SC Festival of Discovery
Greenwood, SC · 📍 Main Street — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
8
8 with results
Typical draw
85
teams · biggest 90
Purse listed
$50K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 SMOKE CENTRAL — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 SMOKIN' GRINGOS — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ — 1 win (2016)
- 🏆 BUB-BA-Q — 1 win (2015)
- 🏆 KILLER B'S BBQ — 1 win (2014)
- 🏆 LOTTA BULL BBQ — 1 win (2013)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 706.8576 | Smoke Central BBQ | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | HICKORY PRIME | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | Jul 6, 2017 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 26% |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 24% |
| Bubba Q | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 27% |
| Killer B's BBQ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 6% |
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
| Smokin Gringos BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 25% |
| MIDDLE KID Q | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
| SMOKE THIS | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 31% |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | top 17% |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 12% |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | top 10% |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 12% |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | top 9% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2021 🏅 | Main Street | 81 | 706.8576 | SMOKE CENTRAL | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | $25,000 |
| Jul 12, 2019 🏅 | Main Street | 83 | 690.8112 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | $25,000 |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Main Street | 89 | 694.8232 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | — |
| Jul 6, 2017 | 120 Main Street | 89 | 700.5372 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | — |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Greenwood, SC | 82 | 686.7656 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S | — |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 90 | 697.0856 | BUB-BA-Q | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | — |
| Jul 10, 2014 | Greenwood, SC 29646 | 86 | 690.2288 | KILLER B'S BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | — |
| Jul 11, 2013 | Greenwood, SC | 78 | 678.7656 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BIG RED'S BARBECUE | — |