May 5–6, 2017 · Elk Grove, CA · 📍 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD
SON OF SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship on May 5, 2017 in Elk Grove, CA at 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD, scoring 687.3600 in a field of 33 teams. BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.1544. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (174.8800); Pork Ribs — BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (178.8572); Pork — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (176.5600); Brisket — OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ (175.4400). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition came before it; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — 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.
SON OF SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
SON OF SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Pork places 9–10: FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. and GIT-R-SMOKED tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: BAR-B-Q'S-2GO edged NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: Smokey and the Pirate edged PIRATES OF THE PIG by 0.0116.
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SON OF SMOKE (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2016 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 30 | 696.5140 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | — | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 ← this one | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 33 | 687.3600 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ |
| May 4, 2018 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 35 | 701.6916 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ |
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 27 | 695.9772 | The Smoking J's | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove, CA | 9950 Elk Grove-Florin RD | 15 | 330.9144 | Smokin' Ray's BBQ | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Elk Grove, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 168.5256 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.3200 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 166.2628 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 167.3944 | 163.9656 |
33 entries · top 687.3600 · median 643.8740
33 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.1428
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2284
33 entries · top 175.4400 · median 157.7028