Jun 2–3, 2017 · Claremore, OK · 📍 400 Veterans Parkway
THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Boots and BBQ Festival on June 2, 2017 in Claremore, OK at 400 Veterans Parkway, scoring 695.9428 in a field of 28 teams. THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9316. Category winners: Chicken — BUTCHER BBQ (176.5716); Pork Ribs — NCOGNITO COOKERS (178.2972); Pork — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BAD MOON SMOKIN; 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 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 75 times in 100
Three Hog Night Smokers came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 7–8: MAC'S BARBEQUE and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BUFFALO'S BBQ and MAC'S BARBEQUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: MOOCHEWSOOEY and SURVIVOR-QUE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Pkwy | 28 | 700.5372 | BAD MOON SMOKIN | OKIEQ |
| Jun 2, 2017 ← this one | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Parkway | 28 | 695.9428 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Claremore, OK | 400 Veterans Parkway | 30 | 702.2284 | BUTCHER BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 173.1428 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5716 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7028 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.4172 | 169.1084 |
28 entries · top 695.9428 · median 663.0344
28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.4114
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.2458
28 entries · top 180 · median 167.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
28 entries · top 180 · median 164.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
5 entries · top 180 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BLUE BBQ | |
| 5 | JR's Southern Smoke |