Apr 22–23, 2017 · Bardonecchia, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Bardonecchia
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM won Grand Champion at the Bardo-Q BBQ Competition on April 22, 2017 in Bardonecchia, 10098 at Bardonecchia, scoring 697.6684 in a field of 28 teams. BROS HOG took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.7144. Category winners: Chicken — Smoking Bad BBQ Team (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Pork — THE BARKTENDERS (180.0000); Brisket — TORINO RIBS (177.1428). 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 72 times in 100
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: Smoking Bad BBQ Team and BROS HOG tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GRILLKUNST and BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM and BROS HOG tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2017 ← this one | Bardonecchia | Bardonecchia | 28 | 697.6684 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | BROS HOG |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Bardonecchia | Bardonecchia, 10098 | 15 | 690.8912 | SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | THE BARKTENDERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5716 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1544 | 168.5944 |
28 entries · top 697.6684 · median 673.7488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 14 | COVERED EMBERS | |
| 15 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 18 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 20 | Q-KING TEAM | |
| 21 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 23 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 24 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 25 | SMOKE'EM ALL BBQ | |
| 26 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 27 | HARDCORE BBQ ARMY | |
| 28 | Cozy Pig BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 4 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 5 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | COVERED EMBERS | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | Q-KING TEAM | |
| 9 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 13 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 15 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 17 | HARDCORE BBQ ARMY | |
| 18 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 20 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 22 | SMOKE'EM ALL BBQ | |
| 23 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 24 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 25 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 26 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 27 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 28 | THE BARKTENDERS |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 4 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 5 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BROS HOG | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 10 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 12 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 13 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 14 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 15 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 17 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 18 | COVERED EMBERS | |
| 19 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 20 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 21 | SMOKE'EM ALL BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 23 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 24 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | Q-KING TEAM | |
| 26 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 28 | HARDCORE BBQ ARMY |
28 entries · top 180 · median 169.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 5 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 6 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 7 | BROS HOG | |
| 8 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 9 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 11 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 12 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | Q-KING TEAM | |
| 14 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 18 | HARDCORE BBQ ARMY | |
| 19 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 20 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | COVERED EMBERS | |
| 22 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 23 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 24 | SMOKE'EM ALL BBQ | |
| 25 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE |
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORINO RIBS | |
| 2 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 3 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 4 | MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 8 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 12 | BROS HOG | |
| 13 | Smoking Bad BBQ Team | |
| 14 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 15 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 16 | COVERED EMBERS | |
| 17 | SOUTH BRIXIA | |
| 18 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE | |
| 20 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 21 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 22 | SMOKE'EM ALL BBQ | |
| 23 | Q-KING TEAM | |
| 24 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 25 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 27 | HARDCORE BBQ ARMY | |
| 28 | Cozy Pig BBQ |
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.
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 4 | BARBECUE CIE | |
| 5 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | BURROS BBQ |