2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Helena, AR · 📍 Walnut St.
Grand Champion: LONGNECK SIPPERS (695.9772) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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 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 79% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
LONGNECK SIPPERS came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: Dirty Sow Grillers edged ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN by 0.0112. Chicken places 6–7: 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN edged Boss Pit by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BLIND SMOKE BBQ edged GOOD CHEW BBQ by 0.0116.
LONGNECK SIPPERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
Down & Dirty turned in 177.7372 in pork ribs — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 21 | 698.8572 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | Sizziling Bones |
| 2017-10-06 ← this one | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 30 | 695.9772 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | Organizer Portal |
| 2018-10-05 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 25 | 705.1316 | SMOKE ME SILLY | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-10-11 | Helena, AR | Helena, AR 72342 | 20 | 704.5256 | Rooters N Tooters | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5828 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.1200 | 166.8572 |
30 entries · top 695.9772 · median 657.9086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | BARLEY, HOPS, & HOGS | |
| 8 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 9 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 10 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Down & Dirty | |
| 12 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 15 | GIT U SUM | |
| 16 | 870 BBQ | |
| 17 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 18 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 20 | DILLIGAF | |
| 21 | GOOD CHEW BBQ | |
| 22 | Boss Pit | |
| 23 | ACE OF HOGS | |
| 24 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 25 | RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ | |
| 26 | SAUCE RIBELLION | |
| 27 | THE BUTTHOLE | |
| 28 | DELTA BLUES SMOKERS | |
| 29 | DELTA CULTIVATORS | |
| 30 | STATELY COTTON |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | GIT U SUM | |
| 5 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 7 | Boss Pit | |
| 8 | BARLEY, HOPS, & HOGS | |
| 9 | Down & Dirty | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 12 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 13 | RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ | |
| 14 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 16 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 17 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | THE BUTTHOLE | |
| 19 | DILLIGAF | |
| 20 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 22 | ACE OF HOGS | |
| 23 | GOOD CHEW BBQ | |
| 24 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 25 | DELTA CULTIVATORS | |
| 26 | SAUCE RIBELLION | |
| 27 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 28 | 870 BBQ | |
| 29 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 30 | DELTA BLUES SMOKERS |
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down & Dirty | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 5 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | 870 BBQ | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | BARLEY, HOPS, & HOGS | |
| 9 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | GOOD CHEW BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 12 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 13 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 15 | GIT U SUM | |
| 16 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 17 | DILLIGAF | |
| 18 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 19 | DELTA CULTIVATORS | |
| 20 | SAUCE RIBELLION | |
| 21 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 23 | Boss Pit | |
| 24 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | DELTA BLUES SMOKERS | |
| 26 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 27 | ACE OF HOGS | |
| 28 | THE BUTTHOLE | |
| 29 | RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 2 | BARLEY, HOPS, & HOGS | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | GIT U SUM | |
| 8 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 10 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 11 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 12 | 870 BBQ | |
| 13 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 14 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 15 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 16 | GOOD CHEW BBQ | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | Down & Dirty | |
| 19 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 20 | DILLIGAF | |
| 21 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 22 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 23 | SAUCE RIBELLION | |
| 24 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 25 | DELTA BLUES SMOKERS | |
| 26 | ACE OF HOGS | |
| 27 | Boss Pit | |
| 28 | RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ | |
| 29 | DELTA CULTIVATORS | |
| 30 | THE BUTTHOLE |
29 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACE OF HOGS | |
| 2 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 4 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 5 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 8 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 9 | RUBBIN THE MONEY MUSCLE BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Boss Pit | |
| 13 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 14 | SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 16 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 18 | 870 BBQ | |
| 19 | DILLIGAF | |
| 20 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Down & Dirty | |
| 22 | BARLEY, HOPS, & HOGS | |
| 23 | DELTA BLUES SMOKERS | |
| 24 | GIT U SUM | |
| 25 | SAUCE RIBELLION | |
| 26 | GOOD CHEW BBQ | |
| 27 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 28 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 29 | THE BUTTHOLE |
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.
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9884