Jun 17–18, 2016 · Eureka, KS
LUCKY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Eureka BBQ Bash on June 17, 2016 in Eureka, KS, scoring 689.6800 in a field of 26 teams. OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8000. Category winners: Chicken — JP Custom Smoker (176.0116); Pork Ribs — LUCKY D'S BBQ (177.7028); Pork — RIBS N BIBS (176.5600); Brisket — NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ (173.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
Lucky D's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke-A-Holics, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was LUCKY D'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ and Boots Style BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BUTCHER BBQ and IMAT BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ and PORK PULLERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LUCKY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | Eureka, KS | Eureka, KS 67045 | 27 | 693.1200 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | JP CUSTOM SMOKE |
| Jun 17, 2016 ← this one | Eureka, KS | Eureka City Lake | 26 | 689.6800 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Eureka, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0116 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.0116 | 167.4516 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 165.6912 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 168 | 165.6684 |
26 entries · top 689.6800 · median 661.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 3 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 4 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 6 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | JP Custom Smoker | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 14 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 15 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 18 | Showtime | |
| 19 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 20 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Jack Smoker | |
| 22 | Old Skool BBQ | |
| 23 | Hell Bent 100% Texas Cookers | |
| 24 | His Rib Her Butt | |
| 25 | Meat Medics | |
| 26 | DRUM DADDY BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Custom Smoker | |
| 2 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 3 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 7 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 10 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 11 | Old Skool BBQ | |
| 12 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 17 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 18 | Black Jack Smoker | |
| 19 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 20 | His Rib Her Butt | |
| 21 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Hell Bent 100% Texas Cookers | |
| 24 | Showtime | |
| 25 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 26 | Meat Medics |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 4 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | Showtime | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 10 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 12 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 13 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Jack Smoker | |
| 15 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 16 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | JP Custom Smoker | |
| 18 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 20 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 22 | Hell Bent 100% Texas Cookers | |
| 23 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 24 | Old Skool BBQ | |
| 25 | His Rib Her Butt | |
| 26 | Meat Medics |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 2 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 3 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | JP Custom Smoker | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 11 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 13 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 14 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 19 | Showtime | |
| 20 | Black Jack Smoker | |
| 21 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 22 | Hell Bent 100% Texas Cookers | |
| 23 | His Rib Her Butt | |
| 24 | Old Skool BBQ | |
| 25 | Meat Medics |
26 entries · top 173.1428 · median 162.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 2 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 3 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 6 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 8 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 10 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 12 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 13 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 15 | JP Custom Smoker | |
| 16 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 17 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | Showtime | |
| 19 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 20 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 21 | Old Skool BBQ | |
| 22 | His Rib Her Butt | |
| 23 | Meat Medics | |
| 24 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 25 | Black Jack Smoker | |
| 26 | Hell Bent 100% Texas Cookers |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
7 entries · top 173.1084 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conner Gagnon | |
| 2 | Hailey Habersat | |
| 3 | Dharma Dutton | |
| 4 | Gracie Funk | |
| 5 | Clay Gagnon | |
| 6 | Bobby Nelson | |
| 7 | Kylee Nelson |