Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2017 · Pleasant Hill, MO · 📍 Cass County Fairgrounds
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) on March 31, 2017 in Pleasant Hill, MO at Cass County Fairgrounds, scoring 693.0512 in a field of 59 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9544. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — LOVE 2 Q (176.6172); Pork — ALL FORKED UP FOR Q (176.0000); Brisket — DIRT ROAD BBQ (174.2628). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by LUCKY'S Q.
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, 2015 to 2017 — 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.
Chicken places 8–9: LUCKY'S Q and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Sloppy'S BBQ and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: DIRT ROAD BBQ and SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIRT ROAD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LUCKY'S Q (won 2016).
Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data
59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2015 | Pleasant Hill, MO | Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 | 71 | 699.9772 | PIGSKIN BBQ | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Pleasant Hill, MO | Cass County Fairgrounds | 72 | 695.3484 | LUCKY'S Q | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Mar 31, 2017 ← this one | Pleasant Hill, MO | Cass County Fairgrounds | 59 | 693.0512 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 173.7144 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.7144 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 172 | 169.6800 |
59 entries · top 693.0512 · median 653.0056
58 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6914
58 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.2630
59 entries · top 176 · median 165.0856
59 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.0856
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.
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 4 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | KC Q | |
| 6 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 8 | Sloppy'S BBQ | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | LB TOWN KC BBQ | |
| 11 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 12 | Trained Professionals | |
| 13 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 14 | Ultimate Tailgate | |
| 15 | 2 SAUCY SISTERS | |
| 16 | SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ |
8 entries · top 177.1544 · median 172.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexie Leisner | |
| 2 | Macie Elder | |
| 3 | Jakob Hammand | |
| 4 | Tristen Hoisington | |
| 5 | Sydnie Felty | |
| 6 | Hannah Bar | |
| 7 | William Smith-Vandergriff | |
| 8 | Adison Tuttle |
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Jacob | |
| 2 | Tyler Hoisington | |
| 3 | Hunter Hoisington | |
| 4 | Carter Hammond | |
| 5 | Lillie Whistance | |
| 6 | Tommy Elder | |
| 7 | Ava Smith-Vandrgriff | |
| 8 | Jaxon Felty | |
| 9 | Rylee Williams | |
| 10 | Madison Whistance |