Record Book SC
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 27 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the SC record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in SC. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
27
of 40 tracked
Teams
356
5147 result rows
Reps
15
Perfect 180s
46 🔥
all-time, all categories
The sport over time in SC (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 1 |
Closest championships ever
| Margin | Winner over runner-up |
|---|---|
| 0.0456 | MIDDLE KID Q over BAR-B-QUEEN SC Festival of Discovery · 2021-07-09 |
| 0.0460 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS over REDMULE'S BBQ SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 · 2021-10-22 |
| 0.0576 | HOT COLE'S BBQ over Stewbabys BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
| 0.5256 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ over PALMETTO PITMASTERS SC Festival of Discovery · 2019-07-12 |
| 0.6172 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS over ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2022-07-07 |
| 1.1544 | SMOKIN SKULLIES over Heavy Smoke BBQ Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland · 2021-03-12 |
| 1.1544 | SMOKIN SKULLIES over Under the Radar SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
| 1.1660 | SMOKIN SKULLIES over MUTTLEY CREW BBQ Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park · 2021-08-27 |
| 1.7028 | TFS PIT VIPERS over KenzielouQ Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club · 2021-03-19 |
| 2.2516 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS over FALLOUT BBQ Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show · 2020-03-13 |
Highest overall contest scores
Highest category scores
Chicken
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN Uniquely Union Festival · 2025-09-05 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway · 2026-05-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway · 2026-05-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway · 2026-05-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | COOL HAND QUE South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | BALLS OUT BBQ Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show · 2020-03-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | Bald Hawg BBQ Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken · 2020-08-14 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland · 2021-03-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
Pork Ribs
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Smoke Q South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2023-07-06 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | ZIPS BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | Under the Radar SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2022-07-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | Monkey Bottom Boys Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway · 2026-05-15 |
179.4400 |
Pork
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway · 2026-05-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow Saltwater BBQ Bash · 2019-06-28 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck · 2020-08-28 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge · 2021-04-16 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | REDMULE'S BBQ SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 · 2021-10-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2022-07-07 |
179.4400 |
| 7 | BALLS OUT Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake · 2019-11-01 |
178.8800 |
| 8 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | SWIG-N-PIG Uniquely Union Festival · 2025-09-05 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | OFF THE CHAIN South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
178.8572 |
Brisket
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N' ASH BBQ South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2025-07-10 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2023-07-06 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SWIG-N-PIG South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2024-07-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow SC Festival of Discovery · 2019-07-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken · 2020-08-14 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club · 2021-03-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | Under the Radar SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 · 2021-10-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | Kings BBQ Team South Carolina Festival of Discovery · 2022-07-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
Perfect 180s (most recent)
Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)
| Year | Series | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Backyard | Rollin Smoke BBQ 🏆 | 1331 |
| 2026 | Master | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 🏆 | 2366 |
| 2025 | Backyard | Electro-Que-ted 🏆 | 1414 |
| 2025 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2826 |
| 2024 | Backyard | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆 | 1404 |
| 2024 | Master | CHUNKY BBQ 🏆 | 2734 |
| 2023 | Master | JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆 | 2773 |
| 2022 | Master | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆 | 2761 |
| 2021 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2804 |
| 2020 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2670 |
| 2019 | Master | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆 | 2774 |
| 2018 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2840 |
| 2017 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2850 |
| 2016 | Master | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆 | 2846 |
| 2015 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2843 |
| 2014 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2936 |
| 2013 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2940 |
| 2013 | Master | TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆 | 2940 |
Most grand championships
Most reserve championships
Most category wins
Longest top-10 streaks (global)
| Team | Streak |
|---|---|
| Westside BBQ | 33 active |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 30 active |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 29 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 27 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 26 active |
| Sensuous BBQ | 25 |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 23 |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | 23 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 22 active |
| Backcorner BBQ | 22 |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 21 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 21 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 20 active |
| BBQ+ | 20 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 20 |
Most consecutive GCs (global)
| Team | In a row |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 🏆 |
| Sweaty Hogs | 4 🏆 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 4 🏆 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| Under the Radar | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| DAWGS BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Dog Bite Barbecue | 3 🏆 |
| Fire Pig | 3 🏆 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 3 🏆 |
Most active reps
Biggest contests
Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in SC)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 925 | 165.62 | 178.01 | 10 | 10.8 |
| Pork Ribs | 950 | 166.08 | 178.52 | 9 | 9.5 |
| Pork | 931 | 166.64 | 178.17 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Chicken | 955 | 167.31 | 177.88 | 11 | 11.5 |
Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.