2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Sheridan, AR · 📍 Oak Street
Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (691.3368) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
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 2019 — 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 83% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
Fergolicious BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 6 tracked editions
FIRE DANCER BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ and EPIC BBQ CRU tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY edged ALL Q'UED UP! by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: EPIC BBQ CRU (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-03 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 689.0972 | EPIC BBQ CRU | SOOIE Q |
| 2015-10-02 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 695.9540 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | RAZORRACKS |
| 2016-10-07 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 27 | 696.4912 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | EPIC BBQ CRU |
| 2017-10-06 ← this one | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 25 | 691.3368 | Fergolicious BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2018-10-05 | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 26 | 701.7028 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | 501 BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Sheridan, AR | 204 North Oak | 26 | 687.3712 | Dad's Grillin Crew | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4056 | 169.6684 | 165.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.5716 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 169.7028 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 170.2972 | 165.1428 |
25 entries · top 691.3368 · median 649.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | ALL Q'UED UP! | |
| 4 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 5 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 6 | 501 BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 8 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 10 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 11 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 12 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 13 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET SIR RENDER | |
| 15 | PITMASTERS Q | |
| 16 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 17 | AHH TOWNLEY | |
| 18 | BORDY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DIAMOND | |
| 20 | WEST FRASER MILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 21 | BRING ME MY MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 24 | R & M Diesel | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKE ARKADELPHIA |
25 entries · top 171.4056 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL Q'UED UP! | |
| 4 | 501 BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 8 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 9 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 10 | SWEET SIR RENDER | |
| 11 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 12 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 13 | BORDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PITMASTERS Q | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKE ARKADELPHIA | |
| 17 | WEST FRASER MILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 18 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | AHH TOWNLEY | |
| 20 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 21 | BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DIAMOND | |
| 24 | BRING ME MY MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel |
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 6 | ALL Q'UED UP! | |
| 7 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 8 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 10 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 11 | 501 BBQ | |
| 12 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | BRING ME MY MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DIAMOND | |
| 15 | AHH TOWNLEY | |
| 16 | PITMASTERS Q | |
| 17 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 18 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 19 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 20 | BORDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SWEET SIR RENDER | |
| 22 | WEST FRASER MILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 23 | BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 24 | R & M Diesel | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKE ARKADELPHIA |
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 5 | ALL Q'UED UP! | |
| 6 | SWEET SIR RENDER | |
| 7 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 8 | AHH TOWNLEY | |
| 9 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 10 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKE ARKADELPHIA | |
| 12 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 13 | 501 BBQ | |
| 14 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 16 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 17 | BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 18 | PITMASTERS Q | |
| 19 | BORDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | R & M Diesel | |
| 22 | SMOKIN DIAMOND | |
| 23 | WEST FRASER MILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 24 | BRING ME MY MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke My Meat BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501 BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL Q'UED UP! | |
| 3 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 5 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 10 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 11 | WEST FRASER MILLIN & GRILLIN | |
| 12 | SWEET SIR RENDER | |
| 13 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | PITMASTERS Q | |
| 15 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 16 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DIAMOND | |
| 18 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 20 | BRING ME MY MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | AHH TOWNLEY | |
| 22 | BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 23 | HOLY SMOKE ARKADELPHIA | |
| 24 | BORDY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel |