Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge
Lenoir, NC · 📍 2146 Fairgrounds Road — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
1
1 with results
Typical draw
31
teams · biggest 31
Purse listed
$7,100
across all editions
State championship
1 🏅
edition carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Hold Your Horses BBQ — 1 win (2026)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 705.1200 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | HalaQyah BBQ | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | Oct 23, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 13% |
| HalaQyah BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 6% |
| JL Smokers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 19% |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 16% |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 10% |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 29% |
| Maya Jane BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 26% |
| HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 32% |
| STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 23% |
| ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | top 61% |
| Casual Smokers SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | top 48% |
| Clean Smoke BBQ Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | top 77% |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | top 68% |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | top 52% |
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 🏅 | 2146 Fairgrounds Road | 31 | 705.1200 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | HalaQyah BBQ | $7,100 |