*Original SD BBQ Championships
2017-06-02 – 2017-06-03 · 📍 890 3rd st. SW
Grand Champion: TRUE SMOKE BBQ (698.2744) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE TWISTED TAIL
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won the most recent scored edition (2016-06-03).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 42 teams across 3 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 700.5944, set by PIGTAMER BBQ in 2015.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-31 | Huron, SD | 41 | 685.1430 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | HOG'S BREATH BBQ | |
| 2015-06-05 | Huron, SD 57350 | 41 | 700.5944 | PIGTAMER BBQ | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2016-06-03 | Huron, SD | 44 | 694.2744 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 2017-06-02 ← this one | 890 3rd st. SW | 32 | 698.2744 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 2023-06-01 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd st SW | 24 | 172.5600 | COLORADO BULLDAWGS | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd st SW | 39 | 694.2516 | BnB BBQ | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 34 | 706.8572 | Mr. Dude's BBQ | Eggspert BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 19 | 176.5828 | Fernando's Rib Company | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 29 | 176.0000 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 48 | 702.3200 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | Byg's BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 48 | 703.3944 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | BYG'S BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Huron, SD | 1060 3rd St SW | 29 | 177.7144 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | — |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.