2023-06-02 – 2023-06-03 · Lafayette, GA · 📍 298 Culberson Ave · State championship
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Central BBQ (710.8228) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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, 2019 to 2026 — 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.
710.8228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.0740 Smoke Me Silly set in 2022.
Wider than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1772 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: COOL HAND QUE and Organizer Portal tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Organizer Portal and RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Blue Smoke Q and ROLLIN KOLBZ tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smoke Central BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 3rd.
Smoke Central BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Under The Radar (won 2019).
This contest usually draws about 24 teams
27 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 24.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | LaFayette, GA | 298 Culberson Av | 22 | 699.9656 | Under The Radar | Q-INATOR! |
| 2020-06-12 | LaFayette, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Lafayette, GA | 298 Culberson Ave | 25 | 701.0740 | Smoke Me Silly | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2023-06-02 ← this one | Lafayette, GA | 298 Culberson Ave | 27 | 710.8228 | Smoke Central BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| 2024-05-31 | Lafayette, GA | 298 Culberson Ave | 25 | 698.1940 | Bad Rooster BBQ | CHOOCHOO BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 | Lafayette, GA | 298 Culberson Ave | 26 | 699.4060 | Stewbabys BBQ | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. |
| 2026-05-29 | Lafayette, GA | 298 Culberson Ave | 19 | 710.8344 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 172.5484 |
27 entries · top 710.8228 · median 678.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 10 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 11 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 12 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 14 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 15 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 16 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 17 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 18 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 19 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 20 | Willingham's | |
| 21 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 22 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 23 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 24 | RBH BARBECUE | |
| 25 | Pigout Bar BQ | |
| 26 | RunitBackBBQ | |
| 27 | Holy Smokes |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 7 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 8 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 11 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 12 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 15 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 18 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 19 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 20 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 21 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | RBH BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Willingham's | |
| 24 | RunitBackBBQ | |
| 25 | Pigout Bar BQ | |
| 26 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 27 | Holy Smokes |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | Willingham's | |
| 7 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 9 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | Organizer Portal | |
| 11 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 12 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 13 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 15 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 17 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 18 | Pigout Bar BQ | |
| 19 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 20 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 21 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 22 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 23 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 24 | RunitBackBBQ | |
| 25 | RBH BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 27 | Holy Smokes |
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 6 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 8 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 9 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 10 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 15 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 16 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 17 | Willingham's | |
| 18 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 19 | RBH BARBECUE | |
| 20 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 21 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 22 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 24 | Pigout Bar BQ | |
| 25 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 26 | Holy Smokes | |
| 27 | RunitBackBBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 5 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | Wiggle Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 12 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 13 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 14 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 16 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 19 | Willingham's | |
| 20 | Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | |
| 21 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 22 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 23 | OFF THE CHAIN | |
| 24 | RBH BARBECUE | |
| 25 | RunitBackBBQ | |
| 26 | Pigout Bar BQ | |
| 27 | Holy Smokes |