Apr 26–27, 2013 · Mt. Carmel, IL
SON SEEKERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship on April 26, 2013 in Mt. Carmel, IL, scoring 676.5708 in a field of 36 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.8568. Category winners: Chicken — THE FLYING BURRITOS (174.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN T'S (177.1430); Pork — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (177.1430); Brisket — ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ (176.0000).
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.
SON SEEKERS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SON SEEKERS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: QUAU and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: B.U.Z.Z. BBQ and Hickory Pit tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS and RURAL ROUTE BBQ tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 169.1426 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1430 | 168.5716 | 164 |
| Pork | 177.1430 | 170.2856 | 166.8570 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.2856 | 167.4286 |
36 entries · top 676.5708 · median 636.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ | |
| 7 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 9 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 10 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 12 | QUAU | |
| 13 | GOOD GRIEF BBQ | |
| 14 | WOLF CANDY BBQ | |
| 15 | Cherry Red Roasters BBQ | |
| 16 | Hickory Pit | |
| 17 | Hobbie BarBQ | |
| 18 | Swinee River Grillers | |
| 19 | Z-Smoke | |
| 20 | Big Pappa's BBQ MahometI | |
| 21 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 22 | Ol Man Larry's | |
| 23 | HOOSIER MEATHEADS | |
| 24 | B.U.Z.Z. BBQ | |
| 25 | Uncle Bubba's Redneck BB | |
| 26 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Grumpy Griff BBQ | |
| 28 | THE SWHINERY | |
| 29 | High On The Hog | |
| 30 | Rub'em Right BBQ | |
| 31 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 33 | Ron's Beer-B-Que | |
| 34 | Steve's Oink-n-Squeel | |
| 35 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 36 | Triple Tee |
36 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1429
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 2 | Z-Smoke | |
| 3 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 5 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HOOSIER MEATHEADS | |
| 7 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 8 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 9 | GOOD GRIEF BBQ | |
| 10 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | Ol Man Larry's | |
| 12 | ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ | |
| 13 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 14 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Hobbie BarBQ | |
| 16 | Cherry Red Roasters BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Pappa's BBQ MahometI | |
| 18 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 19 | Steve's Oink-n-Squeel | |
| 20 | QUAU | |
| 21 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 22 | Grumpy Griff BBQ | |
| 23 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 24 | Uncle Bubba's Redneck BB | |
| 25 | Hickory Pit | |
| 26 | High On The Hog | |
| 27 | Swinee River Grillers | |
| 28 | WOLF CANDY BBQ | |
| 29 | Ron's Beer-B-Que | |
| 30 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 31 | THE SWHINERY | |
| 32 | Rub'em Right BBQ | |
| 33 | B.U.Z.Z. BBQ | |
| 34 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 35 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 36 | Triple Tee |
36 entries · top 177.1430 · median 158.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 6 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 8 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 9 | B.U.Z.Z. BBQ | |
| 10 | Hickory Pit | |
| 11 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 12 | WOLF CANDY BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Bubba's Redneck BB | |
| 14 | Grumpy Griff BBQ | |
| 15 | Swinee River Grillers | |
| 16 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 17 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | Cherry Red Roasters BBQ | |
| 19 | HOOSIER MEATHEADS | |
| 20 | Hobbie BarBQ | |
| 21 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | High On The Hog | |
| 23 | ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ | |
| 24 | Z-Smoke | |
| 25 | GOOD GRIEF BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 27 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Pappa's BBQ MahometI | |
| 29 | THE SWHINERY | |
| 30 | Ron's Beer-B-Que | |
| 31 | Rub'em Right BBQ | |
| 32 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 33 | Steve's Oink-n-Squeel | |
| 34 | Ol Man Larry's | |
| 35 | Triple Tee | |
| 36 | UP IN SMOKE |
36 entries · top 177.1430 · median 158.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Swinee River Grillers | |
| 5 | ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ | |
| 6 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 8 | B.U.Z.Z. BBQ | |
| 9 | GOOD GRIEF BBQ | |
| 10 | Cherry Red Roasters BBQ | |
| 11 | High On The Hog | |
| 12 | WOLF CANDY BBQ | |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | Hickory Pit | |
| 16 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Pappa's BBQ MahometI | |
| 18 | Rub'em Right BBQ | |
| 19 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | HOOSIER MEATHEADS | |
| 21 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 22 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 23 | THE SWHINERY | |
| 24 | Ol Man Larry's | |
| 25 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 26 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 27 | Hobbie BarBQ | |
| 28 | Ron's Beer-B-Que | |
| 29 | Steve's Oink-n-Squeel | |
| 30 | QUAU | |
| 31 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 32 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 33 | Uncle Bubba's Redneck BB | |
| 34 | Triple Tee | |
| 35 | Z-Smoke | |
| 36 | Grumpy Griff BBQ |
36 entries · top 176 · median 158.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ | |
| 2 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 6 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 7 | QUAU | |
| 8 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | WOLF CANDY BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 12 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 13 | Hobbie BarBQ | |
| 14 | Hickory Pit | |
| 15 | Ol Man Larry's | |
| 16 | GOOD GRIEF BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 18 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 19 | Big Pappa's BBQ MahometI | |
| 20 | Z-Smoke | |
| 21 | Triple Tee | |
| 22 | Rub'em Right BBQ | |
| 23 | Cherry Red Roasters BBQ | |
| 24 | Grumpy Griff BBQ | |
| 25 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 26 | THE SWHINERY | |
| 27 | Swinee River Grillers | |
| 28 | Uncle Bubba's Redneck BB | |
| 29 | Ron's Beer-B-Que | |
| 30 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 31 | Steve's Oink-n-Squeel | |
| 32 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 33 | B.U.Z.Z. BBQ | |
| 34 | HOOSIER MEATHEADS | |
| 35 | High On The Hog | |
| 36 | BLOWIN' SMOKE |