2017-09-08 – 2017-09-09 · Shawnee, OK · 📍 Pott County Fair
Grand Champion: UNCLE BC'S (700.5600) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE AMERICAN DREAM 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.
700.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.2056 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ set in 2016.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
UNCLE BC'S came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: DIVINE SWINE and BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX and SMOKIN DAN tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and UNCLE BC'S tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNCLE BC'S won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
UNCLE BC'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
UNCLE BC'S turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-02 | Shawnee, OK | Shawnee, OK 74804 | 27 | 690.2056 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | MOVIN' THE CHAINS |
| 2017-09-08 ← this one | Shawnee, OK | Pott County Fair | 27 | 700.5600 | UNCLE BC'S | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| 2018-09-07 | Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5484 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 171.4516 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1660 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
27 entries · top 700.5600 · median 670.7312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 5 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 11 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | 501 BBQ | |
| 17 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 18 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 19 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 21 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 22 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 23 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | TIKI QUE | |
| 25 | Loud City BBQ | |
| 26 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 27 | HOLLOW Q |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 2 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 3 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 12 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 13 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 16 | 501 BBQ | |
| 17 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 19 | TIKI QUE | |
| 20 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 21 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 23 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 26 | Loud City BBQ | |
| 27 | HOLLOW Q |
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 4 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 9 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 11 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 12 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 13 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 14 | 501 BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 16 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 18 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 19 | TIKI QUE | |
| 20 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 21 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 22 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 26 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | Loud City BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 5 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 10 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 12 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 14 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 15 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 16 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 19 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 21 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 22 | 501 BBQ | |
| 23 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 24 | TIKI QUE | |
| 25 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 26 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 27 | Loud City BBQ |
27 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 6 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 7 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 13 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 14 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 15 | 501 BBQ | |
| 16 | RED BARN BBQ | |
| 17 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 20 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 21 | Loud City BBQ | |
| 22 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 26 | TIKI QUE | |
| 27 | River Bottom Rib Runners |