2017-09-29 – 2017-09-30 · Sonora, CA · 📍 220 Southgate Dr
Grand Champion: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (694.2516) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MAR-B-QUE'S 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: RAD FONDO BBQ and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and Sharpe's Woodshed tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ and Sharpe's Woodshed tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 21st.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4172 | 168.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.1772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 171.9656 | 166.2856 |
30 entries · top 694.2516 · median 660.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 8 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | JACK9 BBQ - CA | |
| 10 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 12 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | RBQ | |
| 14 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 15 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 19 | Solo Dolo BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 21 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE | |
| 22 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 25 | PETE'S MEAT BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | MEAT LIQUADATORS | |
| 28 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 29 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 30 | 3 Rednecks & This Guy |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 2 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 3 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | JACK9 BBQ - CA | |
| 8 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 9 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 11 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 14 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 15 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | PETE'S MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | RBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 20 | Solo Dolo BBQ | |
| 21 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 23 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 25 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 26 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 27 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 28 | MEAT LIQUADATORS | |
| 29 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 30 | 3 Rednecks & This Guy |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 3 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | RBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 10 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 11 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 13 | Solo Dolo BBQ | |
| 14 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ - CA | |
| 16 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 20 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE | |
| 21 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 25 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | MEAT LIQUADATORS | |
| 27 | PETE'S MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 29 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 30 | 3 Rednecks & This Guy |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 3 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 5 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 7 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE | |
| 8 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 9 | MEAT LIQUADATORS | |
| 10 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 12 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 17 | Solo Dolo BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 19 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 21 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 22 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | JACK9 BBQ - CA | |
| 24 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | PETE'S MEAT BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 27 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 28 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 29 | 3 Rednecks & This Guy | |
| 30 | RedJaz BBQ |
30 entries · top 176.5944 · median 160.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 4 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 7 | JACK9 BBQ - CA | |
| 8 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 9 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 13 | RBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKED SEDUCTION | |
| 15 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | PETE'S MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 20 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Solo Dolo BBQ | |
| 22 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 25 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 26 | REDNECKS WITH FIRE | |
| 27 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 28 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 29 | MEAT LIQUADATORS | |
| 30 | 3 Rednecks & This Guy |