Apr 28–29, 2017 · Lexington, NC · 📍 uptown Lexington
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off on April 28, 2017 in Lexington, NC at uptown Lexington, scoring 687.3712 in a field of 38 teams. SMOKING BUTT HEADS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.1944. Category winners: Chicken — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ (177.7372); Pork — CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SMOKING BUTT HEADS.
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 78% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1768 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: CONTAGIOUS Q and GRILLBUSTERS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: WHO CARES BBQ and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ turned in 177.7372 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKING BUTT HEADS (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2016 | Lexington, NC | Lexington, NC | 54 | 704.5828 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE |
| Apr 28, 2017 ← this one | Lexington, NC | uptown Lexington | 38 | 687.3712 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Lexington, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 171.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 169.7144 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.8688 | 169.6800 |
38 entries · top 687.3712 · median 662.4628
38 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.2686
37 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.6916
37 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1200
37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400