Smoke on the Mountain
July 23, 2022 · Galax, VA
Entries
17
Grand champion
The Great Pig in the Sky (Ribs)
Top score
448.6000
Ribs
Tightest board
0.1000
Whole Hog — a photo finish
Average score
439.2889
across all judged boards
Most points
39
Upset factor
60%
chance the winner was beaten by the top seed
Points standing · Professional
MBN does not publish an overall score. This orders the field by MBN points across the judged categories — the same table that decides Team of the Year. The Grand Champion is decided separately, by the on-site finals judges.
| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 39 |
| 2 | Hank's BBQ | 37 |
| 3 | SWEET SWINE OF MINE | 33 |
| 4 | AIN'T IT THE LIFE BBQ | 28 |
| 5 | JACKS OLD SOUTH | 25 |
| 6 | Poker Porkers | 25 |
| 7 | RANUCCI'S BIG BUTT BBQ | 25 |
| 8 | RESCUE SMOKERS | 23 |
| 9 | Will Be Que BBQ | 20 |
| 10 | LEELA Q | 17 |
| 11 | FIRESIDE SMOKERS BBQ TEAM | 15 |
| 12 | Boonetown BBQ | 13 |
| 13 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | 13 |
| 14 | Slayton's Barbeque Company | 13 |
| 15 | 901 Q | 12 |
| 16 | King's Cooking | 6 |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD PORKERS OF FLORIDA | 6 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank's BBQ | 446.8000 | 587.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 446.7000 | 589.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | JACKS OLD SOUTH | 437.8000 | 585.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | Will Be Que BBQ | — | 584.8000 | 12 |
| 5 | RESCUE SMOKERS | — | 580.3000 | 11 |
| 6 | RANUCCI'S BIG BUTT BBQ | — | 578.1000 | 10 |
| 7 | SWEET SWINE OF MINE | — | 577.8000 | 9 |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | — | 567.6000 | 8 |
| 9 | Boonetown BBQ | — | 567.0000 | 7 |
| 10 | King's Cooking | — | 562.7000 | 6 |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD PORKERS OF FLORIDA | — | 558.6000 | 5 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank's BBQ | 441.2000 | 596.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | AIN'T IT THE LIFE BBQ | 437.3000 | 588.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | RANUCCI'S BIG BUTT BBQ | 437.1000 | 587.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | SWEET SWINE OF MINE | — | 586.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | FIRESIDE SMOKERS BBQ TEAM | — | 584.9000 | 11 |
| 6 | The Great Pig in the Sky | — | 582.4000 | 10 |
| 7 | 901 Q | — | 582.0000 | 9 |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | — | 580.7000 | 8 |
| 9 | JACKS OLD SOUTH | — | 580.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | RESCUE SMOKERS | — | 577.4000 | 6 |
| 11 | Boonetown BBQ | — | 575.8000 | 5 |
| 12 | LEELA Q | — | 575.5000 | 4 |
| 13 | Slayton's Barbeque Company | — | 571.8000 | 3 |
| 14 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 567.5000 | 2 |
| 15 | PARROTHEAD PORKERS OF FLORIDA | — | 565.3000 | 1 |
| 16 | King's Cooking | — | 560.0000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 448.6000 | 589.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | AIN'T IT THE LIFE BBQ | 436.3000 | 590.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | LEELA Q | 421.8000 | 594.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | SWEET SWINE OF MINE | — | 587.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 586.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | Slayton's Barbeque Company | — | 585.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | Poker Porkers | — | 581.6000 | 9 |
| 8 | Will Be Que BBQ | — | 578.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | Hank's BBQ | — | 576.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | RESCUE SMOKERS | — | 575.8000 | 6 |
| 11 | JACKS OLD SOUTH | — | 574.6000 | 5 |
| 12 | FIRESIDE SMOKERS BBQ TEAM | — | 569.3000 | 4 |
| 13 | 901 Q | — | 567.5000 | 3 |
| 14 | RANUCCI'S BIG BUTT BBQ | — | 567.3000 | 2 |
| 15 | Boonetown BBQ | — | 563.5000 | 1 |
| 16 | PARROTHEAD PORKERS OF FLORIDA | — | 562.3000 | 0 |
| 17 | King's Cooking | — | 554.1000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Mountain | 2024 | BUBBA GRILLS |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 2023 | HOG ADDICTION |
| SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN | 2019 | — |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 2018 | Jonesy Q BBQ Company |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 2025 | Optimus Swine |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.