May 6–7, 2017 · Appleton, WI · 📍 W3010 Edgewood Trail
HOGLINE won Grand Champion at the Master In May-The Classic on May 6, 2017 in APPLETON, WI at W3010 Edgewood Trail, scoring 691.4288 in a field of 50 teams. SMOKE FREAKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6112. Category winners: Chicken — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (176.5944); Pork Ribs — SMOKE FREAKS (173.7028); Pork — HOGLINE (178.8572); Brisket — HOGLINE (179.4400).
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 83 times in 100
Hogline came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW and LUCKY'S Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: 270 SMOKERS and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 172.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ and LUCKY'S Q tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOGLINE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HOGLINE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 32nd.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 174.2628 | 172.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 169.6916 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.2856 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 172.5484 | 171.4056 |
50 entries · top 691.4288 · median 655.8914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | Risky Brisket | |
| 11 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 15 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 16 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 24 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 25 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 26 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 28 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 29 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 30 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 31 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 32 | Steamboat BBQ | |
| 33 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 34 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 35 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 36 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 37 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 38 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 39 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 40 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 41 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 43 | WaunaQue | |
| 44 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 45 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 46 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 47 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 48 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 49 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse | |
| 50 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ |
50 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Risky Brisket | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 11 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 15 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 18 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 21 | WaunaQue | |
| 22 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 23 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 24 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 25 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 26 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | Steamboat BBQ | |
| 28 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 30 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 31 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 32 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 33 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 34 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 35 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse | |
| 36 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 37 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 38 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 39 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 40 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 41 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 42 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 43 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 44 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 45 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 46 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 47 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 48 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 49 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 50 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS |
50 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 2 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 11 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 12 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 14 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 17 | WaunaQue | |
| 18 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 19 | Steamboat BBQ | |
| 20 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 25 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 27 | Risky Brisket | |
| 28 | SPITFIRE | |
| 29 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 30 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 31 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 32 | HOGLINE | |
| 33 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 34 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 35 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 36 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 37 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 38 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 39 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 40 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 41 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 42 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 43 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 44 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 45 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 46 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 47 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 48 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 49 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse | |
| 50 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS |
49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 8 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 11 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 12 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 13 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 16 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 17 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 18 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 20 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 21 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 22 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 23 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 24 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 25 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 26 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 29 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 30 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 31 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 32 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 33 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 34 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 35 | iBQ'n | |
| 36 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 37 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 38 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 39 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Steamboat BBQ | |
| 41 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 42 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 43 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 44 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 45 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 46 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 47 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 48 | WaunaQue | |
| 49 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse |
49 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 6 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 10 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 12 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 13 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 16 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 24 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 25 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 26 | SPITFIRE | |
| 27 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 29 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 30 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 31 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 32 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 33 | Risky Brisket | |
| 34 | Steamboat BBQ | |
| 35 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 36 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 37 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 38 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 39 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 41 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 42 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 43 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 44 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 45 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 46 | WaunaQue | |
| 47 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 48 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 49 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse |