May 19–20, 2017 · Chesapeake, VA
3N1 Q won Grand Champion at the Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off on May 19, 2017 in Chesapeake, VA, scoring 665.0284 in a field of 34 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 661.6228. Category winners: Chicken — COLONIAL EMBERS (173.1200); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (174.8800); Pork — HAMTOWN SMOKERS (171.4172); Brisket — 3N1 Q (171.4056). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by FIRED UP SMOKERS; 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, 2013 to 2018 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
3N1 Q came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was 3N1 Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: GRATE SMOKE and SMOKETASTIC BBQ tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Q-THIS and COLONIAL EMBERS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 4:20 Q edged ROLLIN' SMOKE by 0.0116.
3N1 Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 23rd.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 4:20 Q (won 2013).
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-05-15.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA | 34 | 655.4286 | 4:20 Q | SERIAL GRILLER |
| May 15, 2015 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA 23322 | 36 | 672.5716 | FIRED UP SMOKERS | SERIAL GRILLER |
| May 19, 2017 ← this one | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake City Park 900 City Park Dr | 34 | 665.0284 | 3N1 Q | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 18, 2018 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake City Park 900 City Park Dr | 27 | 687.4172 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | SERIAL GRILLER |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 168.0116 | 164.0572 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.2628 | 168 |
| Pork | 171.4172 | 165.1428 | 162.2628 |
| Brisket | 171.4056 | 163.9772 | 159.9656 |
34 entries · top 665.0284 · median 629.6518
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 5 | 4:20 Q | |
| 6 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 7 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 8 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 9 | Q-THIS | |
| 10 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 12 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 13 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 14 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 18 | 412Q | |
| 19 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 20 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 22 | e2BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokey Brotes | |
| 24 | DO IT GENTLY BBQ | |
| 25 | GOOD NEWZ BBQ | |
| 26 | 3 Ball Q | |
| 27 | CATER TO YOU BAR-B-QUE | |
| 28 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 29 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 30 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 31 | True Southern Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Cofield's Catering | |
| 33 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 34 | Riddhall BBQ |
34 entries · top 173.1200 · median 158.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 2 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 3 | 3N1 Q | |
| 4 | 4:20 Q | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 10 | GOOD NEWZ BBQ | |
| 11 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 12 | 412Q | |
| 13 | True Southern Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 16 | Q-THIS | |
| 17 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 18 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 19 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 20 | CATER TO YOU BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 24 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | e2BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokey Brotes | |
| 27 | 3 Ball Q | |
| 28 | DO IT GENTLY BBQ | |
| 29 | Riddhall BBQ | |
| 30 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 31 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 32 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 33 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 34 | Cofield's Catering |
34 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 3 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 3N1 Q | |
| 5 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 6 | e2BBQ | |
| 7 | 4:20 Q | |
| 8 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 9 | Q-THIS | |
| 10 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 11 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 12 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 13 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 14 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 15 | DO IT GENTLY BBQ | |
| 16 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 17 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 18 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 19 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 20 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | 412Q | |
| 22 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 25 | GOOD NEWZ BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokey Brotes | |
| 27 | Cofield's Catering | |
| 28 | Riddhall BBQ | |
| 29 | 3 Ball Q | |
| 30 | CATER TO YOU BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 32 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 33 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 34 | True Southern Smoke BBQ |
34 entries · top 171.4172 · median 157.6860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 5 | Q-THIS | |
| 6 | 3 Ball Q | |
| 7 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 9 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 11 | 4:20 Q | |
| 12 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Smokey Brotes | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 17 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 18 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 19 | 412Q | |
| 20 | e2BBQ | |
| 21 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 22 | DO IT GENTLY BBQ | |
| 23 | 3N1 Q | |
| 24 | CATER TO YOU BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 28 | Riddhall BBQ | |
| 29 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 30 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 31 | GOOD NEWZ BBQ | |
| 32 | True Southern Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 34 | Cofield's Catering |
34 entries · top 171.4056 · median 153.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3N1 Q | |
| 2 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 4 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 5 | Smokey Brotes | |
| 6 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 7 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 9 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 10 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 11 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | 4:20 Q | |
| 13 | Q-THIS | |
| 14 | 412Q | |
| 15 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 18 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 19 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 20 | HAMTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 22 | Cofield's Catering | |
| 23 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 24 | e2BBQ | |
| 25 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 26 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 27 | DO IT GENTLY BBQ | |
| 28 | CATER TO YOU BAR-B-QUE | |
| 29 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 30 | GOOD NEWZ BBQ | |
| 31 | True Southern Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | 3 Ball Q | |
| 33 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 34 | Riddhall BBQ |