2017-06-02 – 2017-06-03 · Boonville, IN · 📍 133 E Degonia RD
Grand Champion: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (693.0968) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LOCAL YOKELS BBQ
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 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 66 times in 100
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: SON SEEKERS BBQ and SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BLUE CHIP BBQ and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ONE2BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 175.4516 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ONE2BBQ (won 2016).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-20 | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 35 | 698.2976 | ONE2BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| 2017-06-02 ← this one | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 31 | 693.0968 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| 2018-04-27 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony Rd | 38 | 694.7656 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8916 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 170.2744 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1084 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.8572 | 169.6684 |
31 entries · top 693.0968 · median 668.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 3 | HUG HOGS | |
| 4 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 8 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 9 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 12 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Z SMOKE | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Pappy Q | |
| 17 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 18 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 19 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 21 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 22 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 23 | Charcoal and More | |
| 24 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 25 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 27 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | POCO PORKERS | |
| 29 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 30 | BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY | |
| 31 | Mama's Boys |
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 3 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | HUG HOGS | |
| 7 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | Z SMOKE | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 12 | Pappy Q | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 16 | Charcoal and More | |
| 17 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 18 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 19 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 21 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 22 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 23 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 24 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 27 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 28 | POCO PORKERS | |
| 29 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 30 | BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY | |
| 31 | Mama's Boys |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Z SMOKE | |
| 6 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 8 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | HUG HOGS | |
| 11 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 13 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 15 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 16 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 18 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 19 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 20 | WEQ4U | |
| 21 | Pappy Q | |
| 22 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | POCO PORKERS | |
| 24 | Charcoal and More | |
| 25 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 26 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 27 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 29 | Mama's Boys | |
| 30 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 31 | BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY |
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 6 | Pappy Q | |
| 7 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 8 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 9 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 10 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 11 | Z SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 13 | HUG HOGS | |
| 14 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 18 | Charcoal and More | |
| 19 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 23 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 25 | POCO PORKERS | |
| 26 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 27 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 29 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 30 | Mama's Boys | |
| 31 | BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 2 | HUG HOGS | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 5 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 6 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | BRISKETS-BONES & BREWS BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-BEAM-QUE | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 14 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | WEQ4U | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | Pappy Q | |
| 18 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | BAJA SMOKIN' COMPANY | |
| 20 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | Z SMOKE | |
| 22 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 23 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 24 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Charcoal and More | |
| 26 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 27 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 28 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | POCO PORKERS | |
| 30 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 31 | Mama's Boys |
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.
11 entries · top 338.8688 · median 324.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Smexy | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | One 2 Many BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 6 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 7 | Bottom Barrell BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | Rubbin' Bellies | |
| 10 | THE SHACK BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | RED HEADED MOOSE |
11 entries · top 168.5600 · median 161.1540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottom Barrell BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Smexy | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 6 | One 2 Many BBQ | |
| 7 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 8 | Rubbin' Bellies | |
| 9 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 10 | RED HEADED MOOSE | |
| 11 | THE SHACK BBQ TEAM |
11 entries · top 172.5944 · median 164.0232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Smexy | |
| 2 | One 2 Many BBQ | |
| 3 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SHACK BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | Rubbin' Bellies | |
| 10 | Bottom Barrell BBQ | |
| 11 | RED HEADED MOOSE |