2013-09-06 – 2013-09-07 · Vermillion, SD · 📍 Vermillion, SD
Grand Champion: SPITFIRE (689.6684) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG T'Z Q CRU
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 80% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
SPITFIRE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 3–4: SPITFIRE and BIG T'Z Q CRU tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CHARCOAL LOUNGERS edged PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SHAGAN PIT edged TIMBONE BARBECUE by 0.0228.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 ← this one | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD | 27 | 689.6684 | SPITFIRE | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2014-09-05 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 686.8228 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE |
| 2015-09-11 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 32 | 693.1432 | EGGSPERT BBQ | SPITFIRE |
| 2021-09-10 | Vermillion, SD | Vermillion, SD 57069 | 26 | 687.3600 | RUB MY RACK | Mr. Dudes BBQ |
| 2022-09-09 | Vermillion, SD | 16 Market Street | 28 | 693.6916 | Machette Boys | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-09-08 | Vermillion, SD | 15 Court Street | 28 | 694.8572 | Shiggin & Grinnin | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 | Vermillion, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.4400 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 172.0344 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.8572 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.4172 |
27 entries · top 689.6684 · median 649.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 3 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 8 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 9 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 10 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 11 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 12 | QUAU | |
| 13 | GR8 BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | SHAGAN PIT | |
| 15 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 16 | Porky 'n Beans | |
| 17 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 18 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Too Smoked to Pork | |
| 20 | Too Drunk to Pork | |
| 21 | Pork Tales | |
| 22 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | Rufus & The Rib Rubbers | |
| 24 | Dizzy's Corn Cob Cookin | |
| 25 | Ruby Red's KC BBQ | |
| 26 | PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ | |
| 27 | BARE BUTTS |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 6 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 7 | PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ | |
| 8 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 11 | BARE BUTTS | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 13 | Too Drunk to Pork | |
| 14 | Too Smoked to Pork | |
| 15 | SHAGAN PIT | |
| 16 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 17 | Porky 'n Beans | |
| 18 | QUAU | |
| 19 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 20 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | GR8 BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 23 | Ruby Red's KC BBQ | |
| 24 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 25 | Dizzy's Corn Cob Cookin | |
| 26 | Pork Tales | |
| 27 | Rufus & The Rib Rubbers |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 2 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 3 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 4 | SHAGAN PIT | |
| 5 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 8 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 9 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 11 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | GR8 BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Too Smoked to Pork | |
| 15 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 16 | Dizzy's Corn Cob Cookin | |
| 17 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | Porky 'n Beans | |
| 19 | QUAU | |
| 20 | Pork Tales | |
| 21 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 23 | Rufus & The Rib Rubbers | |
| 24 | Too Drunk to Pork | |
| 25 | Ruby Red's KC BBQ | |
| 26 | PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Ruby Red's KC BBQ | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | GR8 BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 9 | Pork Tales | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 13 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 14 | Too Smoked to Pork | |
| 15 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 16 | Rufus & The Rib Rubbers | |
| 17 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 18 | BARE BUTTS | |
| 19 | Too Drunk to Pork | |
| 20 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Porky 'n Beans | |
| 22 | SHAGAN PIT | |
| 23 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 24 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 25 | PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ | |
| 26 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 27 | Dizzy's Corn Cob Cookin |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | PULLED FROM THE PIT BBQ | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 11 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 12 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 14 | RACCOON FLATS | |
| 15 | Porky 'n Beans | |
| 16 | GR8 BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 19 | SHAGAN PIT | |
| 20 | BARE BUTTS | |
| 21 | Too Drunk to Pork | |
| 22 | Rufus & The Rib Rubbers | |
| 23 | Pork Tales | |
| 24 | Dizzy's Corn Cob Cookin | |
| 25 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 26 | Too Smoked to Pork | |
| 27 | Ruby Red's KC BBQ |