Apr 28–29, 2017 · Manawa, WI · 📍 Bear Lake Resort & Campground
BIG "E" BBQ won Grand Champion at The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition on April 28, 2017 in Manawa, WI at Bear Lake Resort & Campground, scoring 660.5028 in a field of 23 teams. LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.9084. Category winners: Chicken — BIG "E" BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW (168.5600); Pork — T-MAC SMOKIN (167.4056); Brisket — BIG "E" BBQ (172.0000).
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.
Closer than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
Pork places 9–10: 43RD PARALLEL BBQ edged Littles BBQ Co by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE FREAKS edged iBQ'n by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES edged SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN by 0.0116.
BIG "E" BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG "E" BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 165.7028 | 162.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5600 | 165.1544 | 157.6456 |
| Pork | 167.4056 | 159.3828 | 157.6916 |
| Brisket | 172 | 163.9428 | 159.9656 |
23 entries · top 660.5028 · median 630.6056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 5 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 6 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 7 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 8 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 9 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Firewise BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 14 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 17 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 18 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 19 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 20 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 21 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 22 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 23 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS |
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 4 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 5 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 6 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 7 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 8 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | Firewise BBQ | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 18 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 19 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 20 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 21 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 22 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 23 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV |
23 entries · top 168.5600 · median 157.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 4 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 5 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 6 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 8 | Firewise BBQ | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 11 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 12 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 13 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 16 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 17 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 18 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 19 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 20 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 22 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | RACK MASTERS BBQ |
23 entries · top 167.4056 · median 157.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 3 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 6 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 9 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 10 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 11 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 13 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 15 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 16 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 20 | Firewise BBQ | |
| 21 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 22 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 23 | MR TONY'S BBQ |
23 entries · top 172 · median 158.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 7 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 8 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 9 | Firewise BBQ | |
| 10 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 14 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 15 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 16 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 17 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 19 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 20 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 21 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 22 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 23 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS |
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.
8 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 2 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 3 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 4 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 7 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ |
15 entries · top 169.6800 · median 156.5712