Sep 16–17, 2017 · Kimberling, MO · 📍 Port of Kimberling
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Table Rock Boats and Bones on September 16, 2017 in Kimberling, MO at Port of Kimberling, scoring 707.3828 in a field of 47 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (177.7372); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by GETTIN' BASTED; the next was held in 2018.
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, 2014 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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
707.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1544 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ set in 2015.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 5 tracked editions
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and B-BOYZ BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Eli's Pit Crew and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (won 2015), GETTIN' BASTED (won 2016).
This contest usually draws about 37 teams
47 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 37.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2014 | Kimberling City, MO | Kimberling City, MO 65615 | 34 | 698.8228 | GETTIN' SAUCED | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Kimberling City, MO | Kimberling City, MO 65615 | 33 | 705.1544 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Kimberling City, MO | Port of Kimberling | 43 | 702.2516 | GETTIN' BASTED | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Sep 16, 2017 ← this one | Kimberling, MO | Port of Kimberling | 47 | 707.3828 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Kimberling, MO | Port of Kimberling | 35 | 701.0856 | BOOMERANG BBQ | LA PASADITA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5716 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176 | 174.2628 |
47 entries · top 707.3828 · median 672.4800
47 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6916
47 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5372
46 entries · top 180 · median 169.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
47 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
4 entries · top 163.3828 · median 161.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristen Hoisington - 13 | |
| 2 | Madison Clark - 11 | |
| 3 | Brandon Sanchez - 13 | |
| 4 | Brielle Beatty - 14 |
13 entries · top 172.5828 · median 160.0344