Mar 18–19, 2017 · Tupelo, MS · 📍 Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo
KILLER HOGS won Grand Champion at the Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 on March 18, 2017 in Tupelo, MS at Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo, scoring 703.9888 in a field of 45 teams. CAJUN BLAZE took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0860. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM (180.0000); Pork — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — KILLER HOGS (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by CAJUN BLAZE.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
KILLER HOGS came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1673 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: CAJUN BLAZE and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and LA PASADITA tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Organizer Portal and EXTRA MILE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
KILLER HOGS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2016).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2016 | Tupelo, MS | Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo | 61 | 708.5372 | CAJUN BLAZE | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Mar 18, 2017 ← this one | Tupelo, MS | Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo | 45 | 703.9888 | KILLER HOGS | CAJUN BLAZE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1544 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.0116 | 174.2628 |
45 entries · top 703.9888 · median 675.8972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 7 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 12 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 13 | Organizer Portal | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 18 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 20 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 21 | LA PASADITA | |
| 22 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 23 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 24 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 27 | COCHON 225 | |
| 28 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 30 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 31 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 32 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 33 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 34 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 35 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 36 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 37 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 38 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 39 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 40 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 41 | ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS | |
| 42 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 43 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 44 | SMOKE & SWINE | |
| 45 | SOUTHERN GRILLERS |
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 12 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 15 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 17 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 18 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 19 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 20 | Organizer Portal | |
| 21 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 22 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 23 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 24 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 27 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 28 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 29 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS | |
| 31 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 32 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 33 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 35 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 36 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 37 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 38 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 39 | COCHON 225 | |
| 40 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 41 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 42 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 43 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 44 | SMOKE & SWINE | |
| 45 | SOUTHERN GRILLERS |
45 entries · top 180 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 6 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | COCHON 225 | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 14 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 15 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 17 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 18 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 19 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 20 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 21 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 22 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 23 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 24 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 25 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 26 | SMOKE & SWINE | |
| 27 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 28 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 29 | LA PASADITA | |
| 30 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 31 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 32 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 33 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 34 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 35 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 36 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 37 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 38 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 39 | ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS | |
| 40 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 41 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 42 | SOUTHERN GRILLERS | |
| 43 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 44 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 45 | SMOKE ON THIS |
45 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 2 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 5 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 9 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 10 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 14 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 15 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 16 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 17 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 20 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 21 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 23 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 25 | SOUTHERN GRILLERS | |
| 26 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 27 | LA PASADITA | |
| 28 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 29 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 30 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKE & SWINE | |
| 32 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 33 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | COCHON 225 | |
| 35 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 36 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 38 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 39 | ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS | |
| 40 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 41 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 42 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 43 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 44 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 45 | 180 PROOF BBQ |
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 10 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 11 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 19 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 20 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 21 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 22 | QUE TIME BBQ | |
| 23 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 24 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 25 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 26 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 27 | COCHON 225 | |
| 28 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 29 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 30 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 31 | Organizer Portal | |
| 32 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 33 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 34 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 37 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 38 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 39 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 40 | SOUTHERN GRILLERS | |
| 41 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 42 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 43 | ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS | |
| 44 | SMOKE & SWINE | |
| 45 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN |