Feb 24–25, 2017 · Meridian, MS
SWEET SWINE O'MINE won Grand Champion at the Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) on February 24, 2017 in Meridian, MS, scoring 705.0972 in a field of 22 teams. SMOKE THIS BBQ MO took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6572. Category winners: Chicken — PLUMB CRAZY Q (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES (177.1544); Pork — SWEET SWINE O'MINE (180.0000); Brisket — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (177.7028).
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 71 times in 100
Sweet Swine O'Mine came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: PLUMB CRAZY Q and SWEET SWINE O'MINE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: PIG'N & GRIN'N BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and RED EYED SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SWEET SWINE O'MINE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.5484 | 167.3944 |
22 entries · top 705.0972 · median 664.7142
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4172
22 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.8344
22 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9542
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.
9 entries · top 343.9428 · median 318.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 2 | Rib Life | |
| 3 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 4 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 5 | Dontea's Seafood & BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 7 | M&B | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ | |
| 9 | Glass Inc. |
9 entries · top 173.1084 · median 159.3940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 2 | Rib Life | |
| 3 | M&B | |
| 4 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 5 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 6 | Dontea's Seafood & BBQ | |
| 7 | Glass Inc. | |
| 8 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG DOG BBQ |
9 entries · top 172 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD FAST BBQ | |
| 2 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 3 | Rib Life | |
| 4 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 5 | Dontea's Seafood & BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG HUNGRY AND THE BOTTOMFEEDERS | |
| 8 | M&B | |
| 9 | Glass Inc. |