Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2023-05-12 – 2023-05-13 · Murfreesboro, TN · 📍 901 North Maney Avenue
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: Pig Destroyer (522.2400) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEE LA Q
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: LEE LA Q and Manos al Fuego BBQ Team tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Manos al Fuego BBQ Team and The Big Orange Smokers tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Serious Hog edged Smokin' Bandits BBQ by 0.0116.
🃏 An upset on the books
Pig Destroyer came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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)
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | Oaklands Mansion | 36 | 526.2972 | Veteran Pork Pullers | — | |
| 2023-05-12 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
32 entries · top 522.2400 · median 496.4744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 4 | Serious Hog | |
| 5 | The Big Orange Smokers | |
| 6 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 8 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 9 | Bigfoot Mountain Barbecue | |
| 10 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 11 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 12 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 13 | Charcoal Cowboys BBQ | |
| 14 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 16 | PWA BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 18 | KBBS | |
| 19 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 20 | B.G.Q. | |
| 21 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 23 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 24 | Wild Bill's Smokin Q | |
| 25 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 26 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 27 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 28 | Underbite BBQ | |
| 29 | Parrothead Porkers | |
| 30 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 31 | Granny's Clubside Smokers | |
| 32 | Smokin Pimp |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 2 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 5 | The Big Orange Smokers | |
| 6 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 7 | Bigfoot Mountain Barbecue | |
| 8 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 9 | KBBS | |
| 10 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | PWA BBQ | |
| 13 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 14 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 16 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 17 | B.G.Q. | |
| 18 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 19 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 20 | Wild Bill's Smokin Q | |
| 21 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 22 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 23 | Charcoal Cowboys BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 25 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 26 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 27 | Parrothead Porkers | |
| 28 | Granny's Clubside Smokers | |
| 29 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 30 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 31 | Underbite BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Pimp |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charcoal Cowboys BBQ | |
| 2 | Serious Hog | |
| 3 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 4 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 5 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 7 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 8 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 11 | PWA BBQ | |
| 12 | B.G.Q. | |
| 13 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 14 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 15 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 16 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 17 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 18 | Bigfoot Mountain Barbecue | |
| 19 | KBBS | |
| 20 | The Big Orange Smokers | |
| 21 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 22 | Wild Bill's Smokin Q | |
| 23 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 24 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 26 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 27 | Granny's Clubside Smokers | |
| 28 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 29 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 30 | Underbite BBQ | |
| 31 | Mj's Ribs | |
| 32 | Parrothead Porkers |
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
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | The Big Orange Smokers | |
| 3 | Bigfoot Mountain Barbecue | |
| 4 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | |
| 7 | Hogs B Hatin' | |
| 8 | Serious Hog | |
| 9 | Manos al Fuego BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Underbite BBQ | |
| 11 | Bigg Wiggs BBQ | |
| 12 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 13 | Carter's BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 15 | Charcoal Cowboys BBQ | |
| 16 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 17 | The Big B Barbecue Company | |
| 18 | KBBS | |
| 19 | Smokin' Daddies BBQ | |
| 20 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 21 | PWA BBQ | |
| 22 | Rue's BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild Bill's Smokin Q | |
| 24 | B.G.Q. | |
| 25 | Smoking Buds BBQ | |
| 26 | Blinkys Offset BBQ | |
| 27 | Gone Tits Up BBQ | |
| 28 | Parrothead Porkers | |
| 29 | Bunny's BBQ | |
| 30 | Mj's Ribs |