Oct 13–14, 2017 · Duncanville, TX
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival on October 13, 2017 in Duncanville, TX, scoring 701.7028 in a field of 18 teams. FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8344. Category winners: Chicken — LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ (178.3200); Pork Ribs — ONE MAN PITS (176.0228); Pork — OTAKU SMOKE N BREW (178.8572); Brisket — BOOMERANG BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 7–8: RED NECK BBQ edged ELLIS COUNTY BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: BOOMERANG BBQ edged OTAKU SMOKE N BREW by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 1–2: ONE MAN PITS edged BOOMERANG BBQ by 0.0228.
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2017 ← this one | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville, TX 75116 | 18 | 701.7028 | BOOMERANG BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Duncanville, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Duncanville, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.3200 | 169.7028 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 171.9772 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 159.9772 |
18 entries · top 701.7028 · median 657.9940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 3 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 5 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 7 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 8 | Blue Smoke | |
| 9 | RED NECK BBQ | |
| 10 | Texas Q | |
| 11 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | |
| 12 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Sterling's BBQ | |
| 14 | CapCity Smoke | |
| 15 | Big John's Bandit BBQ | |
| 16 | BOWLING SMOKE | |
| 17 | Brothers BarBQ | |
| 18 | BACKYARD BROTHERS BBQ |
18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 2 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 5 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 6 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 7 | RED NECK BBQ | |
| 8 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | |
| 9 | Blue Smoke | |
| 10 | Texas Q | |
| 11 | CapCity Smoke | |
| 12 | BOWLING SMOKE | |
| 13 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 14 | Sterling's BBQ | |
| 15 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 16 | Big John's Bandit BBQ | |
| 17 | Brothers BarBQ | |
| 18 | BACKYARD BROTHERS BBQ |
18 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.2916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 4 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 5 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 6 | Blue Smoke | |
| 7 | Texas Q | |
| 8 | Sterling's BBQ | |
| 9 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 10 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 11 | RED NECK BBQ | |
| 12 | BOWLING SMOKE | |
| 13 | Brothers BarBQ | |
| 14 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Big John's Bandit BBQ | |
| 16 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 17 | CapCity Smoke | |
| 18 | BACKYARD BROTHERS BBQ |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 2 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 3 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 4 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | |
| 5 | Blue Smoke | |
| 6 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | CapCity Smoke | |
| 9 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 10 | RED NECK BBQ | |
| 11 | Texas Q | |
| 12 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Sterling's BBQ | |
| 14 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 15 | Brothers BarBQ | |
| 16 | Big John's Bandit BBQ | |
| 17 | BOWLING SMOKE | |
| 18 | BACKYARD BROTHERS BBQ |
18 entries · top 180 · median 160.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | |
| 3 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE MAN PITS | |
| 5 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | RED NECK BBQ | |
| 8 | BARBQUE XTREME | |
| 9 | Texas Q | |
| 10 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 11 | Sterling's BBQ | |
| 12 | Blue Smoke | |
| 13 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | |
| 14 | CapCity Smoke | |
| 15 | BACKYARD BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | BOWLING SMOKE | |
| 17 | Big John's Bandit BBQ | |
| 18 | Brothers BarBQ |
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.
5 entries · top 167.4400 · median 153.0968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | Rockin W Smokers | |
| 5 | BOWLING SMOKE |