Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
· Murfreesboro, TN · 📍 Oaklands Mansion
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $4,400.00
Grand Champion: Veteran Pork Pullers (526.2972) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rub Won Out
Entries
36
2 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
526.2972
Winning margin
4.6400
GC over RC
Field average
492.29
median 499.38
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
511.9428
10th place overall
Field spread
206.9376
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,400.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
3%
of the 36 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
VETERAN PORK PULLERS took the Grand Championship home to AL.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Buckeye Barbeque and BIG ORANGE SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: BIG ORANGE SMOKERS and TRIPLETS BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Rub Won Out and Pig Destroyer tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin' Bandits BBQ (won 2019), Pig Destroyer (won 2023).
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | Murfreesboro, TN | Oaklands Mansion | 36 | 526.2972 | Veteran Pork Pullers | — |
| 2019-05-11 | Murfreesboro, TN | Cannonsburgh Village, 312 Front Street | 41 | 522.3088 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Murfreesboro, TN | 901 North Maney Avenue | 32 | 522.2400 | Pig Destroyer | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Murfreesboro, TN | 3048 West Thompson Lane | 37 | 529.1428 | Big James Kitchen | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 171.9772 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 167.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
36 entries · top 526.2972 · median 499.3830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | Rub Won Out | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 7 | The Blazers | |
| 8 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 9 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 10 | Charcoal Kats | |
| 11 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 13 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Manos al Fuego | |
| 16 | Murder Mountain BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 18 | Jones Southern BBQ | |
| 19 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 20 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 21 | Double M | |
| 22 | BARBECUE REPUBLIC | |
| 23 | Hit Of Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Kevin's Kitchen | |
| 25 | Yippee Ki Yay BBQ | |
| 26 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 27 | Next Stop Smokers | |
| 28 | ParrottHead Porkers | |
| 29 | Stuff N Thangs | |
| 30 | Braised and confused | |
| 31 | Atomic Hogg BBQ Co. | |
| 32 | Music City Smokers | |
| 33 | The Crazy Bull's BBQ | |
| 34 | City Slickers | |
| 35 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 36 | Granny's Clubside Smokers |
Chicken
35 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 2 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 5 | Rub Won Out | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | Double M | |
| 8 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 9 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 11 | The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew | |
| 12 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 13 | The Blazers | |
| 14 | Charcoal Kats | |
| 15 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | Manos al Fuego | |
| 17 | BARBECUE REPUBLIC | |
| 18 | Kevin's Kitchen | |
| 19 | Murder Mountain BBQ | |
| 20 | Jones Southern BBQ | |
| 21 | Music City Smokers | |
| 22 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 23 | Hit Of Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 25 | ParrottHead Porkers | |
| 26 | Braised and confused | |
| 27 | Next Stop Smokers | |
| 28 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 29 | Stuff N Thangs | |
| 30 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 31 | Yippee Ki Yay BBQ | |
| 32 | Atomic Hogg BBQ Co. | |
| 33 | The Crazy Bull's BBQ | |
| 34 | City Slickers | |
| 35 | Mj's Ribs |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 3 | Manos al Fuego | |
| 4 | Yippee Ki Yay BBQ | |
| 5 | Rub Won Out | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew | |
| 8 | The Blazers | |
| 9 | Murder Mountain BBQ | |
| 10 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 11 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 12 | Charcoal Kats | |
| 13 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 15 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 17 | Jones Southern BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 20 | Next Stop Smokers | |
| 21 | BARBECUE REPUBLIC | |
| 22 | Hit Of Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 24 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 25 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 26 | Double M | |
| 27 | Music City Smokers | |
| 28 | Stuff N Thangs | |
| 29 | The Crazy Bull's BBQ | |
| 30 | ParrottHead Porkers | |
| 31 | Atomic Hogg BBQ Co. | |
| 32 | Kevin's Kitchen | |
| 33 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 34 | Braised and confused | |
| 35 | Granny's Clubside Smokers | |
| 36 | City Slickers |
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.
Competitor Series — Anything Butt
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 2 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 3 | The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew | |
| 4 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | Charcoal Kats | |
| 6 | Buckeye Barbeque | |
| 7 | Rub Won Out | |
| 8 | Atomic Hogg BBQ Co. | |
| 9 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BANDITS BBQ | |
| 11 | The Blazers | |
| 12 | WestNash BBQ | |
| 13 | Kevin's Kitchen | |
| 14 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 15 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 16 | Stuff N Thangs | |
| 17 | Braised and confused | |
| 18 | TRIPLETS BBQ | |
| 19 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 20 | Granny's Clubside Smokers | |
| 21 | Jones Southern BBQ | |
| 22 | Hit Of Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | BARBECUE REPUBLIC | |
| 24 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Double M | |
| 26 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 28 | ParrottHead Porkers | |
| 29 | Murder Mountain BBQ | |
| 30 | City Slickers | |
| 31 | The Crazy Bull's BBQ | |
| 32 | Yippee Ki Yay BBQ | |
| 33 | Manos al Fuego | |
| 34 | Next Stop Smokers | |
| 35 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 36 | Music City Smokers |