2017-12-01 – 2017-12-02 · Rancho Mirage, CA · 📍 71333 Dinah Shore Dr.
Grand Champion: PORKY BUTTS BBQ (701.1428) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
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.
701.1428 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.1200 LUCKY'S Q set in 2016.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ and Buckshot BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: COOL SMOKE and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and SWAMP BOYS tied on 177.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LUCKY'S Q (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 71333 Dinah Shore Dr. | 24 | 701.1200 | LUCKY'S Q | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-12-01 ← this one | Rancho Mirage, CA | 71333 Dinah Shore Dr. | 25 | 701.1428 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 175.4172 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 172.5828 |
25 entries · top 701.1428 · median 686.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 9 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 14 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 19 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 21 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 22 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 25 | GREY STREET BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 17 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 20 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 21 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 23 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 24 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 13 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 14 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 17 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 18 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 19 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 22 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 23 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 25 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 10 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 16 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 20 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 21 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 23 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 24 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 10 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 14 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 18 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 19 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 20 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 23 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 25 | GREY STREET BBQ |