2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Decatur, IL · 📍 1 College Park
Grand Champion: ONE2BBQ (690.2400) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OUTSIDERS 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.
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: QUAU and JUGS BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC and CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: JUGS BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.2972 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
30 entries · top 690.2400 · median 665.8740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 3 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 4 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 5 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 6 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 7 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 11 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 12 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 15 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 16 | QUAU | |
| 17 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKY LINCS | |
| 19 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 20 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ | |
| 22 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 23 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 24 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 25 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 28 | THIN BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 29 | SOY CITY SMOKERS | |
| 30 | HAWG NUTZ |
30 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 6 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 9 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 10 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 12 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 13 | SMOKY LINCS | |
| 14 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 15 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 17 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 18 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 19 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 20 | BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ | |
| 21 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 22 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 23 | THIN BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 26 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 28 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 29 | SOY CITY SMOKERS | |
| 30 | HAWG NUTZ |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 4 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 8 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 10 | BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ | |
| 11 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 13 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKY LINCS | |
| 16 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 17 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 18 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 19 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 20 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 21 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 22 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 23 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 24 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 25 | SOY CITY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | QUAU | |
| 27 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 28 | THIN BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 29 | HAWG NUTZ | |
| 30 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 3 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 6 | BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ | |
| 7 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 10 | QUAU | |
| 11 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 12 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 13 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 15 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 16 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 17 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 18 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 19 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 20 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 21 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 22 | SMOKY LINCS | |
| 23 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | THIN BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 28 | HAWG NUTZ | |
| 29 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 30 | SOY CITY SMOKERS |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 2 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | QUAU | |
| 6 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 7 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 8 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 9 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 10 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 12 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 13 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 15 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 16 | MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | |
| 17 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 18 | SMOKY LINCS | |
| 19 | Uncle Bub's BBQ LLC | |
| 20 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 21 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 22 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 23 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 25 | BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SHOW US YOUR SPITS | |
| 28 | SOY CITY SMOKERS | |
| 29 | HAWG NUTZ | |
| 30 | THIN BLUE LINE BBQ |
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.
12 entries · top 170.8228 · median 159.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | EF-Q | |
| 3 | Exact Q | |
| 4 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 5 | Sugar Creek | |
| 6 | HIGHWAY BBQ | |
| 7 | Seasoned Chefs | |
| 8 | Recalculatin Q | |
| 9 | Texas Pork Assassins | |
| 10 | TBC BBQ Team | |
| 11 | SWINE DINING | |
| 12 | Clemons BBQ |
12 entries · top 333.6572 · median 319.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DB BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGHWAY BBQ | |
| 3 | Exact Q | |
| 4 | Seasoned Chefs | |
| 5 | EF-Q | |
| 6 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 7 | Sugar Creek | |
| 8 | Recalculatin Q | |
| 9 | Texas Pork Assassins | |
| 10 | TBC BBQ Team | |
| 11 | SWINE DINING | |
| 12 | Clemons BBQ |
12 entries · top 170.8572 · median 160.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGHWAY BBQ | |
| 2 | Seasoned Chefs | |
| 3 | Exact Q | |
| 4 | DB BBQ | |
| 5 | EF-Q | |
| 6 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 7 | Recalculatin Q | |
| 8 | Sugar Creek | |
| 9 | TBC BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Texas Pork Assassins | |
| 11 | Clemons BBQ | |
| 12 | SWINE DINING |