUE	151.9884
71	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	151.9428
72	CHARNOBYL	151.3828
73	QUALITY QUE	150.2060
74	THE SMOKIN' GRILL	141.6800
75	SMELL MY SMOKE BBQ	139.9772
76	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	134.2172
77	THE BRISKET BUS	124.3544
78	CDS BBQ	111.8744
79	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	61.2800
80	TKO BBQ	20.0000

Pork

80 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3770

#	Team	Score
1	FALLOUT BBQ	178.8572
2	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	177.7144
3	SWIG-N-PIG	176.5600
4	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	176.0000
5	Swine-O's	175.4056
6	Smoke Central BBQ	174.2744
7	Going Yard BBQ	174.2628
8	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	173.7144
9	BACKYARD BROS	173.7028
10	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	172.5716
11	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	172.5600
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	172.0000
13	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	171.9772
14	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9772
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9772
16	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	171.9656
17	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	171.4172
18	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	171.4172
19	BALD HAWG BBQ	171.4056
20	LC BBQ	171.4056
21	Rogue Hog BBQ	171.4056
22	COOL HAND QUE	170.8228
23	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8228
24	THE BRISKET BUS	170.3200
25	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	169.6800
26	Cooters N Smoke	169.6800
27	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	169.6800
28	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	169.6684
29	Pig on Fire	169.1200
30	QUALITY QUE	169.1200
31	SUE E PIGG	168.5600
32	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	168.5600
33	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	168.5256
34	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	168.5256
35	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	168.0228
36	Poppa Pig	167.9656
37	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	167.3828
38	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	167.3828
39	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	167.3828
40	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	167.3828
41	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	167.3712
42	Backwoods BBQ	166.2744
43	OFF THE CHAIN	166.2400
44	Smokin J's Barbeque	166.2400
45	SMOKE THIS	165.6912
46	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	165.6800
47	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	165.6800
48	THE HOG MAFIA	165.1428
49	BUB-BA-Q	165.0972
50	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	165.0856
51	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	163.9428
52	CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY	162.8456
53	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	162.2400
54	HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO	162.2400
55	Casual Smokers SC	162.2400
56	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	162.2400
57	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	162.2400
58	Wiggle Butts BBQ	160.5028
59	THE SMOKIN' GRILL	160.0000
60	Fu Man Que	159.9428
61	RACK EM UP BBQ	159.9312
62	HENRY'S SMOKEHOUSE	159.4056
63	LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD	159.3944
64	POTT'S BBQ	158.2172
65	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	158.2056
66	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	157.6912
67	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	157.6800
68	Willingham's	157.6456
69	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	157.0972
70	BIG DOG BBQ VA	155.9884
71	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	154.2628
72	SMOKIN' THE CITY BBQ	154.2400
73	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	153.6800
74	SMELL MY SMOKE BBQ	153.6800
75	SKINT BACK BBQ	153.6228
76	THE SOUTHERN PIG	151.9772
77	NARD'S BBQ	151.9200
78	CHARNOBYL	147.9200
79	BLUE SUEDE QUE	142.2172
80	CDS BBQ	134.2056

Brisket

80 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	THE HOG MAFIA	178.8572
2	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	178.8572
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	178.8572
4	COOL HAND QUE	177.7144
5	Smoke Central BBQ	177.7144
6	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	177.7028
7	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	177.1428
8	LC BBQ	175.4056
9	Casual Smokers SC	175.4056
10	SWIG-N-PIG	174.8572
11	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.2628
12	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	174.2628
13	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	174.2628
14	Going Yard BBQ	173.7028
15	Cooters N Smoke	173.1084
16	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	172.5600
17	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	172.5600
18	OFF THE CHAIN	171.9656
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	171.4172
20	BALD HAWG BBQ	171.4056
21	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
22	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
23	Poppa Pig	170.8228
24	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
25	Smokin J's Barbeque	170.2744
26	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	170.2512
27	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	169.7372
28	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	169.7028
29	Rogue Hog BBQ	169.6800
30	POTT'S BBQ	169.6684
31	BACKYARD BROS	169.1200
32	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	168.5600
33	Backwoods BBQ	168.5256
34	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	167.4056
35	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	167.3944
36	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	167.3944
37	BUB-BA-Q	166.8228
38	BIG DOG BBQ VA	166.2284
39	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	165.7028
40	Wiggle Butts BBQ	165.6800
41	SMOKIN' GRINGOS	165.6800
42	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	165.0972
43	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	163.4284
44	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	163.3944
45	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	163.3828
46	SWEET DIXIE BBQ	163.3828
47	FALLOUT BBQ	163.3828
48	SMOKE THIS	162.8000
49	SUE E PIGG	162.8000
50	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	161.1200
51	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	161.1084
52	SMALL TOWN BAR-B-QUE	160.5144
53	THE BRISKET BUS	159.9772
54	Pig on Fire	159.9540
55	SMOKIN' THE CITY BBQ	159.3828
56	Fu Man Que	158.8000
57	HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO	157.7028
58	HENRY'S SMOKEHOUSE	157.6456
59	Willingham's	157.0972
60	RACK EM UP BBQ	157.0628
61	CHARNOBYL	155.9544
62	BLUE SUEDE QUE	155.3600
63	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	155.3484
64	SKINT BACK BBQ	154.2172
65	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	154.2172
66	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	152.5372
67	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	152.4800
68	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	150.7772
69	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	150.1712
70	Swine-O's	149.6688
71	CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY	149.6228
72	THE SOUTHERN PIG	149.1084
73	LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD	147.3600
74	NARD'S BBQ	145.0400
75	QUALITY QUE	141.0632
76	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	134.7772
77	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	130.3200
78	CDS BBQ	127.9204
79	THE SMOKIN' GRILL	127.8972
80	TKO BBQ	124.4800

Other

Overall

9 entries · top 177.7600 · median 161.1544

#	Team	Score
1	MIDDLE KID Q	177.7600
2	BAR-B-QUEEN	177.7144
3	SISTER QUE	174.2860
4	PIGTAILS BBQ	168.6172
5	ATLANTA BBQ STORE JR	161.1544
6	G'S GRILLIN'	160.5944
7	LIBERTY HILL CONCESSIONS	156.0000
8	PIGGYTAILS	146.2400
9	THE FLACO	135.9428

Ancillary categories

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.

Ancillary — Anything Goes

29 entries · top 173.2000 · median 156.0456

#	Team	Score
1	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	173.2000
2	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	172.5600
3	BLUE SUEDE QUE	170.2972
4	POTT'S BBQ	168.6172
5	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	168.5828
6	QUALITY QUE	168.5600
7	Willingham's	168.0344
8	NARD'S BBQ	164.6400
9	Fu Man Que	161.7828
10	Going Yard BBQ	161.1772
11	Backwoods BBQ	159.9656
12	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	158.9256
13	TKO BBQ	157.7828
14	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	157.7256
15	Pig on Fire	156.0456
16	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	155.9884
17	THE HOG MAFIA	155.3484
18	CDS BBQ	152.5944
19	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	152.5828
20	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	149.7600
21	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	146.2972
22	THE BRISKET BUS	145.1084
23	THE SOUTHERN PIG	144.5256
24	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	142.2516
25	CHARNOBYL	141.1196
26	Swine-O's	141.0856
27	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	138.8912
28	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	137.7256
29	RACK EM UP BBQ	133.7488

Ancillary — Dessert

24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	180.0000 🔥
2	QUALITY QUE	177.7372
3	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	177.7144
4	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	174.8572
5	Cooters N Smoke	174.2628
6	THE HOG MAFIA	169.6684
7	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	168.5716
8	BACKYARD BROS	167.9656
9	CDS BBQ	166.8800
10	CHERRYWOOD BBQ SMOKE TEAM	165.1200
11	POTT'S BBQ	164.5600
12	Pig on Fire	163.4628
13	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	162.2628
14	RACK EM UP BBQ	159.9772
15	THE BRISKET BUS	158.8456
16	Backwoods BBQ	157.8288
17	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	157.6568
18	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	155.4400
19	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	154.2056
20	SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ	153.6112
21	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	151.4860
22	THE SOUTHERN PIG	149.7256
23	BLUE SUEDE QUE	136.5484
24	CAROLINA BBQ SHACK	102.2056

Ancillary — Hash

17 entries · top 171.4284 · median 160.5256

#	Team	Score
1	BLUE SUEDE QUE	171.4284
2	Backwoods BBQ	170.8456
3	PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	169.7028
4	STUMP'S BBQ	168.0000
5	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	167.4056
6	OFF THE GRILL BBQ	166.8228
7	Casual Smokers SC	164.5600
8	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS	163.3712
9	CHICKA-PIGA-MOO	160.5256
10	NARD'S BBQ	159.9768
11	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ	159.4172
12	CDS BBQ	156.5140
13	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	155.9656
14	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	155.9312
15	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	154.2284
16	Fu Man Que	151.3368
17	SMOKIN' THE CITY BBQ	147.3596

Other — Kid'S Q Ages 11-15

6 entries · top 177.7600 · median 171.4516

#	Team	Score
1	MIDDLE KID Q	177.7600
2	BAR-B-QUEEN	177.7144
3	SISTER QUE	174.2860
4	PIGTAILS BBQ	168.6172
5	G'S GRILLIN'	160.5944
6	THE FLACO	135.9428

Other — Kid'S Q Ages 6-10

3 entries · top 161.1544 · median 156.0000

#	Team	Score
1	ATLANTA BBQ STORE JR	161.1544
2	LIBERTY HILL CONCESSIONS	156.0000
3	PIGGYTAILS	146.2400

SC Festival of Discovery

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

💪 A statement win

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

🃏 An upset on the books

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)

Score distribution

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Other

Overall

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Anything Goes

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Hash

Other — Kid'S Q Ages 11-15

Other — Kid'S Q Ages 6-10