2017-04-21 – 2017-04-22 · Las Vegas, NV · 📍 Las Vegas, NV
Grand Champion: BURNIN AND LOOTIN (706.8572) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
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 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.
706.8572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.7144 LUCKY'S Q set in 2016.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Burnin and Lootin came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 25 tracked editions
RHYTHM 'N QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 25 tracked editions.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1681 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and BURNTOUT BBQ CO tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BURNTOUT BBQ CO and RHYTHM 'N QUE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BURNIN AND LOOTIN 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: RHYTHM 'N QUE (won 2014, 2015), LUCKY'S Q (won 2016).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 667.4280 | TOMBSTONE BBQ | GQUE |
| 2013-08-02 | Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 30 | 683.9544 | TheBBQSuperStore.com | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| 2013-09-06 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA | 30 | 673.6796 | Rhode Hog BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| 2013-09-13 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 697.0972 | MOONSWINERS | Swamp Boys |
| 2013-10-11 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 697.6684 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2014-04-25 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 685.7140 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| 2014-08-01 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 689.1316 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | iBQ'n |
| 2014-08-29 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 673.0740 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2014-09-05 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.7144 | PIG WHISPERERS | LANG BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2014-09-19 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 29 | 694.2288 | CLARK CREW BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| 2015-04-24 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 702.8576 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2015-08-07 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 694.8344 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2015-09-04 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 688.5488 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2015-09-18 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.1200 | CAJUN BLAZE | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 2015-09-25 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 694.2632 | CLARK CREW BBQ | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| 2016-04-22 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 695.4172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| 2016-07-01 | Marietta, GA | Marietta, GA | 30 | 697.6572 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Organizer Portal |
| 2016-08-26 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 30 | 695.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2016-09-16 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 705.7144 | LUCKY'S Q | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| 2016-09-23 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 698.8572 | JAESTAR BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-04-21 ← this one | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 706.8572 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| 2017-06-30 | Bartlett, TN | Bartlett, TN | 30 | 704.5488 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | RAZORRACKS |
| 2017-08-25 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 29 | 698.8228 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2017-09-15 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 685.1432 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | iBQ'n |
| 2017-09-22 | Edmond, OK | Edmond, OK | 30 | 709.7260 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5944 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8800 | 174.2628 |
30 entries · top 706.8572 · median 682.2056
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1256
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8514
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180