2013-10-19 – 2013-10-20 · Fort Smith, AR · 📍 Fort Smith, AR
Grand Champion: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (692.4916) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRUEBUD BBQ
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 1–2: TRUEBUD BBQ and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: TRUEBUD BBQ and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-19 ← this one | Fort Smith, AR | Fort Smith, AR | 25 | 692.4916 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| 2014-07-11 | Fort Smith, AR | Fort Smith, AR 72908 | 35 | 685.0400 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 161.6688 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 168.5372 | 166.2400 |
25 entries · top 692.4916 · median 660.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 7 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 11 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 12 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 15 | No B. S. BBQ | |
| 16 | Rockin B BBQ | |
| 17 | QUETPIES | |
| 18 | Rack N Roll | |
| 19 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 21 | Kickin Bull BBQ | |
| 22 | OTM BBQ | |
| 23 | Outlaw BBQ - AL | |
| 24 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 25 | TROLLEY TIME BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 9 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 10 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 11 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 12 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 13 | Rockin B BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 16 | No B. S. BBQ | |
| 17 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 18 | Rack N Roll | |
| 19 | QUETPIES | |
| 20 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | Outlaw BBQ - AL | |
| 22 | OTM BBQ | |
| 23 | TROLLEY TIME BBQ | |
| 24 | Kickin Bull BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE-N-SUDS |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 4 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | Rockin B BBQ | |
| 7 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 12 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 13 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 14 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 15 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | No B. S. BBQ | |
| 17 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 18 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | Outlaw BBQ - AL | |
| 20 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 21 | OTM BBQ | |
| 22 | Rack N Roll | |
| 23 | QUETPIES | |
| 24 | Kickin Bull BBQ | |
| 25 | TROLLEY TIME BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 8 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 9 | QUETPIES | |
| 10 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 14 | Rack N Roll | |
| 15 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 17 | Kickin Bull BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 19 | Rockin B BBQ | |
| 20 | No B. S. BBQ | |
| 21 | OTM BBQ | |
| 22 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | Outlaw BBQ - AL | |
| 24 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 25 | TROLLEY TIME BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 5 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 9 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 12 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | No B. S. BBQ | |
| 14 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 15 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 16 | Rack N Roll | |
| 17 | Kickin Bull BBQ | |
| 18 | QUETPIES | |
| 19 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | OTM BBQ | |
| 21 | Rockin B BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 23 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 24 | TROLLEY TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | Outlaw BBQ - AL |