2017-03-17 – 2017-03-18 · Pensacola, FL · 📍 Seville SQ
Grand Champion: SOUTH PORK (698.2056) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOTYQUE
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, 2013 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
South Pork came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SOUTH PORK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1644 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: THE SPECIALISTS and WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS and BOOTYQUE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: E.T.'S BBQ and UNCLE BUD'S BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (won 2013), THE BLUE BLOODS (won 2014), IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2015, 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-01 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL | 37 | 681.1424 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ |
| 2014-03-07 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 46 | 698.2288 | THE BLUE BLOODS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| 2015-03-06 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 48 | 699.9428 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | The Specialists |
| 2016-03-18 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola, FL 32570 | 43 | 694.7656 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CHECKERED PIG |
| 2017-03-17 ← this one | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 38 | 698.2056 | SOUTH PORK | BOOTYQUE |
| 2018-03-16 | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 49 | 699.4176 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2019-03-15 | Pensacola, FL | Seville SQ | 35 | 693.1084 | MIDNIGHT BURN | THE SPECIALISTS |
| 2021-03-19 | Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 173.1544 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
38 entries · top 698.2056 · median 672.7312
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8400
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9600
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1200
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.
18 entries · top 342.2628 · median 331.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 2 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 3 | DADGUM GOOD BBQ | |
| 4 | KC 2 BC | |
| 5 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BULLETS | |
| 7 | NATHAN'S BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL-AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 11 | LAU LESS BBQ | |
| 12 | REBEL YELL | |
| 13 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 14 | DIVE IN | |
| 15 | WOOD N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK N PIGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | WEAR | |
| 18 | SMALL TIME |
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DADGUM GOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 3 | KC 2 BC | |
| 4 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 5 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 6 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 7 | ALL-AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 8 | NATHAN'S BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | DIVE IN | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BULLETS | |
| 13 | REBEL YELL | |
| 14 | PORK N PIGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 16 | WEAR | |
| 17 | LAU LESS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMALL TIME |
18 entries · top 173.1656 · median 163.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BULLETS | |
| 2 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 3 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 4 | GREENLIGHT BBQ | |
| 5 | LAU LESS BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 7 | NATHAN'S BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | ALL-AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 9 | KC 2 BC | |
| 10 | REBEL YELL | |
| 11 | SMOKIN MEDICINE | |
| 12 | DADGUM GOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | DIVE IN | |
| 14 | WOOD N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | WEAR | |
| 16 | PORK N PIGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 18 | SMALL TIME |
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ ISLAND | |
| 4 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 5 | WEAR | |
| 6 | GULF COAST SMOKE SHOW | |
| 7 | WOOD N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 9 | REBEL YELL | |
| 10 | WHO DAT SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Brothers in BBQ | |
| 12 | GREENLIGHT BBQ |