Oct 20–21, 2017 · Hattiesburg, MS · 📍 600 Walnut
THE GRILL DOCTORS won Grand Champion at the Downtown BBQ Showdown on October 20, 2017 in Hattiesburg, MS at 600 Walnut, scoring 691.9200 in a field of 19 teams. THE BLUE BLOODS took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3600. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKING O'S (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE GRILL DOCTORS (180.0000); Pork — RED EYED SMOKERS (175.4172); Brisket — PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ (173.7028). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by KILLER HOGS; the next was held in 2018.
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 92% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
THE GRILL DOCTORS came in rated below the field's top team, South Pork, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was THE GRILL DOCTORS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE edged SWEET DREAMS BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BOOTLEGGERS BBQ edged PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: SOUTHSIDE BBQ edged Big Bear BBQ by 0.0116.
THE GRILL DOCTORS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
THE GRILL DOCTORS turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-10-09.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2014 | Hattiesburg, MS | Hattiesburg, MS 39401 | 27 | 698.2744 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES | LIBERTY BBQ |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Hattiesburg, MS | Hattiesburg, MS | 26 | 694.8116 | KILLER HOGS | C4-QUE |
| Oct 20, 2017 ← this one | Hattiesburg, MS | 600 Walnut | 19 | 691.9200 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | THE BLUE BLOODS |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Hattiesburg, MS | Townsquare Park, 100 Main St | 30 | 688.4912 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Hattiesburg, MS | 600 Rebecca Ave | 28 | 699.9656 | The Specialists | SHIG NINJA BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1084 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 166.8344 | 159.9660 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 170.2628 | 165.6800 |
19 entries · top 691.9200 · median 664.4568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 6 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 7 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 10 | PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | BOOTLEGGERS BBQ | |
| 13 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 14 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 15 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | JAILBIRD BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 18 | DUFRENE'S | |
| 19 | DIRT ROAD SEASONINGS |
19 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 7 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 8 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 9 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 10 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 11 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 12 | PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 14 | JAILBIRD BBQ | |
| 15 | BOOTLEGGERS BBQ | |
| 16 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 18 | DUFRENE'S | |
| 19 | DIRT ROAD SEASONINGS |
19 entries · top 180 · median 159.9660 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOTLEGGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 9 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 10 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 13 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 14 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 15 | DUFRENE'S | |
| 16 | JAILBIRD BBQ | |
| 17 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 19 | DIRT ROAD SEASONINGS |
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 3 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 5 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 13 | BOOTLEGGERS BBQ | |
| 14 | DUFRENE'S | |
| 15 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 16 | PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | |
| 17 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 18 | JAILBIRD BBQ | |
| 19 | DIRT ROAD SEASONINGS |
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | |
| 2 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 3 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 4 | SWEET DREAMS BBQ | |
| 5 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 6 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 8 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | BOOTLEGGERS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING O'S | |
| 12 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 13 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 15 | BURNT BOAR | |
| 16 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 17 | JAILBIRD BBQ | |
| 18 | DUFRENE'S |