The Jack Daniel’s edition

Every team, every meat and every score from the 2024 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational.

Covering KCBS-sanctioned contests

The Smoke Ring

Competition Barbecue’s Paper of Record

The Index

The Champions A2
Jack Daniel’s 2024 in Brief A3
Meat by Meat A4
Perfect 180s A5
Final Standings B1
The Record Book B2
Back Issues C1

Vol. XIII · No. VI Friday, October 11, 2024 Price: One Coffee

The 2024 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

702.8228 winning score, out of 720 SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS

87 teams invited

0 points, first to second

6 perfect 180s

6th Jack Daniel’s on record

2 past champions in the field

50 teams at a first Jack Daniel’s

The 2024 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS Wins the Jack Daniel’s on Debut

Their 702.8228 beats JANKY LEG BBQ by 0 points, in a field of 87 invited teams.

By The Smoke Ring Staff

4th-highest winning score of 6 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS won the 2024 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tenn., with 702.8228 out of 720, 0 points clear of JANKY LEG BBQ, the reserve grand champion. 87 teams were invited.

It was their 1st Jack Daniel’s. On the way they finished 19th in chicken, 13th in pork ribs, 9th in pork and 4th in brisket.

The meats went to HOT COLE'S BBQ in chicken (180), RAZORRACKS in pork ribs (180), RAZORRACKS in pork (180) and LC BBQ in brisket (180).

The winning score is the 4th-highest of the 6 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record. The field included two past champions and 50 teams at their first Jack Daniel’s. Judges handed out six perfect 180s. The full standings run on B1.

87 teams
Reserve: JANKY LEG BBQ
Lynchburg, Tenn.
Oct. 11

Section AJack Daniel’s ChampionsA2

Every Jack Daniel’s on record to 2024, newest first. Each year has an edition of its own.

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS 2024 — this edition 702.8228 · 87 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: JANKY LEG BBQ
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT The 2023 edition 699.4056 · 81 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: B'Mackin BBQ
Heavy Smoke BBQ The 2022 edition 703.4056 · 83 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
GETTIN' BASTED The 2021 edition 703.4172 · 70 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: SLAPS BBQ
Clark Crew BBQ The 2019 edition 705.1544 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: Shake 'n Bake BBQ
COOL SMOKE The 2013 edition 693.1200 · 97 teams · Lynchburg, Tenn. · Reserve: A BOY & HIS BBQ

Section AJack Daniel’s 2024 in BriefA3

The defending champion

Defending Champion UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT Finishes 14th

The 2023 winner falls out of the top ten.

14th of 87, after winning in 2023

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the Jack Daniel’s in 2023 and finished 14th this time, with 692.5256.

Two meats or more

RAZORRACKS Takes Pork Ribs and Pork

Two of the four meats at the Jack Daniel’s.

2 of 4 meats won

RAZORRACKS won pork ribs (180) and pork (180).

The finish

The Closest Jack Daniel’s on Record

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS over JANKY LEG BBQ, by 0.

0 points between first and second

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS beat JANKY LEG BBQ by 0 points, the narrowest margin of the 6 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record. The closest before it was 2022, when Heavy Smoke BBQ won by 1.0628.

Perfect scores

Six Perfect 180s at the Jack Daniel’s

Six judges, every card a nine.

6 perfect 180s

HOT COLE'S BBQ in chicken, RAZORRACKS in pork ribs, ELJEFE SMOKE in pork ribs, RAZORRACKS in pork, Flying G Barbecue in pork and LC BBQ in brisket scored a perfect 180.

Former winners

Two Past Champions Come Up Short

The best of them: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT, 14th.

2 past Jack Daniel’s champions in the field

UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2023) finished 14th and GETTIN' BASTED (won 2021) finished 50th.

On the up

CHUNKY BBQ Climbs From 49th to 10th

The biggest jump on 2023.

+39 places gained on 2023

CHUNKY BBQ finished 10th, up from 49th in 2023: the most places gained by any team that cooked both.

Also at the 2024 Jack Daniel’s

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Cooks Their 5th Jack Daniel’s

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has cooked 5 of the 6 Jack Daniel’s Invitationals on record, starting in 2019 with a best finish of 6th, and finished 56th this year.

Section AMeat by MeatA4

Chicken

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.	Team	Score
1	HOT COLE'S BBQ	180†
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	179.4400
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	178.2972
4	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	177.7372
5	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	177.7028
6	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.1428
7	BOGGS HOG BBQ	177.1428
8	House of Que	176.5828
9	LC BBQ	176
10	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4172

Pork Ribs

The top ten, out of 180 · 2 perfect 180s

Pl.	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	180†
2	ELJEFE SMOKE	180†
3	SLAPS BBQ	179.4400
4	HOT COLE'S BBQ	177.7144
5	Casual Smokers SC	177.7028
6	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	177.7028
7	WEQ4U	177.1428
8	The Taste of South Texas	177.1428
9	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	176.5716
10	Smoked & Furious	176.5600

Pork

The top ten, out of 180 · 2 perfect 180s

Pl.	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	180†
2	Flying G Barbecue	180†
3	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	178.8572
4	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	178.8572
5	TRIPLE H BBQ	178.2972
6	Chucho Q	177.7028
7	WEQ4U	177.1428
8	Mr. Dudes BBQ	177.1428
9	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	176.5600
10	CHUNKY BBQ	176

Brisket

The top ten, out of 180 · 1 perfect 180

Pl.	Team	Score
1	LC BBQ	180†
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	178.8800
3	CHUNKY BBQ	177.7028
4	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	177.1428
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.1428
6	TRIPLE H BBQ	176.5828
7	Optimus Swine	176.5600
8	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ	176.5600
9	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	176.5600
10	Chucho Q	175.4172

Section APerfect 180sA5

6 perfect scores — six judges, every card a nine.

Chicken HOT COLE'S BBQ
Pork Ribs RAZORRACKS
Pork Ribs ELJEFE SMOKE
Pork RAZORRACKS
Pork Flying G Barbecue
Brisket LC BBQ

Section BFinal StandingsB1

Every team on the 2024 board, 87 in all: the overall out of 720 and each meat’s place. ★ a past Jack Daniel’s champion; ◆ a first Jack Daniel’s. Click a column head to sort.

Place	Team	Chicken	Pork Ribs	Pork	Brisket	Overall
1	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ◆	19	13	9	4	702.8228
2	JANKY LEG BBQ	10	26	17	2	702.8228
3	RAZORRACKS	24	1	1	38	702.2512
4	TRIPLE H BBQ	17	37	5	6	701.6912
5	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	27	18	12	698.8340
6	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	5	6	39	20	698.2056
7	LC BBQ	9	35	48	1	697.6568
8	HOT COLE'S BBQ ◆	1	4	29	48	696.5372
9	Pigs & Cows Gone Wild ◆	15	38	11	18	695.3600
10	CHUNKY BBQ	71	19	10	3	693.0740
11	Mr. Dudes BBQ ◆	23	11	8	55	693.0740
12	Justice BBQ	31	44	13	15	693.0396
13	SLAPS BBQ	25	3	40	32	692.5256
14	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT ★	3	29	73	5	692.5256
15	ELJEFE SMOKE ◆	41	2	41	33	690.7540
16	The Taste of South Texas ◆	18	8	21	59	689.7144
17	Big Smoke BBQ ◆	21	22	43	25	689.1088
18	Poppa Pig	26	20	55	19	689.0856
19	Smoked & Furious	27	10	46	30	688.5260
20	Casual Smokers SC ◆	48	5	51	29	687.3368
21	Shiggin aint easy	16	14	57	36	686.7656
22	Chucho Q ◆	62	65	6	10	686.2628
23	Pits - N - Grills ◆	13	47	23	45	686.2512
24	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	2	76	24	31	685.6572
25	CROOKED PIGS	46	17	25	40	685.6000
26	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ ◆	4	48	27	63	685.0972
27	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	30	15	70	22	685.0512
28	MACHETE BOYS BBQ ◆	22	30	61	27	685.0284
29	WEQ4U ◆	11	7	7	82	684.5140
30	BURNT TREES BBQ	55	18	58	16	684.4684
31	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	77	50	4	24	683.9312
32	PADDY MCQ'S	51	32	12	54	683.8856
33	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	20	42	33	50	683.8740
34	House of Que ◆	8	53	45	47	683.3368
35	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE ◆	45	66	3	53	682.1828
36	Optimus Swine	43	59	59	7	682.1712
37	333BBQ ◆	52	34	50	28	682.1484
38	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	32	25	30	64	681.6340
39	Needs More Cowbell BBQ ◆	36	73	42	9	681.0856
40	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ◆	63	23	66	14	681.0624
41	Flying G Barbecue ◆	79	69	2	11	680.4916
42	BBQ Symphony	28	39	62	34	680.4912
43	Smokecraft - MD	60	21	32	46	680.4796
44	Bushmaster BBQ	14	31	54	66	679.9312
45	Kermit's Ex ◆	37	63	20	49	678.7312
46	UP-2 BBQ ◆	39	60	28	51	677.6000
47	WE WILL ROCK QUE	64	28	52	52	676.4340
48	Waypoint BBQ ◆	12	77	22	60	675.9428
49	OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ ◆	75	9	78	8	675.9316
50	GETTIN' BASTED ★	57	51	19	61	675.9088
51	MAN MEAT BBQ ◆	33	56	35	67	675.8856
52	T-Rex BBQ ◆	59	54	67	21	675.3028
53	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	66	55	34	41	674.7084
54	Insomnia BBQ team ◆	29	81	15	58	674.1940
55	Cook Cartel ◆	69	72	37	17	673.6112
56	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	65	40	71	42	671.3372
57	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	54	33	60	70	671.3024
58	3BBQ ◆	47	46	82	26	670.2056
59	The Burnt Crow ◆	35	16	47	84	669.6456
60	Glamping Grillers ◆	86	24	16	37	669.5652
61	BIG B'S BBQ - TX ◆	40	43	83	23	668.4684
62	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	42	80	36	56	667.9084
63	The Fat is Where It's At ◆	58	62	81	13	667.3368
64	LUNA SMOKE - Italy ◆	82	49	38	39	667.3256
65	The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint ◆	50	58	63	69	666.7660
66	Rhythm 'n QUE ◆	44	74	53	68	666.1256
67	TILLMAN'S BBQ ◆	38	45	65	78	665.5424
68	Pappy & Roleys ◆	78	64	14	75	663.9200
69	The Jacks Creek BBQ Team ◆	68	82	49	44	663.2572
70	TX BBQ Depot "Monterrey, N.L." ◆	49	12	31	85	662.7884
71	RUSTY'S BBQ	70	61	26	79	660.5484
72	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	76	57	75	65	658.7540
73	Just wing it BBQ team ◆	34	79	69	76	658.6856
74	The Notorious P.I.G. ◆	56	84	74	62	654.8116
75	Twisted Flames BBQ ◆	84	71	56	43	654.1940
76	THE BBQ BUS	80	52	44	83	654.1256
77	WEBEA ES LO Q HAY ◆	72	78	68	71	653.5428
78	Xtreme Heat Kookers ◆	61	70	85	57	650.7312
79	SMOKING FINNS FI ◆	73	87	64	35	650.1484
80	Bell's 1869 BBQ Team Switzerland ◆	83	67	77	73	646.0684
81	SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN ◆	85	75	76	72	639.2800
82	Rob's Smokin n Grillin BBQ ◆	81	68	86	74	636.4688
83	Black Forest	74	86	80	80	630.1716
84	Grillteam GutGlut e.V. ◆	67	83	84	86	626.1144
85	POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER	87	85	72	81	623.8628
86	Small Axe BBQ	53	36	79	87	519.8852
87	BOGGS HOG BBQ ◆	7	41	—	77	507.3828