Sep 16–17, 2017 · Ridgeland, MS · 📍 Old Trace Park
VICTORY LANE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) on September 16, 2017 in Ridgeland, MS at Old Trace Park, scoring 693.0512 in a field of 17 teams. HIGH ON THE HAWG took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9200. Category winners: Chicken — KILLER HOGS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — VICTORY LANE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Smokin O's (175.4172); Brisket — HIGH ON THE HAWG (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by VICTORY LANE 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.
Closer than 82% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
693.0512 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.0396 VICTORY LANE BBQ set in 2017.
VICTORY LANE BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 2 tracked editions
VICTORY LANE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: Smokin O's and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN and MAGNOLIA tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
VICTORY LANE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
VICTORY LANE BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 172.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: VICTORY LANE BBQ (won 2017).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
17 of 22 teams from 2017-09-15 came back
17 of the 22 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Ridgeland, MS | Old Trace Park | 22 | 693.0396 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | CAJUN BLAZE |
| Sep 16, 2017 ← this one | Ridgeland, MS | Old Trace Park | 17 | 693.0512 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.0344 | 166.8688 |
17 entries · top 693.0512 · median 676.4916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 5 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 8 | JORDYQ | |
| 9 | COCHON 225 | |
| 10 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 11 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 12 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 13 | Smokin O's | |
| 14 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 15 | WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN | |
| 16 | PELLET PORKERS | |
| 17 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ |
17 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 3 | COCHON 225 | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 6 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 7 | Smokin O's | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 10 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 11 | PELLET PORKERS | |
| 12 | JORDYQ | |
| 13 | WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN | |
| 14 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 15 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 16 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 17 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 8 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 9 | WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN | |
| 10 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 11 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 12 | COCHON 225 | |
| 13 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 14 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 15 | JORDYQ | |
| 16 | Smokin O's | |
| 17 | PELLET PORKERS |
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin O's | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 5 | JORDYQ | |
| 6 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 7 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 9 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 10 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 11 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 12 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 13 | WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN | |
| 14 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 15 | COCHON 225 | |
| 16 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | PELLET PORKERS |
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | COCHON 225 | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 5 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 6 | JORDYQ | |
| 7 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 8 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 9 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 10 | PELLET PORKERS | |
| 11 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 12 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 13 | Smokin O's | |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 15 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 16 | WILBUR'S BEEN SMOKIN' SOMETHIN | |
| 17 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ |