2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Independence, MO · 📍 19100 E valley view parkway
Grand Champion: THE TWISTED TAIL (700.5488) · 76 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THUMP & STRUM 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
THE TWISTED TAIL came in rated below the field's top team, THE SMOKING HILLS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THE TWISTED TAIL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was THE TWISTED TAIL's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: SLAPS BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: THE TWISTED TAIL and R BUTTS R SMOKIN tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,410 contests in the data
76 teams made this a bigger field than 97% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-09 | Independence, MO | 1900 E Valley View | 76 | 703.4056 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| 2017-10-06 ← this one | Independence, MO | 19100 E valley view parkway | 76 | 700.5488 | THE TWISTED TAIL | THUMP & STRUM BBQ |
| 2018-10-05 | Independence, MO | 19100 East Valley View Parkway | 56 | 699.9312 | SMOOTH SMOKE | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 173.1772 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 174.2972 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5828 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
76 entries · top 700.5488 · median 649.5828
76 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.2514
76 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2628
76 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
76 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.3714
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.
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULLET BROTHERS | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 8 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Kelly B's BBQ | |
| 10 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 11 | Jack and Smoke | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | BBQ GUYS | |
| 14 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE | |
| 17 | Cock n Bull Smokers |
6 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan Hoisington | |
| 2 | Mckayla Simms | |
| 3 | Jensen Rousseau | |
| 4 | Mason Little | |
| 5 | Jordon Dyce | |
| 6 | CJ Drollinger |
17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Qualls | |
| 2 | Hunter Hoisington | |
| 3 | Brooke Denney | |
| 4 | Brady Miller | |
| 5 | Journey Tacker | |
| 6 | Payton Ryder | |
| 7 | Layla Spurgeon | |
| 8 | Mary Kate Ingram | |
| 9 | Christopher Ingram | |
| 10 | Makenzie Denney | |
| 11 | Weston Rousseau | |
| 12 | Guinness George | |
| 13 | Morgan Edward | |
| 14 | Alexandria Edwards | |
| 15 | Avery Edward | |
| 16 | Tyler Hoisington | |
| 17 | Ame Elam |
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | Man Meat Fire | |
| 3 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 6 | Hi-Tech Smokers | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | SPLITLOG SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 12 | Fat Cat Barbecue - LS | |
| 13 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 14 | WHISTLE BRITCHES | |
| 15 | BBQ GUYS | |
| 16 | KCC | |
| 17 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 18 | SWAG BBQ | |
| 19 | MULLET BROTHERS | |
| 20 | Cock n Bull Smokers | |
| 21 | DKS | |
| 22 | ARNING SMOKED MEATS | |
| 23 | PORK FLOYD | |
| 24 | Smokin With Willie | |
| 25 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | James Brothers BBQ | |
| 27 | A Slew of Sows and a Smoker | |
| 28 | Jack and Smoke | |
| 29 | Deliverance BBQ So Good You'll Squeal |