*Original SD BBQ Championships
2017-06-02 – 2017-06-03
Grand Champion: TRUE SMOKE BBQ (698.2744) · 32 teams
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
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-31 | 41 | 685.1430 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2015-06-05 | 41 | 700.5944 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 2016-06-03 | 44 | 694.2744 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2017-06-02 ← this one | 32 | 698.2744 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2023-06-01 | Huron, SD | 24 | 172.5600 | COLORADO BULLDAWGS |
| 2023-06-02 | Huron, SD | 39 | 694.2516 | BnB BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Huron, SD | 34 | 706.8572 | Mr. Dude's BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Huron, SD | 19 | 176.5828 | Fernando's Rib Company |
| 2025-06-05 | Huron, SD | 29 | 176.0000 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Huron, SD | 48 | 702.3200 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Huron, SD | 48 | 703.3944 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ |
| 2026-06-05 | Huron, SD | 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.