Apr 21–22, 2017 · Springfield, MO · 📍 Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds
QUAU won Grand Champion at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival on April 21, 2017 in Springfield, MO at Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds, scoring 698.7884 in a field of 55 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0740. Category winners: Chicken — HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BarnWood BBQ (175.4172); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Brisket — QUAU (175.4056). 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 ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
QUAU came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 3–4: THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS and QUAU tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Whole Hog Cafe and A GOOD RUB BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP and HOLLA-N-SWALLA tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
QUAU took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 ← this one | Springfield, MO | Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds | 55 | 698.7884 | QUAU | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Springfield, MO | Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds | 43 | 697.1200 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | QUAU |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
55 entries · top 698.7884 · median 637.1088
55 entries · top 180 · median 164.0112 · 🔥 perfect 180
54 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.4230
53 entries · top 180 · median 163.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
54 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.7942
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.
3 entries · top 180 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits N Grills | |
| 2 | SOCK MONKEY BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGZILLA |