May 17–18, 2013 · Langley, OK
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Grand Lake BBQ Festival on May 17, 2013 in Langley, OK, scoring 702.2860 in a field of 30 teams. HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2856. Category winners: Chicken — WILDCATTERS Q CREW (180.0000); Pork Ribs — DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES (180.0000); Pork — BUFFALO'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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 2018 — 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.
BUFFALO'S BBQ holds the KCBS record for highest pork score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. 2 all-time records in the book were set at this contest.
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 6 tracked editions
CLARK CREW BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: FIRE DANCER BBQ and PERKS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: PERKS BBQ and STEELE FAMILY BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BUFFALO'S BBQ and SMOKERS WILD tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 ← this one | Langley, OK | Langley, OK | 30 | 702.2860 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| May 16, 2014 | Langley, OK | Langley, OK 74340 | 33 | 702.8116 | SMOKERS WILD | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| May 15, 2015 | Langley, OK | Langley, OK 74055 | 35 | 706.2972 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| May 20, 2016 | Langley, OK | Langley, OK | 46 | 704.5372 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| May 19, 2017 | Langley, OK | 202 Park St. | 36 | 701.1656 | CLARK CREW BBQ | DIVINE SWINE |
| May 18, 2018 | Langley, OK | 202 Park St. | 26 | 706.8572 | BOOMERANG BBQ | DIVINE SWINE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176 | 173.7142 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2858 | 170.2858 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4286 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 180 | 172.5714 | 168.5712 |
30 entries · top 702.2860 · median 666.5711
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 5 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 10 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 11 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 12 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 15 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | PERKS BBQ | |
| 19 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 20 | LIVING ON TULSA SWINE | |
| 21 | Smokin Nut'z | |
| 22 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 23 | Waste Management | |
| 24 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 25 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 26 | N D N BAR B Q | |
| 27 | Taste-T-Base-T BBQ | |
| 28 | TWO R QUE | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT - OK | |
| 30 | T-TOWN QUE |
30 entries · top 180 · median 167.7142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 2 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | PERKS BBQ | |
| 7 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 8 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 12 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Nut'z | |
| 15 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 17 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 18 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 19 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 20 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 21 | T-TOWN QUE | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT - OK | |
| 23 | TWO R QUE | |
| 24 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 25 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 26 | LIVING ON TULSA SWINE | |
| 27 | Taste-T-Base-T BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 29 | Waste Management | |
| 30 | N D N BAR B Q |
30 entries · top 180 · median 164.5715 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | Waste Management | |
| 5 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 7 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | LIVING ON TULSA SWINE | |
| 12 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 14 | N D N BAR B Q | |
| 15 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 16 | PERKS BBQ | |
| 17 | Taste-T-Base-T BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 20 | TWO R QUE | |
| 21 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 22 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 24 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 25 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Nut'z | |
| 27 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 28 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 29 | T-TOWN QUE | |
| 30 | BACKDRAFT - OK |
30 entries · top 180 · median 164.8570 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 11 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 14 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 15 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 16 | PERKS BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 19 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 20 | LIVING ON TULSA SWINE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 22 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 23 | Smokin Nut'z | |
| 24 | N D N BAR B Q | |
| 25 | Taste-T-Base-T BBQ | |
| 26 | Waste Management | |
| 27 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT - OK | |
| 29 | T-TOWN QUE | |
| 30 | TWO R QUE |
30 entries · top 180 · median 164.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 6 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 8 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 9 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 12 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 13 | DAD'S SMOKIN AGAIN | |
| 14 | Willie's Hog Pond BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 16 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 17 | Waste Management | |
| 18 | LIVING ON TULSA SWINE | |
| 19 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Nut'z | |
| 21 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 22 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 23 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 24 | PERKS BBQ | |
| 25 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 26 | N D N BAR B Q | |
| 27 | TWO R QUE | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT - OK | |
| 29 | Taste-T-Base-T BBQ | |
| 30 | T-TOWN QUE |