Apr 7–8, 2017 · Sands Springs, OK · 📍 William R Pough Memorial Airport, Airport RD
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival on April 7, 2017 in Sands Springs, OK at William R Pough Memorial Airport, Airport RD, scoring 701.6916 in a field of 33 teams. UNCLE BC'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2744. Category winners: Chicken — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Bonemaker Outdoors (174.2628); Pork — RISE N SWINE (176.5600); Brisket — DIVINE SWINE (178.2972). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 96% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4172 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 1–2: MOVIN' THE CHAINS and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: LAKERAT BBQ and OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: RISE N SWINE and THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 ← this one | Sands Springs, OK | William R Pough Memorial Airport, Airport RD | 33 | 701.6916 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | UNCLE BC'S |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Sands Springs, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2972 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.8228 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 170.8228 |
33 entries · top 701.6916 · median 674.1368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 5 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 6 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | LAKERAT BBQ | |
| 11 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 18 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 19 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 21 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 22 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 24 | The Dynamic Duo | |
| 25 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 26 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 27 | CEO BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 29 | JET BLAST | |
| 30 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 31 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 32 | LIGHT MY FIRE BBQ | |
| 33 | BIGG'NS BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 7 | LAKERAT BBQ | |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 13 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 15 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 18 | The Dynamic Duo | |
| 19 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 21 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 22 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 24 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 26 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 27 | CEO BBQ | |
| 28 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 29 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 31 | LIGHT MY FIRE BBQ | |
| 32 | JET BLAST | |
| 33 | BIGG'NS BBQ |
33 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 2 | LAKERAT BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 7 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 8 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 9 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 11 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 12 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 14 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 18 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 20 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 22 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 24 | CEO BBQ | |
| 25 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 26 | The Dynamic Duo | |
| 27 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 28 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 29 | BIGG'NS BBQ | |
| 30 | JET BLAST | |
| 31 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 32 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 33 | LIGHT MY FIRE BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 5 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 7 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 11 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 13 | LAKERAT BBQ | |
| 14 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY B'S | |
| 18 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 20 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 21 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 22 | JET BLAST | |
| 23 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 24 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 25 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 27 | CEO BBQ | |
| 28 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 29 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 30 | The Dynamic Duo | |
| 31 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 32 | BIGG'NS BBQ | |
| 33 | LIGHT MY FIRE BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 9 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 14 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 15 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 16 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 18 | The Dynamic Duo | |
| 19 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 20 | LAKERAT BBQ | |
| 21 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 22 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 24 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 25 | JET BLAST | |
| 26 | LIGHT MY FIRE BBQ | |
| 27 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 28 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 29 | CEO BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 31 | BIGG'NS BBQ | |
| 32 | PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKEY B'S |
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.
6 entries · top 172.5828 · median 151.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Blue BBQ Backyard | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | D&D BBQ | |
| 4 | Cookson BBQ | |
| 5 | Spark's BBQ Backyard | |
| 6 | Eddie's JunkYard Smokers Backyard |
7 entries · top 341.1772 · median 301.0860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Blue BBQ Backyard | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Spark's BBQ Backyard | |
| 4 | D&D BBQ | |
| 5 | Eddie's JunkYard Smokers Backyard | |
| 6 | Cookson BBQ | |
| 7 | Fothergill Farms |
6 entries · top 168.5944 · median 156.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Blue BBQ Backyard | |
| 2 | Spark's BBQ Backyard | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Eddie's JunkYard Smokers Backyard | |
| 5 | D&D BBQ | |
| 6 | Fothergill Farms |
6 entries · top 155.4628 · median 148.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark's BBQ Backyard | |
| 2 | Smokin Blue BBQ Backyard | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 4 | D&D BBQ | |
| 5 | Eddie's JunkYard Smokers Backyard | |
| 6 | Light My Fire BBQ Backyard |